Translations for „tongue“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . tongue [tʌŋ] N

1. tongue (mouth part):

tongue

jezik m

have you lost your tongue?

si brez jezika?

to bite one's tongue

ugrizniti se v jezik

2. tongue (tongue-shaped object):

tongue of land

jezik kopnega

tongue of land

rt

3. tongue (language):

tongue

jezik m

mother tongue

materni jezik

4. tongue no pl (expressive style):

tongue

način m izražanja

to have a sharp tongue

imeti oster jezik

to say sth tongue in cheek

šaliti se

to set tongues wagging

zbuditi opravljive jezike

II . tongue [tʌŋ] VB trans MUS

tongue

povzročati [perf povzročiti vibriranje]

ˈmoth·er tongue N

mother tongue

materni jezik f

mother tongue

materinščina f

ˈtongue-tied ADJ

tongue-tied

sramežljiv

tongue-tied

nesproščen

to be/get tongue-tied with surprise

ne spraviti besede iz sebe od presenečenja

ˈtongue twist·er N

tongue twister

lomilec m jezika

tongue twister

težko izgovorljiva beseda [or fraza] f

Usage examples with tongue

mother tongue

materni jezik

to click one's tongue

tleskniti z jezikom

to bite one's tongue

ugrizniti se v jezik

tongue of land

jezik kopnega

to stick one's tongue out

pokazati jezik

to trip off the tongue

zareči se

to roll off sb's tongue

komu z lahkoto pasti z jezika

to have a loose tongue

imeti predolg jezik

to have a sharp tongue

imeti oster jezik

to poke one's tongue out

pomoliti jezik ven

a slip of the tongue

lapsus

have you lost your tongue?

si brez jezika?

to loll out one's tongue

pokazati jezik

to say sth tongue in cheek

šaliti se

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The presence of halitosis-producing bacteria on the back of the tongue is not to be confused with tongue coating.

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Others saw him as affable and stimulating: with his tongue partly in his cheek and as emotional and often unpredictable.

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Once you get into the habit, statements that appear to be vaguely high-minded and mystical but are in fact twaddle will drip from your tongue.

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They encourage salivation and may also calm nervous horses or provide an outlet for nervous tongue movements.

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In 2001, the traditional vaulting horse was replaced with a new apparatus, sometimes known as a tongue or vaulting table.

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But time and again, reporters give new appointees a public tongue-bath in hopes of later getting access to a scoop in return for the self-abasement.

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Initial symptoms include vomiting, salivation, and discolouration of the tongue and gums.

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A ro-langs can not speak or bend over, it signals its victims by wagging its tongue back and forth.

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It uses a speech synthesizer to recreate words based on its ability to monitor tongue movements.

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Note that a stop consonant made with the "body" of the tongue in contact with the hard palate is called a palatal stop.

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