| Traduções principais/Principal Translations |
| mouth | n | (opening in the head) cavidade na parte inferior do rosto | boca sf |
| He opened his mouth for the dentist. |
| Ele abriu a boca para o dentista. |
| mouth | vtr | (speak without noise) falar sem emitir som | gesticular com os lábios loc vt |
| So the kids wouldn't hear, she just mouthed the word "candy". |
| Para que as crianças não a escutassem, apenas gesticulou com os lábios a palavra "bala". |
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| Formas compostas |
| big mouth | | figurado | boca grande |
| | | falar mais do que deve |
| by word of mouth | adv | (from what other people say) | oralmente, verbalmente adv |
| | | de boca a boca |
| from hand to mouth | adv | (in a state of poverty) viver num estado de pobreza | ao deus-dará loc adv |
| Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth. |
| from the horse's mouth | adv | (first-hand, directly from the source) de primeira mão | direto da fonte loc adv |
| Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| froth at the mouth | vi | literal (produce foamy spittle) literal | espumar pela boca loc v int |
| If a dog is frothing at the mouth it may have rabies. |
| froth at the mouth | vi | figurative (be furiously angry) fig, enfurecer, encolerizar | espumar pela boca loc v int |
| The governor was frothing at the mouth after she was accused of misconduct. |
| hand to mouth, hand-to-mouth | adj | (meeting only immediate needs) precário, apertado, parco | com uma mão na frente e outra atrás |
| 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. |
| hand to mouth, hand-to-mouth | adv | (meeting only immediate needs) precariamente | com uma mão na frente e outra atrás |
| hungry mouth | n | (dependant) dependente | boca faminta loc sf |
| He has just lost his job and he has three hungry mouths to feed. |
| make one's mouth water | | | dar água na boca |
| mouth breathing, mouth-breathing | n | (breathing through the mouth) | respiração pela boca loc sf |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation | n | (artificial respiration) ressuscitação cardiopulmonar | respiração boca-a-boca loc sf |
| put the bit in a horse's mouth | | | colocar um freio à boca |
| shut your mouth | | | feche a boca |
| word of mouth | | | de boca em boca |
| | | boca a boca |
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