nostril [ˈnɒstrɪl]
nostril
nostril(
nas
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trihl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Carlos has a cold and one of his nostrils is completely blocked up.Carlos está resfriado y tiene uno de los orificios nasales completamente tapados.
b. la ventana de la nariz (F) (Mexico) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Spain
This relaxation technique involves alternating breathing by inhaling and exhaling through one nostril at a time.En esta técnica de relajación se alterna la respiración inhalando y exhalando por una ventana de la nariz a la vez.
c. la fosa nasal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Use one spray in each nostril twice daily.Aplique una dosis con atomizador en cada fosa nasal dos veces al día.
nostrilNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la orificio nasal, ventana de la nariz(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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