mouth organ in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mouth organ in the English»Italian Dictionary

mouth organ [Brit, Am ˈmaʊθ ˌɔrɡən] N

mouth organ

armonica f a bocca

Translations for mouth organ in the Italian»English Dictionary

armonica

mouth organ

Translations for mouth organ in the English»Italian Dictionary

organ [Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)n, Am ˈɔrɡən] N

1. organ:

organ BOT, ANAT

organo m

to donate an organ

donare un organo

donor organ, transplant organ (sought)

organo da trapiantare

donor organ, transplant organ (transplanted)

organo trapiantato

male organ

membro (virile)

reproductive, sexual organs

organi riproduttivi, sessuali

vital organ

organo vitale

organs of speech

organi della fonazione

2. organ MUS:

organ, also pipe organ

organo m

on the organ

all'organo

to play the organ

suonare l'organo

to play the organ (as job)

suonare l'organo, essere un organista

electric, electronic organ

organo elettrico, elettronico

electric, electronic organ before n music, composition

per organo, organistico

electric, electronic organ component

d'organo

3. organ fig:

organ (publication)

organo m

organ (organization)

organo m

organ (organization)

organismo m (of di)

I.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] N

1. mouth (of human, animals):

mouth

bocca f

in one's mouth

in bocca

to open, shut one's mouth

aprire, chiudere la bocca

with my, his etc. mouth open

a bocca aperta

why did you have to open your (big) mouth? inf

non potevi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia?

he's got a big mouth inf

è un chiacchierone

me and my big mouth! inf

accidenti alla mia boccaccia!

to have five mouths to feed

avere cinque bocche da sfamare

2. mouth:

mouth (of cave, tunnel)

imbocco m

mouth (of cave, tunnel)

ingresso m

mouth (of river)

foce f

mouth (of river)

bocca f

mouth (of geyser, volcano)

bocca f

mouth (of valley)

imboccatura f

mouth (of jar, bottle, decanter)

imboccatura f

mouth (of jar, bottle, decanter)

bocca f

mouth (of bag, sack)

apertura f

mouth (of bag, sack)

bocca f

3. mouth (talk) inf:

he's all mouth (and no action)

è tutto chiacchiere (e niente fatti)

that's enough mouth from you!

hai già detto abbastanza!

to watch one's mouth

fare attenzione a quello che si dice

II.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] VB trans

1. mouth (move lips silently):

mouth word, lyrics, answer

= formare [qc] con le labbra senza emettere suoni

2. mouth (say insincerely) pej:

to mouth platitudes

riempirsi la bocca di luoghi comuni

to mouth rhetoric

fare della retorica

III.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ] VB intr

1. mouth (mime):

mouth

= muovere la bocca senza emettere suoni

2. mouth (speak pompously):

mouth

declamare

IV.mouth [Brit maʊθ, Am maʊθ]

by word of mouth

a voce

don't put words in my mouth

non farmi dire cose che non ho detto

his heart was in his mouth

aveva il cuore in gola

to be down in the mouth

essere giù di morale

to leave a bad or nasty taste in one's or the mouth fig

lasciare l'amaro in bocca

to put one's foot in one's mouth

fare una gaffe

to shoot one's mouth off

sparare cazzate

to take the words right out of sb's mouth

togliere le parole di bocca a qn

wash your mouth out!

lavati la bocca col sapone!

I'll wash your mouth out with soap!

guarda che ti lavo la bocca col sapone!

mouth organ in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mouth organ in the Italian»English Dictionary

armonica a bocca

mouth organ

Translations for mouth organ in the English»Italian Dictionary

organ [ˈɔ:r·gən] N

organ

organo m

mouth¹ [maʊθ] N

1. mouth of person, animal:

mouth

bocca f

to shut one's mouth inf

stare zitto

to shut one's mouth inf

tacere

2. mouth (opening):

mouth

apertura f

mouth of bottle, jar

bocca f

mouth of cave

imboccatura f

mouth of river

foce f

Phrases:

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

essere nato con la camicia

it made her mouth water

le ha fatto venire l'acquolina in bocca

to be down in the mouth

essere depresso

to shoot off one's mouth about sth inf (indiscreetely)

raccontarne delle belle

to shoot off one's mouth about sth (brag)

spararne delle grosse

mouth² [maʊð] VB trans

1. mouth (form words silently):

mouth

muovere le labbra senza articolare le parole

2. mouth (say insincerely):

mouth

dire senza sincerità

to mouth an excuse

tirare fuori la solita scusa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An alternative version only removes the word head, replacing it with a short chord played on a mouth organ.

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The pan flute has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the first mouth organ, ancestor of both the pipe organ and the harmonica.

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With a mouth organ, however, if two people play the same tune, it sounds different.

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In the last five years, nearly 50 songs in more than a dozen films have relied on the mouth organ for its distinctive sound.

www.thehindu.com

But lately the doctor's professional interests have been directed toward a different kind of organ: the mouth organ.

www.macleans.ca

He loved and played the saxophone, flute and mouth organ and practiced till he achieved a harmonious blend of melodies.

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He really loved music and often played the mouth organ in his local pub.

www.kilkennypeople.ie

Sometimes he used a constant murmuring voice along with the found sounds or shrieks or staccato guitar bursts or the twitter of a toy mouth organ.

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It's got chickens, a horse and a mouth organ.

www.bbc.co.uk

The brick has been a yo-yo, a mobile phone, a nail file, a pet, a mouth organ, a comb, a sandwich, a talking parrot, and occasionally a brick.

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