Retrousse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of noses) turned up at the end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛtɹoʊˈʌs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈʌs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛtɹəʊˈʌs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊˈʌs/.

Examples

a retrousse nose
a small upturned nose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upturned tip-tilted

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used of noses) turned up at the end

“a retrousse nose”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

rétrouse

(utilisé pour le nez) relevé à la fin

🇪🇸Spanish

retroceder

(usado para narices) apareció al final

🇷🇺Russian

отступать назад

(используется для обозначения носов) появился в конце

India

🇧🇩Bengali

রেট্রাউস

(নাক ব্যবহৃত) শেষে পরিণত

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

(மூக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது) இறுதியில் திரும்பியது

🇮🇳Telugu

రెట్రౌస్

(ముక్కులు వాడతారు) చివరిలో పైకి తిరిగింది

🇮🇳Marathi

रेट्रोस

(नाकांचा वापर केलेला) शेवटी वर आला

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેટ્રોસ

(નાકનો ઉપયોગ) અંતમાં આવ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

(ಮೂಗುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ) ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಗಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിട്രൗസ്

(മൂക്ക് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്) അവസാനം മുകളിലേക്ക് തിരിഞ്ഞു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逆向

（用于鼻子）最后出现

🇯🇵Japanese

レトロウス

（鼻を使って）最後に上向きになった

🇰🇷Korean

위로 향한

(코에 사용됨) 마지막에 올라옴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hồi tưởng

(dùng cho mũi) hướng lên ở cuối

🇹🇭Thai

ย้อนยุค

(การใช้จมูก) หงายขึ้นในตอนท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mundur

(Digunakan untuk hidung) muncul di bagian akhir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجعي

(تستخدم للأنوف) ظهرت في النهاية

🇮🇷Persian

عقب نشینی

(از بینی استفاده می شود) در انتها بالا آمد

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