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A n1 Anat, fig langue f ; to poke ou stick out one's tongue at sb tirer la langue à qn ; his tongue was hanging out il tirait la langue ; to click one's tongue faire claquer sa langue ; to lose/find one's tongue avaler/retrouver sa langue ; the tip of the tongue le bout de la langue ;2 ( language) langue f ; mother tongue langue f maternelle ; native tongue langue f d'origine ; to speak in tongues Relig parler en langues ; to speak in a foreign tongue parler une langue étrangère ;5 (of flame, land) langue f.to bite one's tongue se mordre la langue ; has the cat got your tongue ○ ? tu as avalé ta langue? ; to get the rough side ou edge of sb's tongue subir les paroles désobligeantes de qn ; to give sb a tongue-lashing faire des remarques cinglantes à qn ; I have his name on the tip of my tongue j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue ; to trip off the tongue [name, lie] venir tout seul ; to loosen sb's tongue délier la langue de qn ; I can't get my tongue round it je n'arrive pas à le prononcer ; a slip of the tongue un lapsus ; hold your tongue ○ ! tiens ta langue! ; watch your tongue! surveille tes paroles! ; keep a civil tongue in your head sois poli. -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lengua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lengua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lengua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lengua, idiomatongue n lenguatr[tʌŋ]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL lengua2 (language) lengua, idioma nombre masculino3 (of shoe) lengüeta4 (of bell) badajo5 (of land, flame) lengua\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcat got your tongue? / have you lost your tongue? ¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?to get one's tongue round something poder pronunciar algoto hold one's tongue callarsetongue in cheek en broma, irónicamenteto put one's tongue out / stick one's tongue out sacar la lenguato set tongues wagging dar que hablarwith one's tongue hanging out con la lengua fueratongue twister trabalenguas m invtongue ['tʌŋ] n1) : lengua f2) language: lengua f, idioma mn.• diente s.m.• lengua s.f.• lengüeta (Mecánica) s.f.tʌŋ1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m[tʌŋ]1. N1) (Anat, Culin) lengua fto put or stick one's tongue out (at sb) — sacar la lengua (a algn)
she has a quick/nasty tongue — (fig) tiene mucha labia/una lengua viperina
- with one's tongue in one's cheek- keep a civil tongue in one's headto get one's tongue around sth —
to find one's tongue —
so you've found your tongue? — ¿así que estás dispuesto por fin a hablar?
- give tongue- hold one's tonguehold your tongue! — ¡cállate la boca!
- loosen sb's tongueto lose one's tongue —
have you lost your tongue? — ¿te has tragado la lengua?
to trip or roll off the tongue —
the formula came tripping or rolling off his/her tongue — pronunció la fórmula con la mayor facilidad
2) [of shoe] lengüeta f ; [of bell] badajo m ; (fig) [of flame, land] lengua f3) (=language) lengua f, idioma min the German tongue — en alemán, en la lengua alemana
to speak in tongues — (Rel) hablar en lenguas desconocidas
2.CPDtongue twister N — trabalenguas m inv
* * *[tʌŋ]1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m -
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noun1) Zunge, diebite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen
put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!
put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken
with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge
he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst
hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen
watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln
watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!
2) (meat) Zunge, die3) (manner or power of speech)find/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren
have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben
4) (language) Sprache, die6) (promontory)tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die
* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) die Zunge2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) die Zunge3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.)* * *[tʌŋ]I. nhave you lost your \tongue? hat es dir die Sprache verschlagen?his name is on the tip of my \tongue sein Name liegt mir auf der Zungea few whiskies should loosen his \tongue ein paar Whiskys werden ihm schon die Zunge lösento bite one's \tongue sich dat in die Zunge beißento burn one's \tongue sich dat die Zunge verbrennento find one's \tongue die Sprache wiederfindento hold one's \tongue den Mund haltento stick one's \tongue out [at sb] [jdm] die Zunge herausstrecken2. (tongue-shaped object)\tongue of land Landzunge f\tongue of a shoe Zunge f eines Schuhsthe gift of \tongues REL die Gabe, mit fremden Zungen zu sprechento have a sharp \tongue eine spitze Zunge haben5.▶ to say sth \tongue in cheek [or with one's \tongue in one's cheek] etw als Scherz meinen▪ to \tongue sth etw mit Zungenschlag spielen* * *[tʌŋ]1. n1) Zunge fto lose/find one's tongue (fig) — die Sprache verlieren/wiederfinden
to hold one's tongue — den Mund halten
to have a ready tongue — schlagfertig sein, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein
I can't get my tongue round it — dabei breche ich mir fast die Zunge ab
See:the gift of tongues (Bibl) — die Gabe, in fremden Zungen zu reden
3) (of shoe) Zunge f, Lasche f; (of bell) Klöppel m; (of land) (Land)zunge f; (of wood) Spund m, Zapfen ma tongue of fire licked the building — eine Flamme züngelte an dem Gebäude empor
2. vt (MUS)note (mit der Zunge) stoßen* * *tongue [tʌŋ]A s1. ANAT Zunge f (auch fig Redeweise):malicious tongues böse Zungen;with one’s tongue in one’s cheek, tongue in cheek ironisch;say sth tongue in cheek etwas nicht ernst meinen;bite the tongue auf der Zunge beißen;bite one’s tongue sich auf die Zunge beißen (a. fig);I would rather bite off my tongue than … ich würde mir eher oder lieber die Zunge abbeißen als …;find one’s tongue die Sprache wiederfinden;make sb find their tongue jemandem die Zunge lösen, jemanden zum Reden bringen;get one’s tongue (a)round umg ein schwieriges Wort etc richtig aussprechen;a) sich laut und deutlich äußern (to zu),b) anschlagen (Hund),c) Laut geben (Jagdhund);have a long tongue geschwätzig sein;have a ready tongue nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein, schlagfertig sein;have a sharp tongue eine scharfe oder spitze Zunge haben;hold one’s tongue den Mund halten;a sharp answer was hovering on my tongue mir lag eine scharfe Antwort auf der Zunge;keep a civil tongue (in one’s head) höflich bleiben;he lost his tongue er verlor die Sprache, ihm verschlug es die Sprache;put one’s tongue out at sb jemandem die Zunge herausstrecken;wag one’s tongue tratschen;set tongues wagging Gerede verursachen;tongues are beginning to wag die Leute fangen schon an zu reden; → academic.ru/8973/bridle">bridle B 2, loose A 5 f, tip1 A 12. GASTR (Rinder- etc) Zunge f3. Sprache f (eines Volkes), Zunge f:4. BIBEL Volk n, Nation f, Zunge f5. fig Zunge f (einer Flamme, einer Klarinette, eines Schuhs etc)6. Klöppel m (einer Glocke)9. TECHa) (Lauf-, Führungs) Schiene fb) Lasche f10. BAHN Zunge f (einer Weiche)11. Dorn m (einer Schnalle)12. Zeiger m (einer Waage)14. GEOG Landzunge fB v/t1. MUS mit Flatterzunge blasen2. Tischlerei: verzapfen* * *noun1) Zunge, diebite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen
put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!
put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken
with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge
he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst
hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen
watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln
watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!
2) (meat) Zunge, diefind/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren
have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben
4) (language) Sprache, die5) (of shoe) Zunge, die6) (promontory)tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die
7) (of buckle) Dorn, der* * *(language) n.Sprache -n f. n.Zunge -n f. -
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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.) tunge4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) språk, tungemålmål--------pløse--------språk--------tungeIsubst. \/tʌŋ\/1) ( anatomi) tunge2) språk, dialekt, tunge(mål)3) talemåte, tale4) (sko)pløse5) ( i kirkeklokke) knebel, kolv6) tunge (i orgelpipe e.l.)7) nål (på spenne)8) ( på sporveksel) tunge9) ildtunge, stikkflammebe on the tip of one's tongue ha det på tungespissen, ha det på tungenbite one's tongue off ( overført) bite av seg tungenfind one's tongue få igjen taleevnen, bli talefør igjenget one's tongue around uttale (ord)the gift of tongues nådegaven, evnen til å tale i tungergive tongue rope, skrike, skråle ( om hund) gi hals, halse, søkegive tongue to gi uttrykk forhas the cat got your tongue? har du mistet (både) munn og mæle?, har du mistet taleevnen?have a ready tongue eller have a fluent tongue være rappkjeftet, være godt skåret for tungebåndethave a rough tongue være grov i munnen, være stygg i munnenhold one's tongue holde munn, tiekeep a civil tongue in one's head velge sine ord med omhu, føre et dannet språkknow someone by his\/her tongue kjenne noen etter talemåtenlose one's tongue miste (både) munn og mæle, være målløs, miste taleevnenbe on every tongue være på alles lepperspeak with a forked tongue (amer.) lyve, tale med to tunger, tale svikefulltstick one's tongue out to someone eller thrust one's tongue out to someone eller put one's tongue out to someone rekke tunge til noentongue (of land) landtunge nes, oddetongue and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjær(with) tongue in cheek for spøk, ikke alvorligtongues ( gammeldags) tunger, tungemålIIverb \/tʌŋ\/1) ( musikk) spille med tungestøt2) skjelle ut3) ( slang) praktisere munnsex4) forklaring: injisere narkotika under tungen for å unngå synlige sprøytearr5) uttale, artikulere6) berøre med tungen, slikke7) ( tømrerfag) skjære fjær (i bord) -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jezik2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jezik3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jezik4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jezik* * *[tʌŋ]1.nounjezik; figuratively človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja; figuratively (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala); technical tračnica, kretnicafurred (coated) tongue — medicine obložen jezika fluent tongue, a sharp tongue — dobro namazan, odrezav jezika long tongue, a sharp tongue — dolg, oster jeziktongue in cheek figuratively ironičnoslanderous tongue — zlobni jeziki, obrekovalcigift of tongues — dar, talent za jezikeon the tip of one's tongue — na konici jezika, na jezikuhe is all tongue — on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanjehis tongue is too long for his teeth — on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezikato give tongue — glasno govoriti, vpitito have a long tongue — imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčavhe has too much tongue — kar ima na srcu, ima na jezikuhold your tongue! — drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek — govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)to wag one's tongue — neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati;2.transitive verbdotakniti se, polizati z jezikom; colloquially ozmerjati, ošteti; intransitive verb klepetati, jezik vrteti -
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[tʌŋ]ntongue in cheek — speak, say żartem
* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) język2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) ozór3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) język, jęzor4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) język -
8 לעז
לָעַז(b. h.; cmp. לָעַג) (to talk, babble;) 1) to speak a foreign tongue, esp. to speak Greek. Meg.II, 1 לוֹעֵז, pl. לוֹעֲזוֹת, v. לָעוֹז. 2) (v. לוּז IV) to talk against, criticise, cast suspicion. Pes.51a לָעֲזָה עליו כלוכ׳ the entire country criticised him; a. e. Hif. הִלְעִיז same. Y. Shek. V, 4 in some ed. of Talm. Babli מַלְעִיזִין, v. לוּז IV. -
9 לָעַז
לָעַז(b. h.; cmp. לָעַג) (to talk, babble;) 1) to speak a foreign tongue, esp. to speak Greek. Meg.II, 1 לוֹעֵז, pl. לוֹעֲזוֹת, v. לָעוֹז. 2) (v. לוּז IV) to talk against, criticise, cast suspicion. Pes.51a לָעֲזָה עליו כלוכ׳ the entire country criticised him; a. e. Hif. הִלְעִיז same. Y. Shek. V, 4 in some ed. of Talm. Babli מַלְעִיזִין, v. לוּז IV. -
10 Sprache
f; -, -n1. allg., eines Volkes etc.: language, bes. lit. tongue; alte Sprachen ancient languages; eine Sprache beherrschen be able to speak a language; in deutscher Sprache in German; Publikationen etc. in deutscher Sprache German-language publications etc.; die Sprache der Musik / Kunst / Blumen fig. the language of music / art / flowers; die gleiche Sprache sprechen auch fig. speak the same language; eine andere Sprache sprechen fig. (Gegensätzliches bezeugen) tell a different story; eine deutliche Sprache sprechen fig., Sache: speak for itself ( oder themselves); das ist die Sprache, die sie verstehen this is the language they understand2. (Sprechfähigkeit) speech; (Ausdrucksweise) language, speech, way of speaking; bes. einer Gruppe:... talk; die Sprache verlieren durch Schock etc.: be unable to speak, lose one’s speech; hast du die Sprache verloren? have you lost your tongue?; (he)raus mit der Sprache! umg. (come on,) out with it!; endlich fand er die Sprache wieder he finally found his tongue again; mir blieb die Sprache weg I was speechless; zur Sprache bringen bring up, raise; zur Sprache kommen come up3. (Aussprache) articulation, diction; der Sprache nach kommt er aus Berlin judging by the way he speaks, he comes from Berlin; beherrschen I 3, herausrücken II, verschlagen1 4* * *die Sprachelanguage; tongue; speech* * *Spra|che ['ʃpraːxə]f -, -nlanguage; (= das Sprechen) speech; (= Sprechweise) speech, way of speaking; (= Fähigkeit, zu sprechen) power or faculty of speecheine/die Spráche sprechen — to (be able to) speak a language/the language or lingo (inf)
die Spráche analysieren — to analyze language
die Spráche der Musik — the language of music
in französischer etc Spráche — in French etc
die gleiche Spráche sprechen (lit, fig) — to speak the same language
das spricht eine klare or deutliche Spráche (fig) — that speaks for itself, it's obvious what that means
er spricht jetzt eine ganz andere Spráche (fig) — he's changed his tune now
mit der Spráche herausrücken — to come out with it
heraus mit der Spráche! (inf) — come on, out with it!
zur Spráche kommen — to be mentioned or brought up, to come up
etw zur Spráche bringen — to bring sth up, to mention sth
die Spráche verlieren — to lose the power of speech
hast du die Spráche verloren? — have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? (inf)
die Spráche wiederfinden — to be able to speak again
es raubt or verschlägt einem die Spráche — it takes your breath away
mir blieb die Spráche weg — I was speechless
* * *die1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) language2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) language3) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) speech4) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) speech5) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) tongue* * *Spra·che<-, -n>[ˈʃpra:xə]f1. (Kommunikationssystem) languagelebende/tote \Sprache living/extinct languagedie neueren \Sprachen modern languageseine \Sprache sprechen to speak a languagezur \Sprache kommen to come up5.▶ jetzt [o auf einmal] eine ganz andere \Sprache sprechen to change one's tune▶ jdm bleibt die \Sprache weg, jd verliert die \Sprache sb is speechless, the cat got sb's tongue▶ die gleiche \Sprache sprechen to be on the same wavelength▶ mit der \Sprache herausrücken [o herauskommen] to come out with it▶ nicht mit der \Sprache herauswollen to not want to talksie wollte nicht mit der \Sprache heraus she didn't want to talk▶ eine klare [o deutliche] \Sprache sprechen to speak for itself▶ jds \Sprache sprechen to speak sb's language▶ jdm die \Sprache verschlagen to leave sb speechless▶ die \Sprache wiederfinden to find one's tongue again* * *die; Sprache, Sprachen1) languagehast du die Sprache verloren? — (ugs.) haven't you got a tongue in your head?
2) (Sprechweise) way of speaking; speech; (Stil) style3) (Rede)die Sprache auf jemanden/etwas bringen — bring the conversation round to somebody/something
etwas zur Sprache bringen — bring something up; raise something
heraus mit der Sprache! — come on, out with it!
* * *1. allg, eines Volkes etc: language, besonders liter tongue;alte Sprachen ancient languages;eine Sprache beherrschen be able to speak a language;in deutscher Sprache in German;Publikationen etcin deutscher Sprache German-language publications etc;die Sprache der Musik/Kunst/Blumen fig the language of music/art/flowers;die gleiche Sprache sprechen auch fig speak the same language;eine andere Sprache sprechen fig (Gegensätzliches bezeugen) tell a different story;das ist die Sprache, die sie verstehen this is the language they understand2. (Sprechfähigkeit) speech; (Ausdrucksweise) language, speech, way of speaking; besonders einer Gruppe: … talk;die Sprache verlieren durch Schock etc: be unable to speak, lose one’s speech;hast du die Sprache verloren? have you lost your tongue?;(he)raus mit der Sprache! umg (come on,) out with it!;endlich fand er die Sprache wieder he finally found his tongue again;mir blieb die Sprache weg I was speechless;zur Sprache bringen bring up, raise;zur Sprache kommen come up3. (Aussprache) articulation, diction;der Sprache nach kommt er aus Berlin judging by the way he speaks, he comes from Berlin; → beherrschen A 3, herausrücken B, verschlagen1 4* * *die; Sprache, Sprachen1) languagehast du die Sprache verloren? — (ugs.) haven't you got a tongue in your head?
2) (Sprechweise) way of speaking; speech; (Stil) style3) (Rede)die Sprache auf jemanden/etwas bringen — bring the conversation round to somebody/something
etwas zur Sprache bringen — bring something up; raise something
heraus mit der Sprache! — come on, out with it!
* * *-n f.language n.speech n.(§ pl.: speeches)tongue (language) n. (Aussprache) m.diction n. -
11 Zunge
f; -, -n1. ANAT. tongue; belegte Zunge coated ( oder furred) tongue; mit der Zunge anstoßen lisp, have a lisp; sich (Dat) auf die Zunge beißen bite one’s tongue; er beißt sich eher die Zunge ab, als etwas zu sagen he’d bite out his tongue before he’d say anything, he’d rather die than say anything; die Zunge herausstrecken stick ( oder poke) one’s tongue out (+ Dat at); beim Arzt: put one’s tongue out; mit hängender Zunge umg. with one’s tongue hanging out; mir klebt die Zunge am Gaumen I’m parched2. fig. (Sprache) tongue; böse / spitze oder scharfe Zunge malicious / sharp tongue; böse Zungen behaupten, dass... there’s some nasty gossip going (a)round that...; eine feine Zunge haben geh. have a fine palate; eine falsche / glatte / lose Zunge haben have a lying / smooth / loose tongue; in fremden Zungen sprechen BIBL. speak in tongues; mit gespaltener Zunge sprechen geh. speak with a forked tongue; eine schwere Zunge haben slur one’s speech ( oder words); sich (Dat) die Zunge abbrechen get one’s tongue in a twist; da bricht man sich ja die Zunge ab! how are you supposed to get your tongue (a)round that?; es brannte ihm auf der Zunge, es weiterzusagen he was bursting ( oder dying) to tell someone; Lügen gehen ihm leicht / schwer von der Zunge lying comes easy / hard to him; hüte deine Zunge oder halte deine Zunge im Zaum! geh. mind your tongue!; es lag mir oder ich hatte es auf der Zunge it was on the tip of my tongue; wir werden ihm noch die Zunge lockern oder lösen we’ll loosen his tongue ( oder get him to talk) yet; der Wein löste ihr die Zunge geh. the wine loosened her tongue; sich (Dat) die Zunge verbrennen open one’s big mouth, let one’s tongue run away with one; seine Zunge wetzen an (+ Dat) pej. say nasty things about; Herz1 8, zergehen4. einer Waage: pointer5. am Schuh: tongue7. ZOOL. (Seezunge) sole* * *die Zunge(Körperteil) tongue;(Lasche) tongue;(Sprache) tongue* * *Zụn|ge ['tsʊŋə]f -, -ntongue; (MUS von Fagott, Akkordeon) reed; (von Waage) pointer; (geh = Sprache) tongue; (ZOOL = Seezunge) soleeine böse or giftige/scharfe or spitze/lose Zunge haben — to have an evil/a sharp/a loose tongue
lose Zungen behaupten,... — rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) has it...
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
* * *die1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tongue2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tongue* * *Zun·ge<-, -n>[ˈtsʊŋə]f1. ANAT tongueauf der \Zunge brennen to burn one's tonguedie \Zunge herausstrecken to stick out one's tongueauf der \Zunge zergehen to melt in one's mouthin fremden \Zungen sprechen to speak in foreign tongues form literdie Menschen arabischer \Zunge Arabic-speaking people4.▶ sich dat eher [o lieber] die \Zunge abbeißen[, als etw zu sagen] to do anything rather than say sth▶ böse \Zungen malicious gossip▶ eine böse/lose \Zunge haben to have a malicious/loose tongue▶ eine feine \Zunge haben to be a gourmet▶ mit gespaltener \Zunge sprechen to be two-faced, to speak with a forked tongue▶ seine \Zunge hüten [o zügeln] to mind one's tongue, to watch one's language▶ es lag mir auf der \Zunge zu sagen, dass... I was on the point of saying that...▶ etw liegt jdm auf der \Zunge sth is on the tip of sb's tongue▶ die \Zungen lösen sich people begin to relax and talk▶ [jdm] die \Zunge lösen to loosen sb's tongue▶ eine schwere \Zunge slurred speechmeine \Zunge wurde schwer my speech became slurred* * *die; Zunge, Zungen1) tongue[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]
2) (fig.)eine spitze od. scharfe/lose Zunge haben — have a sharp/loose tongue
böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...
seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln od. im Zaum halten — guard or mind one's tongue
lieber beiße ich mir die Zunge ab — (ugs.) I would bite my tongue off first
sich (Dat.) die Zunge abbrechen — tie one's tongue in knots
mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out
* * *1. ANAT tongue;belegte Zunge coated ( oder furred) tongue;mit der Zunge anstoßen lisp, have a lisp;sich (dat)auf die Zunge beißen bite one’s tongue;er beißt sich eher die Zunge ab, als etwas zu sagen he’d bite out his tongue before he’d say anything, he’d rather die than say anything;die Zunge herausstrecken stick ( oder poke) one’s tongue out (+dat at); beim Arzt: put one’s tongue out;mit hängender Zunge umg with one’s tongue hanging out;mir klebt die Zunge am Gaumen I’m parched2. fig (Sprache) tongue;böse/spitze oderscharfe Zunge malicious/sharp tongue;böse Zungen behaupten, dass … there’s some nasty gossip going (a)round that …;eine feine Zunge haben geh have a fine palate;eine falsche/glatte/lose Zunge haben have a lying/smooth/loose tongue;in fremden Zungen sprechen BIBEL speak in tongues;mit gespaltener Zunge sprechen geh speak with a forked tongue;eine schwere Zunge haben slur one’s speech ( oder words);sich (dat)die Zunge abbrechen get one’s tongue in a twist;da bricht man sich ja die Zunge ab! how are you supposed to get your tongue (a)round that?;es brannte ihm auf der Zunge, es weiterzusagen he was bursting ( oder dying) to tell someone;Lügen gehen ihm leicht/schwer von der Zunge lying comes easy/hard to him;halte deine Zunge im Zaum! geh mind your tongue!;ich hatte es auf der Zunge it was on the tip of my tongue;der Wein löste ihr die Zunge geh the wine loosened her tongue;sich (dat)die Zunge verbrennen open one’s big mouth, let one’s tongue run away with one;3. GASTR tongue;gepökelte Zunge salted tongue;Zunge in Madeira tongue in Madeira sauce4. einer Waage: pointer5. am Schuh: tongue* * *die; Zunge, Zungen1) tongue[jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken — put one's tongue out [at somebody]
2) (fig.)eine spitze od. scharfe/lose Zunge haben — have a sharp/loose tongue
böse Zungen behaupten, dass... — malicious gossip has it that...; malicious tongues are saying that...
seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln od. im Zaum halten — guard or mind one's tongue
lieber beiße ich mir die Zunge ab — (ugs.) I would bite my tongue off first
sich (Dat.) die Zunge abbrechen — tie one's tongue in knots
mit [heraus]hängender Zunge — with [one's/its] tongue hanging out
* * *-n f.lingua n.tongue n. -
12 pronunciation
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[English Plural] pronunciations[Swahili Word] lafudhi[Swahili Plural] lafudhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] lafudi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] lafudi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] matamko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] matamko[Swahili Plural] matamko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamko V[English Example] "speak with foreign accent, speak a language with the accent of one's mother tongue".[Swahili Example] sema matamko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] matamshi[Swahili Plural] matamshi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamko V[English Example] "speak with foreign accent, speak a language with the accent of one's mother tongue".[Swahili Example] sema matamko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] tamko[Swahili Plural] matamko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he has foreign pronounciation[Swahili Example] ana matamko ya kigeni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] tamshi[Swahili Plural] matamshi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he should not interpret his/her feeling into the pronounciation[Swahili Example] azifasiri hisia zake katika tamshi [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pronunciation[Swahili Word] usemaji[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] usemaji wake hautoshi------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 Zunge
Zun·ge <-, -n> [ʼtsʊŋə] f1) anat tongue;auf der \Zunge brennen to burn one's tongue;die \Zunge herausstrecken to stick out one's tongue;auf der \Zunge zergehen to melt in one's mouthdie Menschen arabischer \Zunge Arabic-speaking peopleWENDUNGEN:jdm hängt die \Zunge zum Hals heraus ( fam) sb's tongue is hanging out;böse \Zungen malicious gossip;eine feine \Zunge haben to be a gourmet;mit gespaltener \Zunge sprechen to be two-faced, to speak with a forked tongue;eine schwere \Zunge slurred speech;meine \Zunge wurde schwer my speech became slurred;sich dat eher [o lieber] die \Zunge abbeißen[, als etw zu sagen] to do anything rather than say sth;eine böse/lose \Zunge haben to have a malicious/loose tongue;es lag mir auf der \Zunge, zu sagen, dass... I was on the point of saying that...;etw liegt jdm auf der \Zunge sth is on the tip of sb's tongue;die \Zungen lösen sich people begin to relax and talk;[jdm] die \Zunge lösen to loosen sb's tongue -
14 matamko
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[English Word] articulation[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[English Word] delivery[English Plural] deliveries[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[English Word] pronouncement[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[English Word] pronunciation[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[English Word] speech[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[Swahili Plural] matamko[English Word] accent[English Plural] accents[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] tamka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[Swahili Plural] matamko[English Word] articulation[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamko[Swahili Plural] matamko[English Word] pronunciation[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamko V[Swahili Example] sema matamko[English Example] "speak with foreign accent, speak a language with the accent of one's mother tongue".------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 matamshi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kwa matamshi[English Word] by word of mouth[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Word] tamka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamshi[Swahili Plural] matamshi[English Word] accent[English Plural] accents[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] tamka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamshi[Swahili Plural] matamshi[English Word] articulation[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamka V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] matamshi[Swahili Plural] matamshi[English Word] pronunciation[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tamko V[Swahili Example] sema matamko[English Example] "speak with foreign accent, speak a language with the accent of one's mother tongue".------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 безъязыкий
1) ( не имеющий языка или язычка) tongueless; without a tongue (после сущ.)2) ( немой) dumb -
17 -speaking
-speak·ing[ˈspi:kɪŋ]2. (with respect to) gesprochenmedically speaking aus medizinischer Sichtstrictly speaking strenggenommen* * *adj suf-sprechend; (with native language also) -sprachigEnglish-speaking — Englisch sprechend, englischsprachig
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18 -speaking
German-\-speaking ( as foreign language) Deutsch sprechend;( as mother tongue) deutschsprachig2) ( with respect to) gesprochen;medically \-speaking aus medizinischer Sicht;strictly \-speaking streng genommen -
19 lengua
f.1 tongue.lengua de víbora o viperina (figurative) malicious tonguelengua de tierra tongue of landlas malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…ir/llegar con la lengua fuera (informal) to go along/arrive puffing and pantingmorderse la lengua to bite one's tonguese le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words2 language (idioma, lenguaje).lengua materna mother tonguelengua muerta dead language* * *1 ANATOMÍA tongue2 (idioma) language3 (de tierra) strip\con la lengua fuera familiar with one's tongue hanging outdarle a la lengua familiar to chatdicen las malas lenguas que... gossip has it that...hacerse lenguas de algo to rave about somethingirse de la lengua familiar to let the cat out of the bagno tener pelos en la lengua figurado not to mince one's wordstener algo en la punta de la lengua figurado to have something on the tip of one's tonguetener la lengua muy larga familiar to have a loose tonguetener una lengua viperina to have a vicious tonguetirar de la lengua a alguien familiar to pump somebody for informationtrabarse la lengua to get tongue-tiedlengua de gato langue de chatlengua d'oc langue d'oclengua d'oíl langue d'oïllengua de trapo babblinglengua madre parent languagelengua materna mother tongue* * *noun f.1) tongue2) language* * *SF1) (Anat) tongue•
beber con la lengua — to lap up•
mala lengua — gossipsegún las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...
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sacar la lengua, abra la boca y saque la lengua — open your mouth and put o stick your tongue out- ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?largo 1., 1), trabar 3.lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue
2) [de campana] tongue, clapper3) (Geog)lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land
4) (Ling) language, tongue; Esp (Escol) Spanish language ( as a school subject)LENGUAS COOFICIALES Under the Spanish constitution catalán, euskera and gallego are lenguas oficiales and enjoy the same status as castellano in the autonomous regions in which they are spoken. These languages are also known as lenguas cooficiales to show they enjoy equal status with Spanish. The regional governments actively promote their use through the media and the education system.hablar en lengua — And to speak Quichua
See:ver nota culturelle CATALÁN in catalán,ver nota culturelle EUSKERA in euskera,ver nota culturelle GALLEGO in gallego* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex. Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.----* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *1)a) (Anat) tonguecon la lengua fuera — (fam)
darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter
desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)
no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I
morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue
soltar la lengua — to spill the beans
¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)
tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me
b) (Coc) tongue2) (Ling) language••• Cultural note:The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature* * *= language, tongue.Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* humedecer con la lengua = lick.* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.* lengua escrita = written language.* lengua extinta = extinct language.* lengua extranjera = foreign language.* lengua flexionada = inflected language.* lengua franca = lingua franca.* lengua hablada = spoken language.* lengua indígena = indigenous language.* lengua inglesa = English language.* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.* lengua materna = mother tongue.* lengua minoritaria = minority language.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* lengua nacional = national language.* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lengua oficial común = working language.* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.* lengua romance = romance language.* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.* mojar con la lengua = lick.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).* * *lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1)A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) tonguesaca la lengua put out your tongueme sacó la lengua he stuck his tongue out at mese me traba la lengua I get tongue-tiedtengo la lengua pastosa or estropajosa I have a cotton mouth ( AmE colloq), I've got a furry tongue ( BrE colloq)andar en lenguas ( fam); to be the subject of gossipcon la lengua fuera ( fam): llegamos a casa con la lengua fuera by the time we got home our tongues were hanging out ( colloq)todos se hacen lenguas de su belleza everyone raves about how beautiful she isirse de la lenguaor írsele la lengua a algn ( fam): no debía haber dicho eso pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said that but it just slipped outquiero que sea una sorpresa así que no te vayas a ir de la lengua I want it to be a secret so don't go and let the cat out of the bag ( colloq)morderse la lengua to bite one's tonguesoltar la lengua to spill the beanssoltarle la lengua a algn to make sb talk¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? o ( Esp) ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam hum); has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq), have you lost your tongue? ( colloq)tener una lengua viperina or de víbora to have a sharp tonguetirarle or ( AmL) jalarle (de) la lengua a algn: hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn't tell you anythingsé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua I know a lot about your shady deals, so don't provoke me …2 ( Coc) tongue3 (de tierra) spit, tongue4 (de fuego) tongueCompuesto:langue de chatB ( Ling) languagela lengua y el habla langue and parolelengua de trapo baby talkCompuestos:target language● lengua de oc/d'oillangue d'oc/d'oïlsource language● lengua madre or maternamother tonguetarget language, object languagedead languagetarget language, object languageliving language* * *
lengua sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) tongue;◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);
irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out;
no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody;
See Also→ malo2b) (Coc) tongue
( de fuego) tongue
2 (Ling) language;
lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue
figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper
♦ Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted
fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out
familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth
fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb
' lengua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- achicharrarse
- autóctona
- autóctono
- bífida
- bífido
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- contaminar
- ELE
- habla
- hablar
- materna
- materno
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pelo
- punta
- sacar
- sarro
- trabarse
- vernácula
- vernáculo
- viperina
- viperino
- afilado
- clásico
- conocer
- corromper
- corrupción
- enriquecer
- manejo
- nativo
- quemar
- románico
- sucio
- trabar
- transmitir
- vivo
English:
bite
- bite back
- click
- draw out
- first language
- fur
- guttural
- language
- mince
- mother tongue
- origin
- put out
- Romanic
- second language
- specially
- stick out
- thrust out
- tip
- tongue
- venomous
- assistant
- hang
- lick
- mother
- out
- sharp
- stumble
- TEFL
- tut
- vernacular
* * *lengua nf1. [órgano] tongue;sacarle la lengua a alguien to stick one's tongue out at sb;se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words;también Figmorderse la lengua to bite one's tongue;Famdarle a la lengua to chatter;Fam Famir/llegar con la lengua fuera to go along/arrive puffing and panting;Famser largo de lengua, tener la lengua muy larga to be a gossip;las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua I've got it on the tip of my tongue;Fam¿(se) te ha comido la lengua el gato?, Am [m5]¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? has the cat got your tongue?;Famtirar a alguien de la lengua to draw sb outlengua de buey [planta] bugloss;lengua de ciervo [planta] hart's-tongue fern;lengua de fuego tongue of flame;Esp lengua de gato [de chocolate] langue de chat; Fig lengua de víbora malicious tongue; Fig lengua viperina malicious tongue2. [de tierra] tongueGeol lengua glaciar glacier tongue3. [idioma, lenguaje] languagelengua culta educated speech;lengua de destino target language;lengua escrita written language;lengua estándar standard language;lengua franca lingua franca;lengua fuente source language;lengua hablada spoken language;lengua de llegada target language;lengua materna mother tongue;mi lengua materna no es el español I'm not a native speaker of Spanish;lengua meta target language;lenguas modernas modern languages;lengua muerta dead language;lengua normativa standard language;lengua de oc langue d'oc;lengua de oíl langue d'oïl;lengua original original o source language;lengua romance Romance language;lengua románica Romance language;lengua viva living language;lengua vulgar vulgar o coarse language* * *f tongue;darle a la lengua fam chatter;de doble filo sharp tongue;tirar a alguien de la lengua get information out of s.o.;con la lengua fuera fig with one’s tongue hanging out;irse de la lengua let the cat out of the bag;morderse la lengua fig bite one’s tongue;sacar la lengua a alguien stick one’s tongue out at s.o.;lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it’s on the tip of my tongue* * *lengua nf1) : tonguemorderse la lengua: to bite one's tongue2) idioma: languagelengua materna: mother tongue, native languagelengua muerta: dead language* * *lengua n1. (del cuerpo) tongue2. (idioma) languagelengua materna native language / mother tongue -
20 език
1. анат. tongueвъзпаление на езика мед. glossitis изплезихме езици, докато се качим до върха we were done up/all in/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the topне мога да си преобърна езика да го произнеса/изрека I can't get my tongue round itкаквото му е на ума, това му е на езика he wears his heart on his sleeveизплъзна ми се от езика it slipped out, I never meant to say itидваше ми да си отхапя езика I could have bitten my tongue offглътвам си езика be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded; lose o.'s tongueразвързвам си език a loosen o.'s tongueпреплита ми се езика stammer, falter, become tongue-tiedдържа си езика hold o.'s tongue, keep a still tongue in o.'s head, bridle/curb o.'s tongue, put a bridle/curb on o.'s tongueдръж си езика hold your tongue! hold/stop your jaw! ( бъди по-учтив) keep a civil tongue! остър език a sharp/biting tongueзлите езици evil tongues, slanderersзлите езици разправят, че gossip has it thatезикът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword2. тех. tongue; pawl; catch(на обувка) tongue(на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jingletогнени езици tongues of flameвъв формата на език tongue-shaped3. (реч) speech(на даден народ) language, tongueпренебр. lingoна народен език in the vernacularразговорен език everyday/conversational/colloquial speechлитературен/книжовен език a literary languageнеофициален език slangдържа остър език speak sharplyдържа лош/грозен език be rude/impudent, speak roughlyмодерни/древни езици modern/ancient languagesживи/мъртви езици living/dead languagesславянски/германски/романски езици Slavonic, Slavic/Germanic/Romance languagesтой говори добре чужди езици he is a good linguist, he is good at languagesтой лошо говори чужди езици he is a bad/poor linguist4. (изразни средства) language(стил) style(идиом) idiom, parlance(на документ) wording(жаргон) jargon, cant, lingoезикът на Ботев the language of Botev, Botev's styleвестникарски език journalese, newspapereseканцеларски език official languageканцеларски български/английски и т. н. език Committee English/Bulgarian etc.езикът на сцената the language of the stageв правния/моряшкия/военния и т.н. език in legal/nautical/military etc. parlanceне можахме да намерим общ език we talked at cross purposes* * *езѝк,м., -ци, (два) езѝка 1. tongue; анат. glossa; възпаление на \езикка мед. glossitis; обложен \езикк coated/furred tongue;2. техн. tongue; pawl; catch; застопоряващ \езикк ( палец) dog catch; (на обувка) tongue; (на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jinglet;3. ( реч) speech; (на даден народ) language, tongue; пренебр. lingo; \езикк на глухонемите finger/sign language; изучаван \езикк target language; малцинствен \езикк minority language; ма̀терен \езикк mother tongue; на прост/ясен \езикк (put) in simple language, in plain English;4. инф.: \езикк за управление на задания job control language; \езикк на командите command language; компилиращ \езикк assembly language;5. ( изразни средства) language; ( стил) style; ( идиом) idiom, parlance; (на документ) wording; ( жаргон) jargon, cant, lingo; вестникарски \езикк journalese, newspaperese; в правния/моряшкия/военния и т. н. \езикк in legal/nautical/military etc. parlance; изящен \езикк elegant style; на \езикка на математиката/науката in terms of mathematics/science; научен \езикк learned/scholarly language; точен \езикк verbal accuracy; филмов \езикк film idiom; • глътвам си \езикка be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded; дръж си \езикка ( бъди по-учтив) keep a civil tongue! държа остър \езикк speak sharply; държа си \езикка bridle/curb o.’s tongue, put a bridle/curb on o.’s tongue; \езиккът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword; злите \езикци разправят, че gossip has it that; идваше ми да си отхапя \езикка I could have bitten my tongue off; изплезихме \езикци, докато се качим до върха we were done up/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the top; изплъзна ми се от \езикка it slipped out; имам груб \езикк be rough-spoken; каквото му е на ума, това му е на \езикка he wears his heart on his sleeve; на \езикка ми е have s.th. on the tip of o.’s tongue; не мога да си преобърна \езикка да го произнеса/изрека I can’t get my tongue round it; не можахме да намерим общ \езикк we talked at cross purposes; общ \езикк прен. common ground/language; преплита ми се \езиккът stammer, falter; развързвам си \езикка loosen o.’s. tongue; сърби ме \езиккът be itching to speak; чеша си \езикка wag o.’s tongue, chew the fat, chinwag, shoot the breeze; що за \езикк! that’s no way to talk!* * *machine code/ language: Do you speak foreign езикs? - Говориш ли чужди езици?; lingo (чужд); parlance ; tongue {`tXN} (анат.): a thick език - надебелен език* * *1. (жаргон) jargon, cant, lingo 2. (идиом) idiom, parlance 3. (изразни средства) language 4. (на даден народ) language, tongue 5. (на документ) wording 6. (на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jinglet 7. (на обувка) tongue 8. (реч) speech 9. (стил) style 10. mex. tongue;pawl;catch 11. ЕЗИКът на Ботев the language of Botev, Botev's style 12. ЕЗИКът на сцената the language of the stage 13. ЕЗИКът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword 14. анат. tongue 15. в правния/моряшкия/военния и т.н. ЕЗИК in legal/nautical/ military etc. parlance 16. вестникарски ЕЗИК journalese, newspaperese 17. във формата на ЕЗИК tongue-shaped 18. възпаление на ЕЗИКа мед. glossitis изплезихме езици, докато се качим до върха we were done up/all in/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the top 19. вързан в ЕЗИКа tongue-tied 20. глътвам си ЕЗИКa be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded;lose o.'s tongue 21. говорим ЕЗИК a spoken language 22. дръж си ЕЗИКа hold your tongue! hold/stop your jaw! (бъди no-учтив) keep a civil tongue! остър ЕЗИК a sharp/biting tongue 23. държа лош/ грозен ЕЗИК be rude/impudent, speak roughly 24. държа остър ЕЗИК speak sharply 25. държа си ЕЗИКа hold o.'s tongue, keep a still tongue in o.'s head, bridle/curb o.'s tongue, put a bridle/ curb on o.'s tongue 26. живи/мъртви езици living/dead languages 27. злите езици evil tongues, slanderers 28. злите езици разправят, че gossip has it that 29. идваше ми да си отхапя ЕЗИКа I could have bitten my tongue off 30. изплъзна ми се от ЕЗИКа it slipped out, I never meant to say it 31. изящен ЕЗИК elegant style;a felicity of phrase 32. имам груб ЕЗИК be rough-spoken 33. каквото му е на ума, това му е на ЕЗИКа he wears his heart on his sleeve 34. канцеларски ЕЗИК official language 35. канцеларски български/английски и т. н. ЕЗИК Committee English/Bulgarian etc. 36. литературен/книжовен ЕЗИК а literary language 37. матерен ЕЗИК a mother tongue 38. модерни/древни езици modern/ancient languages 39. мръсен ЕЗИК bad/foul language 40. на ЕЗИКа ми е have s.th. on the tip of o.'s tongue 41. на ЕЗИКа на математиката/науката in terms of mathematics/science 42. на народен ЕЗИК in the vernacular 43. на прост/ясен ЕЗИК in simple phrase, (put) in simple language, in plain English 44. надебелен ЕЗИК a thick tongue 45. народен ЕЗИК vernacular 46. научен ЕЗИК learned/scholarly language 47. не мога да си преобърна ЕЗИКа да го произнеса/изрека I can't get my tongue round it 48. не можахме да намерим общ ЕЗИК we talked at cross purposes 49. неофициален ЕЗИК slang 50. обложен ЕЗИК а coated/furred tongue 51. общ ЕЗИК прен. common ground, a common language 52. огнени езици tongues of flame 53. писмен ЕЗИК a written language 54. пренебр. lingo 55. преплита ми се ЕЗИКa stammer, falter, become tongue-tied 56. приличен ЕЗИК а clean tongue 57. развързвам си ЕЗИК а loosen o.'s tongue 58. разговорен ЕЗИК everyday/conversational/colloquial speech 59. роден ЕЗИК o.'s own/native language, vernacular 60. славянски/германски/романски езици Slavonic, Slavic/Germanic/Romance languages 61. сърби ме ЕЗИКа be itching to speak 62. той говори добре чужди езици he is a good linguist, he is good at languages 63. той лошо говори чужди езици he is a bad/poor linguist 64. точен ЕЗИК precise language, verbal accuracy 65. филмов ЕЗИК film idiom 66. чеша си ЕЗИКa wag o.'s tongue 67. чужд ЕЗИК a foreign language 68. що за ЕЗИК! that's no way to talk! ЕЗИК на глухонемите finger/sign language
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