tongue depressor in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tongue depressor in the English»Italian Dictionary

tongue depressor N MED

tongue depressor

abbassalingua m

Translations for tongue depressor in the Italian»English Dictionary

abbassalingua

tongue depressor

Translations for tongue depressor in the English»Italian Dictionary

depressor [Brit dɪˈprɛsə, Am dəˈprɛsər] N

1. depressor ANAT:

depressor muscle, nerve

depressore m

2. depressor MED → tongue depressor

3. depressor CHEM:

depressor

inibitore m

depressor

catalizzatore m negativo

See also tongue depressor

tongue depressor N MED

tongue depressor

abbassalingua m

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 depressor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tongue depressor in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

We first sit the patient down and push down their tongue with a wooden tongue depressor.

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The doctor put a tongue depressor in the actor's throat.

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When they finally managed to get in a larger one, the staff had to tape tongue depressors together to form a child-size stabilizer to prevent him from pulling it out.

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Waxing uses tongue depressors and cloth strips to pull off the wax, which go to landfills.

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A recent competition had students building bridges using tongue depressors and glue, with bridges spanning more than four feet.

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Made of birch and resembling skinny tongue depressors, they were collected and turned into everything from model bridges to birdhouses and finger splints.

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Medical equipment comes in many different forms and levels of complexity, from tongue depressors to artificial hearts.

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His first invention, as a child, was for a lighted tongue depressor that his father, a local physician, could use.

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Then using tongue depressors, he made a splint.

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For example: engineered wood, millwork, cabinets, furniture, tongue depressors or popsicle sticks, just to name a few.

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