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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.) 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 -
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adjectiveschüchtern; gehemmtbe tongue-tied [with or by fear/embarrassment etc.] — [vor Angst/Verlegenheit usw.] kein Wort herausbringen
* * *adj sprachlosto be/get \tongue-tied with surprise vor Überraschung kein Wort herausbekommen* * *tongue-tied adj1. MED mit angeborener Kürze des Zungenbändchens2. figa) stumm, sprachlos (vor Verlegenheit etc):be tongue-tied keinen Ton herausbringenb) gehemmt, schüchtern* * *adjectiveschüchtern; gehemmtbe tongue-tied [with or by fear/embarrassment etc.] — [vor Angst/Verlegenheit usw.] kein Wort herausbringen
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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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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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I [tʌŋ]1) anat. lingua f. (anche fig.)to stick out one's tongue at sb. — fare la lingua o la linguaccia a qcn.
to lose, find one's tongue — fig. perdere, ritrovare la lingua
2) (language) lingua f.3) gastr. lingua f.4) (flap) (on shoe) linguetta f.••has the cat got your tongue? — colloq. ti sei mangiato la lingua?
II [tʌŋ]to get the rough side o edge of sb.'s tongue essere insultato da qcn.; I have his name on the tip of my tongue ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua; to loosen sb.'s tongue sciogliere la lingua a qcn.; I can't get my tongue round it non riesco a pronunciarlo; a slip of the tongue un lapsus; hold your tongue! colloq. frena la lingua! watch your tongue! — bada a come parli!
verbo transitivo mus. staccare [note, passage]* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lingua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lingua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lingua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lingua* * *I [tʌŋ]1) anat. lingua f. (anche fig.)to stick out one's tongue at sb. — fare la lingua o la linguaccia a qcn.
to lose, find one's tongue — fig. perdere, ritrovare la lingua
2) (language) lingua f.3) gastr. lingua f.4) (flap) (on shoe) linguetta f.••has the cat got your tongue? — colloq. ti sei mangiato la lingua?
II [tʌŋ]to get the rough side o edge of sb.'s tongue essere insultato da qcn.; I have his name on the tip of my tongue ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua; to loosen sb.'s tongue sciogliere la lingua a qcn.; I can't get my tongue round it non riesco a pronunciarlo; a slip of the tongue un lapsus; hold your tongue! colloq. frena la lingua! watch your tongue! — bada a come parli!
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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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[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 -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunga2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunga3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) (eld)tunga4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) tungumál -
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nyelv* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) nyelv2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) nyelv3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) nyelv4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) nyelv -
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n. dil, lisan, uzantı, erkek parça————————v. dil vuruşu yapmak (çalgı), geçme yapmak (tahta)* * *1. konuş (v.) 2. dil (n.)* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) dil2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) dil3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) dil4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) dil, lisan -
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technology• ohjauslista• urospontti• uloke• pontata• kieli• kieleke• läppä* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) kieli2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) kieli3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lieska4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) kieli -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) mēle2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) mēle3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) mēle4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) valoda* * *mēle; valoda; mēle; mēle; mēlīte; zemes strēle; rēdze, tapa; pārmijas nazis -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) liežuvis2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) liežuvis3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) liežuvis4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) kalba -
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n. tunga; mål; språk* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunga2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunga3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) tunga4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) språk, tungomål -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jazyk2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jazyk3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jazyk4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jazyk* * *• jazyk -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) jazyk2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) jazyk3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) jazyk4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) jazyk* * *• rýchly prúd vody• srdce zvonu• jazýcek (váh)• jazyk• dialekt• pružina• rec• pereje• lud• ladovcový jazyk• kosa• nárecie• národ -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) limbă2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) limbă3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) limbă4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) limbă -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) γλώσσα (όργανο στοματικό)2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) γλώσσα (ζώου)3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) γλώσσα, φλόγα4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) γλώσσα (που ομιλείται)
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tongue — [OE] Tongue is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German zunge, Dutch tong, Swedish tonga, and Danish tonge. These all evolved from a prehistoric Germanic *tunggōn, whose ultimate ancestor was Indo European *dnghwā . This also produced… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
tongue — [OE] Tongue is a general Germanic word, with relatives in German zunge, Dutch tong, Swedish tonga, and Danish tonge. These all evolved from a prehistoric Germanic *tunggōn, whose ultimate ancestor was Indo European *dnghwā . This also produced… … Word origins
tongue — [tuŋ] n. [ME tunge < OE, akin to Ger zunge < IE base * dṇĝhū , tongue > L lingua (OL dingua)] 1. the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates: it is an important organ in the ingestion of food,… … English World dictionary
Tongue — Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an organ… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tongue bone — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tongue grafting — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongue-tied — [tuŋ′tīd΄] adj. 1. having a condition of tongue tie 2. speechless from amazement, embarrassment, etc … English World dictionary
tongue — /tVN/ noun 1 MOUTH (C) the soft, moveable part inside your mouth that you use for tasting, eating, and speaking: Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. | The dog panted, his tongue hanging out in the heat. | stick your tongue out (=put your tongue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tongue — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in man) for speech. 2 the tongue of an ox etc. as food. 3 the faculty of or a tendency in speech (a sharp tongue). 4 a particular language (the… … Useful english dictionary
tongue — tongueless, adj. tonguelike, adj. /tung/, n., v. tongued, tonguing. n. 1. Anat. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking. See diag. under… … Universalium
tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …
