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tongue-tied

/ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/

Traduction: Décrit une personne qui ne parvient pas à parler clairement ou couramment, généralement à cause de la timidité, de la nervosité ou de la gêne., Verbe signifiant faire perdre à quelqu'un l'usage de la parole ou le rendre incapable de parler clairement, souvent en raison de la timidité, de la gêne ou de la confusion.

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Liens du mot

adjective

/ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/B2formal
  • frDécrit une personne qui ne parvient pas à parler clairement ou couramment, généralement à cause de la timidité, de la nervosité ou de la gêne.

Describes a state of being unable to speak clearly or fluently, usually due to shyness, nervousness, or embarrassment.

  1. Unable to speak fluentlyB2informal

    Temporarily unable to speak clearly or express oneself due to shyness, nervousness, or surprise.

    fravoir la langue nouée

    • He stood tongue-tied in front of the audience.
    • She felt tongue-tied when asked about her achievements.
    • The unexpected question left him completely tongue-tied.

    Synonymesdumbstruckinarticulatemutespeechless

    Antonymesarticulateeloquentfluentgarruloustalkative

Formes
  • more tongue-tied comparative form
  • most tongue-tied superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

tongue-tie/ˈtʌŋ.taɪ/C1formal
  • frVerbe signifiant faire perdre à quelqu'un l'usage de la parole ou le rendre incapable de parler clairement, souvent en raison de la timidité, de la gêne ou de la confusion.

A verb meaning to cause someone to become speechless or unable to speak clearly, often due to shyness, embarrassment, or confusion.

  1. Deprive of speechC1formal

    To cause someone to be unable to speak, especially due to shyness, surprise, or strong emotion.

    frRendre muet

    • The unexpected question tongue-tied him completely.
    • She was tongue-tied by the sudden appearance of her idol.
    • The shocking news tongue-tied the entire audience.

    Synonymesastounddumbfoundflabbergastmutenonplussilencestrike dumbstun

Formes
  • tongue-tied past participle
  • tongue-tied past simple
  • tongue-tying present participle
  • tongue-ties third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Conditions héritées

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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