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彼は群衆の見ている前で、鼻先に親指を当てて指を振り、権力に対して軽蔑の意を示した。

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To thumb one's nose at authority, he stuck his thumb on the tip of his nose and wiggled his fingers in full view of the crowd.

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To thumb one's nose at authority, he stuck his thumb on the tip of his nose and wiggled his fingers in full view of the crowd.

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thumb one's nose

Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
鼻の先に親指を当て、指を広げ、指をくねらせながら行うことで、軽蔑や嘲笑の意を示す仕草をする。
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彼は群衆の見ている前で、鼻先に親指を当てて指を振り、権力に対して軽蔑の意を示した。

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present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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