Detailed translations for "tongue"

tongue

1. geography

tongue(also: cape, headland, head, foreland)
die Landspitze{feminine}

2. figurative

tongue(also: diction, voice)
die Sprache{feminine}
For even though you speak with the tongue of an angel and have not charity, you are as sounding
Denn redetet ihr in der Sprache der Engel und hättet der Liebe nicht, wäret ihr dröhnendes Erz.
Yes, the ancient tongue of the people who first colonised this planet.
Es ist die alte Sprache der Erstbevölkerer dieses Planetens.

3. other

tongue(also: peg, bung, tap)
der Spund{masculine}
tongue(also: stud, spigot, peg, gudgeon)
der Zapfen{masculine}
tongue
die Zunge{feminine}
Put your tongue inside her mouth... and that'll coax her tongue to go into your mouth!
Schieb ihr die Zunge in den Mund und dann kommt ihre Zunge automatisch in deinen Mund!
Just last night I stuck my tongue out at Tommy, and he stuck his tongue out at me, it was
Gestern Abend habe ich Tommy die Zunge rausgestreckt, und er mir auch, das war so witzig!
tongue(also: strap, bracket, flap, gusset plate)
die Lasche{feminine}
You never notice how he picks at the tongue of his shoe?
Auch nicht, wenn er an der Lasche von seinem Tennisschuh rumzupft?

4. anatomy

tongue(also: lingua)
die Zunge{feminine}
So the saying is true! How do I know you're telling the truth? - I could cut his tongue out.
I've been five years running around this country with my tongue hanging out and that's long enough.
Seit fünf Jahren renn ich mit raushängender Zunge durch diese Gegend.

5. music, wind instrument

tongue
die Zunge{feminine}
There is an ancient Klingon proverb that says "You cannot loosen a man's tongue with root beer."
"Du kannst die Zunge eines Mannes nicht mit Root-Bier lösen."
The mouths were burnt out with chemicals. Destroyed the tongue and the gums.

6. gastronomy

tongue(also: Swiss cut)
die Zunge{feminine}
I'm not going to pull the fire alarm. I'm going to pull your tongue out of your head.
I wish God would rip that tongue out of your mouth... so you would stop spewing your sick, vile...
Gott möge dir die Zunge rausreißen für dieses kranke, abscheuliche...

English synonyms for "tongue"

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