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1 ♦ tongue
♦ tongue /tʌŋ/n.1 (anat. e fig.) lingua: to stick (o to put) out one's tongue, metter fuori la lingua ( per farla vedere al medico o per dileggio); to have a furred [dirty] tongue, avere la lingua impastata [sporca]; ox-tongue, lingua di bue ( come pietanza); to have a sharp tongue, aver la lingua tagliente; the French tongue, la lingua francese; one's mother tongue, la lingua materna; tongues of flame, lingue di fuoco; a tongue of land, una lingua di terra; forked tongue, lingua biforcuta● (falegn.) tongue-and-groove joint, giunzione a maschio e femmina □ (anat.) tongue bone, ioide □ (med., USA) tongue depressor, abbassalingua (cfr. ingl. spatula) □ (zool.) tongue-fish, sogliola □ (agric.) tongue graft, innesto a linguetta □ tongue in cheek, in modo ironico (o scherzoso); ironicamente: to say st. tongue in cheek, dire qc. in modo ironico ( non sul serio) □ tongue-in-cheek, ironico; scherzoso: a tongue-in-cheek comment, un commento ironico (o ammiccante) □ (volg.) tongue-job, bacio con la lingua; sesso orale □ tongue-lashing, aspro rimprovero; lavata di capo (fig.) □ tongue-shaped, linguiforme □ (med.) tongue-tie, malformazione della lingua; anchiloglossia □ tongue-tied, (med.) affetto da anchiloglossia; (fig.) ammutolito, muto, ridotto (o costretto) al silenzio; ( anche) reticente □ tongue-twister, scioglilingua □ (zool.) tongue-worm ( Linguatula serrata), linguatula □ (fam.) to bite one's tongue off, mordersi la lingua (fig.) □ (fig.) to find one's tongue, sciogliersi la lingua (impers.): He has found his tongue, gli si è sciolta la lingua □ (fam.) to get one's tongue round a name, riuscire a stento a pronunciare un nome □ to give tongue, ( di persona) gridare, parlare ad alta voce; ( di cane da caccia) abbaiare, latrare □ to have a glib tongue, avere lo scilinguagnolo sciolto □ to have a smooth tongue, avere la parola facile □ to have (o to speak with) one's tongue in one's cheek, fare dell'ironia; assecondare ironicamente l'interlocutore □ (fig.) to have lost one's tongue, aver perso la lingua; ammutolire per la timidezza □ to hold one's tongue, tener la lingua a freno (pop.: in bocca); tacere; star zitto □ to keep a civil tongue ( in one's head), essere civile (o educato) nel parlare □ to set tongues wagging, far parlare di sé □ slip of the tongue, lapsus □ ( di un cane) to throw tongue, abbaiare; latrare □ to wag one's tongue, parlare a vanvera; ciarlare; cicalare □ Hold your tongue!, silenzio!; zitti!(to) tongue /tʌŋ/v. t.1 toccare con la lingua; leccare; lambire2 (falegn.) fare una linguetta in; congiungere con un incastro a linguetta● ( di una punta di terra, ecc.) to tongue out, protendersi. -
2 glib
[glɪb]aggettivo spreg. disinvolto* * *[ɡlib]1) (speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity: The salesman was a very glib talker.) facondo2) ((of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought: glib excuses.) pronto•- glibly* * *glib /glɪb/a.1 ( di persona) loquace; volubile; dalla lingua sciolta: a glib speaker, una persona dalla lingua sciolta● a glib excuse, una scusa pronta (o facile) □ (spreg.) glib politicians, politicanti parolaiglibly avv. glibness n. [u].* * *[glɪb]aggettivo spreg. disinvolto
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Glib — (gl[i^]b), a. [Compar. {Glibber} (gl[i^]b b[ e]r); superl. {Glibbest} (gl[i^]b b[e^]st).] [Prob. fr. D. glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib, slippery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongue — [tuŋ] n. [ME tunge < OE, akin to Ger zunge < IE base * dṇĝhū , tongue > L lingua (OL dingua)] 1. the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates: it is an important organ in the ingestion of food,… … English World dictionary
glib-tongued — adjective artfully persuasive in speech a glib tongue a smooth tongued hypocrite • Syn: ↑glib, ↑smooth tongued • Similar to: ↑persuasive • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
glib — /glɪb / (say glib) adjective (glibber, glibbest) 1. ready and fluent, often thoughtlessly or insincerely so: glib speakers; a glib tongue. 2. easy, as action or manner. {backformation from obsolete glibbery slippery, from Dutch glibberig} –glibly …
glib — [adj] slick, smooth talking artful, articulate, easy, eloquent, facile, fast talking*, flip, fluent, garrulous, hot air*, insincere, loquacious, plausible, quick, ready, silver tongued*, slippery*, smooth operator*, smooth spoken*, smoothtongued* … New thesaurus
tongue — n. language 1) one s mother, native tongue organ of speech speech 2) to use one s tongue ( to speak ) 3) to hold one s tongue ( to be silent ) 4) to find one s tongue ( to begin to speak ) 5) to stick out one s tongue (the child stuck out its… … Combinatory dictionary
tongue — tongueless, adj. tonguelike, adj. /tung/, n., v. tongued, tonguing. n. 1. Anat. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. See diag. under… … Universalium
tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
glib — adjective glib phrases rolled off his tongue Syn: slick, pat, fast talking, smooth talking; disingenuous, insincere, facile, shallow, superficial, flippant; smooth, silver tongued, urbane; informal flip, sweet talking See note at talkative … Thesaurus of popular words
glib — I. a. 1. Smooth, slippery. 2. Voluble, fluent, ready, talkative, nimble of speech, ready in speech, of a ready tongue. II. v. a. Castrate, geld, emasculate, deprive of virility … New dictionary of synonyms
tongue-pad — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun dialect chiefly Britain : a great or glib talker … Useful english dictionary