mouth

mouth
1.
plural - mouths; noun
1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) boca
2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) desembocadura, boca, entrada

2.
verb
(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) decir con los labios
- mouth-organ
- mouthpiece
- mouthwash

mouth n boca
mouth
tr[(n) maʊɵ; (vb) maʊð]
noun
1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL boca
2 (of river) desembocadura; (of bottle) boca; (of tunnel, cave) boca, entrada
3 (person to feed) boca
transitive verb
1 pejorative (say - without sincerity) decir; (- without understanding) recitar, repetir
he mouthed a few platitudes about charity nos dijo algunos lugares comunes sobre la caridad
2 (say without making sound) decir con los labios
he just mouthed the words, he didn't sing simplemente movía los labios, no cantaba
intransitive verb
1 (speak without making sound) mover los labios
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
by word of mouth de palabra
down in the mouth deprimido,-a
not to open one's mouth no abrir la boca, no decir ni pío, no decir esta boca es mía
shut your mouth! ¡cierra el pico!
to be all mouth ser un fantasma
to have a big mouth ser un bocazas
to keep one's mouth shut mantener la boca cerrada, no decir nada
to make somebody's mouth water hacerse a alguien la boca agua
mouth organ armónica
mouth ['maʊð] vt
1) : decir con poca sinceridad, repetir sin comprensión
2) : articular en silencio
she mouthed the words: formó las palabras con los labios
mouth ['maʊɵ] n
: boca f (de una persona o un animal), entrada f (de un túnel), desembocadura f (de un río)
mouth
n.
boca s.f.
boquilla s.f.
desembocadura s.f.
desembocadura de un río s.f.
embocadero s.m.
embocadura s.f.
labio s.m.
pico s.m.

I maʊθ
noun (pl mouths maʊðz)
1) (of person, animal) boca f

shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)

keep your mouth shut about this — no digas ni media palabra de esto a nadie

watch your mouth! — (be careful) ojo con lo que dices!; (response to obscenity) qué boca!, no digas palabrotas!

down in the mouth — alicaído, bajo de moral

to be all mouth — (sl) ser* un fanfarrón (fam)

to have a big mouth — ser* un bocazas or (Andes, Méx) un bocón or (RPl) (un) estómago resfriado (fam)

me and my big mouth! — quién me mandaría abrir la boca!

to make somebody's mouth water: it made my mouth water se me hizo agua la boca or (Esp) se me hizo la boca agua; to shoot one's mouth off — (colloq) (boast) fanfarronear (fam)

2) (of bottle) boca f; (of tunnel, cave) entrada f; (of river) desembocadura f

II maʊð
transitive verb
a) (silently)

it's him, she mouthed — -es él -me/le dijo articulando para que le leyera los labios

b) (say) (pej) decir*

to mouth platitudes — decir* lugares comunes

Phrasal Verbs:
[maʊθ]
1.
N
(pl mouths) [maʊðz] (Anat) boca f; [of bottle] boca f, abertura f; [of cave] entrada f; [of river] desembocadura f; [of channel] embocadero m; [of wind instrument] boquilla f

to foam or froth at the mouth — espumajear

to open one's mouth — (lit, fig) abrir la boca

he never opened his mouth at the meeting — en la reunión no abrió la boca

she didn't dare to open her mouth — no se atrevió a decir ni pío

- he's all mouth and
- be down in the mouth
- shoot one's mouth off
- keep one's mouth shut

shut your mouth! ** — ¡cállate ya!

- stop sb's mouth
- put words into sb's mouth
big 1., 6)
2.
[maʊð]
VT (insincerely) soltar; (affectedly) pronunciar con afectación, articular con rimbombancia

"go away!" she mouthed — -¡vete de aquí! -dijo moviendo mudamente los labios

3.
[maʊθ]
CPD

mouth organ N(esp Brit) armónica f

* * *

I [maʊθ]
noun (pl mouths [maʊðz])
1) (of person, animal) boca f

shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)

keep your mouth shut about this — no digas ni media palabra de esto a nadie

watch your mouth! — (be careful) ojo con lo que dices!; (response to obscenity) qué boca!, no digas palabrotas!

down in the mouth — alicaído, bajo de moral

to be all mouth — (sl) ser* un fanfarrón (fam)

to have a big mouth — ser* un bocazas or (Andes, Méx) un bocón or (RPl) (un) estómago resfriado (fam)

me and my big mouth! — quién me mandaría abrir la boca!

to make somebody's mouth water: it made my mouth water se me hizo agua la boca or (Esp) se me hizo la boca agua; to shoot one's mouth off — (colloq) (boast) fanfarronear (fam)

2) (of bottle) boca f; (of tunnel, cave) entrada f; (of river) desembocadura f

II [maʊð]
transitive verb
a) (silently)

it's him, she mouthed — -es él -me/le dijo articulando para que le leyera los labios

b) (say) (pej) decir*

to mouth platitudes — decir* lugares comunes

Phrasal Verbs:

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