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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.tongue /tʌŋ/ See lexical note→ 2 n.
- anat. lingua f. (anche fig.);
to stick out one’s ~ at sb. fare la lingua o la linguaccia a qcn.;
to lose, find one’s ~ fig. perdere, ritrovare la lingua
- (language) lingua f.;
native ~ madrelingua
- gastr. lingua f.;
ox ~ lingua di bue
- (flap) (on shoe) linguetta f.
locuzioni idiomatiche has the cat got your ~? colloq. ti sei mangiato la lingua?
to get the rough side o edge of sb.’s ~ essere insultato da qcn.;
I have his name on the tip of my ~ ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua;
to loosen sb.’s ~ sciogliere la lingua a qcn.;
I can’t get my ~ round it non riesco a pronunciarlo;
a slip of the ~ un lapsus;
hold your ~! colloq. frena la lingua!
watch your ~! bada a come parli!
2. tongue /tʌŋ/ tr. mus. staccare [note, passage].to get the rough side o edge of sb.’s ~ essere insultato da qcn.;
I have his name on the tip of my ~ ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua;
to loosen sb.’s ~ sciogliere la lingua a qcn.;
I can’t get my ~ round it non riesco a pronunciarlo;
a slip of the ~ un lapsus;
hold your ~! colloq. frena la lingua!
watch your ~! bada a come parli!
'tongue' trovato anche in queste voci:
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Italiano:
abbassalingua
- ammutolito
- badare
- bruciare
- chiuso
- filetto
- frenare
- freno
- lapsus
- lettorato
- lingua
- linguaccia
- linguetta
- madre
- madrelingua
- materno
- mordere
- mostrare
- papera
- penzoloni
- posto
- scherzosamente
- scherzoso
- sciogliere
- scioglilingua
- sferzare
- tacere
tongue: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| tongue | (to search with the tongue) | slinguare v | |
| tongue | (tongue of bell) | batocchio nm | |
| tongue | bilancia (British) | ago nm | |
| tongue | (to articulate with the tongue) | articolare v | |
| tongue | (anatom, landscape, fig.) anatomia | lingua nf | |
| tongue | (of a shoe) | linguetta nf | |
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tongue: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| bite your tongue | mordersi la lingua | ||
| Cat got your tongue? | expr | figurative, informal (Don't you have anything to say?) | hai perso la lingua? inter |
| forked tongue | lingua biforcuta | ||
| hold your tongue | vi | idiom (keep silent about sth) figurato: tacere | mordersi la lingua vtr |
| You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. | |||
| Dovresti morderti la lingua e non dire a tua suocera che cosa veramente pensi della sua cucina. | |||
| figurato: tacere | tenere a freno la lingua vtr | ||
| In certe situazioni devi tenere a freno la lingua: non puoi dire a tua suocera che le cene a casa sua sono un incubo! | |||
| long tongue | lingua lunga | ||
| long-tongue | che ha la lingua lunga | picchio nm | |
| mother tongue | n | (native or first language) | lingua madre nf |
| native tongue | n | (first language, mother tongue) | lingua madre nf |
| My native tongue is English, but I also speak a little French. | |||
| La mia lingua madre è l'italiano, ma parlo altre quattro lingue straniere. | |||
| slip (of the tongue) | (forget) | lapsus nm | |
| slip (of the tongue) | (mistake) | svista nf | |
| tongue and groove | lesbica | ||
| tongue depressor | abbassalingua nf | ||
| tongue in cheek, tongue-in-cheek | adj | (intended ironically) | ironico, pungente, scherzoso agg |
| Nota: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| He always enjoyed her teasing, tongue-in-cheek comments. | |||
| Si divertiva a farle sempre commenti pungenti. | |||
| tongue twister | scioglilingua nm | ||
| tongue-in-cheek | di battute ecc. | detto con tono serio | |
| tongue-lashing | sgridata, lavata di capo | ||
| tongue-tied | affetto da malformazione della lingua, da anchiloglossa | ||
| with tongue in cheek | in tono scherzoso | ||
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Cat got your tongue?
cut out the blind man's tongue
Does the cat have your tongue...
give tongue
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Her tongue would tie into one big dumb hillbilly knot
His tongue was bitter
I have sprained my tongue
I loved it when my tongue was on your body and when yours was on mine.
It's on the tip of my tongue
light-of-tongue
lock that tongue down, girl!
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mother tongue
roll off the tongue
she said, and stuck out her tongue.
slip of the tongue
Stick your tongue out
sticking its tongue out
The floor is milled to a single tongue and groove
the tongue of the case
Tip of my tongue
tongue
tongue in cheek
Tongue retractor
tongue tied
Tongue twister
continua...
A slip of the tongue
A talented tongue
Cat got your tongue?
cut out the blind man's tongue
Does the cat have your tongue...
give tongue
have a tongue in one's head
Her tongue would tie into one big dumb hillbilly knot
His tongue was bitter
I have sprained my tongue
I loved it when my tongue was on your body and when yours was on mine.
It's on the tip of my tongue
light-of-tongue
lock that tongue down, girl!
malicious tongue
mother tongue
roll off the tongue
she said, and stuck out her tongue.
slip of the tongue
Stick your tongue out
sticking its tongue out
The floor is milled to a single tongue and groove
the tongue of the case
Tip of my tongue
tongue
tongue in cheek
Tongue retractor
tongue tied
Tongue twister
continua...
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