Pronúncia: tuːθ
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[pl.: teeth]
noun
- Anatomy dent.
- [especially molar] queixal.
- back tooth queixal.
- false teeth dentadura postissa sing.
- second teeth segona dentició sing.
- front teeth dents incisives.
- wisdom tooth queixal del seny.
- in the teeth of the wind figurative contra un vent molt fort.
- in the teeth of all opposition figurative (malgrat \ a despit) de l'oposició de tothom.
- to be armed to the teeth figurative anar armat fins a les dents.
- to (cast \ throw) something in someone's teeth figurative (clavar \ tirar \ fer petar) per la cara a algú alguna cosa.
- to cut one's teeth (sortir \ néixer) les dents.
- to be fed up to the (back) teeth with figurative estar-ne fins al capdamunt, estar-ne tip.
- to fight tooth and nail figurative lluitar aferrissadament.
- to get one's teeth into something also figurative mossegar alguna cosa.
- something to get one's teeth into quelcom digne de ser mossegat.
- to be (getting) long in the tooth figurative començar a ser vell.
- to have a tooth out fer-se arrencar una dent.
- she has a sweet tooth figurative li agrada el dolç, és molt llaminera.
- to show one's teeth ensenyar les dents.
- to knock a tooth out of someone's mouth fer saltar una dent a algú.
- to set one's teeth serrar les dents.
- to mutter something between one's teeth dir alguna cosa entre dents.
- [of saw, wheel] dent.
- the teeth of a wheel les dents d'una roda d'engranatge.
- [of comb] pua.
- to break the teeth of a comb trencar les pues d'una pinta.