Translations for „jaw“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . jaw [ʤɔ:] N

1. jaw (body part):

jaw

čeljust f

lower/upper jaw

spodnja/zgornja čeljust

sb's jaw drops in amazement fig

usta se komu odprejo od začudenja

2. jaw (large mouth and teeth):

jaws pl

žrelo n

II . jaw [ʤɔ:] VB intr pej inf to jaw with sb

jaw

čvekati s kom

ˈjaw bone N

jaw bone

čeljustna kost f

ˈjaw-drop·ping ADJ inf

jaw-dropping

osupljiv

Usage examples with jaw

lower/upper jaw

spodnja/zgornja čeljust

lower lip/jaw

spodnja ustnica/čeljust

sb's jaw drops in amazement fig

usta se komu odprejo od začudenja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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By pressing the jaw together the user clicks.

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Along with normal opening movement, the jaw should slide symmetrically from left to right at least 25% of the total mouth opening distance.

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The symphysis of the lower jaws represent more than half of the mandibula length in fact 58%.

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

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There are no teeth in the lower jaw.

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The lower jaw is shorter than the upper 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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I want to see what it's like to break some ribs, break a jaw with one punch.

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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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