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mouthful

/ˈmaʊθfəl/

mouthfulnoun

mouthfuls

/ˈmaʊθfəl/

Translations

une bouchée

She took a mouthful of the delicious soup and smiled with satisfaction.

Elle prit une bouchée de la délicieuse soupe et sourit avec satisfaction.

Additional translations

une remarque qui en dit longSens figuré, souvent dans un registre familier.

un nom à rallongeSe dit d’un mot ou d’une expression trop long à prononcer.

Definitions

A quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth.

She took a mouthful of the delicious soup and smiled with satisfaction.

A long or complicated word or phrase that is difficult to say.

The scientific name of the plant was quite a mouthful, making it hard to remember.

A significant or telling remark; something important or frankly stated.

"You said a mouthful when you called the plan unrealistic."

Synonyms

mouthfuladjective

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/

Translations

à rallongeSe dit surtout d’un nom, d’un mot ou d’une expression trop long ou compliqué à prononcer.

It's such a mouthful name that most people just use the abbreviation.

C’est un nom à rallonge, donc la plupart des gens utilisent simplement l’abréviation.

Definitions

Difficult to pronounce or say because of length or complexity.

It's such a mouthful name that most people just use the abbreviation.

Synonyms