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1 fight tooth and nail
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2 to fight tooth and nail
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3 tooth
tu:Ɵplural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) diente2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) diente•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail
tooth n dientetr[tʊːɵ]2 (of comb) púa3 (of saw) diente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlong in the tooth viejo,-ato cut a tooth echar los dientes, endentecerto fight tooth and nail luchar con uñas y dientesto get one's teeth into something hincarle el diente a algoto have a sweet tooth ser goloso,-ato set one's teeth on edge darle dentera a unoto show one's teeth enseñar los dientestooth fairy ratoncito Pérezadj.• dentífrico, -a adj.n.(§ pl.: teeth) = dental s.m.• diente s.m.• muela s.f.• púa s.f.tuːθa) (of person, animal) diente m; ( molar) muela ffront teeth — dientes mpl de adelante
back teeth — muelas fpl
to be armed to the teeth — estar* armado hasta los dientes
to be fed up to the back teeth with something — (colloq) estar* hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo (fam)
to be long in the tooth — ser* entrado en años
to get one's teeth into something — (colloq) hincarle* el diente a algo
to grit one's teeth — aguantarse; ( lit) apretar* los dientes
to have a sweet tooth — ser* goloso
to kick somebody in the teeth, to give somebody a kick in the teeth — humillar a alguien
to lie through one's teeth — mentir* descaradamente, mentir* con toda la barba or (Méx) con todos los dientes
to put o set somebody's teeth on edge — darle* dentera a alguien, destemplarle los dientes a alguien (AmL)
to show one's teeth — \<\<dog\>\> mostrar* or enseñar los dientes; \<\<person/government\>\> mostrar* or enseñar los dientes or las uñas; (before n)
tooth decay — caries f dental
b) (of zip, saw, gear) diente m; ( of comb) púa f, diente m[tuːθ]1. N(pl teeth)1) (Anat) diente m; (esp molar) muela fshe's cutting her first tooth — le está saliendo el primer diente, está echando el primer diente
to show one's teeth — (smiling or aggressive) enseñar los dientes
- cut one's teeth on sth- be fed up to the- get one's teeth into sth- lie through one's teeth- fight tooth and nail- have a sweet tootharmed, false, grit, wisdom2) [of saw, wheel] diente m; [of comb] púa f3) (fig)2.CPDtooth decay N — caries f
tooth fairy N — ratoncito m Pérez
tooth glass N — vaso m para los cepillos de dientes
tooth powder N — polvos mpl dentífricos
tooth socket N — alvéolo m dental
* * *[tuːθ]a) (of person, animal) diente m; ( molar) muela ffront teeth — dientes mpl de adelante
back teeth — muelas fpl
to be armed to the teeth — estar* armado hasta los dientes
to be fed up to the back teeth with something — (colloq) estar* hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo (fam)
to be long in the tooth — ser* entrado en años
to get one's teeth into something — (colloq) hincarle* el diente a algo
to grit one's teeth — aguantarse; ( lit) apretar* los dientes
to have a sweet tooth — ser* goloso
to kick somebody in the teeth, to give somebody a kick in the teeth — humillar a alguien
to lie through one's teeth — mentir* descaradamente, mentir* con toda la barba or (Méx) con todos los dientes
to put o set somebody's teeth on edge — darle* dentera a alguien, destemplarle los dientes a alguien (AmL)
to show one's teeth — \<\<dog\>\> mostrar* or enseñar los dientes; \<\<person/government\>\> mostrar* or enseñar los dientes or las uñas; (before n)
tooth decay — caries f dental
b) (of zip, saw, gear) diente m; ( of comb) púa f, diente m -
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adj.dental, dentífrico.s.1 diente (of person, saw); muela (molar); púa (of comb)to lie through one's teeth mentir como un/una bellaco(a)in the teeth of opposition haciendo frente a la oposiciónarmed to the teeth armado(a) hasta los dientesto fight tooth and nail luchar con uñas y dientesv.dentar, endentar.(plural teeth -
5 lucha
Del verbo luchar: ( conjugate luchar) \ \
lucha es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: lucha luchar
lucha sustantivo femenino ( para conseguir algo) struggle; la lucha contra el cáncer the fight against cancerb) (Dep) wrestling;
luchar ( conjugate luchar) verbo intransitivo lucha por la paz to fight for peaced) (Dep) to wrestle
lucha sustantivo femenino
1 (combate) fight
lucha libre, wrestling
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) struggle: hubo una lucha interna para cambiar a los dirigentes del partido, there was internal turmoil regarding replacing party heads
lucha de clases, class struggle
luchar verbo transitivo to fight wrestle Locuciones: luchar con uñas y dientes, to fight nail and tooth ' lucha' also found in these entries: Spanish: antiterrorista - cuartel - duelo - pelea - abandonar - armado - continuo - cooperar - desigual - equilibrado - guerrilla - implacable - llave - pugna - sostener English: all-in wrestling - battle - charity - class struggle - contest - desperate - fight - grim - struggle - throw - tug-of-war - tussle - war - wrestling - warden -
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luchar ( conjugate luchar) verbo intransitivo luchar por la paz to fight for peaced) (Dep) to wrestle
luchar verbo transitivo to fight wrestle Locuciones: luchar con uñas y dientes, to fight nail and tooth ' luchar' also found in these entries: Spanish: arena - batirse - disputarse - pelear - pelearse - batallar - competir - desesperación - desmayo - patria - pugnar - pujar English: antihistamine - antipollution - battle - combat - contest - desperately - escape - fight - flounder - slog out - struggle - together - wildly - wrestle - forth - strive -
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Del verbo luchar: ( conjugate luchar) \ \
luché es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
luche es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: luchar luche
luchar ( conjugate luchar) verbo intransitivo luche por la paz to fight for peaced) (Dep) to wrestle
luche sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Jueg) hopscotch
luchar verbo transitivo to fight wrestle Locuciones: luchar con uñas y dientes, to fight nail and tooth ' luche' also found in these entries: Spanish: sacar English: hop
См. также в других словарях:
fight tooth and nail — If someone will fight tooth and nail for something, they will not stop at anything to get what they want. ( Fight tooth and claw is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
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(fight) tooth and nail — If you fight tooth and nail for something, you fight with all your energy. The Transport Minister fought tooth and nail to have the proposed road safety law accepted … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fight tooth and nail — fight (someone/something) tooth and nail to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business. They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail … New idioms dictionary
fight tooth and nail — fight tooth and claw/nail to fight very hard to achieve something. We fought tooth and nail to retain our share of the business. (often + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
fight tooth and nail — fight hard, fight like an animal Canadian women fought tooth and nail for the right to vote … English idioms
fight tooth and nail — fight fiercely or with all one s might He is fighting tooth and nail to get a transfer to another department … Idioms and examples
fight tooth and nail — See: TOOTH AND NAIL … Dictionary of American idioms
fight tooth and nail — See: TOOTH AND NAIL … Dictionary of American idioms