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1 ( native tongue) langue f maternelle ;2 ( from which another evolves) langue f mère. -
2 mother-tongue
noun (a person's native language: My mother-tongue is Hindi.) langue maternelle -
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A n1 Anat, fig langue f ; to poke ou stick out one's tongue at sb tirer la langue à qn ; his tongue was hanging out il tirait la langue ; to click one's tongue faire claquer sa langue ; to lose/find one's tongue avaler/retrouver sa langue ; the tip of the tongue le bout de la langue ;2 ( language) langue f ; mother tongue langue f maternelle ; native tongue langue f d'origine ; to speak in tongues Relig parler en langues ; to speak in a foreign tongue parler une langue étrangère ;5 (of flame, land) langue f.to bite one's tongue se mordre la langue ; has the cat got your tongue ○ ? tu as avalé ta langue? ; to get the rough side ou edge of sb's tongue subir les paroles désobligeantes de qn ; to give sb a tongue-lashing faire des remarques cinglantes à qn ; I have his name on the tip of my tongue j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue ; to trip off the tongue [name, lie] venir tout seul ; to loosen sb's tongue délier la langue de qn ; I can't get my tongue round it je n'arrive pas à le prononcer ; a slip of the tongue un lapsus ; hold your tongue ○ ! tiens ta langue! ; watch your tongue! surveille tes paroles! ; keep a civil tongue in your head sois poli. -
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mother ['mʌðə(r)]1 noun∎ she's a good mother c'est une bonne mère;∎ she's a mother of three elle est mère de trois enfants;∎ mother, this is Douglas maman, je te présente Douglas;∎ she's like a mother to me elle est comme une mère pour moi;∎ from mother to daughter de mère en fille;∎ on my mother's side du côté de ma mère;∎ yes, Mother oui, mère, oui, maman;∎ she's her mother's daughter c'est bien la fille de sa mère;∎ mother's milk lait m maternel;∎ British shall I be mother? c'est moi qui fais le service?;∎ every mother's son tous sans exception;∎ mother's little helper (helpful child) = enfant qui aide sa mère dans les tâches ménagères; figurative humorous = alcool ou médicament consommé pour oublier ses soucis;∎ mother and toddler group réunion f de mamans(b) (original cause, source) mère f;∎ the Mother of parliaments le Parlement britannique (qui a servi de modèle à d'autres parlements)∎ he was a big mother c'était une véritable armoire à glace;∎ some mother's stolen my drink il y a un enfoiré qui m'a pris mon verre;∎ the mother's broken down again cette saloperie est encore tombée en panne∎ I've got a mother of a hangover j'ai une vache de gueule de bois;∎ her boyfriend's a big mother son copain est un balaise;∎ we had the mother and father of a row nous avons eu une de ces empoignades!(a) (motherly) maternel∎ the mother bird feeds her young l'oiseau (femelle) nourrit ses petits(a) (give birth to) donner naissance à∎ she mothers him too much elle le dorlote tropReligion mère f;∎ Mother superior Mère f supérieure;∎ Mother Anna la Mère Anna;∎ yes, Mother oui, Mère;∎ Mother of God (Virgin Mary) Mère f de Dieu►► mother's boy fils m à sa maman, poule f mouillée;mother church église f mère;mother company maison f mère;mother country (mère) patrie f;Mother's Day la fête des Mères;Mother Earth la Terre;mother figure figure f maternelle;American Mother Goose rhyme comptine f;mother hen mère f poule;mother lode Mining filon m nourricier ou principal; figurative mine f;mother love amour m maternel;Mother Nature la Nature;Geology mother rock roche f mère;Military mother ship ravitailleur m;mother tongue langue f maternelle;Chemistry mother of vinegar mère f de vinaigre;mother wit bon sens m -
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mother [ˈmʌðər]1. nouna. mère f• Ann, a mother of three Ann, une mère de trois enfants( = act as mother to) s'occuper de ; ( = indulge, protect) materner• why do men so often want their girlfriends to mother them? pourquoi les hommes veulent-ils si souvent se faire materner par leur petite amie ?3. compounds* * *['mʌðə(r)] 1.1) ( parent) mère f2) ( form of address) mère f fml, maman f2.Mother proper noun Religion Mère f3.transitive verb lit materner; fig dorloter also pej•• -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) langue2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) langue3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) langue4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) langue -
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1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mère2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) Mère2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) dorloter- motherless - motherly - motherliness - mother-country - motherland - mother-in-law - mother-of-pearl - mother-tongue -
10 mother-in-law's tongue
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11 mother-in-law
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12 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) laper2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) clapoter (contre)•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) genoux2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) tour de piste•- lap dog- the lap of luxury
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Mother tongue — Mother Moth er, a. Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. [1913 Webster] It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother tongue — n especially BrE your mother tongue is the first and main language that you learnt when you were a child = ↑native language/tongue ▪ children for whom English is not their mother tongue … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mother Tongue — bezeichnet: Mother Tongue (Journal), eine linguistische Fachzeitschrift Mother Tongue (Band), eine kalifornische Alternative Rockband Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort … Deutsch Wikipedia
mother tongue — mother tongues also mother tongue N COUNT: oft poss N Your mother tongue is the language that you learn from your parents when you are a baby. Syn: native tongue … English dictionary
mother tongue — mother ,tongue noun count usually singular the main language you learn as a child … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother tongue — ► NOUN ▪ a person s native language … English terms dictionary
mother tongue — n. 1. one s native language 2. a language in its relation to another derived from it … English World dictionary
mother tongue — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms mother tongue : singular mother tongue plural mother tongues the main language that you learn as a child … English dictionary
mother tongue — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Native language; I live in Delhi but my mother tongue is Oriya … English dialects glossary
mother-tongue — see mother tongue … English dictionary
mother tongue — noun (C) the first and main language that you learn as a child: Her mother tongue is French … Longman dictionary of contemporary English