Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mouthful
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Mouthful
mouthful
~ n 1 an amount of food or drink that you put into your mouth at one time (That was a great steak! I enjoyed every mouthful.) 2 a mouthful informal a long word or phrase that is difficult to say (Her real name is a bit of a mouthful, so we just call her Dee.) 3 give sb a mouthful informal especially BrE to speak angrily to someone, often swearing at them 4 say a mouthful AmE informal to say a lot of true and important things about something in a few words
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(mouthfuls) 1. A mouthful of drink or food is the amount that you put or have in your mouth. She gulped down a mouthful of coffee... N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. If you describe a long word or phrase as a mouthful, you mean that it is difficult to say. (INFORMAL) It’s called the Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Project, which is quite a mouthful. N-SING: a N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 15th century 1. a. as much as a mouth will hold b. the quantity usually taken into the mouth at one time 2. a small quantity 3. a. a very long word or phrase b. a comment or a statement rich in meaning or substance ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -fuls) 1 a quantity, esp. of food, that fills the mouth. 2 a small quantity. 3 a long or complicated word or phrase. 4 US colloq. something important said. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. полный рот (чего-л.) 2. кусок; глоток to swallow smth. at one mouthful, to make one mouthful of smth. —- проглотить что-л. за раз (сразу, одним глотком) 3. небольшое количество, немного, кусочек he couldn't eat another mouthful —- он больше не мог съесть ни крошки 4. разг. трудно произносимое имя, слово или фраза a real mouthful of a name! —- ваше имя и не произнесешь! Id: to say a mouthful —- сказать что-л. необычное (важное, потрясающее) Id: you've said a mouthful —- золотые ваши (твои) слова ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) полный рот (чего-л.); кусок; глоток 2) небольшое количество 3) труднопроизносимое слово, фраза и т.п. to say a mouthful - сказать что-л. важное, потрясающее ...Англо-русский словарь
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