oral
Relating to the mouthRelating to the mouth.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» We had an oral exam.
Wir hatten eine mündliche Prüfung. — al_ex_an_der
У нас был устный экзамен. — ae5s
В нас був усний іспит. — deniko
Ми мали усний екзамен. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
9 senses(not comparable, relational)Relating to the mouth.
oral hygiene
oral sex
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
Relating to the mouth.
(not comparable, relational)Done or taken by the mouth.
(not comparable, relational)Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
(not comparable, relational)Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.
(not comparable, relational)Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.
(not comparable, relational)Spoken rather than written.
an oral presentation
an oral French exam
using speech rather than writing
Spoken rather than written.
(not comparable, relational)Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
(not comparable, relational)Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.
(not comparable, relational)Not having reached the stage of literacy.
Examples
63 sentencesWe had an oral exam.
В нас був усний іспит. — deniko
ruУ нас был устный экзамен. — ae5s
deWir hatten eine mündliche Prüfung. — al_ex_an_der
He took an oral examination.
ruОн сдавал устный экзамен. — fjay69
His oral agreement may not mean anything without his signed contract.
Його усна згода може бути не варта нічого без контракту з його підписом. — ChickenKiev
ruЕго устное согласие ничего не стоит, пока он не подписал договор. — soweli_Elepanto
deSein mündliches Einverständnis sagt nicht viel aus ohne den von ihm unterschriebenen Vertrag. — Zaghawa
Anything oral is fine by me.
Tomorrow I have an oral test.
ruЗавтра у меня устный экзамен. — marafon
Translations
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