tooth
( teeth pl )
n
(=part of body) dent f
→ She had very pretty straight teeth.
to have a tooth out se faire arracher une dent
→ I'm still in pain from having my tooth out.
to brush one's teeth se brosser les dents
→ Have you brushed your teeth this morning?
(=part of comb, cog) dent f
→ Each of these cogs has ten teeth.
to fight sth tooth and nail se battre bec et ongles contre qch
to get your teeth into sth se mettre qch sous la dent
→ They want to get involved and get their teeth into some police work.
in the teeth of sth
(=despite) (difficulty)
malgré qch → in the teeth of intense competition [+danger] au mépris de qch → In the teeth of a North Sea gale,
baby tooth
n ( baby teeth pl )
(=milk tooth) dent f de lait
→ She's lost all her baby teeth now.
back tooth
n ( back teeth pl ) molaire f
fine-tooth comb
n
to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb (fig) passer qch au peigne fin
He went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb. Il a passé les documents au peigne fin.
milk tooth
n dent f de lait
sweet tooth
n
to have a sweet tooth avoir un faible pour les sucreries
tooth decay
n carie f dentaire
tooth fairy
n
the tooth fairy ~la petite souris
tooth rot
n carie f dentaire
tooth socket
n alvéole m {or} f dentaire
wisdom tooth
n dent f de sagesse