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Russian
Etymology
Compare French fourrer son nez.
Pronunciation
Verb
сова́ть нос • (sovátʹ nos) impf (perfective су́нуть нос)
- (informal, derogatory, figuratively) to stick one's nose in (to be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another)
- Synonym: вме́шиваться (vméšivatʹsja)
- сова́ть нос не в своё дело ― sovátʹ nos ne v svojó delo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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