tongues in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tongues in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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-tied [Am ˈtəŋ ˌtaɪd, Brit ˈtʌŋtʌɪd] ADJ

tongue-tied youth/suitor:

tongue-tied

tímido

tongue-tied

cohibido

he gets tongue-tied when she's around

se cohíbe or se corta cuando está ella

I get tongue-tied when I try to speak German

se me traba la lengua cuando trato de hablar alemán

tongue-lashing [ˈtəŋˌlæʃɪŋ] N inf

tongue-lashing

bronca f inf

to give sb a tongue-lashing

echarle una bronca a alguien inf

tongue stud N

tongue stud

piercing m para la lengua

she put in a tongue stud

se puso un piercing en la lengua

tongue-twister N

tongue-twister

trabalenguas m

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lengua f materna

tongue-and-groove joint [ˌtʌŋən(d)ˈɡruːv dʒɔɪnt] N

tongue-and-groove joint

machihembrado m

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that will set their tongues clacking

eso les va a dar mucho que hablar

Translations for tongues in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cinoglosa

hound's-tongue

su amistad suscitaba murmuraciones

their friendship set tongues wagging o gave rise to a lot of gossip

tongues in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongues in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

callarse

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 no pl (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 que hablar

II.tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue

tocar

tongue twister N

tongue twister

trabalenguas m inv

tongue-tied [ˈtʌŋtaɪd] ADJ

1. tongue-tied (too shy to speak):

to be tongue-tied

cortarse Spain

to be tongue-tied

quedarse cohibido

he was completely tongue-tied

parecía que le hubiese comido la lengua el gato

2. tongue-tied MED (suffering from ankyloglossia):

to be tongue-tied

tener el frenillo sublingual corto

to be tongue-tied

tener anquiloglosia

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lengua f materna

tongue-tied ADJ

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tongue-tied (unable to speak)

mudo, -a fig

tongue-tied (unable to speak)

sin habla (por vergüenza o nerviosismo)

(tongue) depressor N

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(tongue) depressor MED spec

depresor (lingual) m spec

(tongue) depressor MED

bajalenguas m

(tongue) depressor MED

abatelenguas m

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venomous tongue

viperino, -a

Translations for tongues in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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vapuleo

tongue-lashing

trabalenguas

tongue twister

lengüeta (zapato)

tongue

tongues Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the lizard darted out its tongue

la largatija disparó la lengua

to stick one's tongue out (at sb)

sacar la lengua (a alguien)

to get one's tongue around a word

pronunciar una palabra

to speak in tongues

hablar en lenguas desconocidas

to set tongues wagging

dar que hablar

to feel the lash of sb's tongue

ser fustigado

it's on the tip of my tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

when I'm worked up, I get tongue-tied

cuando estoy nervioso se me atraviesan las palabras

I had to bite my tongue

tuve que morderme la lengua

has the cat got your tongue?

¿te ha comido alguien la lengua?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

He can master most languages that he comes in contact with, including their various dialects, colloquialisms, and sub-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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Small glaciers or tongues of perpetual ice descend from the depressions between the ridges into the valleys.

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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

The church does not reject speaking in tongues (glossolalia).

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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

As a small boy the spirit entered his mouth, a phenomenon known as glossolalia, and he spoke in tongues -- which, you could say, gave him his first audience.

www.independent.co.uk

They are omnivorous, using their long tongues to lap nectar from flowers, but also eating some small beetles, bugs, and lepidopterans.

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