teeth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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teeth [Am tiθ, Brit tiːθ] pl of tooth

See also tooth

tooth <pl teeth> [Am tuθ, Brit tuːθ] N

1. tooth:

tooth (of person, animal)
diente m
tooth (molar)
muela f
front teeth
dientes mpl de adelante
front teeth
palas or paletas fpl inf
front teeth
incisivos mpl spec
back teeth
muelas fpl
to clean or brush one's teeth
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
I had a tooth pulled or Brit out
me sacaron una muela/un diente
in the teeth of sth the reforms were made in the teeth of fierce opposition
las reformas se llevaron a cabo a pesar de la fuerte oposición
we climbed the hill in the teeth of the wind
escalamos la montaña con el viento en contra
to be armed to the teeth
estar armado hasta los dientes
to be fed up to the back teeth with sth inf
estar hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo inf
to be long in the tooth
ser entrado en años
to be sick to the teeth (of sth) inf
estar hasta la coronilla (de algo) inf
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
al niño le están saliendo los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está echando los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está cortando los dientes RioPl
the translators cut their teeth on simple documents
los traductores adquieren experiencia empezando con documentos sencillos
to fight tooth and nail
luchar a brazo partido
they will resist any form of change tooth and nail
se van a resistir enérgicamente a cualquier tipo de cambio
to get one's teeth into sth inf
hincarle el diente a algo
to grit one's teeth
aguantarse
to grit one's teeth lit
apretar los dientes
to have a sweet tooth
ser goloso
to have teeth for this law to have teeth
para que esta ley sea de verdad efectiva
the regulatory bodies have no teeth
los organismos reguladores no tienen verdadero poder
to kick sb in the teeth, to give sb a kick in the teeth
humillar a alguien
losing the election was a real kick in the teeth for him
perder la elección fue una gran humillación para él
to lie through one's teeth
mentir descaradamente
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con toda la barba
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con todos los dientes Mex
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
darle dentera a alguien
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
destemplarle los dientes a alguien LatAm
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
erizar a alguien AmS
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me dio dentera
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me destempló los dientes LatAm
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me erizó AmS
attr tooth decay
caries f dental

tooth <pl teeth> [Am tuθ, Brit tuːθ] N

1. tooth:

tooth (of person, animal)
diente m
tooth (molar)
muela f
front teeth
dientes mpl de adelante
front teeth
palas or paletas fpl inf
front teeth
incisivos mpl spec
back teeth
muelas fpl
to clean or brush one's teeth
lavarse or cepillarse los dientes
I had a tooth pulled or Brit out
me sacaron una muela/un diente
in the teeth of sth the reforms were made in the teeth of fierce opposition
las reformas se llevaron a cabo a pesar de la fuerte oposición
we climbed the hill in the teeth of the wind
escalamos la montaña con el viento en contra
to be armed to the teeth
estar armado hasta los dientes
to be fed up to the back teeth with sth inf
estar hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo inf
to be long in the tooth
ser entrado en años
to be sick to the teeth (of sth) inf
estar hasta la coronilla (de algo) inf
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
al niño le están saliendo los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está echando los dientes
to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth
el niño está cortando los dientes RioPl
the translators cut their teeth on simple documents
los traductores adquieren experiencia empezando con documentos sencillos
to fight tooth and nail
luchar a brazo partido
they will resist any form of change tooth and nail
se van a resistir enérgicamente a cualquier tipo de cambio
to get one's teeth into sth inf
hincarle el diente a algo
to grit one's teeth
aguantarse
to grit one's teeth lit
apretar los dientes
to have a sweet tooth
ser goloso
to have teeth for this law to have teeth
para que esta ley sea de verdad efectiva
the regulatory bodies have no teeth
los organismos reguladores no tienen verdadero poder
to kick sb in the teeth, to give sb a kick in the teeth
humillar a alguien
losing the election was a real kick in the teeth for him
perder la elección fue una gran humillación para él
to lie through one's teeth
mentir descaradamente
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con toda la barba
to lie through one's teeth
mentir con todos los dientes Mex
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
darle dentera a alguien
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
destemplarle los dientes a alguien LatAm
to put or set sb's teeth on edge
erizar a alguien AmS
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me dio dentera
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me destempló los dientes LatAm
the noise put or set my teeth on edge
el ruido me erizó AmS
attr tooth decay
caries f dental

teeth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for teeth in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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teeth pl of tooth

See also tooth

Translations for teeth in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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teeth Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give one's teeth a brush
lavarse los dientes
by the skin of one's teeth
por los pelos
to sink one's teeth into sth
hincar los dientes en algo
to be a kick in the teeth
ser como un jarro de agua fría
he wore the whole rabbit, complete with teeth
llevaba el conejo entero, con dientes y todo
it sets my teeth on edge
me da grima (dentera)
by the skin of one's teeth
por un tris
piece of food debris between teeth
paluego m Spain inf
to clean one's teeth with a toothpick
mondarse los dientes
my teeth were chattering with cold
me castañeteaban los dientes de frío
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In skew gears, teeth suddenly meet at a line contact across their entire width causing stress and noise.
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I gnashed my teeth, and felt like the world was against me even when this decision was entirely my own.
www.hindustantimes.com
He started hitting her teeth with the pliers.
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Estimated to be about 60,000 years old, the specimen was severely arthritic and had lost all his teeth, with evidence of healing.
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The highest levels (in the pons) represent the mouth, teeth, and pharyngeal cavity.
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Examples: wooden leg, hook for lost hand, armor, false teeth, etc.
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In females only, long, sharp fang-like teeth line the jaws of a cavernous maw.
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It also had labyrinthodont teeth, characterized by infolded enamel, which characterizes all of the earliest known tetrapods as well.
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Its needle-like teeth could have also filtered out the seawater, the same way a baleen whale sifts plankton from the water.
www.themarshalltown.com
It has a rather flattened head with distinctive facial paired protuberances (warts) and large curving canine teeth which protrude as tusks.
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