mother tongue in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mother tongue in the English»French Dictionary

mother tongue N

1. mother tongue (native tongue):

mother tongue

langue f maternelle

2. mother tongue (from which another evolves):

mother tongue

langue f mère

mother-in-law's tongue N BOT

mother-in-law's tongue

sansevière f

Translations for mother tongue in the French»English Dictionary

langue maternelle

mother tongue

Translations for mother tongue in the English»French Dictionary

I.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue fig

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 FOOD:

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] VB 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 inf?

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 inf!

tiens ta langue!

watch your tongue!

surveille tes paroles!

keep a civil tongue in your head

sois poli

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

mère f

a mother of two

une mère de deux enfants

she's like a mother to me

c'est une mère pour moi

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

mère f form

mother (to mother)

maman f

3. mother Am sl:

a mother of

un bon dieu de inf

II.Mother REL

Mother

Mère f

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

1. mother lit young:

mother

materner

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

dorloter also pej

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

tous sans exception

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

apprendre qc dans sa plus tendre enfance

mother tongue in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother tongue in the English»French Dictionary

mother tongue N

mother tongue

langue f maternelle

Translations for mother tongue in the French»English Dictionary

langue étrangère/maternelle

foreign/mother tongue

Translations for mother tongue in the English»French Dictionary

tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue (mouth part):

tongue a. fig

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

Phrases:

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

I.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. mother (female parent):

mother

mère f

2. mother Am → motherfucker

Phrases:

the mother of all ... the mother of all storms

la tempête des tempêtes

II.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

mother

materner

III.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

mother

mère

See also motherfucker

motherfucker N vulg

motherfucker man

connard m

motherfucker woman

salope f

motherfucker thing

saloperie f