tooth

Pronúncia: tuːθ
    [pl.: teeth] noun
  1. Anatomy dent.
  2. [especially molar] queixal.
  3. back tooth queixal.
  4. false teeth dentadura postissa sing.
  5. second teeth segona dentició sing.
  6. front teeth dents incisives.
  7. wisdom tooth queixal del seny.
  8. in the teeth of the wind figurative contra un vent molt fort.
  9. in the teeth of all opposition figurative (malgrat \ a despit) de l'oposició de tothom.
  10. to be armed to the teeth figurative anar armat fins a les dents.
  11. to (cast \ throw) something in someone's teeth figurative (clavar \ tirar \ fer petar) per la cara a algú alguna cosa.
  12. to cut one's teeth (sortir \ néixer) les dents.
  13. to be fed up to the (back) teeth with figurative estar-ne fins al capdamunt, estar-ne tip.
  14. to fight tooth and nail figurative lluitar aferrissadament.
  15. to get one's teeth into something also figurative mossegar alguna cosa.
  16. something to get one's teeth into quelcom digne de ser mossegat.
  17. to be (getting) long in the tooth figurative començar a ser vell.
  18. to have a tooth out fer-se arrencar una dent.
  19. she has a sweet tooth figurative li agrada el dolç, és molt llaminera.
  20. to show one's teeth ensenyar les dents.
  21. to knock a tooth out of someone's mouth fer saltar una dent a algú.
  22. to set one's teeth serrar les dents.
  23. to mutter something between one's teeth dir alguna cosa entre dents.

  24. [of saw, wheel] dent.
  25. the teeth of a wheel les dents d'una roda d'engranatge.
  26. [of comb] pua.
  27. to break the teeth of a comb trencar les pues d'una pinta.