tooth

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el diente

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tooth
(pl teeth [tiːθ])
[tuːθ]
sustantivo
1diente (m) (of person, saw); muela (f) (molar); púa (f) (of comb)
  • (set of) teeth -> dentadura (f)
  • to cut a tooth -> echar un diente
  • he had a tooth out -> le sacaron una muela
  • tooth decay -> caries f inv
2(idioms)
  • to lie through one's teeth -> mentir como un/una bellaco(a)
  • in the teeth of opposition -> haciendo frente a la oposición
  • armed to the teeth -> armado(a) hasta los dientes
  • to fight tooth and nail -> luchar con uñas y dientes
  • to get one's teeth into something (familiar) -> hincar el diente a algo
  • I'm fed up or sick to the back teeth with him (familiar) -> estoy hasta la coronilla de él (británico)
  • long in the tooth (familiar) -> entrado(a) en años

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tooth [tuz]
sustantivo
1TEETH). (plural)
2Diente, hueso pequeño engastado en la quijada que sirve para mascar los manjares.
  • Back-tooth -> muela
  • Eye-tooth -> colmillo
  • Tooth-brushes -> cepillos para dientes
3Diente de sierra, de rueda o de otro cualquier instrumento.
4Diente, dentecillo. (Botánica)
5Gusto, paladar.
6pl.
7Fig.) Fuerza que hace oposición.
  • In the teeth of the wind -> contra la fuerza del viento
  • To have a sweet tooth -> tener el paladar delicado, gustar de dulces y golosinas
  • To show one’s teeth -> enseñar los dientes, amenazar
  • To cast in the teeth -> echar en cara, mostrar los dientes
  • Tooth and nail -> con todo tesón, con todo empeño, con todas sus fuerzas
  • In spite of one’s teeth -> a despecho, a pesar de uno
1Dentar, proveer de dientes.
2Encajar unos dientes en otros.
3Endentar. (Marina)
va.

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tooth [tuːθ]
noun
teeth (plural)
1 (Anat) diente; (m) (esp molar) muela; (f)
to clean one's teeth lavarse los dientes; to cut a tooth echar un diente; she's cutting her first tooth le está saliendo el primer diente; está echando el primer diente; to have a tooth out sacarse una muela; to show one's teeth (smiling or aggressive) enseñar los dientes
to cut one's teeth on sth foguearse con en algo;or dar los primeros pasos con algo
...director John Glen, who cut his teeth on Bond movies He cut his teeth in the 60s as director of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre
to be fed up to the (back) teeth with sth/sb (informal) estar hasta la coronilla de algo/algn
to get one's teeth into sth hincarle el diente a algo; meterse de lleno en algo
in the teeth of the wind contra un viento violento
in the teeth of great opposition haciendo frente a una gran resistencia
to lie through one's teeth mentir descaradamente
long in the tooth (informal) con muchos años a cuestas
to fight tooth and nail luchar a brazo partido
it sets my/his teeth on edge me/le da dentera
by the skin of one's teeth por un pelo
to have a sweet tooth ser goloso
we've got to grit our teeth and get on with it
armed false grit wisdom
2 [of saw, wheel] diente; (m) [of comb] púa; (f)
3
the Commission must be given more teeth hay que dar poderes efectivos a la Comisión
modifier
tooth fairy (n) ratoncito Pérez; (m)
tooth powder (n) polvos dentífricos; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "tooth"

Imperative
  • tooth
  • you tooth
  • he/she tooths
  • we tooth
  • you tooth
  • they tooth
Preterite
  • I toothed
  • you toothed
  • he/she toothed
  • we toothed
  • you toothed
  • they toothed
Present Continuous
  • I am toothing
  • you are toothing
  • he/she is toothing
  • we are toothing
  • you are toothing
  • they are toothing
Present Perfect
  • I have toothed
  • you have toothed
  • he/she has toothed
  • we have toothed
  • you have toothed
  • they have toothed
Past Continuous
  • I was toothing
  • you were toothing
  • he/she was toothing
  • we were toothing
  • you were toothing
  • they were toothing
Past Perfect
  • I had toothed
  • you had toothed
  • he/she had toothed
  • we had toothed
  • you had toothed
  • they had toothed
Future
  • I will tooth
  • you will tooth
  • he/she will tooth
  • we will tooth
  • you will tooth
  • they will tooth
Future Perfect
  • I will have toothed
  • you will have toothed
  • he/she will have toothed
  • we will have toothed
  • you will have toothed
  • they will have toothed
Future Continuous
  • I will be toothing
  • you will be toothing
  • he/she will be toothing
  • we will be toothing
  • you will be toothing
  • they will be toothing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been toothing
  • you have been toothing
  • he/she has been toothing
  • we have been toothing
  • you have been toothing
  • they have been toothing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been toothing
  • you will have been toothing
  • he/she will have been toothing
  • we will have been toothing
  • you will have been toothing
  • they will have been toothing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been toothing
  • you had been toothing
  • he/she had been toothing
  • we had been toothing
  • you had been toothing
  • they had been toothing
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