English-Dutch translations for mouthful

• hap
• mondjevol
• mondvol
  Hoewel het een hele mondvol is, kunnen we wijzen op de IDA-successen, waarvan de burgers van de Europese Unie daadwerkelijk de vruchten hebben geplukt op manieren die hun leven echt hebben veranderd. Although it is a real mouthful, we can point to the IDA successes as bringing real benefits to European Union citizens in ways that really touch their lives.

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