TONGUE - Translation from English into Polish

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tongue [tʌŋ] N

tongue: język m

to bite one's tongue: ugryźć się w język

to stick one's tongue out at sb: pokazywać [perf pokazać] komuś język

to have a sharp tongue: mieć ostry [lub cięty] język

Phrases:

to say sth tongue in cheek: powiedzieć coś żartem

to not get one's tongue around sth inf: nie potrafić czegoś wymówić

to hold one's tongue: trzymać język za zębami

to set [or start] tongues wagging: stać się obiektem plotek

a slip of the tongue: przejęzyczenie nt

mother tongue N

mother tongue: język m ojczysty

tongue depressor N AM

tongue depressor: szpatułka f

tongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied: oniemiały

to get tongue-tied with surprise: oniemieć ze zdumienia

tongue twister N

tongue twister: łamaniec m językowy

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to click one's tongue: mlaskać [perf mlasnąć]

to find one's tongue: odzyskać mowę

to bite one's tongue: ugryźć się w język

to hold one's tongue: trzymać język za zębami

to lubricate sb's tongue: rozwiązać komuś język

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

A recent competition had students building bridges using tongue depressors and glue, with bridges spanning more than four feet.

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When they finally managed to get in a larger one, the staff had to tape tongue depressors together to form a child-size stabilizer to prevent him from pulling it out.

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His first invention, as a child, was for a lighted tongue depressor that his father, a local physician, could use.

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Since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean, wooden tongue depressors are normally labeled for disposal after a single use.

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Waxing uses tongue depressors and cloth strips to pull off the wax, which go to landfills.

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