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mouthful

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/ /ˈmaʊθfəl/

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noun

Mundvoll

The amount that will fit in a mouth.

Examples :

"He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in."

Er schluckte einen Mundvoll Meerwasser, als er hineinfiel.

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noun

Eine ganze Menge, eine ordentliche Portion

Examples :

"She ate a mouthful of cookies. "

Sie aß eine ganze Menge Kekse.

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noun

Zungenbrecher, schwer auszusprechende Worte

Something difficult to pronounce or say.

Examples :

"“She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say."

„She sells sea shells“ ist ein ziemlicher Zungenbrecher.

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noun

Schimpftirade, Beschimpfung

A tirade of abusive language (especially in the term “give someone a mouthful”)

Examples :

"After spilling coffee on the boss's shirt, John expected to get a mouthful. "

Nachdem John Kaffee auf das Hemd des Chefs verschüttet hatte, erwartete er eine Schimpftirade.

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adjective

Aufschneiderisch, umständlich

Bombastic or awkward.

Examples :

"His mouthful speech, filled with overly complicated vocabulary, confused the audience. "

Seine aufschneiderische Rede, gefüllt mit übermäßig kompliziertem Vokabular, verwirrte das Publikum.

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