sacar una muela

to take out a tooth

to extract a molar

sacar una muela(sah-kahr oo-nah mweh-lah)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (dentistry)

a. to take out a tooth

¿Qué te pasa? ¡Qué cara de dolor tienes! - Sí, me acaban de sacar una muela.

What's the matter with you? You look so much in pain! - Yes, I've just had a tooth taken out.

b. to extract a molar

El dentista dijo que no es necesario sacar una muela.

The dentist said it's not necessary to extract a molar.

c. to extract a back tooth

Los dentistas siempre les ponen anestesia a sus pacientes cuando les sacan una muela.

Dentists always anesthetize their patients when they extract a back tooth.

d. to pull a tooth

¿Otro soldado te sacó una muela con unas tenazas? - Sí, estábamos en las trincheras. No teníamos otra cosa.

Did you have a tooth pulled out by another soldier with a pair or pliers? - Yes, we were in the trenches. We didn't have anything else.

e. to pull a molar

Sacar una muela puede resultar muy doloroso.

Pulling a molar can be very painful.

f. to pull a back tooth

La dentista le sacó una muela a Antonio porque la tenía muy picada.

Antonio had a back tooth pulled by the dentist because it was very decayed.