English-Danish translations for mouthful

• mundfuld
  Man kunne jo godt mene, at det er en temmelig stor mundfuld for noget, som grundlæggende er en meget enkel tanke. This is, one might think, rather a mouthful for what is essentially a simple idea.
  Udtrykket økonomiske partnerskabsaftaler er en ordentlig mundfuld, især på tysk. 'Economic partnership agreements' really is quite a mouthful, particularly in German.
  En tredjedel af Europas fødevarer, en ud af tre mundfulde mad, kan sættes i forbindelse med bibestøvning. A third of the EU's food - one in three mouthfuls of food - can be linked to bee pollination.

Definition of mouthful

• The amount that will fit in a mouth
• Quite a bit
• Something difficult to pronounce or say
• A tirade of abusive language (especially in the term “give someone a mouthful”
• Bombastic or awkward

Examples

• He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in
• “She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say

Related words

• mouthful of marbles
• snatch a mouthful
• a bit of a mouthful