tongues im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für tongues im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] SUBST

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue übtr

langue f

to poke or stick out one's tongue at sb

tirer la langue à qn

his tongue was hanging out

il tirait la langue

to click one's tongue

faire claquer sa langue

to lose/find one's tongue

avaler/retrouver sa langue

the tip of the tongue

le bout de la langue

2. tongue (language):

tongue

langue f

native tongue

langue f d'origine

to speak in tongues REL

parler en langues

to speak in a foreign tongue

parler une langue étrangère

3. tongue GASTRO:

tongue

langue f

4. tongue (flap):

tongue (on shoe)

languette f

5. tongue (of flame, land):

tongue

langue f

II.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] VERB trans MUS

tongue note, passage

détacher

III.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ]

to bite one's tongue

se mordre la langue

has the cat got your tongue ugs?

tu as avalé ta langue?

to get the rough side or edge of sb's tongue

subir les paroles désobligeantes de qn

to give sb a tongue-lashing

faire des remarques cinglantes à qn

I have his name on the tip of my tongue

j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue

to trip off the tongue name, lie:

venir tout seul

to loosen sb's tongue

délier la langue de qn

I can't get my tongue round it

je n'arrive pas à le prononcer

a slip of the tongue

un lapsus

hold your tongue ugs!

tiens ta langue!

watch your tongue!

surveille tes paroles!

keep a civil tongue in your head

sois poli

ox tongue SUBST

ox tongue

langue f de bœuf

mother tongue SUBST

1. mother tongue (native tongue):

mother tongue

langue f maternelle

2. mother tongue (from which another evolves):

mother tongue

langue f mère

tongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

muet/-ette

tongue stud SUBST

tongue stud

clou m de langue

tongue-twister SUBST

tongue-twister

phrase amusante pour exercice de diction

tongue-twisting ADJ

tongue-twisting

difficile à articuler

tongue-and-groove [ˌtʌŋənˈɡruːv] ADJ

tongue-and-groove

à rainure et languette

tongue-in-cheek [Brit tʌŋɪnˈtʃiːk, Am ˈˌtəŋ ən ˈtʃik] ADJ ADV

tongue-in-cheek

au deuxième degré

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

tongues were clacking

les gens ont commencé à jacasser

tongues im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für tongues im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

tongue [tʌŋ] SUBST

1. tongue (mouth part):

tongue a. übtr

langue f

to bite one's tongue

se mordre la langue

to stick one's tongue out at sb

tirer la langue à qn

to have a sharp tongue

avoir une langue acérée

2. tongue (tongue-shaped object):

tongue of a land

langue f

tongue of a shoe

languette f

3. tongue (language):

tongue

langue f

Wendungen:

to be on the tip of one's tongue

être sur le bout de la langue

to say sth tongue in cheek

dire qc ironiquement

to get one's tongue around a word

arriver à prononcer un mot

tongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

muet(te)

tongue-twister SUBST

tongue-twister

mot m /phrase f difficile à dire

mother tongue SUBST

mother tongue

langue f maternelle

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

a venomous tongue

une langue de serpent

to lubricate sb's tongue

délier la langue à qn

to speak with a forked tongue

mentir

Übersetzungen für tongues im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

scolopendre

hart's-tongue

languette d'une chaussure

tongue

bâtonnet (pour examiner la gorge)

tongue depressor

tongues Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to trip off the tongue name

se dire aisément

to trip off the tongue cliché

couler aisément

to speak with a forked tongue

mentir

to feel the full lash of sb's tongue

ressentir les paroles acerbes de qn

to stick one's tongue out at sb

tirer la langue à qn

to get one's tongue around a word

arriver à prononcer un mot

to have a really libellous tongue

avoir une vraie langue de vipère

on the tip of one's tongue

sur le bout de la langue

it was a slip of the tongue

(c'est) ma langue (qui) a fourché

to stick out one's tongue at sb

tirer la langue à qn

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

The entire book is rife with slightly humorous stories of leg-lengthening services and long nights of wailing in tongues.

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When they sense potential food nearby, they commonly twitch a toe to attract it within easy reach of their tongues.

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This earns him the reputation of a card (a character, someone able to set tongues wagging) a reputation he is determined to cement.

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The aardvark and the ant eater use long tongues to prey upon termite and ant nests.

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The reality is that the most vicious body shaming comes from our own waspish tongues.

www.independent.ie

With a fine variety of spoken tongues, numbering over 300, it is somewhat easy to discern the beauty in the diversity of its peoples.

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They have short thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both adaptations to nectar feeding.

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The tactile image is then projected onto the tongue via the ribbon cable where the tongues receptors pick up the signal.

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We cast nets for new bats and release the previous night's catches after they lap up sugar water from our eye droppers with their long, pink tongues.

voices.nationalgeographic.com

They are constantly ablaze, appearing as nothing so much as living, speaking tongues of flame.

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