B2 — Intermedio alto👁️ Partes del cuerpo
Avere la lingua in tasca
To be at a loss for words (used in negative to mean the opposite)
Traducción literal
"To have one's tongue in one's pocket"
Qué significa
To be at a loss for words (used in negative to mean the opposite). Almost always used in the negative ('non ha la lingua in tasca') to describe someone very talkative and always ready with a response.
Ejemplo en contexto
"Non ha la lingua in tasca — risponde sempre a tutto."
"She's never at a loss for words — she always has an answer for everything."
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