tongue twister in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tongue-twister N

tongue-twister

trabalenguas m

Translations for tongue twister in the Spanish»English Dictionary

trabalenguas

tongue twister

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twister [Am ˈtwɪstər, Brit ˈtwɪstə] N inf

1. twister (cheat):

twister

tramposo m / tramposa f

twister

fulero m / fulera f Spain inf

2. twister (tornado):

twister Am

tornado m

3. twister (dancer):

twister

bailarín m de twist / bailarina f de twist

tongue [Am təŋ, Brit tʌŋ] N

1.1. tongue C ANAT:

tongue

lengua f

to poke or put or stick one's tongue out at sb

sacarle la lengua a alguien

with one's tongue hanging out

con la lengua fuera

her behavior has set tongues wagging in the village

su comportamiento ha dado que hablar en el pueblo

to bite one's tongue inf

morderse la lengua

to get one's tongue around sth inf

pronunciar algo

I can't get my tongue around his name

su nombre me resulta muy difícil de pronunciar

to have a cruel or sharp or wicked tongue

tener lengua viperina or de víbora

to have a loose tongue

hablar más de la cuenta

loose tongues cost lives

las indiscreciones cuestan vidas

to hold one's tongue

callarse

to hold one's tongue

contenerse

to keep a civil tongue in one's head

expresarse en lenguaje respetuoso

to loosen sb's tongue

hacer hablar a alguien

the wine loosened their tongues

el vino les soltó la lengua

to lose one's tongue have you lost your tongue?

¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?

to lose one's tongue have you lost your tongue?

¿te han comido la lengua los ratones?

to say sth (with) tongue in cheek

decir algo medio burlándose or medio en broma

the film was supposed to be tongue in cheek

se suponía que la película no iba del todo en serio

tongue-in-cheek comments

comentarios mpl irónicos

1.2. tongue FOOD:

tongue C U or C

lengua f

2. tongue C:

tongue (of flame)

lengua f

tongue (of land)

lengua f

tongue (on shoe)

lengüeta f

tongue (on buckle)

hebijón m

tongue (in bell)

badajo m

3. tongue (language):

tongue

lengua f

tongue

idioma m

mother/native tongue

lengua materna/nativa

the gift of tongues

el don de lenguas

to speak in tongues

hablar en lenguas desconocidas

tongue twister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tongue twister N

tongue twister

trabalenguas m inv

Translations for tongue twister in the Spanish»English Dictionary

trabalenguas

tongue twister

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twister [ˈtwɪs·tər] N METEO

twister inf

tornado m

I.tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue

lengua f

to bite one's tongue

morderse la lengua

to find one's tongue

recobrar el habla

to hold one's tongue

contenerse (para no decir algo)

to stick one's tongue out (at sb)

sacar la lengua (a alguien)

to get one's tongue around a word

pronunciar una palabra

2. tongue (language):

tongue

idioma m

to speak in tongues

hablar en lenguas desconocidas

3. tongue (expressive style):

tongue

expresión f

to have a sharp tongue

tener una lengua afilada

Phrases:

to say sth tongue in cheek

decir algo irónicamente

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

hablar con lengua bífida

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

criticar a alguien severamente

have you lost your tongue?

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?

to set tongues wagging

dar (de) qué hablar

II.tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue

tocar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was also a mental challenge about midway through the show; the teams would have to complete some activity such as unscrambling a word, reciting a tongue twister, etc.

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And the part where the guy turned invincible and then invisible, presumably to build a tongue twister that only the hardiest of cyber-tongues can conquer?

www.kotaku.com.au

It can be a bit of a tongue twister, especial as the groups tend to be out on their walks together.

www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk

This tongue twister of an act could be a huge benefit to those who tweet something in error.

www.pcmag.com

You will note that the limerick and tongue twister are slightly dated!

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Why use a one-syllable word when a tongue twister is available?

www.independent.co.uk

No music was needed for the tricky tongue twister scene based on plucking pheasants with surprisingly did go to plan without any embarrassing pronunciation mishaps.

www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk

It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.

en.wikipedia.org

Psychologists have come up with what may be the world's most frustrating tongue twister.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I lost my way in a village with a tongue twister of a name and found this quaint cavern instead lying in oblivion and neglect.

www.thehindu.com