tongue-tied in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongue-tied in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary (Go to Bulgarian»English)

Translations for tongue-tied in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

накръ̀ст ADV

въ̀рзан (-а) <-и> ADJ

слѝв|а <-ата, -и> N f BOT

I.преплѝтам imperf, преплета̀ perf VERB trans

II.преплѝтам imperf, преплета̀ perf VERB refl

кръст <кръ̀стът, кръ̀стове, count: кръ̀ста> N m

езѝ|к1 <-кът, -ци, count: -ка> N m

Phrases:

become tongue-tied

уст|а̀ <-а̀та, -ѝ> N f

Phrases:

be tongue-tied
be silver- [or honey-] tongued

I.ка̀звам imperf, ка̀жа perf VERB trans

II.ка̀звам imperf, ка̀жа perf VERB refl

III.ка̀звам imperf, ка̀жа perf VERB refl казвам си

Phrases:

keep getting tongue-tied

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Oftentimes, employees get tongue-tied after employers call or ask for doctor's notes.
www.usatoday.com
Terry's a tongue-tied mess, though he admits it.
www.ew.com
A lifetime of incorrect press passes, messed-up mail and tongue-tied telemarketers have taught me as much.
espn.go.com
The truth is that it was tongue-tied, and that is the real scandal.
www.thestar.com
Some virtuoso players only become eloquent at their instrument, and are tongue-tied away from it.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Fear of intimacy and rejection is said to leave people tongue-tied and awkward.
www.dailymail.co.uk
He is smooth and unruffled while the team members are tense and tongue-tied.
www.theatlantic.com
Nor is she responsive to the romantic attentions of a nervous, tongue-tied plumber, who clearly adores her.
www.telegraph.co.uk
He was too tongue-tied to woo, and the ogress caught him.
en.wikipedia.org
This was not because they were tongue-tied: it is because the organisers did not want to hear them.
www.independent.co.uk

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