tongue

[US]/tʌŋ/
[UK]/tʌŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sprog; et muskulært organ i munden, der bruges til at smage og synke, og som også er en essentiel del af tale

vt. at slikke med tungen; at kritisere hårdt; at spille et blæseinstrument ved at puste luft igennem det

vi. at spille et blæseinstrument ved at puste luft igennem det; at tale eller kommunikere med andre
Word Forms
Third Person Singulartongues
Present Participletonguing
Past Participletongued
Pluraltongues
Past Tensetongued

Phrases & Collocations

tongue twister

tungevridder

tongue piercing

tandpiercing

mother tongue

modersmål

tongue in cheek

med et glimt i øjet

native tongue

modersmål

long tongue

lang tunge

speak in tongues

tale i tunger

sharp tongue

kvæssende tunge

give tongue

give udtryk for

bite the tongue

bide i tungen

tongue depressor

tungedepressor

Example Sentences

The tongue is a vocal organ.

Tungen er et stemmeorgan.

a tongue-in-cheek remark

en spøgende bemærkning

She had no tongue to answer.

Hun havde ingen tunge at svare med.

A honey tongue,a heart of gall.

En honningtunge, et hjerte af galde.

The shoelace caught on the tongue of his shoe.

Skoen snublede på tungen af hans sko.

The scandal set tongues wagging.

Skandalen fik folk til at tale.

The tongue is one of the organs for pronunciation.

Tungen er et af organerne for udtale.

The snake shot its tongue out.

Slangen skød sin tunge ud.

The snake's tongue shot out.

Slangens tunge skød ud.

the thick tongues of barbarians.

de tykke tunger hos barbarerne.

Keep a civil tongue in your head!

Hold din tunge på stedet!

The dog's tongue lolled out.

Hundens tunge hang slapt ud.

He put his tongue out.

Han stak tungen ud.

They are willing to give tongue in my defence.

De er villige til at tale i min forsvar.

I wouldn't give tongue to such gossip.

Jeg ville ikke sprede sådan sladder.

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