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1 mother-tongue
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2 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunge2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunge3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) tunge; -tunge4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) sprog; modersmål* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunge2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunge3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) tunge; -tunge4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) sprog; modersmål -
3 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mor; -mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbedisse2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) være som en mor for- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) mor; -mor2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) abbedisse2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) være som en mor for- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
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4 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) labbe i sig2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) skvulpe•- 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.) skød2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) omgang•- lap dog- the lap of luxury* * *I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) labbe i sig2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) skvulpe•- 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.) skød2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) omgang•- lap dog- the lap of luxury
См. также в других словарях:
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
