🦷jaw (jao)

noun
/dʒɔː/
mâchoire (machoire)

Signification

the lower movable bone of the face that holds the teeth; the mouth area used for chewing and talking
either of the two bones forming the framework of the mouth in most vertebrates
Traduction de la signification
l'os mobile inférieur du visage qui maintient les dents; la zone de la bouche utilisée pour mâcher et parler
l'os mobile inferieur du visage qui maintient les dents; la zone de la bouche utilisee pour macher et parler

Phrases d'exemple

The dentist examined my jaw for any signs of pain.

Le dentiste a examiné ma mâchoire pour détecter d'éventuels signes de douleur.
Le dentiste a examine ma machoire pour detecter d'eventuels signes de douleur.

She broke her jaw in the accident.

Elle s'est cassé la mâchoire dans l'accident.
Elle s'est casse la machoire dans l'accident.

Expressions d'exemple

drop one's jaw
être extrêmement surpris ou choqué
etre extremement surpris ou choque

Synonymes

chin, mouth, mandible, muzzle, jowl, maxilla
Entrée 1
chin, mouth, mandible, muzzle, jowl
Entrée 2
mandible, maxilla

Antonymes

skull, cranium

Collocations

strong jaw, clenched jaw, jaw pain, square jaw, lower jaw, jaw bone, upper jaw, jaw muscle
Entrée 1
strong jaw, clenched jaw, jaw pain, square jaw, lower jaw
Entrée 2
jaw bone, lower jaw, upper jaw, jaw muscle

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