- morderse la lengua
- morderse la lengua(por accidente) to bite one's tongue 2 (callarse) to hold one's tongue* * *to hold one's tongue, bite one's lip o tongue* * *(v.) = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lipEx. But she stayed her tongue, and said instead: 'I don't have the materials I need to do the kind of work they want done'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Hold Your Tongue: Bilingualism and the Politics of 'English Only''.Ex. I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.Ex. And so, over and over again, in public and on cue, he wiped away a tear, bit his lip, and said how remorseful he felt.* * *(v.) = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip
Ex: But she stayed her tongue, and said instead: 'I don't have the materials I need to do the kind of work they want done'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hold Your Tongue: Bilingualism and the Politics of 'English Only''.Ex: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.Ex: And so, over and over again, in public and on cue, he wiped away a tear, bit his lip, and said how remorseful he felt.
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.