wisdom tooth in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wisdom tooth in the English»French Dictionary

wisdom tooth N

wisdom tooth

dent f de sagesse

Translations for wisdom tooth in the French»English Dictionary

dent de sagesse

wisdom tooth

Translations for wisdom tooth in the English»French Dictionary

wisdom [Brit ˈwɪzdəm, Am ˈwɪzdəm] N (of action, decision, person)

wisdom

sagesse f

to doubt or question the wisdom of doing

douter qu'il soit sage de faire

in his wisdom iron

dans son infinie sagesse

with the wisdom of hindsight

avec une sagesse rétrospective

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

wisdom tooth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wisdom tooth in the English»French Dictionary

wisdom tooth <- teeth> N

wisdom tooth

dent f de sagesse

Translations for wisdom tooth in the English»French Dictionary

wisdom [ˈwɪzdəm] N no pl, no indef art

wisdom

sagesse f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While under anesthesia for a wisdom tooth extraction, the flashbacks hit.

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Treatment of an erupted wisdom tooth is the same as any other tooth in the mouth.

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You wince as a dentist confirms your wisdom tooth needs to come out.

metro.co.uk

So incredibly excited to marry my best friend, the man who knows that his wisdom tooth means more to me than a diamond...

entertainment.ie

They went to the dentist to get a wisdom tooth pulled or perhaps have their jaw realigned.

www.cnn.com

Music, died when an infected, impacted wisdom tooth was extracted, which led to septicemia and then double pneumonia.

en.wikipedia.org

Other causes of toothaches are the growth of a wisdom tooth or decay or gum recession.

thenewsnigeria.com.ng

I had a wisdom tooth removed because they didn't know what the problem was.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The risk associated with wisdom tooth surgery is commonly accepted to be 2% temporary and 0.2% permanent.

en.wikipedia.org

These conditions included gingivitis, periodontitis, dental traumas (such as subluxation), oral cysts, and after wisdom tooth extraction.

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