Pronúncia: maʊθ
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noun
- boca also figurative
- [of river] boca, gola, desembocadura.
- [of channel] embocador, enformador.
- [of wind instrument] embocadura.
- to be down in the mouth veure-ho tot negre, (estar \ sentir-se) deprimit.
- to (foam \ froth) at the mouth treure guspires pels ulls, estar rabiós.
- to keep one's mouth shut figurative mantenir la boca tancada, guardar un secret.
- he never opened his mouth at the meeting no va obrir la boca durant tota la reunió.
- he didn't dare to open his mouth no va gosar obrir la boca.
- to put words into someone's mouth atribuir a algú coses que no ha dit.
- to shoot off one's mouth parlar més del compte.
- to make someone's mouth water fer venir salivera a algú.
- to stop someone's mouth fer callar algú. transitive verb
- [affectedly] pronunciar amb afectació.
- [soundlessly] moure els llavis sense pronunciar res. intransitive verb
- parlar exagerant els moviments de la boca.