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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) língua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) língua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) língua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) língua* * *[t∧ŋ] n 1 Anat língua. he puts out his tongue / ele mostra a língua. 2 idioma. 3 fala, modo de falar, linguagem. I found my tongue / coll recuperei a fala. he had lost his tongue / coll ele perdeu a fala. 4 coisa parecida com língua, lingüeta. 5 península. 6 badalo. 7 fiel de balança. 8 pino de fivela. 9 labareda. • vt+vi 1 modular sons em um instrumento de sopro. 2 usar a língua, tocar com a língua. 3 projetar como uma língua. 4 prover (tábuas) de macho e fêmea. a spiteful, bitter, venomous tongue uma língua venenosa. in my mother tongue na minha língua materna. on the tip of the tongue na ponta da língua. ready tongue presença de espírito. slip of the tongue deslize. the gift of tongues talento para idiomas. to give tongue latir (cão de caça). to hold one’s tongue calar a boca. tongue-tied a) com a língua presa. b) fig calado. with one’s tongue hanging out com a língua de fora, ansiosamente.
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at\ the\ tip\ of\ one's\ tongue — • on the tip of one s tongue • at the tip of one s tongue adv. phr. informal 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him, when the phone rang. John had a rude answer on the tip of his tongue, but he… … Словарь американских идиом
on\ the\ tip\ of\ one's\ tongue — • on the tip of one s tongue • at the tip of one s tongue adv. phr. informal 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him, when the phone rang. John had a rude answer on the tip of his tongue, but he… … Словарь американских идиом
on the tip of one's tongue — {adv. phr.} About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for the moment. * / His name is on the tip of my tongue, Tom said. It will come to me in a minute. / … Dictionary of American idioms
on the tip of one's tongue — {adv. phr.} About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for the moment. * / His name is on the tip of my tongue, Tom said. It will come to me in a minute. / … Dictionary of American idioms
on the tip of one's tongue — phrasal 1. : about to be uttered or blurted out 2. : just eluding recall had his name on the tip of my tongue but it s gone now * * * on the tip of one s tongue 1. Almost, but not (yet) quite, remembered 2. On the very point of being spoken • • • … Useful english dictionary
at the tip of one's tongue — or[on the tip of one s tongue] {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him, when the phone rang./ * /John had a rude answer on the tip of his tongue, but he remembered his… … Dictionary of American idioms
at the tip of one's tongue — or[on the tip of one s tongue] {adv. phr.} {informal} 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. * /It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him, when the phone rang./ * /John had a rude answer on the tip of his tongue, but he remembered his… … Dictionary of American idioms
Tip of the tongue — The tip of the tongue (TOT or Tot ) phenomenon is an instance of knowing something that cannot immediately be recalled. TOT is an experience with memory recollection involving difficulty retrieving a well known word or familiar name. When… … Wikipedia
tip — tip1 W3S2 [tıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(advice)¦ 4 the tip of the iceberg 5 on the tip of your tongue 6¦(waste)¦ 7¦(untidy)¦ 8¦(horse race)¦ 9¦(warning)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4 5; … Dictionary of contemporary English
tip — [[t]tɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ tips, tipping, tipped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers... She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...… … English dictionary
tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) … Collocations dictionary
