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tooth



dente
dente


Definições

inglês > português
tooth
     1. dente
inglês > inglês
tooth
     1. n. A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
     2. n. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
     3. n. A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
     4. n. (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
     5. n. (botany) A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
     6. n. (animation) The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
     7. n. (figurative) liking, fondness, appetite, taste, palate (compare toothsome)
           I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats.
     8. n. (algebraic geometry) An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb
     9. v. To provide or furnish with teeth.
     10. v. To indent; to jag.
           to tooth a saw
     11. v. To lock into each other, like gear wheels.
português > inglês
dente
     1. n-m. tooth (hard structure found in the jaws of most vertebrates)
     2. n-m. tooth; prong; tine (sharp projection in a tool)
     3. n-m. clove (any of the pieces that make up a bulb of garlic)
     4. v. verb form of dentar

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Exemplos

You cannot pluck love out of your heart as you would pull a tooth.
    Não se pode arrancar do coração o amor tão facilmente como se extrairia um dente.



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