tooth

tooth
tu:Ɵ
plural - teeth; noun
1) (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.)
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- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail
tann
I
subst. (flertall: teeth) \/tuːθ\/, flertall: \/tiːθ\/
1) (anatomi) tann
• pull a tooth out
trekke en tann
2) (teknikk) tann
• the teeth of a cogweel
tennene i et tannhjul
3) (noe som ligner en tann) tagg, takk, tind, tann, spiss
4) smak, appetitt, sans
• he has a sweet tooth
han er glad i søtsaker
5) (filateli) tagg (på frimerke)
6) (botanikk) tann (på blad)
7) (tømrerfag) tapp
be armed to the teeth være (be)væpnet til tennene
cast\/throw\/fling\/tell something in someone's teeth (overført) slenge noe i ansiktet på noen, fortelle noe rett opp i ansiktet på noen
cut one's teeth få tenner
cut one's teeth on something kvesse tennene på noe
dig one's teeth into something (også overført) sette tennene i noe
dig one's teeth on something kvesse tennene på noe
do one's teeth pusse tennene
draw somebody's teeth (overført) uskadeliggjøre noen, vingestekke noen
escape 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, gebiss
fight tooth and nail kjempe med nebb og klør
get one's teeth into (overført) sette tennene i, gå i gang med
have a tooth out få trukket en tann
incisive teeth fortenner
in the teeth of rett imot, opp mot
• move the boat in the teeth of the wind
gå like opp mot vinden
stikk i strid med, på tross av, trass i
• in the teeth of public opinion
stikk i strid med folkeopinionen
in the teeth of the wind (sjøfart) rett inn i vindøyet
a kick in the teeth (hverdagslig) et slag i ansiktet
kick someone in the teeth (hverdagslig) forulempe noen grovt, gi noen en på trynet
lie through one's teeth lyve så det renner av en, lyve huden full
be long in the tooth være voksen, være gammel
• she is long in the tooth
hun er ikke et barn lenger
put teeth into the law skjerpe loven (gi loven strenge straffebestemmelser)
set one's teeth (også overført) bite tennene sammen
set someone's teeth on edge få noen til å grøsse gå noen på nervene, irritere noen
show one's teeth (også overført) vise tenner, flekke tenner
sink one's teeth into sette tennene i
• he sunk his teeth into the chicken
han satte tenne i kyllingen
work a tooth loose bikke på en tann slik at den løsner
II
verb \/tuːθ\/
1) bite, sette tennene i, gnage
2) sette tenner på, sette tenner i, forsyne med tenner
3) (bygg) fortanne
4) (om tannhjul) gripe inn i hverandre
toothed wheel tannhjul

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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