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mouth1 /maʊθ/ sustantivo (pl mouths /maʊðz/ )

1. (of person, animal) boca f;
   down in the ~ alicaído;
   to make sb's ~ water: it made my ~ water se me hizo agua la boca or (Esp) se me hizo la boca agua

2. (of bottle) boca f;
   (of tunnel, cave) entrada f;
   (of river) desembocadura f

mouth2 /maʊð/ verbo transitivo (silently): it's him, she ~ed —es él —me/le dijo articulando para que le leyera los labios

mouth: mouth organ~ organ sustantivo
armónica f;
mouthpiece~piece sustantivo

1. (of telephone) micrófono m;
   (Mus) boquilla f;

2. (spokesperson) portavoz mf;

mouth-to-mouth~-to-~ /'maʊθtə'maʊθ/ adjetivo (before n) boca a boca;
mouthwash~wash n uncountable or countable
enjuague m (bucal);
mouth-watering~-watering /'maʊθˌwɔ:tərɪŋ/ adjetivo
delicioso

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

mouth [maʊɵ]

I	n (pl mouths [maʊðz]) 1   boca      mouth to mouth resuscitation, el boca a boca 2   (de un río) desembocadura 3   (de una cueva, un túnel) entrada
II	verbo transitivo [maʊð] 1   hablar exagerando los movimientos de la boca 2   decir de boquilla     ♦ LOC: you're very down in the mouth, andas muy alicaída      to make one's mouth water, hacérsele la boca agua a alguien      to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, decir cosas contradictorias      not to open one's mouth, no decir esta boca es mía

mouth: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
big mouth		fanfarrón	fantasma nm
by word of mouth	adv	(from what other people say)	por boca de otros loc adv
		Argentina fam	por boca de ganso loc adv
Si en lugar de hablar por boca de ganso te informaras un poco, no dirías tantos disparates.
		España fam	por radio macuto loc adv
Según radio macuto hoy vendrá el jefazo a visitar la fábrica.
down-in-the-mouth	adj		decaído
down-in-the-mouth	adj		deprimido
foot and mouth	n	UK (animal disease; US: hoof and mouth)	fiebre aftosa nf
from hand to mouth	adv	(in a state of poverty)	precariamente adv
Though they appeared wealthy, they actually lived from hand to mouth.
Por entonces vivíamos muy precariamente, apenas si nos alcanzaba para comer.
			con una mano delante y otra detrás loc adv
Cuando se separó, se quedó en la ruina. Se fue con una mano delante y otra detrás.
		España	estar a dos velas loc verb
from the horse's mouth	adv	(first-hand, directly from the source)	de primera mano 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)	echar espuma por la boca loc verb
If a dog is frothing at the mouth it may be rabid.
froth at the mouth	vi	figurative (be furiously angry)	echar espuma por la boca loc verb
The governor was frothing at the mouth after she was accused of misconduct.
			estar rabioso loc verb
frothing at the mouth		(rage) por algo	rabiando vi
frothing at the mouth		(symptom) síntoma	espuma en la boca nm
frothing at the mouth		(in a rage)	rabioso adj
goal mouth	n	deportes: también: "goalmouth"	boca de gol nf
hand-to-mouth	adj	(meeting only immediate needs)	vivir al día vi
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.
No sabe de dónde sacará el dinero mañana; se limita a vivir al día.
			una vida precaria nf
A causa de su situación económica tiene una vida económicamente precaria.
			lo básico loc nom
Vive con lo básico.
hand-to-mouth	adj		existencia precaria nf
hungry mouth		figurative figurado	boca deseosa
hungry mouth			boca hambrienta
make one's mouth water			hacer la boca de agua
mouth breathing			respiración por la boca nf
mouth organ	n	música	armónica nf
mouth-to-mouth	adj	comentario	de boca en boca
mouth-to-mouth	adj	resucitación	de boca a boca
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation	n		resucitación de boca a boca nm
put the bit in a horse's mouth		un caballo	embocar v
shut your mouth			punto en boca
word of mouth			el boca a boca nm
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de boca en boca - word of mouth
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English:

butter - dislodge - froth - gift - heart - horse - money - put - roof - water - wide - word - word-of-mouth - big - corner - foam - foot - gag - hand - hoof - loud - open - river - ulcer - whistle

Spanish:

armónica - boca - bocazas - boquera - caballo - chuparse - cielo - comisura - desembocadura - difusor - difusora - enjuagarse - estropear - fantasma - frenética - frenético - guarrada - guarrería - mosquita - mustia - mustio - palabra - pico - respiración - sabor - tapar - tener - tumba - agua - bucal - buche - hostia - morro - trompa

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