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O·ral (ôr

l) or U·ralsk or U·rals'k (y

-r

lsk

-rälsk

)

A city of northwest Kazakhstan on the Ural River south-southwest of Samara, Russia. Founded by Cossacks c. 1622, it is a processing and manufacturing center. Population: 196,000.

o·ral (ôr

adj.

1. Spoken rather than written. See Usage Note at verbal.

2. Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.

3. Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.

4. Consisting of or using speech: oral instruction.

5. Linguistics Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.

6. Psychology Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.

An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written. Often used in the plural.

[Late Latin rlis, from Latin s, r-, mouth; see s- in Indo-European roots.]

oral·ly adv.

oral [ˈɔːrəl ˈɒrəl]

adj

1. spoken or verbal an oral agreement

2. (Medicine) relating to, affecting, or for use in the mouth an oral thermometer

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or relating to the surface of an animal, such as a jellyfish, on which the mouth is situated

4. (Medicine) denoting a drug to be taken by mouth an oral contraceptive Compare parenteral

5. of, relating to, or using spoken words

6. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics pronounced with the soft palate in a raised position completely closing the nasal cavity and allowing air to pass out only through the mouth

7. (Psychoanalysis) Psychoanal

a. relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which the child's interest is concentrated on the mouth

b. denoting personality traits, such as dependence, selfishness, and aggression, resulting from fixation at the oral stage Compare anal [2] genital [2] phallic [2]

(Social Science / Education) an examination in which the questions and answers are spoken rather than written

[from Late Latin orālis, from Latin ōs face]

orally adv

oral (ôr

Relating to or involving the mouth.

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Noun	1.	oral - an examination conducted by spoken communication oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Adj.	1.	oral - using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" unwritten spoken - uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"
	2.	oral - of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
	3.	oral - of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals aboral - opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish"
	4.	oral - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" anal retentive, anal - a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

oral

adjective spoken, vocal, verbal, unwritten, viva voce All students have to take a written and oral examination.

Translations

oral [ˈɔːrəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= spoken) [history, tradition, exam] → oral (Jur) [agreement, evidence] → verbal

2. (Med, Anat) [contraceptive, vaccine, sex] → oral; [hygiene] → bucal

B. N → examen m oral

oral [ˈɔːrəl]

adj

(= spoken) [tradition, agreement, test] → oral(e)
an oral exam → un oral

[hygiene] → oral(e); [contraceptive] → oral(e)

n → oral m
I've got my French oral soon → Je vais bientôt passer mon oral de français.
oral examiner n → examinateur/trice m/f à l'oral
oral history n → histoire f orale

oral

adj

consonant, phase, contraceptive → oral; vaccine → oral verabreicht; medicine → zum Einnehmen

(= verbal) communication, agreement, examination, tradition etc → mündlich; to give oral evidence to a committee → vor einer Kommission aussagen; to improve one’s oral skills in a language → eine Sprache besser sprechen lernen

n → Mündliche(s) nt

oral:

oral cavity

n → Mundhöhle f

oral history

n → Oral History f, → mündliche Geschichtsdokumentation

oral hygiene

n → Mundhygiene f

oral intercourse

n → Oralverkehr m

oral:

oral sex

n → Oralverkehr m

oral surgeon

n → Kieferchirurg(in) m(f)

oral surgery

n → Kieferchirurgie f

oral vaccination

n → Schluckimpfung f

oral [ˈɔːr/əl]

1. adj → orale

2. n (examination) → (esame m) orale m

oral [ˈɔːr/əl]

1. adj → orale

2. n (examination) → (esame m) orale m

oral

adj oral [ˈoːrəl]

1 spoken, not written an oral examination. mondelings شَفَهي устен ústní mundtlig mündlich προφορικός oral suuline شفاهی suullinen oral בְּעַל-פֶּה मौखिक usmeni szóbeli lisan munnlegur orale 口頭の 구두의 žodinis, žodžiu mutisks, mutvārdu- lisan mondeling muntlig ustny oral oral устный ústny usten usmeni muntlig ที่ใช้การพูด sözlü 口頭的 усний; словесний زباني bằng lời nói 口头的

2 of or by the mouth oral hygiene; an oral contraceptive. mondeliks فَمّي، عن طَريق الفَم устен ústní mund- Mund-... στοματικός oral suu- دهانی؛ خوراکی suu- oral, buccal שֶׁל הַפֶּה मुख-मुखीय oralni szájon át történő, orális mulut munn-, munnlegur orale 口の 입의 burnos, per burną imamas, oralinis orāls; mutes- mulut oraal munn-, som inntas gjennom munnen ustny oral oral, bucal оральный ústny usten oralni oral, mun- เกี่ยวกับปาก ağızdan alınan 口的 ротовий; оральний دہاني bằng miệng 口的

a spoken examination He passed the written exam, but failed his oral. mondeling إمْتِحان شَفَهي устен изпит ústní zkouška mundtlig eksamen mündliche Prüfung προφορική εξέταση examen oral suuline eksam امتحان شفاهی suullinen oral בְּחִינָה בְּעַל פֶּה जबानी usmeni szóbeli (vizsga) ujian lisan munnlegt próf orale 口述試験 구술 시험 egzaminas žodžiu mutvārdu eksāmens lisan mondeling muntlig eksamen egzamin ustny oral (examen) oral устный экзамен ústna skúška ustni izpit usmeni deo ispita munta การสอบปากเปล่า sözlü sınav 口試 усний іспит تقريري kỳ thi vấn đáp 口试

adv orally

medicine to be taken orally. mondeliks شَفَهِيّاً през устата ústy, orálně gennem munden innerlich από το στόμα oralmente, por vía oral suuliselt, suu kaudu بطور شفهی؛ بطور خوراکی suullisesti oralement, par voie orale דֶרֶך הַפֶּה मौखिक रूप से na usta szájon át dengan diminum munnlega; til inntöku per via orale 口から 구두로 per burną, žodžiu caur muti; mutiski; iekšķīgi dgn mulut oraal gjennom munnen doustnie oralmente pe cale orală для приёма внутрь ústne, orálne ustno oralno oralt โดยปากเปล่า ağızdan 口服 для внутрішнього вживання; перорально منھ کے راستے سے bằng miệng; bằng lời 口服

Oral → شفهي, فحص شفهي ústní, ústní zkouška mundtlig, mundtlig eksamen mündlich, mündliche Prüfung προφορική εξέταση, προφορικός oral suullinen, suullinen koe oral usmen, usmeni ispit orale 口頭の, 口頭試験 구두의, 구술시험 mondeling muntlig, muntlig eksamen egzamin ustny, ustny exame oral, oral устный, устный экзамен munta, muntlig การสอบปากเปล่า, ที่ใช้การพูด sözlü bằng lời nói, kỳ thi vấn đáp 口头的, 口试

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