avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  FranceneutralMachine
  • For mustard or a pungent smell to rise toward the nose (literal image).

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  • La moutarde avait la moutarde qui monte au nez dans la cuisine, son odeur piquante était partout.

    The mustard’s pungent smell was rising to the nose in the kitchen; its sharp scent was everywhere.

  • En ouvrant le pot de condiments, j’ai senti la moutarde qui monte au nez, très forte et piquante.

    Opening the jar of condiments, I felt the mustard’s pungent smell rising to my nose, very strong and sharp.

  • La sauce contenait tellement de moutarde que la moutarde montait au nez de tous les convives.

    The sauce contained so much mustard that everyone at the table felt its pungent smell rising to their noses.

  • Il a renversé la moutarde, et rapidement la moutarde est montée au nez dans toute la pièce.

    He spilled the mustard, and quickly the pungent smell rose to the nose throughout the room.

• 2.

  FranceFrancophoneinformalMachine
  • To become angry; to lose one's temper.

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  • Quand on l’a critiqué, il a eu la moutarde qui monte au nez et a répondu de façon agressive.

    When he was criticized, he lost his temper and responded aggressively.

  • Si tu continues à le taquiner, tu vas lui faire avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez, fais attention.

    If you keep teasing him, you’ll make him angry; be careful.

  • Elle a eu la moutarde qui monte au nez en entendant ces accusations injustes contre elle.

    She became angry upon hearing those unfair accusations against her.