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    lhhai Posts: 13, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 17, 2005, 01:35 AM
    The name of action in English
    Hi all,
    I saw the following image on an e-maginze.
    http://www.dit.hcmut.edu.vn/~lhhai/stuff/child.jpg
    In the picture, the girl is putting her hand on her nose and try to block it. I'm vietnamese and I don't know how to call that action in English. Can you help me ?
    Thank in advance

    Ly Hoang Hai
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    Nov 17, 2005, 04:08 AM
    The word is pinch.

    The girl is pinching her nose.
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    Nov 17, 2005, 04:37 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by lhhai
    Hi all,
    I saw the following image on an e-maginze.
    http://www.dit.hcmut.edu.vn/~lhhai/stuff/child.jpg
    In the picture, the girl is putting her hand on her nose and try to block it. I'm vietnamese and i don't know how to call that action in English. Can you help me ?
    Thank in advance

    Ly Hoang Hai
    Could be she is sneezing
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    Nov 17, 2005, 04:43 AM
    She thinks that the item in front of her stinks.

    For this action we might also say that "she is holding her nose".
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    Apr 3, 2006, 10:33 PM
    Another way is to say that she is covering her nose.
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