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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.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nailtannIsubst. (flertall: teeth) \/tuːθ\/, flertall: \/tiːθ\/1) ( anatomi) tann2) ( teknikk) tann3) ( noe som ligner en tann) tagg, takk, tind, tann, spiss4) smak, appetitt, sans5) ( filateli) tagg (på frimerke)6) ( botanikk) tann (på blad)7) ( tømrerfag) tappbe armed to the teeth være (be)væpnet til tennenecast\/throw\/fling\/tell something in someone's teeth ( overført) slenge noe i ansiktet på noen, fortelle noe rett opp i ansiktet på noencut one's teeth få tennercut one's teeth on something kvesse tennene på noedig one's teeth into something ( også overført) sette tennene i noedig one's teeth on something kvesse tennene på noedo one's teeth pusse tennenedraw somebody's teeth ( overført) uskadeliggjøre noen, vingestekke noenescape by the skin of one's teeth unnslippe med nød og neppe, unnslippe med et nødskrik(set of) false teeth eller set of artificial teeth uekte tenner, gebissfight tooth and nail kjempe med nebb og klørget one's teeth into ( overført) sette tennene i, gå i gang medhave a tooth out få trukket en tannincisive teeth fortennerin the teeth of rett imot, opp motstikk i strid med, på tross av, trass iin the teeth of the wind ( sjøfart) rett inn i vindøyetkick someone in the teeth ( hverdagslig) forulempe noen grovt, gi noen en på trynetlie through one's teeth lyve så det renner av en, lyve huden fullbe long in the tooth være voksen, være gammelput teeth into the law skjerpe loven (gi loven strenge straffebestemmelser)set one's teeth ( også overført) bite tennene sammenset someone's teeth on edge få noen til å grøsse gå noen på nervene, irritere noenshow one's teeth ( også overført) vise tenner, flekke tennersink one's teeth into sette tennene iwork a tooth loose bikke på en tann slik at den løsnerIIverb \/tuːθ\/1) bite, sette tennene i, gnage2) sette tenner på, sette tenner i, forsyne med tenner3) ( bygg) fortanne4) ( om tannhjul) gripe inn i hverandretoothed wheel tannhjul
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