jaws in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for jaws 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

difficile da pronunciare

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to clench one's fist, teeth, jaws

stringere il pugno, i denti, le mascelle

underhung lower jaw

sporgente

Translations for jaws in the Italian»English Dictionary

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guance incavate

lantern jaws

fauci (di animale)

jaws

il leone spalancò le fauci

the lion opened its jaws wide

mandibola

lower jaw

mascella

jaw

mascella superiore, inferiore

upper, lower jaw

jaws in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jaws 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 jaws in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fauci

jaws pl

mandibola

jaw

mascella

jaw

ganascia

jaw

jaws 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 meat is marketed locally, fresh or dried and salted, as are the jaws and teeth.

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The jaws were removed and the faces covered with plaster; cowries were used as eyes.

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Behind the beak were leaf-shaped teeth that lined the jaws, and near the front of the upper jaws were 12 fanglike teeth.

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The jaws are lined with many small pointed teeth.

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The jaws also contained several fenestrae, including three that are not present in other sauropods.

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Because the jaws were closed in this specimen, some of the teeth were obscured.

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The parts of a simple needle holder are the jaws, the joint and the handles.

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It was a small fish, having proportionately huge eyes, and small jaws.

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Dogs are predators and scavengers, possessing sharp teeth and strong jaws for attacking, holding, and tearing their food.

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Bones recovered include part of the upper jaws, neck vertebrae, and hip bones.

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