tongue twister in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»French Dictionary

tongue-twister N

tongue-twister

phrase amusante pour exercice de diction

Translations for tongue twister in the French»English Dictionary

virelangue

tongue-twister

Translations for tongue twister in the English»French Dictionary

twister [Brit ˈtwɪstə, Am ˈtwɪstər] N inf

1. twister (swindler):

twister

escroc m

2. twister Am (tornado):

twister

tornade f

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

tongue twister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»French Dictionary

tongue-twister N

tongue-twister

mot m /phrase f difficile à dire

Translations for tongue twister in the English»French Dictionary

twister N

1. twister METEO → tornado

2. twister pej inf (swindler):

twister

escroc mf

See also tornado

tornado <-s [or -es]> [tɔ:ˈneɪdəʊ, Am tɔ:rˈneɪdoʊ] N

tornado

tornade f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He once was able to effortlessly pronounce an extremely difficult tongue twister spell.

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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

At least some of the time, tongue twister mix-ups were not one sound or another, but appeared to be something in between.

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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.

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

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Those three tree species, to coin a tongue twister, have account for much of the resurgence in forestry over the past century.

www.independent.ie

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

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

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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.

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