mouthpiece

English

Mouthpieces for brass instruments.

Etymology

mouth +‎ piece

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/

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Noun

mouthpiece (plural mouthpieces)

1. A part of any device that functions in or near the mouth, especially:
   1. The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
   2. The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
2. A spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else.
3. (slang) A lawyer for the defense.

Translations

part of a telephone

• Finnish: mikrofoni (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Sprechmuschel f, Sprechkapsel f
• Greek: μικρόφωνο τηλεφώνου n (mikrófono tilefónou)
• Irish: béal (ga) m

• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: telefonrør n
• Russian: тру́бка (ru) f (trúbka)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: powědańska mušla f

part of a wind or brass instrument

• Finnish: suukappale (fi)
• French: embouchure (fr) f
• German: Mundstück (de) n
• Greek: επιστόμιο (el) n (epistómio)
• Hungarian: fúvóka (hu)
• Irish: béalóg f

• Italian: imboccatura (it) f
• Polish: ustnik (pl) m
• Russian: мундшту́к (ru) m (mundštúk)
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: gubawka f

• Tagalog: hihipan

spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喉舌 (zh) (hóushé)

• Finnish: puhemies (fi), edustaja (fi), tiedottaja (fi)
• French: porte-parole (fr) m, m pl, f, f pl (Plural pre-1990), porte-paroles (fr) m pl, f pl (Plural 1990 reformed spelling)
• German: Sprachrohr (de) n
• Greek: φερέφωνο (el) n (feréfono)

• Hungarian: szószóló (hu), szóvivő (hu), szócső (hu) (pejorative)
• Italian: portavoce (it)
• Norwegian: talerør n (colloquial, sometimes pejorative), talsmann m, talsperson m
• Polish: rzecznik (pl) m, rzeczniczka f
• Russian: ора́тор (ru) m (orátor), глаша́тай (ru) m (glašátaj), ру́пор (ru) m (rúpor), вырази́тель (интере́сов) m (vyrazítelʹ (interésov))
• Spanish: portavoz

lawyer for the defense

• Finnish: puolustusasianajaja

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Translations to be checked

• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} munnstykke n