mouth

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie mouth, care provine din engleza veche mūþ < proto-germanică *munþaz.

Pronunție

• AFI: /maʊθ/

Substantiv

mouth, pl. mouths

1. (anat.) gură

   "Open your mouth and say 'aah'," directed the doctor.

2. (p. ext.) gură de vărsare (canal, râu etc.)

   The mouth of the river is a good place to go birdwatching in spring and autumn.

3. (p. ext.) gură, orificiu, deschizătură

   The mouth of a cave.

4. (argou) limbut, vorbăreț, guraliv, flecar, locvace

   My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.

Sinonime

• 1: (fam.) cakehole, gob, kisser, mush, piehole, puss, trap
• 3: orifice

Cuvinte derivate

cuvinte derivate

badmouth bellmouth blabbermouth broadmouth cottonmouth fishmouth flannelmouth flutemouth frogmouth goalmouth headmouth largemouth loudmouth/loud-mouth, loudmouthed/loud-mouthed mouthbreathing mouthbrooder mouthed/-mouthed mouther mouthfeel

mouthful mouthguard mouthless mouthlike mouthly mouthpart mouthpiece mouthwash mouthy pipemouth poormouth redmouth saltmouth smallmouth suckermouth warmouth wrymouth

Cuvinte compuse

cuvinte compuse

foot-and-mouth/foot and mouth hand-foot-and-mouth disease motor mouth mouth bow mouth-breather mouth-footed mouth harp mouth-made mouth mirror

mouth music mouth organ mouth-to-mouth mouthwatering/mouth-watering scabby mouth sea mouth smash-mouth/smashmouth trench mouth

Expresii

expresii

a closed mouth gathers no feet all mouth and pants/trousers, all mouth and no pants/trousers, all mouth ass-to-mouth/ATM bad taste in one's mouth big mouth born with a silver spoon in one's mouth dirty mouth don't look a gift horse in the mouth down in the mouth dragon's mouth dry mouth foam at the mouth froth at the mouth hand-to-mouth horse's mouth keep one's mouth shut

mouth of a sailor mouth off out of the mouths of babes potty mouth put one's foot in one's mouth put one's money where one's mouth is put words in somebody's mouth run off at the mouth shoot off at the mouth shoot one's mouth off shut one's mouth straight from the horse's mouth wash your mouth out watch your mouth word of mouth

Etimologie

Confer mouth.

Pronunție

• AFI: /maʊð/

Verb

Conjugarea verbului to mouth
Infinitiv	to mouth
Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg.	mouths
Trecut simplu	mouthed
Participiu trecut	mouthed
Participiu prezent	mouthing

1. a vorbi despre ceva

   He mouthed his opinions on the subject at the meeting.

2. a sufla (cuvinte)

   The prompter mouthed the words to the actor, who had forgotten them.

3. a lua în gură, a pune în gură

   The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary