tongue twister in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Italian Dictionary

tongue-twister [Brit ˈtʌŋtwɪstə, Am ˈtəŋ ˌtwɪstər] N

tongue-twister

scioglilingua m

Translations for tongue twister in the Italian»English Dictionary

scioglilingua

tongue-twister

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Italian Dictionary

twister [Brit ˈtwɪstə, Am ˈtwɪstər] N inf

1. twister (swindler):

twister

truffatore m / truffatrice f

twister

imbroglione m / imbrogliona f

2. twister Am (tornado):

twister

tornado m

twister

tromba f d'aria

I.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue

lingua f also fig

to poke or stick out one's tongue at sb

fare la lingua or la linguaccia a qn

his tongue was hanging out

aveva la lingua a penzoloni

to click one's tongue

fare schioccare la lingua

to lose, find one's tongue

perdere, ritrovare la lingua

the tip of the tongue

la punta della lingua

2. tongue (language):

tongue

lingua f

mother tongue

lingua madre or lingua materna

native tongue

madrelingua

to speak in tongues REL

= avere il dono della glossolalia

to speak in a foreign tongue

parlare in una lingua straniera

3. tongue FOOD:

tongue

lingua f

ox tongue

lingua di bue

4. tongue (flap):

tongue (on shoe)

linguetta f

5. tongue (of buckle):

tongue

ardiglione m

6. tongue (of flame, land):

tongue

lingua f

II.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue note, passage

staccare

III.tongue [Brit tʌŋ, Am təŋ]

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

has the cat got your tongue? inf

il gatto ti ha mangiato la lingua? ti sei mangiato la lingua?

to get the rough side or edge of sb's tongue

essere insultato da qn

I have his name on the tip of my tongue

ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua

to trip off the tongue name, lie:

venire alle labbra

to loosen sb's tongue

sciogliere la lingua a qn

I can't get my tongue round it

non riesco a pronunciarlo

a slip of the tongue

un lapsus

hold your tongue! inf

frena la lingua!

watch your tongue!

bada a come parli!

keep a civil tongue in your head

sii educato

tongue twister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Italian Dictionary

tongue twister N

tongue twister

scioglilingua m inv

Translations for tongue twister in the Italian»English Dictionary

scioglilingua

tongue twister

Translations for tongue twister in the English»Italian Dictionary

twister [ˈtwɪs·tɚ] N

1. twister METEO:

twister

tornado m inv

2. twister inf (swindler):

twister

truffatore(-trice) m (f)

I.tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue ANAT:

tongue

lingua f

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

to find one's tongue

ritrovare la parola

to hold one's tongue

tenere a freno la lingua

to stick one's tongue out (at sb)

fare la linguaccia (a qn)

to get one's tongue around a word

riuscire a pronunciare una parola

2. tongue (language):

tongue

lingua f

3. tongue (expressive style):

tongue

espressione f

to have a sharp tongue

aver una lingua tagliente

Phrases:

to say sth tongue in cheek

dir qc in tono ironico

to give sb the rough side of one's tongue inf, to speak with a forked tongue

aver la lingua biforcuta

have you lost your tongue?

hai perso la lingua?

to set tongues wagging

dare di che parlare

II.tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue

staccare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Why use a one-syllable word when a tongue twister is available?

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

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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.

www.thehindu.com

It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.

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

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

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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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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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Psychologists have come up with what may be the world's most frustrating tongue twister.

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