English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “mouth”

mouth (maʊθ Pronunciation for mouth

Translations

noun

Word forms:   plural mouths  (maʊðz Pronunciation for
  1. (anatomy) boca feminine
    1. [of bottle] boca feminine, abertura feminine
    2. [of cave] entrada feminine
    3. [of river] desembocadura feminine
    4. [of channel] embocadero masculine
    5. [of wind instrument] boquilla feminine

    to foam or froth at the mouth espumajear

    to open one's mouth (literal, figurative) 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

    idiom: he's all mouth and (no) trousers (British, informal) se le va (toda) la fuerza por la boca (informal), es un fanfarrón or un fantasma (informal)

    idiom: to be down in the mouth estar deprimido

    idiom: to shoot one's mouth off (informal) hablar más de la cuenta

    idiom: to keep one's mouth shut (informal) callarse, no decir ni esta boca es mía ⇒ shut your mouth! (very informal) ¡cállate ya!

    idiom: to stop sb's mouth (very informal) hacer callar a algn

    idiom: watch your mouth! (very informal) ¡cuidadito con lo que dices!

    idiom: to put words into sb's mouth poner palabras en boca de algn

see also big (sense 6)
 (maʊð Pronunciation for

transitive verb

    1. (insincerely) soltar
    2. (affectedly) pronunciar con afectación, articular con rimbombancia
     ⇒ "go away!" she mouthed —¡vete de aquí! —dijo moviendo mudamente los labios

Compounds

Similar Words

= lips, trap, chops, jaws, gob, maw, yap, cakehole
= inlet, outlet, estuary, firth, outfall, debouchment
= boasting, gas, bragging, hot air, braggadocio, idle talk, empty talk
= utter, say, speak, voice, express, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, verbalize, vocalize, say insincerely, say for form's sake

'mouth' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: فَمٌPronunciation for فَمٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bocaPronunciation for boca
  • Chinese: 嘴巴Pronunciation for 嘴巴
  • Croatian: ustaPronunciation for usta
  • Czech: ústaPronunciation for ústa
  • Danish: mundPronunciation for mund
  • Dutch: mondPronunciation for mondgezicht
  • European Spanish: bocaPronunciation for boca
  • Finnish: suuPronunciation for suu
  • French: bouchePronunciation for bouche
  • German: MundPronunciation for Mund Münder
  • Greek: στόμαPronunciation for στόμα
  • Italian: boccaPronunciation for bocca
  • Japanese: Pronunciation for 口
  • Korean: Pronunciation for 입
  • Norwegian: munnPronunciation for munn
  • Polish: ustaPronunciation for usta
  • Portuguese: bocaPronunciation for boca
  • Romanian: gură guri
  • Russian: ротPronunciation for рот
  • Spanish: bocaPronunciation for boca
  • Swedish: munPronunciation for mun
  • Thai: ปากPronunciation for ปาก
  • Turkish: ağızPronunciation for ağız
  • Ukrainian: рот
  • Vietnamese: miệngPronunciation for miệng
  • Brazilian Portuguese: movimentar os lábios sem de fato emitir som algum
  • Chinese: 用口形不出声地说用口形不出声聲地说說
  • European Spanish: articular
  • French: articuler en silence
  • German: mit Lippenbewegungen sagen
  • Italian: formare con la boccaparola
  • Japanese: 口をもぐもぐさせる
  • Korean: 소리 없이 입 모양으로 말하다
  • Portuguese: movimentar os lábios sem emitir som algum
  • Spanish: articular

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