tongue

(English)

Din engleza medie tonge, tunge, tung, care provine din engleza veche tunge < proto-germanică *tungōn.

• AFI: /tʌŋ/

tongue, pl. tongues

1. (anat.) limbă

   Can you wriggle your tongue?

2. (lingv.) limbă, limbaj

   He was speaking in his native tongue.

3. (rel., normal la pl.) borbire în limbi, glosolalie
4. (despre pantofi) limbă (la încălțăminte)
5. (tenh.) feder, limbă
6. (fig.) [limbă] (de foc), flacără

• 2: language, (fam.) lingo

• tonguage
• tonguedom
• tonguing
• tongueless
• tonguely
• tongueman
• tongueness
• tongueship
• tonguesore
• tonguey
• tonguework

• beef tongue
• double tonguing
• double-tongued
• forked tongue
• mother tongue
• native tongue
• silver-tongue
• silver-tongued
• tongue depressor
• tongue lashing
• tongue sandwich
• tongue-shaped
• tongue-tie
• tongue-tied
• tongue twister

• cat got someone's tongue
• give tongue, give tongue to
• hold one's tongue
• law of the tongue
• roll off the tongue
• sharp tongue
• speak in tongues
• tongue and groove
• tongue in cheek

• mouth

1. (ieșit din uz) a vorbi
2. (argou) a săruta
3. a atinge cu vârful limbii

• 1: talk

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