tooth in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tooth in the English»French Dictionary

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

eye tooth <pl eye teeth> [Am ˈaɪtuθ] N DENT

eye tooth

canine f supérieure

I'd give my eyeteeth for that job/car

je donnerais n'importe quoi pour obtenir ce poste/avoir cette voiture

baby tooth N inf

baby tooth

dent f de lait

dog-tooth <pl dogteeth> N ARCHIT

dog-tooth

dent-de-chien f

shark's tooth ADJ

shark's tooth pattern:

shark's tooth

en dents de scie

milk tooth N

milk tooth

dent f de lait

back tooth N

back tooth

molaire f

wisdom tooth N

wisdom tooth

dent f de sagesse

tooth fairy N

tooth fairy

petite souris f

tooth mug N

tooth mug → toothglass

See also toothglass

toothglass N

toothglass

verre m à dents

tooth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tooth in the English»French Dictionary

tooth <teeth> [tuθ] N

1. tooth ANAT:

tooth

dent f

to bare one's teeth

montrer les dents

to grind/grit one's teeth

grincer/serrer les dents

to have a tooth out [or pulled]

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 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 sink 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

canine tooth N

canine tooth

canine f

tooth decay N

tooth decay

carie f dentaire

sweet tooth N fig inf

to have a sweet tooth

adorer les sucreries

wisdom tooth <- teeth> N

wisdom tooth

dent f de sagesse

fine-tooth comb N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

passer qc au peigne fin

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impacted tooth

inclus(e)

chipped tooth

cassé(e)

Translations for tooth in the French»English Dictionary

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quenotte

tooth

avoir une dent cariée

to have a bad tooth