montrer le bout de son nez
French, verb/mɔ̃.tʁe l(ə) bu d(ə) sɔ̃ ne/
montrer le bout de son nez is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-R-L-E-B-O-U-T-D-E-S-O-N-N-E-Z (21 letters). Montrer le bout de son nez is a French verb meaning “to show up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Apparaître, commencer à se montrer, à se faire voir”.
What does montrer le bout de son nez mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto show up
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Apparaître, commencer à se montrer, à se faire voir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce montrer le bout de son nez?
- /mɔ̃.tʁe l(ə) bu d(ə) sɔ̃ ne/
- \mɔ̃.tʁe lə but‿sɔ̃ ne\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.