tongue

tongue
tongue [tʌŋ]
1. noun
   a. langue f
• to stick out one's tongue tirer la langue
• to lose/find one's tongue perdre/retrouver sa langue
• I can't get my tongue round it je n'arrive pas à le prononcer
   b. ( = language) langue f
2. compounds
► tongue-in-cheek adjective ironique
► tongue-tied adjective muet
► tongue twister noun phrase f (or nom m) très difficile à prononcer, virelangue m
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[tʌŋ] 1.
noun
1) gen, Anatomy, Culinary langue f; (flap on shoe) languette f

to stick one's tongue out at somebody — tirer la langue à quelqu'un

to lose/find one's tongue — fig avaler/retrouver sa langue

2) (language) langue f

native tongue — langue d'origine

2.
transitive verb Music détacher [note, passage]
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has the cat got your tongue? — (colloq) tu as avalé ta langue?

to get the rough side ou edge of somebody's tongue — subir les paroles désobligeantes de quelqu'un

I have his name on the tip of my tongue — j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue

to loosen somebody's tongue — délier la langue de quelqu'un

I can't get my tongue round it — je n'arrive pas à le prononcer

a slip of the tongue — un lapsus

watch your tongue! — surveille tes paroles!


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