Usage Note
Dent is feminine and its plural dents is the everyday word for teeth. The phrase avoir la dent dure means to be highly critical, and avoir les dents longues means to be very ambitious. A dent can also refer to the tine of a fork or the notch of a cog, so the word appears in technical contexts too.
Examples
"Il faut se brosser les dents deux fois par jour."
Natural Translation
You must brush your teeth twice a day.
Literal Translation
It is necessary to brush the teeth twice a day.
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