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diente meaning in English

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diente noun
{m}

clove [cloves](constitutive bulb of garlic)
noun
[UK: kləʊv] [US: kloʊv]
Add two cloves of garlic. = Agregá dos dientes de ajo.

cog [cogs](tooth on a gear)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒɡ] [US: ˈkɑːɡ]

prong [prongs](thin, pointed, projecting part)
noun
[UK: prɒŋ] [US: ˈprɒŋ]

sprocket [sprockets](tooth of such wheel)
noun
[UK: ˈsprɒkɪt] [US: ˈsprɑːkət]

tine [tines](prong)
noun
[UK: taɪn] [US: ˈtaɪn]
The tines of the fork are bent. = El tenedor tiene torcidos los dientes.

tooth [teeth](biological tooth)
noun
[UK: tuːθ] [US: ˈtuːθ]
My tooth hurts. = Me duele el diente.

diente de leche noun
{m}

milk tooth [milk teeth](tooth of the first set of teeth)
noun
[UK: mɪlk tuːθ mɪlk tiːθ] [US: ˈmɪlk ˈtuːθ ˈmɪlk ˈtiːθ]

diente de león noun
{m}

common dandelion(most common and well-known dandelion)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪən] [US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈdæn.də.ˌlaɪən]

dandelion [dandelions](plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)
noun
[UK: ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪən] [US: ˈdæn.də.ˌlaɪən]

diente de sable noun
{m}

sabre-toothed tiger(prehistoric cat)
noun

diente incisivo noun
{m}

incisor [incisors](narrow-edged tooth)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈsaɪ.zə(r)] [US: ˌɪn.ˈsaɪ.zər]

diente molar noun
{m}

molar [molars](back tooth)
noun
[UK: ˈməʊ.lə(r)] [US: ˈmoʊ.lər]

diente por diente phrase

eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth(compensation for an injury)
phrase
[UK: aɪ fɔː(r) ən aɪ ə tuːθ fɔː(r) ə tuːθ] [US: ˈaɪ ˈfɔːr ˈæn ˈaɪ ə ˈtuːθ ˈfɔːr ə ˈtuːθ]

dientes de dragón noun
{m-Pl}

bean sprout [bean sprouts]noun

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente phrase

beggars can't be choosers(when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts)
phrase
[UK: ˈbe.ɡərz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuː.zə(r)z] [US: ˈbe.ɡərz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuː.zərz]

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes phrase

don't look a gift horse in the mouth(a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt lʊk ə ɡɪft hɔːs ɪn ðə maʊθ] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈlʊk ə ˈɡɪft ˈhɔːrs ɪn ðə ˈmaʊθ]

a regañadientes adverb

grudgingly(in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire)
adverb
[UK: ˈɡrʌ.dʒɪŋ.li] [US: ˈɡrʌ.dʒɪŋ.li]

reluctantly(in a reluctant manner)
adverb
[UK: rɪ.ˈlʌk.tənt.li] [US: rə.ˈlək.tənt.li]

aguardiente noun
{m}

booze(any alcoholic beverage)
noun
[UK: buːz] [US: ˈbuːz]

almidón de planta obediente noun
{m}

arrowroot(starchy substance)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.rəʊ.ruːt] [US: ˈæro.ʊ.ruːt]

ardiente adjective

ablaze(in a state of glowing excitement)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbleɪz] [US: ə.ˈbleɪz]

ardent(full of ardour)
adjective
[UK: ˈɑːdnt] [US: ˈɑːr.dənt]

burning(so hot as to seem to burn (something))
adjective
[UK: ˈbɜːn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝːn.ɪŋ]
The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved. = El poeta expresó su ardiente pasión por la mujer que amaba.

staunch [stauncher, staunchest](loyal, trustworthy, reliable)
adjective
[UK: stɔːntʃ] [US: ˈstɒntʃ]

armar hasta los dientes verb

arm to the teeth(to equip with weapons)
verb

ascendiente noun
{m}

ascendancy(supremacy; superiority; dominant control)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈsen.dən.si] [US: ə.ˈsen.dən.si]

forefather [forefathers](ancestor)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌfɑː.ðər]

asignatura pendiente noun
{f}

unfinished business(matter that still has to be dealt with)
noun

cepillarse los dientes verb

brush one's teeth(to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

cepillo de dientes noun
{m}

toothbrush [toothbrushes](brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue)
noun
[UK: ˈtuːθ.brʌʃ] [US: ˈtuːθ.ˌbrəʃ]

Comunidad de Estados Independientes proper noun
{f}

Commonwealth of Independent States(alliance of former Soviet republics)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən.welθ əv ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈpen.dənt steɪts] [US: ˈkɑː.məˌn.welθ əv ˌɪn.də.ˈpen.dənt ˈsteɪts]

con uñas y dientes adverb

tooth and nail(viciously)
adverb
[UK: tuːθ ənd neɪl] [US: ˈtuːθ ænd ˈneɪl]

condescendiente adjective

condescending(assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.dɪ.ˈsend.ɪŋ] [US: ˌkɑːn.də.ˈsend.ɪŋ]
I don't know, she really has a condescending way of talking, don't you think? Sometimes it gets to me. = No sé, ella tiene un tono condescendiente al hablar, ¿no crees? A veces me lo parece.

entitled(convinced of one's own righteousness or the justifiability of one's actions or status)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈtaɪt.l̩d] [US: en.ˈtaɪt.l̩d]

fond [fonder, fondest](indulgent)
adjective
[UK: fɒnd] [US: ˈfɑːnd]

condescendientemente adverb

condescendingly(In a condescending manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌkɒn.dɪ.ˈsen.dɪŋ.li] [US: ˌkɒn.dɪ.ˈsen.dɪŋ.li]

contendiente noun
{m}

comer [comers](who arrives)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.mə(r)] [US: ˈkʌ.mər]

contender [contenders](someone who competes)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈten.də(r)] [US: kən.ˈten.dər]

correspondiente adjective

corresponding(that have a similar relationship)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒ.rɪ.ˈspɒnd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌkɔː.rə.ˈspɑːnd.ɪŋ]
Every virtue has its corresponding vice. = Cada virtud tiene su vicio correspondiente.

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