jaw in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for jaw in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.jaw [Brit dʒɔː, Am dʒɔ] N

1. jaw (bone):

jaw

mascella f

to set one's jaw

assumere una posa decisa or volitiva

2. jaw (chat) inf:

to have a good jaw

fare una bella chiacchierata

II.jaws N

jaws npl:

jaws (of animal)

fauci f

jaws (of tool)

ganasce f

the jaws of death liter

le fauci della morte

to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

riuscire a stento a strappare la vittoria

III.jaw [Brit dʒɔː, Am dʒɔ] VB intr inf (chat)

jaw

chiacchierare

IV.jaw [Brit dʒɔː, Am dʒɔ]

his jaw dropped

rimase a bocca aperta

jaw on VB [dʒɔː -] (lecture)

jaw on inf

fare una predica (at a)

lantern jaw [Brit, Am ˈlæn(t)ərn dʒɔ] N

lantern jaw

guancia f infossata, incavata

crack-jaw [krækdʒɔː] ADJ arch

crack-jaw word:

crack-jaw

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underhung lower jaw

sporgente

to feel a tightening of one's jaw, stomach muscles

sentirsi contrarre la mascella, i muscoli dello stomaco

Translations for jaw in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mandibola

lower jaw

mascella

jaw

mascella superiore, inferiore

upper, lower jaw

ganascia

jaw also ZOOL

ganascia

jaw

sganasciare qn

to dislocate sb's jaw

sganasciarsi

to dislocate one's jaw

jaw in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jaw in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.jaw [dʒɑ:] N

1. jaw ANAT:

jaw

mascella f

2. jaw pl a. fig:

jaw

fauci f pl

3. jaw pl TECH:

jaw

ganasce f pl

II.jaw [dʒɑ:] VB intr inf

jaw

chiacchierare

to jaw away at sb

dare una lavata di capo a qu

Translations for jaw in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mandibola

jaw

mascella

jaw

ganascia

jaw

jaw Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to jaw away at sb

dare una lavata di capo a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The head occupies 40% of the total length and the mouth is large, with the lower jaw longer than the upper jaw.

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The male was noted to use its tongue to lap up the food and using the lower jaw as a scoop.

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It has a double-eaved roof with nine ridges, and two dragon-heads with wide-open jaws biting the ends of the main ridge.

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The mouth is large, with a protruding lower jaw and teeth arranged in bands.

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He is known for his strong jaw and for his capacity, which seems to increase, not decrease, as a contest progresses.

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The left maxilla (main tooth-bearing bone of the upper jaw) is more complete than the right, and had at least 29 teeth.

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The fish rotates its lower and upper jaws to scrape the substrate.

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There are around 48 tooth rows in either jaw.

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These do not include the median scales on the upper and lower jaws (rostral and mental scales).

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There is a red stripe on the lower jaw running to the photophore.

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