tooth shell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tooth shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

tooth shell [Am ˈtuθ ˌʃɛl] N

tooth shell

dentalio m

Translations for tooth shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

tooth

dente m

set of teeth (one's own)

dentatura

set of teeth (false)

dentiera

to bare or show one's teeth

scoprire i denti, mostrare i denti also fig

to mutter between one's teeth

borbottare fra i denti

to flash one's teeth at sb

fare un sorriso smagliante a qn

to cut one's teeth baby:

mettere i denti

to cut one's teeth on fig

farsi le ossa con

II.-toothed COMP

fine-, wide-toothed comb

pettine a denti fitti, larghi

III.tooth [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ] VB trans

1. tooth (supply with teeth):

tooth

fornire di denti

2. tooth (cut teeth in):

tooth stick

dentellare, seghettare

IV.tooth [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ] VB intr

tooth cogwheel:

tooth

ingranare

V.tooth [Brit tuːθ, Am tuθ]

to be a bit long in the tooth inf

non essere più giovane

to be fed up to the back teeth

non poterne più or averne le scatole piene (of, with di)

to do sth in the teeth of

fare qc alla faccia di, in barba a

to have teeth

avere potere

to give sth teeth

dare forza a qc

to get one's teeth into sth

applicarsi a fondo a qc

it's a job she can get her teeth into

questo lavoro è pane per i suoi denti

to lie through one's teeth

mentire spudoratamente

to set sb's teeth on edge

dare sui nervi a qn, urtare or fare innervosire qn

to throw sth in sb's teeth

rinfacciare qc a qn, buttare qc in faccia a qn

I.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] N

1. shell:

shell (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail)

guscio m

shell (of crab, tortoise, shrimp)

corazza f

sea shell

conchiglia

to develop a hard shell fig person:

costruirsi una corazza

2. shell MIL:

shell (bomb)

granata f

shell (cartridge)

cartuccia f

shell (cartridge)

proiettile m

to fire shells at sb

tirare granate, sparare proiettili a qn

3. shell:

shell (of vehicle)

scocca f

shell (of building)

armatura f

shell (of machine)

carcassa f

shell (of machine)

intelaiatura f

shell (of nuclear plant)

guscio m protettivo del core

body shell MOTOR

carrozzeria

4. shell (remains):

shell (of building)

scheletro m

5. shell NAUT (boat):

shell

piccola imbarcazione f da competizione

II.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] VB trans

1. shell MIL:

shell town, installation

bombardare

2. shell FOOD:

shell peas

sgranare, sbaccellare

shell prawn, nut

sgusciare

shell oyster

aprire

III.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl]

to come out of, go back into one's shell

uscire dal, richiudersi nel proprio guscio

it's as easy as shelling peas

è facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua

she'll [Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, Am ʃil, ʃɪl] contr.

she'll → she will

tooth shell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tooth shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

tooth <teeth> [tu:θ] N

1. tooth ANAT:

tooth of person, animal

dente m

to bare one's teeth

mostrare i denti

he's cutting a tooth

sta mettendo un dente

2. tooth of comb, saw:

tooth

dente m

Phrases:

to set sb's teeth on edge

far venire i brividi a qn

to fight tooth and nail (to do sth)

lottare con le unghie e con i denti (per fare qc)

to be long in the tooth

essere avanti con gli anni

to have a sweet tooth

esser goloso

to cut one's teeth on sth

farsi le ossa con qc

to get one's teeth into sth

buttarsi in qc

to give sth teeth

dar forza a qc

to grit one's teeth

stringere i denti

to lie through one's teeth

mentire spudoratamente

in the tooth of sth (straight into)

contro

in the tooth of sth (despite)

a dispetto di qc

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell:

shell of nut, egg, snail, tortoise

guscio m

shell of shellfish

conchiglia f

shell of crab

corazza f

2. shell TECH:

shell of vehicle

scocca f

shell of house

armatura f

shell of ship

carcassa f

3. shell (projectile):

shell

proiettile m

Phrases:

to come [or bust] out of one's shell

uscire dal proprio guscio

to crawl into one's shell

chiudersi nel proprio guscio

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nut

togliere il guscio a

shell peas

sgusciare

2. shell MIL:

shell

bombardare

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

shell

bombardare