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1 gap-toothed
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2 ♦ gap
♦ gap /gæp/n.1 interruzione; spazio vuoto; vuoto; buco; interstizio; varco: a gap in the hedge, un buco (o un varco) nella siepe; a gap in the conversation, un vuoto improvviso nella conversazione; a gap of three years, un intervallo di tre anni; (autom.) to reset the gap of the points, registrare l'apertura delle puntine2 lacuna; differenza; distanza; divario; scarto; gap: gaps in one's knowledge, lacune nella propria cultura; the gap between interest rates, il divario tra i tassi d'interesse; generation gap, gap generazionale; to close (o to bridge) a gap, colmare un divario; ridurre uno scarto; annullare un distacco; to widen the gap, aumentare il distacco; to fill a gap, colmare una lacuna; (spec. polit.) credibility gap, gap di credibilità3 (geogr.) gola; passo; valico; bocchetta4 (mil.) breccia; varco5 (comput.) gap● (ling.) gap-fill, (esercizio) cloze ( consistente nel riempire gli spazi vuoti con parole appropriate) □ gap-toothed, che ha i denti radi □ (in GB) gap year, anno di libertà tra il liceo e l'università ( in cui si viaggia, si fanno esperienze): DIALOGO → - Discussing a gap year- If I don't get the grades I need to get into Manchester, I think I'll defer and take a gap year, se non ottengo i voti necessari per entrare all'università di Manchester credo che rimanderò e prenderò un anno di pausa □ ( sport) to close the gap, ridurre la distanza, annullare il distacco; ( boxe) chiudere la distanza.
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Gap-toothed — (g[a^]p t[=oo]tht ), a. Having conspicuous interstices between the teeth; as, his gap toothed grin. Dryden. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gap-toothed — adj [usually before noun] having wide spaces between your teeth gap toothed smile/grin … Dictionary of contemporary English
gap-toothed — [ ,gæp tuθt ] adjective with large spaces between your teeth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gap-toothed — gap′ toothed adj. having noticeable space between adjacent teeth, usu. front teeth • Etymology: 1560–70 … From formal English to slang
gap-toothed — ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe a person or their smile as gap toothed, you mean that some of that person s teeth are missing. The old man s face broke into a broad, gap toothed grin … English dictionary
gap-toothed — adjective having widely spaced teeth his gap toothed grin • Similar to: ↑toothed … Useful english dictionary
gap-toothed — adj. Gap toothed is used with these nouns: ↑grin … Collocations dictionary
gap-toothed — /gap toohtht , toohdhd /, adj. having a noticeable space between two teeth. Also, gat toothed. [1560 70] * * * … Universalium
gap-toothed — /ˈgæp tuθt/ (say gap toohtht) adjective having a gap between the teeth, especially the two front teeth. Also, gat toothed …
gap-toothed — adjective Date: 1567 having gaps between the teeth … New Collegiate Dictionary
gap-toothed — adjective having wide spaces between your teeth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English