sharp tongue

гострий апендицит — acute appendicitis

гострий виступ — spur

гострий кут — acute angle

гострий соус — piquant sauce

гострий сир — strong cheese

гострий язик — sharp tongue

me he mordido la lengua — I've bitten my tongue

según las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...

no le saques la lengua a tu hermana — don't stick your tongue out at your sister

lengua de trapo — baby talk

lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue

lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land

lengua de destino — target language

lengua de origen — source language

lengua de trabajo — working language

lengua franca — lingua franca

lengua madre — parent language

lengua materna — mother tongue

lengua minoritaria — minority language

lengua moderna — modern language

lengua muerta — dead language

lengua oficial — official language

lengua viva — living language

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

lengua de trapo — baby talk

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

lengua de trapo — baby talk

mit der Zunge anstoßen — to lisp

das brennt auf der Zunge — that burns the tongue

jdm die Zunge herausstrecken — to stick one's tongue out at sb

mit schwerer Zunge sprechen — to speak in a slurred voice

eine böse or giftige/scharfe or spitze/lose Zunge haben — to have an evil/a sharp/a loose tongue

böse Zungen behaupten,... — malicious gossip has it...

eine feine Zunge haben — to be a gourmet, to have a discriminating palate

die Zunge ab, als... — he'd do anything rather than...

das Wort liegt or schwebt mir auf der Zunge, ich habe das Wort auf der Zunge — the word is on the tip of my tongue

der Wein löste ihm die Zunge — the wine loosened his tongue

Zunge — a poet of the Polish tongue

Zunge — all Arabic-speaking countries

in fremden Zungen reden — to speak in tongues

[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]

auf der Zunge zergehen — melt in one's mouth

böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...

ich musste mir auf die Zunge beißen — I had to bite my tongue

der Name liegt mir auf der Zunge — the name is on the tip of my tongue

mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out

[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]

auf der Zunge zergehen — melt in one's mouth

böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...

ich musste mir auf die Zunge beißen — I had to bite my tongue

der Name liegt mir auf der Zunge — the name is on the tip of my tongue

mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out

ein Messer scharf machen — to sharpen a knife

eine scharfe Zunge haben — to have a sharp tongue, to be sharp-tongued

jdn/etw in scharfer Form kritisieren — to criticize sb/sth in strong terms

etw in schärfster Form or aufs Schärfste or aufs schärfste verurteilen — to condemn sth in the strongest possible terms

etw scharf machen — to arm sth

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — to shoot or fire live bullets

(= intensiv) scharf nach etw riechen — to smell strongly of sth

Fleisch scharf anbraten — to sear meat

sie kocht sehr scharf — her cooking is very spicy

sie hat das Curry scharf zubereitet — she made the curry hot

(= schneidend) etw scharf schleifen — to sharpen or hone sth to a fine edge

schärfer geschliffen — more finely sharpened

das "s" wird oft scharf ausgesprochen — "s" is often voiceless, "s" is often pronounced as an "s" and not a "z"

etw scharf verurteilen — to criticize sth sharply

scharf beobachten — to be very observant

etw scharf unter die Lupe nehmen — to examine sth carefully

etw scharf betrachten — to look at sth intensely

scharf aufpassen — to pay close attention

scharf zuhören — to listen closely

scharf nachdenken — to have a good or long think, to think long and hard

(= genau) etw scharf einstellen (Bild, Diaprojektor etc) — to bring sth into focus; Sender to tune sth in (properly)

scharf eingestellt — in (sharp) focus, (properly) tuned in

scharf sehen/hören — to have sharp eyes/ears

scharf galoppieren — to ride at a full gallop

scharf reiten — to ride hard

scharf links abbiegen — to take a hard left

scharf kehrtmachen — to turn on one's heel

(= hart) scharf vorgehen/durchgreifen — to take decisive action

etw scharf bekämpfen — to take strong measures against sth

jdn scharf kontrollieren — to examine sb thoroughly

(= knapp) scharf kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin

schärfer kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin even more

scharf rechnen — to figure it out carefully

das Gewehr war scharf geladen — the rifle was loaded with live ammunition

eine scharfe Zunge haben — have a sharp tongue

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — fire live bullets

das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

scharf riechen — smell pungent or strong

scharf aufpassen — pay close attention

scharf schießen — shoot with live ammunition

eine scharfe Zunge haben — have a sharp tongue

scharfe Schüsse abgeben — fire live bullets

das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

scharf riechen — smell pungent or strong

scharf aufpassen — pay close attention

scharf schießen — shoot with live ammunition

tener lengua de víbora — to have a sharp tongue

es una víbora — he has a vicious tongue

es una víbora — he has a vicious tongue

о́стрый нос — pointed nose

о́стрый нож — sharp knife

о́стрый глаз — sharp / keen / acute eyesight

о́страя боль — acute / keen / stinging / sharp pain

о́стрый за́пах — pungent smell

о́стрый интере́с (к) — keen interest (in)

о́стрый недоста́ток чего́-л — acute shortage of smth

о́строе воспале́ние — acute inflammation

о́стрый аппендици́т — acute appendicitis

о́строе положе́ние — critical / precarious situation

зада́ть о́стрый вопро́с — ask a sharp question

о́страя пробле́ма — burning issue / problem

о́стрый со́ус — piquant [-kənt] sauce

о́стрый сыр — strong cheese

о́стрый язычо́к — sharp tongue

о́строе замеча́ние — sharp / pointed remark

о́строе словцо́ — witticism

о́стрый ум — quick / keen wit

острый нож — sharp knife*

острая боль — acute / keen / stinging / sharp pain

острое воспаление — acute inflammation

острый ум — wit

острый глаз — sharp / keen eyesight

острый язычок — sharp / tongue

острое замечание — sharp / pointed remark

острое словцо — witticism

острый интерес (к) — keen interest (in)

острое положение — critical situation

острый недостаток чего-л. — acute shortage of smth.

острый запах — pungent smell

острый соус — piquant sauce

острый сыр — strong cheese

avere la lingua impastata — to have a furred tongue

- e moderne — modern languages

lingua scritta, parlata — written, spoken language

studiare una lingua — to study a foreign language

paesi di lingua spagnola — Spanish-speaking countries

lingua d'arrivo — target language

lingua franca — lingua franca*

lingua morta — dead language

lingua di partenza — source language

lingua dei segni — sign language

lingua viva — living language

avere la lingua sciolta — to be very talkative

non avere peli sulla lingua — to be outspoken, not to mince one's words

tenere a freno la lingua — to hold one's tongue

perdere, ritrovare la lingua — to lose, find one's tongue

avere qcs. sulla punta della lingua — to have sth. on the tip of one's tongue