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lengua
Translation
s.f.
› (en la boca)
⇨ tongue form
sacar la lengua to stick out one's tongue
› (idioma)
⇨ language
Habla muchas lenguas He speaks many languages
›lengua materna
mother tongue
›Mike no tiene pelos en la lengua
Mike speaks his mind
irse de la lengua (col.)
⇨ to talk too much
lengua de víbora
⇨ a sharp tongue
malas lenguas
⇨ gossip uncount
Las malas lenguas dicen que va a dimitir Gossip says that he is going to resign
tirar de la lengua a alguien (col.)
⇨ to get sb talking
(Definition of lengua s.f. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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