See thumb one's nose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "fer pam i pipa"
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"etymology_text": "See thumb, nose.",
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "fer pam i pipa"
},
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "嘲笑我的鼻子"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "een lange neus maken"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "näyttää pitkää nenää"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "faire un pied de nez"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "eine lange Nase machen"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
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"word": "szamárfület mutat"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "zagrać na nosie"
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"sense": "to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect",
"word": "показа́ть нос"
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"sense": "to act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect",
"word": "näyttää pitkää nenää"
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