Phrase guide

runny nose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: loopneus — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Arabic: رَشْح (rašḥ) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Armenian: հարբուխ (harbux) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Azerbaijani: zökəm — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Azerbaijani: tumov — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Catalan: nas tapat — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流鼻涕 (liúbítì) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Czech: rýma — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Dutch: loopneus — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Finnish: vuotava nenä — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • French: avoir le nez qui coule — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Galician: pito — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • German: Triefnase — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • German: Schnupfen — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Greek: συνάχι (synáchi) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Ingrian: räkänenä — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Irish: srón ag sileadh — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Italian: naso che cola — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Japanese: 鼻水 (hanamizu) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Māori: ihu hūpē — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Navajo: chʼiish — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Persian: آب ریزِشِ بینی — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Polish: katar — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Portuguese: nariz escorrendo — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Russian: на́сморк (násmork) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Russian: зало́женный но́с (zalóžennyj nós) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Spanish: nariz mocosa — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Swedish: rinnsnuva — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Turkish: nezle — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Ukrainian: не́жить (néžytʹ) — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Vietnamese: sổ mũi — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Vietnamese: chảy nước mũi — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Vietnamese: viêm mũi — condition of discharge of mucus from the nose