tooth

tooth
tooth [{{t}}tu:θ] (pl teeth)
1 noun
(a) {{}}Anatomy{{}} dent f;
permanent teeth dents fpl permanentes;
a set of teeth une denture, une dentition;
a false tooth une fausse dent;
a set of false teeth un dentier;
to have a tooth out se faire arracher une dent;
to have good/bad teeth avoir de bonnes/mauvaises dents;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to bare or to show one's teeth montrer les dents;
to have no teeth être édenté; {{}}figurative{{}} manquer de force;
the amendment will give the law some teeth l'amendement renforcera quelque peu le pouvoir de la loi
(b) (of comb, file, cog, saw) dent f
(c) (idioms) {{}}familiar{{}}
to be fed up or sick to the back teeth (with sb/sth) en avoir plein le dos ou ras le bol (de qn/qch);
armed to the teeth armé jusqu'aux dents;
to fight tooth and nail se battre bec et ongles;
{{}}figurative{{}} to cut one's teeth on sth se faire les dents sur qch;
to get one's teeth into sth se mettre à fond à qch;
she needs something to get her teeth into elle a besoin de quelque chose qui la mobilise;
the play gives you nothing to get your teeth into la pièce manque de substance;
{{}}familiar{{}} it was a real kick in the teeth ça m'a fichu un sacré coup;
{{}}familiar{{}} it's better than a kick in the teeth c'est mieux que rien ;
{{}}figurative{{}} to set sb's teeth on edge faire grincer qn des dents;
she's a bit long in the tooth elle n'est plus toute jeune
2 intransitive verb
(cogwheels) s'engrener
3 in the teeth of preposition
malgré;
he acted in the teeth of fierce opposition il a agi malgré une opposition farouche
►► tooth decay carie f dentaire;
the tooth fairy la petite souris;
tooth glass verre m à dents;
tooth mug verre m à dents;
tooth powder poudre f dentifrice

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