Il phrasal verb che traduce “ficcanasare” è to nose around something, oppure nose about something.
Per esempio:
The boss hates people nosing around his desk.
Don’t talk to them yet, just nose about and see what they’re up to.
| Phrasal Verb | Definition | Example |
| nose out | To perceive or detect someone or something by or as if by sniffing | The criminals left very few clues, but the police were still able to nose them out. |
| nose out | To move forward very slowly and cautiously out of some place. Typically said of vehicles. | She nosed the motorcycle quietly out of the shed so as not to wake her parents. |
| nose in | To move forward very slowly and cautiously. Typically said of vehicles. | He stood watching the fishing boats nose in as they came back to shore. |
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