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    Significado de mouth em inglês

    mouthmouth1 /maʊθ/ noun (plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] Ver todas as traduções1face the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speakingparte do rosto usada para comer ou falar:  He lifted his glass to his mouth.Ele levantou o copo até a boca. Liam was fast asleep with his mouth wide open.Liam estava dormindo profundamente com a boca bem aberta.2keep your mouth shut informalinformal a)to not tell other people about a secretnão contar um segredo para outras pessoas:  He demanded £2,000 to keep his mouth shut.Ele exigiu £2.000 para ficar de boca fechada. b)to not say something even if you think itnão dizer algo mesmo que se esteja pensando:  I wished that I’d kept my mouth shut.Eu queria ter ficado de boca fechada.3open your mouth to prepare to speakpreparar-se para falar:  ‘I’ll go,’ Travis said quickly before she could open her mouth."Eu vou", disse Travis rapidamente antes que ela pudesse abrir a boca.open your mouth to say/speak/protest etc Julia opened her mouth to reply, but they were interrupted.Julia abriu a boca para responder, mas foram interrompidos.4(you) watch your mouth spokenoral informalinformal used to tell someone not to speak in such a rude wayusado para dizer a alguém que não fale de maneira tão grosseira5entrance the entrance to a large hole or cavea entrada de uma grande cavidade ou caverna:  As the train entered the mouth of the tunnel, the lights came on.Quando o trem entrou na boca do túnel, as luzes se acenderam.6river the part of a river where it joins the seaa parte de um rio onde ele desemboca no mar; foz:  the mouth of the River Teesa foz do rio Tees7bottle/container the open part at the top of a bottle or containera parte aberta no topo de uma garrafa ou recipiente8big mouth informalinformal if someone has a big mouth, they say too much or tell another person’s secretsse alguém tem boca grande, fala demais ou revela os segredos dos outros9me and my big mouth/you and your big mouth etc spokenoral used to criticize yourself or another person for saying something that should not have been saidusado para criticar a si mesmo ou outra pessoa por ter dito algo que não deveria ter sido dito:  Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. Me and my big mouth.Opa, não devia ter dito isso. Eu e minha boca grande.10mouth to feed/hungry mouth someone who you must provide food for, especially one of your childrenalguém que você precisa alimentar, especialmente um dos seus filhos:  To these parents, a new baby is just another hungry mouth.Para esses pais, um bebê novo é apenas mais uma boca faminta para alimentar.11make your mouth water if food makes your mouth water, it smells or looks so good you want to eat it immediatelyse uma comida faz a boca salivar, é porque cheira ou parece tão boa que se quer comê-la imediatamente:  The smell of the cooked fish made her mouth water.O cheiro do peixe cozido fez a boca dela salivar. mouth-watering12down in the mouth informalinformal unhappydesanimado; abatido:  Tim’s looking very down in the mouth.Tim está parecendo muito abatido.13out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) used humorously when a small child has just said something clever or interestingusado com humor quando uma criança pequena acaba de dizer algo inteligente ou interessante14be all mouth British English spokenoral if someone is all mouth, they talk a lot about what they will do but are not brave enough to actually do itse alguém é só fala, fala muito sobre o que vai fazer mas não tem coragem de realmente fazer be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born1(8), → by word of mouth at word1(14), → be foaming at the mouth at foam2(2), → put your foot in your mouth at foot1(15), → put your money where your mouth is at money(18), → put words into somebody’s mouth at word1(22), → shut your mouth at shut1(2), → shoot your mouth off at shoot1(12), → foul-mouthed, mealy-mouthedCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESverbsverbosopen/shut/close your mouth· He opened his mouth wide so the doctor could examine his throat.Ele abriu bem a boca para que o médico pudesse examinar sua garganta.cover your mouth· She laughed, covering her mouth with her hand.Ela riu, cobrindo a boca com a mão.wipe your mouth· He laid down his fork and wiped his mouth.Ele largou o garfo e limpou a boca.purse your mouth (=bring your lips tightly together, especially to show disapproval or worry)· Ian looked at her and pursed his mouth.Ian olhou para ela e franzou os lábios.kiss somebody on the mouth· She walked boldly up to him and kissed him on the mouth.Ela se aproximou dele com ousadia e o beijou na boca.somebody’s mouth falls/drops open (=in surprise)· ‘Me?’ she said, her mouth dropping open."Eu?" disse ela, com a boca aberta de espanto.somebody’s mouth tightens writtenescrito (=their lips are pressed tightly together, usually in anger)· ‘You mean you knew about this?’ His mouth tightened."Quer dizer que você sabia disso?" Sua boca se contraiu.somebody’s mouth twists writtenescrito (=moves into an unhappy or angry expression)· His mouth twisted in a sneer.Sua boca se torceu em um sorriso de escárnio.adjectivesadjetivosdry (=especially because someone is nervous or ill)· My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.Minha boca estava seca e minhas mãos estavam tremendo.a big/large/wide/small mouth· He had a big nose and a big mouth.Ele tinha um nariz grande e uma boca grande.· Billy’s wide mouth stretched into a grin.A boca larga de Billy se abriu em um sorriso.a generous mouth (=a large mouth that is attractive)· On her generous mouth was a smile.Em sua boca generosa havia um sorriso.a full mouth (=with large attractive lips)· She had heavy-lidded eyes and a full mouth.Ela tinha olhos de pálpebras pesadas e uma boca cheia.a thin mouth (=with thin lips)· a woman with a sharp nose and a thin mouthuma mulher com nariz afilado e lábios finosa rosebud mouth (=a small red attractive mouth)· The girl had huge brown eyes and a rosebud mouth.A garota tinha imensos olhos castanhos e uma boca de botão de rosa.phraseslocuçõesthe corner/side of your mouth· A smile lifted the corners of her mouth.Um sorriso ergueu os cantos de sua boca.the roof of your mouth (=the top inside part)· He made a clicking sound with his tongue on the roof of his mouth.Ele fez um estalo com a língua no céu da boca.with your mouth full (=with food in your mouth)· Don’t talk with your mouth full.Não fale de boca cheia.with your mouth open· He chews with his mouth open.Ele mastiga com a boca aberta.(with your) mouth agape writtenescrito (=with your mouth open in surprise)· She stared at him, mouth agape.Ela o encarou com a boca escancarada.
    mouthmouth2 /maʊð/ verb [transitive] 1to move your lips in the same way you do when you are saying words, but without making any soundmover os lábios como se estivesse falando, mas sem emitir nenhum som:  She silently mouthed the words ‘Good luck’.Ela articulou em silêncio as palavras "Boa sorte". Philip mouthed something through the glass which she did not hear.Philip articulou algo através do vidro que ela não conseguiu ouvir.2to say things that you do not really believe or that you do not understanddizer coisas em que não se acredita de verdade ou que não se entende:  The players mouthed clichés about what they hoped to do at the World Cup.Os jogadores repetiram chavões sobre o que esperavam fazer na Copa do Mundo. They mouthed the usual platitudes.Eles repetiram os chavões de sempre.mouth off phrasal verb informalinformal to complain angrily and noisily about something, or talk as if you know more than anyone elsereclamar de algo com raiva e barulho, ou falar como se soubesse mais do que todo mundomouth off at/to You should have heard Pete mouthing off at Joe.Você devia ter ouvido Pete gritando com Joe.mouth off about Morris was mouthing off about his former team.Morris estava falando mal do seu antigo time de forma arrogante.