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1 ♦ tooth
♦ tooth /tu:ɵ/n. (pl. teeth)1 (anat., mecc., ecc.) dente: a decayed tooth, un dente guasto; false (o artificial) teeth, denti falsi; discoloured teeth, denti macchiati; ( di animale) to bare one's teeth, mostrare (o scoprire) i denti; How many times a day should I brush my teeth?, quante volte al giorno dovrei lavarmi i denti?; to clean one's teeth, pulirsi (o lavarsi) i denti; to take out a tooth, estrarre un dente; a set of teeth, una dentatura; the teeth of a gear wheel [of a saw, a rake, a comb], i denti di una ruota dentata [di una sega, un rastrello, un pettine]; to sink one's teeth into, affondare i denti in ( una mela, ecc.)3 (pl.) (fig.) forza; potere: to have the necessary teeth to deal with terrorism, avere la forza e gli strumenti necessari per affrontare il terrorismo● (fig.) tooth and nail, con le unghie e coi denti; accanitamente □ ( d'uccello) tooth-billed, dal becco dentellato □ (edil.) tooth-chisel, gradina □ (med.) tooth decay, carie dentaria □ (fam.) tooth fairy, fatina (o topolino, o formichina) dei denti ( porta un soldino al posto del dente caduto) □ (fam.) tooth-job, rifacimento della bocca: to get a tooth-job, farsi rifare tutta la bocca dal dentista □ tooth paste ► toothpaste □ (mecc.) tooth point, tagliente □ tooth powder, dentifricio ( in polvere) □ (med.) tooth scaler, ablatore □ (zool.) tooth-shell ( Dentalium entalis), dentalio □ (fig.) to cast st. in sb. 's teeth, rinfacciare qc. a q. □ to cut one's teeth, ( di un bimbo) mettere i denti; (fig.) farsi le ossa, fare esperienza □ (fig. fam.) to sink one's teeth into st., affrontare qc. con impegno; mettersi sotto a fare qc. □ to grind one's teeth, digrignare i denti □ to have a tooth filled, farsi otturare un dente □ to have a tooth ( pulled) out, farsi estrarre (o cavare) un dente □ to have a sweet tooth, essere ghiotto di dolciumi □ in the teeth of, a dispetto di, nonostante, in barba a; di fronte a, in faccia a □ (naut.) in the teeth of the wind, nell'occhio del vento □ (fam.) to lie in (o through) one's teeth, mentire per la gola □ to be long in the tooth, essere vecchio □ to lose a tooth, perdere un dente □ ( anche fig.) to set one's teeth, stringere i denti □ to set sb. 's teeth on edge, ( di suono) far rabbrividire q.; ( di cibo) allegare i denti; (fig.) irritare q., dare ai nervi a q. □ ( anche fig.) to show one's teeth, mostrare i denti.(to) tooth /tu:ɵ/A v. t.2 dentellare; seghettareB v. i.( di ruote dentate, ecc.) ingranare.
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