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sharp tongue

/ʃɑːp tʌŋ/

Traduction: Tendance à parler d'un ton critique, acerbe ou sarcastique, qui blesse souvent les sentiments des autres.

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/ʃɑːp tʌŋ/B2informal
  • frTendance à parler d'un ton critique, acerbe ou sarcastique, qui blesse souvent les sentiments des autres.

A tendency to speak in a critical, harsh, or sarcastic manner that often hurts others' feelings.

  1. Tendency to speak harshlyB2informal

    A habit of speaking in a critical, sarcastic, or hurtful way.

    frlangue acérée

    • Her sharp tongue often gets her into trouble at work.
    • He has a sharp tongue, but he doesn't mean to be cruel.
    • I try to avoid people with a sharp tongue.