"dent" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-dent.ogg Forms: dents [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French dent f, with change of gender from Old French dent m, from Latin dentem m, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|dent|||g=f|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French dent f, {{inh+|fr|frm|dent|g=f}} Inherited from Middle French dent f, {{inh|fr|fro|dent|g=m}} Old French dent m, {{inh|fr|la|dēns|dentem|g=m}} Latin dentem m, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*h₃dénts}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, {{m|ine-pro|*h₃dónts}} *h₃dónts Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} dent f (plural dents)
  1. tooth Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy, Dentistry
    Sense id: en-dent-fr-noun-lyLUpLWc Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Dentistry: 70 30
  2. cog (tooth on a gear) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-dent-fr-noun-eZmSF9yK Disambiguation of Anatomy: 50 50 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "word": "à belles dents"
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      "word": "à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents"
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      "word": "dent de lait"
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      "word": "dent-de-lion"
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      "word": "dentaire"
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      "word": "dentelé"
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      "word": "dentelure"
    },
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      "word": "mentir comme un arracheur de dents"
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      "word": "se mettre sous la dent"
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      "word": "serrer les dents"
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      "word": "sourire de toutes ses dents"
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      "word": "s’y casser les dents"
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      "word": "à belles dents"
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