Meaning of tunga | Babel Free
/²tɵŋa/Definitioner
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a tongue (organ) common-gender
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weight (how heavy something is, from the adjective tung = heavy) archaic, common-gender
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a weight (for measuring weight with scales) archaic, common-gender
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a tongue (flap in a shoe) common-gender
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a burden, a trouble archaic, common-gender
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a language, speech common-gender
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a duty, something one is forced to do or pay archaic, common-gender
Exempel
“De skatter som förvärvas genom falsk tunga, de äro en försvinnande dunst och hasta till döden.”
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. (Proverbs 21:6 – old bible translation with archaic language)
“Tyskland var då tungan på den europeiska jämviktens vågskål”
Germany was then the weight in the pan of the European balance
CEFR-nivå
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.