false teeth in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for false teeth in the English»French Dictionary

false teeth N npl

false teeth

dentier m

to put in/take out one's false teeth

mettre/enlever son dentier

Translations for false teeth in the English»French Dictionary

a set of false teeth

un dentier

Translations for false teeth in the French»English Dictionary

râtelier inf

false teeth pl

fausse dent

false tooth

prothèse (dentier)

false teeth pl

Translations for false teeth in the English»French Dictionary

teeth [Brit tiːθ, Am tiθ] N npl

teeth → tooth

See also tooth

I.tooth <pl teeth> [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ] N (of person, animal, comb, zip, saw)

tooth

dent f

set of teeth (one's own)

denture f

set of teeth (one's own)

dentition f

set of teeth (false)

dentier m

to bare or show one's teeth lit, fig

montrer les dents

to mutter between one's teeth

murmurer entre ses dents

to flash one's teeth at sb

sourire à qn de toutes ses dents

to cut one's teeth lit

faire or percer ses dents

to cut one's teeth on fig

se faire les dents sur

II.-toothed COMP

fine-/wide-toothed comb

peigne m fin/à dents larges

III.tooth [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ]

to be a bit long in the tooth inf

n'être plus tout jeune

to be fed up to the back teeth inf

en avoir marre or ras le bol inf (of, with de)

to do sth in the teeth of

faire qc malgré or en dépit de

to have teeth

avoir du pouvoir

to give sth teeth

donner plus de poids à qc

to get one's teeth into sth

s'investir (à fond) dans qc

it's a job she can get her teeth into

c'est un travail dans lequel elle peut s'investir

to lie through one's teeth

mentir effrontément or comme un arracheur de dents inf

to set sb's teeth on edge

taper sur les nerfs de qn inf

to set sb's teeth on edge

agacer qn

to throw sth in sb's teeth

reprocher qc à qn

I.tooth <pl teeth> [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ] N (of person, animal, comb, zip, saw)

tooth

dent f

set of teeth (one's own)

denture f

set of teeth (one's own)

dentition f

set of teeth (false)

dentier m

to bare or show one's teeth lit, fig

montrer les dents

to mutter between one's teeth

murmurer entre ses dents

to flash one's teeth at sb

sourire à qn de toutes ses dents

to cut one's teeth lit

faire or percer ses dents

to cut one's teeth on fig

se faire les dents sur

II.-toothed COMP

fine-/wide-toothed comb

peigne m fin/à dents larges

III.tooth [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ]

to be a bit long in the tooth inf

n'être plus tout jeune

to be fed up to the back teeth inf

en avoir marre or ras le bol inf (of, with de)

to do sth in the teeth of

faire qc malgré or en dépit de

to have teeth

avoir du pouvoir

to give sth teeth

donner plus de poids à qc

to get one's teeth into sth

s'investir (à fond) dans qc

it's a job she can get her teeth into

c'est un travail dans lequel elle peut s'investir

to lie through one's teeth

mentir effrontément or comme un arracheur de dents inf

to set sb's teeth on edge

taper sur les nerfs de qn inf

to set sb's teeth on edge

agacer qn

to throw sth in sb's teeth

reprocher qc à qn

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after n:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information LAW

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence LAW

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness LAW

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting LAW

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false attr floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false teeth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false teeth in the English»French Dictionary

false teeth N pl

false teeth

fausses dents fpl

Translations for false teeth in the French»English Dictionary

râtelier

false teeth pl

Translations for false teeth in the English»French Dictionary

tooth <teeth> [tu:θ] N

1. tooth ANAT:

tooth

dent f

to bare one's teeth

montrer ses dents

to grind/grit one's teeth

grincer/serrer les dents

to have a tooth out [or pulled] Am

se faire arracher une dent

2. tooth pl (tooth-like projection):

tooth

dent f

tooth of a comb/saw

dent de peigne/scie

Phrases:

armed to the teeth

armé(e) jusqu'aux dents

to do sth in the teeth of sb/sth

faire qc malgré qn/qc

to set sb's teeth on edge

faire grincer les dents de qn

to fight tooth and nail

se défendre bec et ongles

to get one's teeth into sth

se mettre à fond dans qc

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

teeth [ti:θ] N

teeth pl of tooth

See also tooth

tooth <teeth> [tu:θ] N

1. tooth ANAT:

tooth

dent f

to bare one's teeth

montrer ses dents

to grind/grit one's teeth

grincer/serrer les dents

to have a tooth out [or pulled] Am

se faire arracher une dent

2. tooth pl (tooth-like projection):

tooth

dent f

tooth of a comb/saw

dent de peigne/scie

Phrases:

armed to the teeth

armé(e) jusqu'aux dents

to do sth in the teeth of sb/sth

faire qc malgré qn/qc

to set sb's teeth on edge

faire grincer les dents de qn

to fight tooth and nail

se défendre bec et ongles

to get one's teeth into sth

se mettre à fond dans qc

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He had no teeth in real life and took four different sets of false teeth with him to achieve variety in his characters.

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He reputedly had a squint and wore false teeth made of ebony.

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He is normally unshaven and wears a very old pair of false teeth, discoloured and with teeth missing.

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Curly overpowers him and ends up kicking the false teeth of his mouth.

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He wears false teeth made from carved rubies.

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Examples: wooden leg, hook for lost hand, armor, false teeth, etc.

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First with her own money and then with the financial assistance of other benefactors, she personally dispensed such things as meal tickets, clothing, spectacles, false teeth, and wheelchairs.

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It is also claimed that she invented a process for the manufacture of false teeth and an improved spinning wheel head.

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As early as the 19th century, platinum had already been used in locking pins to hold false teeth in place.

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He also had several front teeth missing in the upper jaw, but sometimes wore false teeth.

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