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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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