mother tongue in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mother tongue in the English»Italian Dictionary

mother tongue [Brit, Am ˈˌməðər ˈtəŋ] N

1. mother tongue (native tongue):

mother tongue

madrelingua f

2. mother tongue (tongue from which another evolves):

mother tongue

lingua f madre

mother-in-law's tongue [Am ˈməðər ən ˌlɔz ˌtəŋ] N

mother-in-law's tongue

sansevieria f

Translations for mother tongue in the English»Italian Dictionary

mother tongue

lingua madre or lingua materna

Translations for mother tongue in the Italian»English Dictionary

lingua madre, lingua materna

mother tongue

lingua madre

mother tongue

sansevieria

mother-in-law's tongue

madrelingua

mother-tongue

madrelingua

mother tongue

lingua -a

native or mother tongue

Translations for mother tongue in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue

lingua f also fig

to poke or stick out one's tongue at sb

fare la lingua or la linguaccia a qn

his tongue was hanging out

aveva la lingua a penzoloni

to click one's tongue

fare schioccare la lingua

to lose, find one's tongue

perdere, ritrovare la lingua

the tip of the tongue

la punta della lingua

2. tongue (language):

tongue

lingua f

mother tongue

lingua madre or lingua materna

native tongue

madrelingua

to speak in tongues REL

= avere il dono della glossolalia

to speak in a foreign tongue

parlare in una lingua straniera

3. tongue FOOD:

tongue

lingua f

ox tongue

lingua di bue

4. tongue (flap):

tongue (on shoe)

linguetta f

5. tongue (of buckle):

tongue

ardiglione m

6. tongue (of flame, land):

tongue

lingua f

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

tongue note, passage

staccare

III.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ]

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

has the cat got your tongue? inf

il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua? ti sei mangiato la lingua?

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

essere insultato da qn

I have his name on the tip of my tongue

ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua

to trip off the tongue name, lie:

venire alle labbra

to loosen sb's tongue

sciogliere la lingua a qn

I can't get my tongue round it

non riesco a pronunciarlo

a slip of the tongue

un lapsus

hold your tongue! inf

frena la lingua!

watch your tongue!

bada a come parli!

keep a civil tongue in your head

sii educato

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

madre f

a mother of two

madre di due bambini

she's like a mother to me

è come una madre per me

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

madre f form

mother (to mother)

mamma f

3. mother Am inf:

a mother of

un cavolo di

4. mother REL:

Mother

madre f

Reverend Mother

reverenda madre

II.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] VB trans

1. mother (give birth to):

mother young

dare alla luce

mother fig legend

dare vita a

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

coccolare

mother

viziare

III.also mother of vinegar N

also mother of vinegar

madre f (dell'aceto)

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

= ognuno di loro

to learn sth at one's mother's knee or to take sth in with one's mother's milk

succhiare qc col latte della madre

mother tongue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother tongue in the English»Italian Dictionary

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lingua f materna

Translations for mother tongue in the Italian»English Dictionary

lingua madre

mother tongue

madrelingua

mother tongue

è di madrelingua francese

his [or her] mother tongue is French

madrelingua

mother tongue

Translations for mother tongue in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue

lingua f

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

to find one's tongue

ritrovare la parola

to hold one's tongue

tenere a freno la lingua

to stick one's tongue out (at sb)

fare la linguaccia (a qn)

to get one's tongue around a word

riuscire a pronunciare una parola

2. tongue (language):

tongue

lingua f

3. tongue (expressive style):

tongue

espressione f

to have a sharp tongue

aver una lingua tagliente

Phrases:

to say sth tongue in cheek

dir qc in tono ironico

to give sb the rough side of one's tongue inf, to speak with a forked tongue

aver la lingua biforcuta

have you lost your tongue?

hai perso la lingua?

to set tongues wagging

dare di che parlare

II.tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue

staccare

I.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] N

1. mother (woman):

mother

madre f

2. mother (biggest thing):

mother

madre

that was the mother of all wars

quella fu la madre di tutte le guerre

3. mother sl (sth bad):

that was a real mother of a problem

è stato un vero casino

II.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] VB trans

mother

coccolare