Pronúncia: bókə
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femení
- anatomia mouth.
- figuradament mouth, entrance, outlet, opening.
- approach.
- [de fusell] muzzle, mouth.
- [de túnel] span.
- [de menjar] flavour, taste.
- [de xemeneia] nozzle.
- boca de pinyó very small mouth.
- boca de calaix very wide mouth.
- boca a boca mouth-to-mouth.
- boca closa [cantar] humming.
- boca d'aigua hydrant, fireplug.
- boca de metro tube station entrance, subway entrance US.
- boca de mina pit head, mine entrance.
- boca de riu river mouth.
- boca de l'estómac pit of the stomach.
- boca per amunt face upward.
- boca per avall face downward.
- fer-se la boca aigua figuradament it makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering.
- treure's el menjar de la boca per algú figuradament to deprive oneself of something for someone else.
- aquest vi té bona boca this wine has a good flavour or taste.
- a casa som deu boques we are ten to dinner.
- a boca de canó at close range.
- no (obrir \ badar) boca to hold one's tongue, remain silent, not to open one's mouth.
- tapar la boca a algú to shut someone's mouth.
- anar-se'n de la boca to speak too much.
- dir una cosa només de boca not to speak sincerely.
- tenir el cor a la boca to speak (freely \ with open heart).
- deixar algú amb la paraula a la boca to leave someone talking.
- treure alguna cosa de la boca a algú to take the words out of someone's mouth.
- (anar \ córrer) de boca en boca to go the rounds, be the subject of gossip.
- ésser una boca d'infern to have a wicked tongue.
- ser una boca de trons to talk shouting.
- ser una boca d'or to be a good speaker, to be a silver tongue.
- tractar algú a boca què vols to give someone as much as (he/she) wishes.
- obrir un pam de boca to be struck all of a heap, be dumbfounded.
- boca de (dragó \ conill) botànica snapdragon.