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The meaning of the Spanish word "lengua" and how you use it

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lengua
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) language; tongue
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Estoy orgulloso de mi lengua natal .
I'm proud of my native language.
Estudio lengua y literatura española .
I study Spanish language and literature.
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¿ Conoces otras expresiones similares en español o en tu lengua ?
Do you know other similar expressions in Spanish or in your language?
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¿ Conoces otras expresiones similares en español o en tu lengua ?
Do you know other similar expressions in Spanish or in your language?
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Y no han encontrado ningún parentesco , por lo que todavía el euskera sigue siendo una lengua de origen desconocido .
And they haven't found any kinship, so Basque still continues being a language of unknown origin.
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lengua
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) tongue
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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La lengua es un músculo .
The tongue is a muscle.
La lengua está dentro de la boca .
The tongue is inside the mouth.
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Con la lengua entre los dientes .
With the tongue between the teeth.
Our Five Senses
la piel es el órgano del tacto , la lengua es el órgano del gusto y la nariz es el órgano del olfato .
the skin is the organ of touch, the tongue is the organ of taste, and the nose is the organ of smell.
Our Sense of Taste
La lengua es el órgano del gusto , y en la superficie de la lengua están las papilas gustativas
The tongue is the organ of taste, and on the surface of the tongue are the taste buds
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te...muerdes...la...lengua
(expression) (present) (tú) bite your tongue; shut up
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Te muerdes la lengua y no se lo dices .
You shut up and you don't say it to him.
¿ Por qué no te muerdes la lengua ?
Why don't you bite your tongue?
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no...tiene...pelos...en...la...lengua
(idiom) (present) (usted / él / ella) is/are a straight shooter (lit. doesn't/don't have hairs on the tongue)
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Ella no tiene pelos en la lengua .
She's a straight shooter.
Usted es muy franco . No tiene pelos en la lengua .
You're very frank. You're a straight shooter.
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