Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
lip | lipping |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
button your mouth,
button your lip v expr | dated, figurative, slang (do not talk) (Slang) | die Klappe halten, die Schnauze halten VP |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | die Fresse halten VP |
| | Button your mouth--I don't want to hear about it any more. |
| cleft lip n | (split in upper lip) (ugs) | Hasenscharte Nf |
| | | Lippenspalte Nf |
| | The baby underwent surgery to correct his cleft lip. |
hold your tongue,
bite your tongue,
bite your lip v expr | idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) (übertragen) | sich auf die Zunge beißen Rdw |
| | | zurückhalten Vr, sepa |
| | You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. |
lip balm,
lip salve n | (moisturizer for lips) | Lippenbalsam Nm |
| | | Lippenpflegestift Nm |
| | | Fettstift Nm |
| | I applied lip balm to protect my lips from the sun. |
| | During the winter use lip salve to stop your lips getting chapped and dry. |
lip gloss,
lipgloss n | (product that adds shine to lips) (Anglizismus) | Lipgloss Nm |
| | I don't wear much makeup, just concealer and lip gloss. |
| | Jenny put some fresh gloss on her lips. |
| lip service n | figurative (superficial attention) | Lippenbekenntnis Nn |
| | Her policies to help poorer families are more than just lip service. |
lip sync,
lip-sync,
lip synch vi | informal (mime singing) (Anglizismus) | Playback singen Nn + Vt |
| | | so tun als würde [jmd] singen Rdw |
| | The performances on this TV show are never live; the singers always lip synch. |
lip sync to [sth],
lip-sync to [sth],
lip synch to [sth] vi + prep | informal (mime to a song) (Anglizismus) | Playback singen Nn + Vt |
| | | so tun als würde [jmd] singen Rdw |
| | | nur die Lippen zu [etw] bewegen Rdw |
| | I was very disappointed to see that the singer was only lip-synching to a recording. |
lip-read,
also US: lipread vi | (interpret by looking at [sb]'s mouth) | Lippen lesen Npl + Vt |
| | The film didn't have subtitles, so my deaf aunt had to lip-read. |
lip-read [sth],
also US: lipread [sth]⇒ vtr | (interpret by watching [sb] speak) | [etw] von jmds Lippen ablesen Rdw |
| | The students lip-read the teacher's instructions. |
| lip-smacking adj | informal, figurative (tasty, mouth-watering) | lecker Adj |
| | | das Wasser im Mund zusammenlaufen Rdw |
| | | zum Anbeißen Präp + Nn |
lipreader,
lip-reader n | ([sb] who interprets mouth movements) | Lippenleser Nm |
lipreading,
lip-reading,
lip-reading n | (interpreting mouth movements) | Lippenlesen Nn |
| lip salve n | (ointment for lips) (©, ugs) | Labello Nm |
| | | Lippenpflegestift Nm |
| | | Lippenpomade Nf |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) | ein Lippenbekenntnis ablegen Rdw |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (stoicism, restraint) | Gleichgültigkeit Nf |
| | | Gleichmut Nm |
| | | Teilnahmslosigkeit Nf |
| | The British are famous for their stiff upper lip. |
| stiff upper lip n | figurative (reserve, self-restraint) | Selbstbeherrschung Nf |
| | | Selbstkontrolle Nf |
| | | Zurückhaltung Nf |