mouthpiece

English

Mouthpieces for brass instruments.

Etymology

mouth +‎ piece

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

mouthpiece (plural mouthpieces)

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.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The novel's protagonist serves as a mouthpiece for the author's political views.
(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
Spanish: micrófono (es) m

part of a wind or brass instrument

Catalan: embocadura f
Danish: mundstykke n
Finnish: suukappale (fi)
French: embouchure (fr) f
German: Mundstück (de) n
Greek: επιστόμιο (el) n (epistómio)
Ancient Greek: ὅλμος m (hólmos)
Hungarian: fúvóka (hu)
Irish: béalóg f
Italian: imboccatura (it) f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: munnstykke n

Nynorsk: munnstykke n
Polish: ustnik (pl) m
Russian: мундшту́к (ru) m (mundštúk)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: gubawka f
Spanish: boquilla f
Tagalog: hihipan

spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else

Chinese:
Mandarin: 喉舌 (zh) (hóushé)
Danish: talsrør n, (often pejorative), talsmand c
Finnish: puhemies (fi), edustaja (fi), tiedottaja (fi)
French: porte-parole (fr) m or m pl or f or f pl (Plural pre-1990), porte-paroles (fr) m pl or 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 (pl) f
Russian: ора́тор (ru) m (orátor), глаша́тай (ru) m (glašátaj), ру́пор (ru) m (rúpor), вырази́тель (интере́сов) m (vyrazítelʹ (interésov))
Spanish: portavoz (es)
Thai: กระบอกเสียง (th) (grà-bɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang)

lawyer for the defense

Finnish: puolustusasianajaja

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