le nez dehors
English translation: sticking their noses out
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| 04:38 Mar 23, 2017 |
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|  Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 18:42 | ||||||
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| 4 +4 | sticking their noses outside |
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| 4 | (always) sniffing the air... |
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| 4 | noses (always) sniffing |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4sticking their noses outside Explanation: I know this is pretty literal, but it seems suitable, since there's a good argument for keeping "nez" if possible because of the reference to smelling the "bonnes tartes", and "stick one's nose outside" is an idiomatic expression for venturing outdoors in English. At least, it's idiomatic in my (British) English, and when I google it I find it in American texts too. It's not specifically childish, but not unsuitable applied to children, I think. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2017-03-23 06:51:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another possibility that occurs to me, sacrificing the nose reference, is "popping out", but I don't know whether this works in American English. |
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