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tordre le nez

French, verb/tɔʁ.dʁə l(ə) ne/

tordre le nez is a French verb meaning “to turn up one's nose [with à] (to disregard or refuse with contempt or scorn)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manifester son refus, sa désapprobation”.

What does tordre le nez mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to turn up one's nose [with à] (to disregard or refuse with contempt or scorn)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Manifester son refus, sa désapprobation.

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 tordre le nez?

  • /tɔʁ.dʁə l(ə) ne/
  • \tɔʁ.dʁə.lə.ne\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.