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Inflections of 'tongue ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )tongues v 3rd person singular tonguing v pres p tongued v past tongued v past p
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ترجمات رئيسية
tongue n (organ in mouth) (عضو في الفم ) لسان
Rick bit into the juicy strawberry and felt the taste explode on his tongue.
قضم "ريك" الفراولة الكثيرة العصارة وأحسّ بطعمها القويّ على لسانه.
tongue n (as meat) (لحم اللسان ) لسان
Patricia served tongue for lunch.
قدّمت باتريشا لسانًا على الغداء.
tongue n figurative (language) لغة
(مجازًا ) لسان
Many people struggle when trying to master another tongue.
يلاقي أناس كثيرون صعوبة كبيرة في إتقان لغة أخرى.
ترجمات إضافية
tongue n (strip inside top of shoe) (الحذاء ) لسان
Jeremy put the shoe on his foot, straightened the tongue, then tied the laces.
tongue n figurative (manner of speaking) لسان، أسلوب في الكلام
Michelle always manages to say the right thing; she has a smooth tongue.
tongue n (woodwork: part of joint) (في الأشغال الخشبية ) لسان
The tongue on this piece of wood slots into the groove on the other piece.
tongue [sth] ⇒ vtr (touch with the tongue) يتحسس شيئًا بلسانه
After the fight, the young man tongued his teeth, making sure they were all still there.
tongue [sb] ⇒ vtr slang (French kiss) يقبّل شخصًا باستعمال اللسان، يقبّل شخصًا قبلة فرنسية
Sarah found it hard to concentrate on the film, because of the two teenagers tonguing each other in the row in front of her.
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Cat got your tongue? expr figurative, informal (Why aren't you talking?) (تعبير مجازي ) هل أكلت القطة لسانك؟
لمَ لا تتكلم؟
What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue?
forked tongue n (split tongue of snake, etc.) (كالأفاعي ) لسان مشقوق
لسان مقسوم
hold your tongue, bite your tongue, bite your lip v expr idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) يكتم السر، لا يفتح فمه
You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking.
mother tongue, mother language n (native language) اللغة الأم
Juan's mother tongue is Spanish.
native tongue n (first language) اللغة الأصلية، اللغة الأم
My native tongue is English, but I also speak a little French.
be on the tip of your tongue expr figurative (answer, etc.: hard to recall) على طرف لسانه، على رأس لسانه
roll off the tongue, trip off the tongue v expr (be easy to pronounce) يكون سهل اللفظ
silver tongue n figurative (eloquence) فصاحة، إجادة الإقناع
slip of the tongue n (mistake in speaking) زلة لسان
stick your tongue out v expr (show tongue as rude gesture) يمدّ لسانه
tongue and groove n (woodwork: type of slot joint) وصلة الحزّ واللسان
The woodwork teacher showed the students how to do a tongue and groove.
tongue depressor (medicine) (يستعمله الطبيب عند فحص الحلق ) خافض اللسان، مخفِّض اللسان
tongue in cheek, tongue-in-cheek adj figurative (intended ironically) هزليّ، مازح
ملاحظة : A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. Steve always enjoyed Francine's teasing, tongue-in-cheek comments. Though Larry's remark was tongue in cheek, it still hurt.
tongue in cheek, with tongue in cheek expr figurative (ironically) على سبيل الهزل
I didn't mean to upset you; I made those comments tongue in cheek.
tongue twister, tongue-twister n (hard-to-pronounce phrase) جملة صعبة النطق
Tongue twisters can be a useful way of improving your pronunciation.
قد تكون الجمل الصعبة النطق وسيلة جيدة لتحسين اللفظ.
tongue-and-groove n as adj (woodwork joint: using a slot) (مضاف إليه ) تعشيقٍ، حزٍّ ولسانٍ
This piece of furniture has tongue-and-groove joints.
tongue-lashing n figurative, informal (severe scolding) تقريع، توبيخ شديد
tongue-tied adj figurative (unable to speak) (مجازي ) معقود اللسان
Sometimes I get tongue-tied around new people.
tongue-tied adj (with congenital tongue condition) مربوط اللسان، ملتصق اللسان
When I was born I was tongue-tied and needed an operation.
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