Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sneeze
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Sneeze
sneeze
~1 v 1 to have sudden uncontrolled burst of air out of your nose, for example when you have a cold (The baby keeps sneezing - she must be getting a cold.) 2 not to be sneezed at spoken good enough to be considered carefully (An offer of -900 is not to be sneezed at.) ~2 n an act or sound of sneezing
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1.
(sneezes, sneezing, sneezed) 1. When you sneeze, you suddenly take in your breath and then blow it down your nose noisily without being able to stop yourself, for example because you have a cold. What exactly happens when we sneeze?... VERB: V • Sneeze is also a noun. Coughs and sneezes spread infections. N-COUNT 2. If you say that something is not to be sneezed at, you mean that it is worth having. (INFORMAL) The money’s not to be sneezed at. PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. intransitive verb (~d; sneezing) Etymology: Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fneosan; akin to Middle High German pfnusen to snort, ~, Greek pnein to breathe Date: 14th century to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1646 an act or instance of sneezing ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. 1 a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth caused by irritation of the nostrils. 2 the sound of this. --v.intr. make a sneeze. Phrases and idioms not to be sneezed at colloq. not contemptible; considerable; notable. Derivatives sneezer n. sneezy adj. Etymology: ME snese, app. alt. of obs. fnese f. OE -fnesan, ON fn|sa & replacing earlier and less expressive nese ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. чиханье 2. чихать to sneeze one's head off —- чихать много раз подряд 3. разг. (at) не принимать всерьез (кого-либо, что-либо), чихать (на кого-либо, что-либо), пренебрежительно относиться (к кому-либо, чему-либо) to sneeze at smb.'s opinion —- наплевать на чье-либо мнение it (he) is not to be sneezed at —- с этим (с ним) нужно считаться that sum of money is nothing to sneeze at —- такие деньги на полу не валяются Id: to sneeze into a basket —- быть гильотинированным ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun чиханье 2. v. 1) чихать 2) coll. не принимать всерьёз (кого-л., что-л.), чихать (на кого-л., что-л.), пренебрежительно относиться (к кому-л., чему-л.) (at); This offer may not he what you desire, but its not to be sneezed at. he is not to be sneezed at - с ним надо считаться to sneeze into a basket euphem. - быть гильотинированным ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. fneosan "to snort, sneeze," from P.Gmc. *fneusanan, from P.Gmc. base *fneu-s- "sneeze," of imitative origin, related to PIE *pneu- "to breathe." Change from fn- to sn- is early 1300s, probably infl. by O.N. hnosja. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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