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tongue [tʌŋ]1 noun∎ to put or to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);∎ figurative his tongue was practically hanging out (in eagerness) il en salivait littéralement; (in thirst) il était pratiquement mort de soif;∎ British very familiar humorous to give someone a tongue sandwich rouler une pelle ou un patin à qn∎ to lose/to find one's tongue perdre/retrouver sa langue;∎ hold your tongue! tenez votre langue!, taisez-vous!;∎ try to keep a civil tongue in your head! essayez de rester courtois ou correct!;∎ British I can't get my tongue round his name je n'arrive pas à prononcer correctement son nom;∎ to have a sharp tongue avoir la langue acérée;∎ she has a quick tongue elle n'a pas sa langue dans sa poche;∎ tongues will wag les langues iront bon train, ça va jaser;∎ the news set tongues wagging la nouvelle a fait jaser (les gens);∎ tongue in cheek ironiquement;∎ she said it tongue in cheek or with her tongue in her cheek elle l'a dit avec une ironie voilée, il ne faut pas prendre au sérieux ce qu'elle a dit∎ Religion to speak in tongues avoir le don des langues(e) (of shoe) languette f; (of bell) battant m; (of buckle) ardillon m; Technology langue f, languette f(f) (of flame, land, sea) langue f
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