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íngua meaning in English

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íngua noun
{f}

boil [boils](accumulation of pus)
noun
[UK: bɔɪl] [US: ˌbɔɪl]

antilíngua noun
{f}

antilanguage(a language used by a social group to prevent outsiders from understanding what is being said)
noun

beijar de língua verb

French kiss(to give a French kiss)
verb
[UK: frentʃ kɪs] [US: ˈfrentʃ ˈkɪs]

beijo de língua noun
{m}

French kiss(a kiss involving the tongue)
noun
[UK: frentʃ kɪs] [US: ˈfrentʃ ˈkɪs]

cunilíngua noun
{f}

cunnilingus(oral stimulation of female genitals)
noun
[UK: ˌkʌ.nɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡəs] [US: ˌkʌ.nɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡəs]

dar com a língua nos dentes verb

let the cat out of the bag(to disclose a secret, often inadvertently)
verb
[UK: let ðə kæt ˈaʊt əv ðə bæɡ] [US: ˈlet ðə kæt ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈbæɡ]

estar na ponta da língua preposition

on the tip of one's tongue(known but not quite remembered)
preposition

falar em línguas verb

speak in tongues(speak in a language unknown to the speaker)
verb

interlíngua proper noun
{f}

Interlingua(interlanguage based on Romance languages)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɪntəlˈɪŋɡjuːə] [US: ˌɪntɚlˈɪŋɡjuːə]

língua afiada noun

silver tongue(trait of being clever at speaking)
noun

língua artificial noun
{f}

constructed language(artificially created language)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstrʌk.tɪd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: kən.ˈstrək.təd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua auxiliar noun
{f}

auxiliary languagenoun
[UK: ɔːɡ.ˈzɪ.liə.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: agˈzɪ.ljə.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua auxiliar internacional noun
{f}

international auxiliary language(language)
noun

língua azul noun
{f}

bluetongue(disease of ruminants)
noun
[UK: blˈuːtʌŋ] [US: blˈuːɾʌŋ]

Língua bicolana proper noun

Bicol(language)
proper noun

língua brasileira de sinais proper noun
{f}

Brazilian Sign Language(sign language)
proper noun

língua canaresa noun
{f}

Kannada(language)
noun
[UK: kˈɑːnədə] [US: kˈɑːnədə]

língua d'oc proper noun
{f}

Occitan(the Romance language)
proper noun

língua de cobra proper noun
{f}

parseltongue(language of snakes in Harry Potter)
proper noun

língua de herança noun
{f}

heritage language(one's former native language)
noun

língua de sinais noun
{f}

sign [signs](sign language in general, see also: )
noun
[UK: saɪn] [US: ˈsaɪn]

língua de sinais americana proper noun
{f}

American Sign Language(language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate)
proper noun

língua de sinais argentina proper noun
{f}

Argentine Sign Language(a sign language used in Argentina)
proper noun

língua-de-sogra noun
{f}

party horn(tube to create a sound)
noun

língua de trabalho noun
{f}

working language(language with an official status in an international organization)
noun

língua eslovíncia proper noun
{f}

Slovincian(extinct language of the Slovincian people)
proper noun

língua estrangeira noun
{f}

foreign language [foreign languages](any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua franca noun
{f}

lingua franca [lingua francas](common language)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.ˈfræŋk.ə] [US: ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.ˈfræŋk.ə]

língua geral proper noun

Nheengatu(trade language)
proper noun

língua gestual noun
{f}

sign language [sign languages]noun
[UK: saɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈsaɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua indígena noun
{f}

native language(language of a Native or Aboriginal people)
noun
[UK: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua isolada noun
{f}

language isolate(natural language without relatives)
noun
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt] [US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈaɪ.sə.ˌlet]

língua luo proper noun
{f}

Luo(language)
proper noun
[UK: luɔ] [US: ˈlwoʊ]

língua materna noun
{f}

mother tongue [mother tongues](one's native tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) tʌŋ] [US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈtəŋ]

língua minoritária noun
{f}

minority language(language spoken by a minority)
noun

língua mirandesa proper noun
{f}

Mirandese(Romance language)
proper noun

língua mom proper noun
{m}

Mon(the language)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmʌn.deɪ] [US: ˈmoʊn]

língua morta noun
{f}

dead language(language with no native speakers)
noun
[UK: ded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

língua nativa noun
{f}

mother tongue [mother tongues](one's native tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) tʌŋ] [US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈtəŋ]

língua natural noun
{f}

natural language(human language developed naturally)
noun
[UK: ˈnæt.ʃrəl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈnæ.tʃə.rəl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

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