| Level | B1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | tongue |
| IPA | /tʌŋ / noun |
| Back | dil |
| Back 2 | tongue (noun) /tʌŋ /
noun
1 [countable]
the soft part inside
your mouth that you can move. You use your tongue for speaking, tasting
things, etc.
dil
It's very rude to stick your tongue out at
people.
2 [countable,
uncountable]
the tongue of some
animals, cooked and eaten
(şarküteri) dil
a slice of ox tongue
3 [countable] (formal)
a language
dil, lisan
your mother tongue
ana dilin
IDIOMS
on
the tip of your tongue
if a word or name is on
the tip of your tongue you are sure that you know it but you cannot
remember it
dilinin
ucunda
Their name is on the tip of my tongue.
It'll come back to me in a moment.
put/stick
your tongue out
to put your tongue
outside your mouth as a rude sign to sb
dilini
çıkarmak, dil çıkarmak
a
slip of the tongue
something that you say
that you did not mean to say
dil
sürçmesi
Did I say Thursday? That was a slip of the tongue,
I meant Tuesday.
(with)
tongue in cheek
done or said as a
joke; not intended seriously
şaka
yollu, alaylı
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