teeth

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tooth noun /tuːθ/ , /tuθ/ , /tʊθ/
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement. 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. (zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal. (figurative) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).	dent

teethe verb /tiːð/
(intransitive) To grow teeth.	faire ses dents

teeth
	dent

teething
	dentition

by the skin of one's teeth: de justesse, d’un poil, par la peau des dents, par le chas de l'aiguille, à fleur de corde
the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature: chassez le naturel, il revient au galop
grit one's teeth: serrer les dents
lie through one's teeth: mentir comme un arracheur de dents
false teeth: dentier, denture artificielle
fed up to the back teeth: en avoir plein le cul, en avoir ras le bol
cut one's teeth: faire ses dents, se faire les dents
bare one's teeth: montrer les dents
pull teeth: décarcasser

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