mind one's language
To be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear wordsTo be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear words.
» Mind your language.
Pass auf, was du sagst! — al_ex_an_der
Следи за языком. — Ooneykcall
Попрошу не выражаться! — marafon
Слідкуй за тим, що кажеш. — deniko
Ooneykcall · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To be careful to speak properly, especially concerning the avoidance of swear words.
Examples
5 sentencesMind your language.
Слідкуй за тим, що кажеш. — deniko
ruСледи за языком. — Ooneykcall
dePass auf, was du sagst! — al_ex_an_der
Keep in mind that language is your friend and not your enemy.
ruПомни, что язык — твой друг, а не враг. — odexed
deDenk immer daran, dass die Sprache dein Freund ist, und nicht dein Feind. — al_ex_an_der
All communication of the contents of the mind is language, communication in words being only a particular case of human language.
Billy's dismissive comments on Gustavo's mistakes reflect a narrow-minded perspective on language acquisition.
The reality we can describe isn't reality as such, since it is filtered through our senses, minds, and languages.
Forms
minds one's language, minding one's language, minded one's language, minded one's language| Base form | mind one's language · to mind one's language |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | minds one's language |
| Present participle | minding one's language |
| Past simple | minded one's language |
| Past participle | minded one's language |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.