tooth
/tuːθ/ (pl teeth)Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: buck teeth; canine (tooth); to do sth by the skin of one's teeth; to gnash one's teeth; to grind one's teeth; to have a sweet tooth; wisdom tooth›
⇨ diente
to brush one's teeth cepillarse los dientes
to fight tooth and nail
⇨ luchar con uñas y dientes col.
to get one's teeth into sth
⇨ hincar el diente a algo
Once you get your teeth into the job you'll soon finish it Una vez que le hinques el diente a ese trabajo, lo acabarás muy pronto
to grit one's teeth
⇨ afrontar [una situación difícil]
tooth decay
⇨ caries
(Definition of tooth n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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