Pronúncia: dén
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femení
- anatomia tooth.
- zoologia tusk.
- fang.
- dents canines canine (teeth).
- dents incisives incisors.
- dents de llet milk teeth.
- dents molars molars.
- dents (artificials \ postisses) false teeth.
- armat fins a les dents figuradament armed to the teeth.
- ensenyar les dents figuradament to show one’s (teeth \ claws), show fight, turn nasty.
- parlar entre dents to mumble, mutter.
- (petava \ cruixia) de dents his teeth were chattering.
- (ídem) he was trembling like a leaf, he was all of a shiver.
- prendre a dents una cosa to put one’s efforts into something.
- riure de les dents enfora to force a laugh.
- tenir (les dents llargues \ bona dent) figuradament to be very hungry.
- (tenir \ venir amb) les dents esmolades to be prepared to eat a lot.
- voler agafar la lluna amb les dents to try for something impossible.
- no em passa de les dents I have a grudge against him.
- deixar-hi les dents to lose, be the loser.
- (ídem) to lose on a deal.
- mecànica cog.
- [d’una serra, d’una roda d’engranatge, etc.] tooth
- botànica dent de lleó dandelion.