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mouth 1 /maʊð/ transitive verb ~ something dire qualcosa silenziosamente muovendo solamente le labbra
mouth 2 /maʊθ/ noun bocca f;
(of river) foce f

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
mouthn (opening in the head)bocca nf
He opened his mouth for the dentist.
Ha aperto la bocca per il dentista.
mouthvtr (speak without noise)mimare con la bocca, mimare con le labbra vtr
So the kids wouldn't hear, she just mouthed the word "candy".
Ha mimato con la bocca la parola 'caramella' in modo che i bambini non sentissero.
 
Additional Translations
mouthn (spokesperson)voce nf
The political party was the mouth of the terrorist organization.
Il partito politico era la voce dell'organizzazione terroristica.
mouthn (natural opening)bocca nf
 apertura nf
 entrata nf
 imboccatura nf
The mouth of the cave was small, but the inside was huge.
La bocca della grotta era piccola, ma l'interno era enorme.
mouthn (a dependent) figurativobocca nf
I have five mouths to feed.
Ho cinque bocche da sfamare.
mouthn (source of speech)bocca nf
If you don't close your mouth, I'll just ignore you.
Se non vuoi chiudere la bocca, allora ti ignorerò.
mouthn (of a container)bocca nf
 imboccatura nf
The mouth of the gas can was shaped so it would not drip.
La bocca della tanica di benzina era sagomata in modo che non si formassero gocce.
mouthn (river end)bocca nf
The mouth of the river is at the Atlantic Ocean.
La bocca del fiume è nell'Oceano Atlantico.
mouth offvtr (speak pompously)fare commenti vtr
The student got kicked out of class for mouthing off too much.
Lo studente è stato sbattuto fuori di classe per aver fatto troppi commenti.
mouthvtr (chew)prendere in bocca vtr
The dog mouthed the ball.
Il cane ha preso in bocca la palla.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
bad-mouthparlare male, dire parolacce, insultare v
big mouthchiacchierone nm
born with a silver spoon in one's mouthnato con la camicia nf
by word of mouthadv (from what other people say)oralmente, verbalmente avv
Certe ricette vengono tramandate oralmente.
foam at the mouthschiuma alla bocca nf
foaming at the mouthavere la schiuma alla bocca
foot-and-mouth diseaseafta epizootica
from hand to mouthadv (in a state of poverty) in povertàalla giornata avv
Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth.
Sembrano benestanti, ma in realtà vivono alla giornata.
from the horse's mouthadv (first-hand, directly from the source)dalla fonte avv
Of course it's true; I got it straight from the horse's mouth.
Certo che è vero, l'ho saputo direttamente dalla fonte.
froth at the mouthvi literal (produce foamy spittle)avere la bava alla bocca vtr
If a dog is frothing at the mouth it may be rabid.
Aveva la bava alla bocca da tanto era infuriato
froth at the mouthvi figurative (be furiously angry) figuratoschiumare, schiumare dalla rabbia vi
The governor was frothing at the mouth after she was accused of misconduct.
Stava schiumando dalla rabbia per quello che gli era stato fatto.
frothing at the mouthavere la bava alla bocca
hand-to-mouthadj (meeting only immediate needs)alla giornata avv
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
Since being fired from his job, he has had to live a hand-to-mouth existence.
Da quando era stato licenziato dal lavoro, aveva dovuto vivere alla giornata.
 tirare a campare vi
Con la crisi molte persone devono stringere la cinghia e tirare a campare.
hand-to-mouthalla giornata
hungry mouthbocca affamata; da sfamare
jaws, mouthfauci nfpl
keep your mouth shuttenere la bocca chiusa
make one's mouth water far venire l'acquolina in boccaacquolina
make your mouth waterfarsi venire l'acquolina
mouth breathingrespirazione con la bocca
mouth organarmonica a bocca
mouth pieceboccaglio nm
mouth pieceportavoce
mouth-fillingche riempie il palato
mouth-madesincero adj
mouth-organarmonica a bocca
mouth-to-mouthbocca a bocca
mouth-to-mouth resuscitationrespirazione bocca a bocca
mouth-wateringche fa venire l'acquolina
open your mouthaprire la bocca
put the bit in a horse's mouthmettere il morso al cavallo vtr
shut your mouthchiudere la bocca
shut your mouthfare silenzio
word of mouthad alta voce
word-of-moutha voce adj
word-of-mouthad alta voce
you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth (proverb)a caval donato non si guarda in bocca
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