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1 ♦ mouth
♦ mouth /maʊɵ/n.1 bocca ( anche fig.); bocca di fiume; foce; imboccatura; apertura; orifizio: What have you got in your mouth?, che cos'hai in bocca?; to keep one's mouth shut, tenere la bocca chiusa ( anche fig.); He has a lot of mouths to feed, ha molte bocche da sfamare; ( anche fig.) to froth at the mouth, aver la schiuma (o la bava) alla bocca; the mouth of a bag [of a bottle], la bocca d'un sacco [di una bottiglia]; the mouth of a river, la foce d'un fiume; the mouth of a cave, l'imboccatura d'una caverna; (fig.) foul mouth, tendenza a usare oscenità2 (tecn.) bocca; entrata3 (ind. min.) bocca; imbocco● ( slang USA) mouth-breather, boccalone; credulone □ (fig.) mouth-filling, enfatico, reboante, retorico; che riempie la bocca (fam.) □ ( slang USA) a mouth full of South, un accento meridionale □ ( boxe) mouth guard, paradenti □ (med.) mouth-opener, apribocca □ (mus.) mouth organ, armonica a bocca; organetto (fam.) □ (med.) mouth-to-mouth breathing (o mouth-to-mouth resuscitation), respirazione bocca a bocca □ ( di cibo e fig.) mouth-watering, che fa venire l'acquolina in bocca □ (fam.) to be all mouth ( and trousers), essere uno sbruffone □ (fam.) to blow one's mouth off, spararle grosse, sproloquiare □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, esser depresso (o abbattuto, scoraggiato); esser giù di morale □ ( di un cane) to give mouth, abbaiare □ (fig.) to give mouth to st., esprimere (o manifestare) qc. □ ( slang) to have a big mouth, essere un chiacchierone; non saper tenere la lingua a posto □ ( di cavallo) to have a good [a bad, a hard] mouth, esser docile [ribelle, refrattario] al morso □ (fam.) to have st. straight from the horse's mouth, sapere qc. direttamente dalla fonte □ (fam. ingl.) to make a poor mouth, piangere miseria □ to make sb. 's mouth water, far venire l'acquolina in bocca a q. □ (antiq.) to make a wry mouth, fare una smorfia; storcere la bocca □ to put one's money where one's mouth is, far seguire alle parole i fatti □ to put words into sb. 's mouth, mettere parole in bocca a q. □ (fam. USA) to run one's mouth, parlare a ruota libera; scoprire gli altarini □ to shoot one's mouth off = to blow one's mouth off ► sopra □ to take the words out of sb. 's mouth, rubare le parole di bocca a q. □ (fam. USA) to talk poor mouth, piangere miseria □ (fam.) to watch one's mouth, badare a come si parla.(to) mouth /maʊɵ/A v. t.B v. i.2 far boccacce; fare smorfie● to mouth curses, imprecare; bestemmiare. -
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I [maʊθ]1) (of human, animals) bocca f.with my, his etc. mouth open — a bocca aperta
he's got a big mouth — colloq. è un chiacchierone
2) (of cave, tunnel) imbocco m.; (of river) foce f., bocca f.; (of volcano) bocca f.; (of valley) imboccatura f.; (of jar, bottle) imboccatura f., bocca f.; (of bag, sack) apertura f., bocca f.••II [maʊθ]to leave a bad o nasty taste in one's o the mouth lasciare l'amaro in bocca; to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth togliere le parole di bocca a qcn.; wash your mouth out! — lavati la bocca col sapone!
1) (move lips silently) formare [qcs.] con le labbra (senza emettere suoni) [ word]2) spreg. (say insincerely)* * *1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) bocca2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) collo; foce2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) (dire qualcosa muovendo le labbra, ma senza emettere suoni)- mouthful- mouth-organ
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- mouthwash* * *I [maʊθ]1) (of human, animals) bocca f.with my, his etc. mouth open — a bocca aperta
he's got a big mouth — colloq. è un chiacchierone
2) (of cave, tunnel) imbocco m.; (of river) foce f., bocca f.; (of volcano) bocca f.; (of valley) imboccatura f.; (of jar, bottle) imboccatura f., bocca f.; (of bag, sack) apertura f., bocca f.••II [maʊθ]to leave a bad o nasty taste in one's o the mouth lasciare l'amaro in bocca; to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth togliere le parole di bocca a qcn.; wash your mouth out! — lavati la bocca col sapone!
1) (move lips silently) formare [qcs.] con le labbra (senza emettere suoni) [ word]2) spreg. (say insincerely) -
3 mouth **** n vb
[maʊð]1. n, mouths pl[maʊðz]2. vt(insincerely) blaterare, (soundlessly) esprimere col semplice movimento delle labbra -
4 mouth
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5 mouth-to-mouth ['maʊθtə'maʊθ]
respirazione f bocca a bocca -
6 mouth-to-mouth resuscitation n
respirazione f bocca a bocca -
7 mouth-to-mouth
[ˌmaʊθtə'maʊθ]* * *[ˌmaʊθtə'maʊθ] -
8 mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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9 mouth organ
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10 mouth-organ
noun (a small musical instrument played by blowing or sucking air through its metal pipes.) armonica a bocca -
11 mouth-watering
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12 foot and mouth
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13 hand-to-mouth
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14 (to) bad-mouth
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15 big mouth
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16 (to) poor-mouth
(to) poor-mouth /ˈpʊəmaʊɵ/A v. i.(fam.) piangere miseriaB v. t.1 (fam.) parlare male, sparlare di (q.)2 sminuire; deprezzare. -
17 (to) bad-mouth
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18 (to) poor-mouth
(to) poor-mouth /ˈpʊəmaʊɵ/A v. i.(fam.) piangere miseriaB v. t.1 (fam.) parlare male, sparlare di (q.)2 sminuire; deprezzare. -
19 bad-mouth vt
['bædˌmaʊθ]to bad-mouth sb — parlare male di qn, sparlare di qn
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20 down-in-the-mouth adj
['daʊnɪnðə'maʊθ]
См. также в других словарях:
Mouth — (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth], G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth, muzzle, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouth — [mouth; ] for v. [ mouth] n. pl. mouths [mouthz] [ME < OE muth, akin to Ger mund < IE base * menth , to chew > Gr masasthai, L mandere, to chew] 1. the opening through which an animal takes in food; specif., the cavity, or the entire… … English World dictionary
mouth — ► NOUN 1) the opening in the body of most animals through which food is taken and sounds are emitted. 2) an opening or entrance to a structure that is hollow, concave, or almost completely enclosed. 3) the place where a river enters the sea. 4)… … English terms dictionary
Mouth — (mou[th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mouthed} (mou[th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mouthing}.] 1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mouth — Mouth, v. i. 1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant. [1913 Webster] I ll bellow out for Rome, and for my country, And mouth at C[ae]sar, till I shake the senate. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To put mouth to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mouth|y — «MOW thee, thee», adjective, mouth|i|er, mouth|i|est. loud mouthed; using many words to say little; ranting; bombastic: »He…was prone to be mouthy and magniloquent ( … Useful english dictionary
mouth — [n1] opening aperture, beak, box, cavity, chops*, clam, crevice, delta, door, embouchement, entrance, estuary, firth, fly trap, funnel, gate, gills, gob, harbor, inlet, jaws, kisser*, lips, mush*, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap*; concepts… … New thesaurus
mouth — index entrance, enunciate, express, phrase, recite, utter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Mouth — Porté dans la Moselle, c est une forme francisée de Muth (voir ce nom) … Noms de famille
mouth — is pronounced mowth as a noun (but plural mowdhz), and mowdh as a verb (also mowdhd in combinations such as foul mouthed) … Modern English usage
mouth|er — «MOW thuhr», noun. a person who mouths; long winded talker … Useful english dictionary