Définition anglaise de “mouth”

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Définition de "mouth" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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mouthnoun

uk ​ /maʊθ/ us ​ /maʊθ/

mouth noun (BODY PART)

A1 [ C ] the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue:

Open your mouth wide and say "Ah".
You shouldn't put so much food in your mouth at once.

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mouth noun (OPENING)

C1 [ C usually singular ] the opening of a narrow container, the opening of a hole or cave, or the place where a river flows into the sea:

Quebec is at the mouth of the St Lawrence River.

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Idiom(s)

be all mouth
be down in the mouth
keep your mouth shut
make sb's mouth water
a mouth to feed
out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings)

mouthverb [ T ]

uk ​ /maʊð/ us ​ /maʊð/

› to form words with the lips without making any sound:

It looks to me as if the singers are only mouthing the words .
[ + speech ] "Can we go?" mouthed Mary.

› to say something in a way that is not sincere:

I don't want to stand here listening to you mouthing apologies.
See also
bad-mouth

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Phrasal verb(s)

mouth off (about sth)
mouth off (to/at sb)

(Definition of “mouth” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Définition de "mouth" - Dictionnaire Anglais Américain

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mouthnoun

us ​ /mɑʊθ/

mouth noun (BODY PART)

› [ C ] the opening in the face used by a person or animal to eat and drink:

I wish you wouldn’t chew with your mouth open.

mouth noun (OPENING)

› [ C usually sing ] the opening of a hole or cave:

We looked down into the mouth of the volcano.

› [ C usually sing ] The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.

› [ C usually sing ] The opening of a bottle or jar is also called a mouth.

mouthverb [ T ]

us ​ /mɑʊð, mɑʊθ/

mouth verb [ T ] (BODY PART)

› to move the lips as if speaking a word:

I mouthed a single word, "Please."

Phrasal verb(s)

mouth off

(Definition of “mouth” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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