give lip: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKAustraliainformalslang
    • To speak to someone rudely, insolently, or disrespectfully.

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    • I told Jake not to give lip to the teacher, but he just couldn’t help himself.

      Le dije a Jake que no le respondiera con insolencia al maestro, pero simplemente no pudo evitarlo.

    • She always gives lip to her parents whenever they ask her to clean her room.

      Ella siempre responde con insolencia a sus padres cuando le piden que limpie su habitación.

    • Did you really give lip to your boss during the meeting yesterday? That’s risky.

      ¿De verdad le hablaste con insolencia a tu jefe durante la reunión de ayer? Eso es arriesgado.

  • 2.

    USUKinformal
    • To move the lips to match words without producing sound, as when lip-syncing.

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    • During the concert, the performers gave lip perfectly to the backing track, impressing the audience.

      Durante el concierto, los artistas movieron los labios perfectamente sincronizados con la pista de acompañamiento, impresionando al público.

    • She gave lip silently to the song’s chorus while the band played live.

      Ella movía los labios en silencio con el coro de la canción mientras la banda tocaba en vivo.

    • The actor had to give lip convincingly during the scene because the audio was added later.

      El actor tuvo que mover los labios de manera convincente durante la escena porque el audio se añadió después.

    • We watched the music video where the singer gave lip flawlessly, matching every word.

      Vimos el video musical donde el cantante sincronizó perfectamente los labios, coincidiendo con cada palabra.

  • 3.

    USUKslangvulgar
    • To perform cunnilingus on a woman.

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    • In their private moments, he was always eager to give lip to her and show his affection.

      En sus momentos privados, él siempre estaba dispuesto a darle placer oral y mostrar su afecto.

    • She whispered that she loved it when he gave lip during their intimate times.

      Ella susurró que le encantaba cuando él le hacía sexo oral en sus momentos íntimos.

    • Would you mind giving lip tonight? She seemed a bit tired but still wanted to be close.

      ¿Te importaría hacerle sexo oral esta noche? Ella parecía un poco cansada pero aún quería estar cerca.

Examples:

  • EN: He doesn't know how to give lip service or look after his coworkers.
    ES: El no sabe hablar de dientes para afuera ni tampoco cuidar a sus colegas.
  • EN: GO..... we give lip service to the idea of
    HI: कर देते हैं मन को पावन _
  • EN: We don't want to just give lip-service to His goodness, His awesomeness, His glory.
    HI: है हम उसके प्रति न दिलचस्पी लेते हैं,न उसकी सुन्दरता,महत्व,लाभ,
  • EN: * Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk - It isn't enough to give lip service to change.
    HI: *अपनी राह चलें यह मति नहीं है, बोलते बहुतपरसोचकीतेजगतिनहींहै।
  • EN: And then they give lip service to the democratization of fashion...
    HI: और फिर इन्हें लोकतंत्र का गला घोट कर सत्ता ....
  • EN: And then we give lip service to the fact that we want
    HI: पत्तर दिल से दिल्लगी की हम ने
  • EN: give lip service to the idea that there are different ways to
    HI: कि रतन अलग सा अंदाजे बयाँ है अपना
  • EN: "Just give lip service to their demands."
    HI: अपनी मांगों को लेकर हठधर्मी'
  • EN: We give lip service to love without having the real thing.
    HI: प्रेम को बिना कुछ कहे चुपचाप सहना.
  • EN: twenty-four critically acclaimed novels I'll give lip service to reading,
    HI: जो चालीसा पढ़ै और पढ़ावै
  • EN: We don't just give lip service to our vision.
    HI: हमकभी अपने आसू बहाना नहीं करते।
  • EN: So I think they will have to at least give lip service to supporting him.
    HI: इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि कम से कम उन्हें बंद करने के लिए ब्लैकमेल करना चाहिए।
  • EN: And a lot of people give lip service to freedom... but when they see it right in front of them... they suddenly become authoritarian and afraid of freedom.
    ES: Y mucha gente quiere libertad... pero cuando la tienen delante... se ponen autoritarios de repente y asustados de la libertad.
  • EN: You must learn the lyrics and only give lip movement for them.
    ES: Sólo tenéis que aprenderos la la letra y mover los labios.
  • EN: She'll be easy to toss, and she doesn't give lip.
    ES: es facil de lanzar, y ella no es rezongona.

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