tunga

Definitioner

1. a tongue (organ)
   common-gender
2. weight (how heavy something is, from the adjective tung = heavy)
   archaic, common-gender
3. a weight (for measuring weight with scales)
   archaic, common-gender
4. a tongue (flap in a shoe)
   common-gender
5. a burden, a trouble
   archaic, common-gender
6. a language, speech
   common-gender
7. a duty, something one is forced to do or pay
   archaic, common-gender

Ekvivalenter

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

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