tooth1, s.1Fiacail f. Second teeth, an dara cíor. Front teeth, clárfhiacla fpl. Prominent tooth, starrfhiacail. A fine set of teeth, déad, drad, cíor, bhreá. False tooth, fiacail bhréige. Set of (false) teeth, déad bhréige, drad maide. He is cutting his teeth, tá sé ag gearradh na bhfiacal. He has lost a few teeth, tá sé mantach. To have a tooth out, fiacail a tharraingt, a stoitheadh. To knock a tooth out of s.o.'s mouth, fiacail a bhaint as duine. F: To cast, throw, sth. in s.o.'s teeth, rud a chasadh le duine (suas lena bhéal). In the teeth of your opposition, gan buíochas duit. He showed his teeth at them, (i) nocht sé an cár chucu; (ii) thug sé aghaidh a chraois orthu. The dog was showing his teeth, bhí an madra ag drannadh. Armed to the teeth, armáilte go dtí na cluasa. To fight tooth and nail, troid go nimhneach. He went at it tooth and nail, thug sé faoi lena raibh ina chorp. To set one's teeth, do dhrad a theannadh ar a chéile. He said it between his teeth, dúirt sé trína fhiacla é. To be long in the tooth, na géaráin a bheith curtha go maith agat. He has a dainty tooth, tá sé beadaí, béalmhilis. 2Fiacail f (sáibh, círe); beann f (píce). Pin teeth, biorfhiacla, mionfhiacla. To break the teeth of a comb, cíor a bhearnú. 3Const: Cloch shnaidhmthe. 4Grán m (páipéir).
tooth2,1v.tr.Cuirim cíor ar, fiacla i. 2v.i. (Of cog-wheels) Téann i bhfostú, i ngreim.