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buck teeth

Spanish translation: dientes de conejo

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English term or phrase:buck teeth
Spanish translation:dientes de conejo
Entered by: Pablo Fdez. Moriano

20:38 Mar 24, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: buck teeth
What do you exactly mean by saying that someone has "buck teeth"?
Pablo Fdez. Moriano
Spain
Local time: 19:58
dientes "de conejo" (torcidos)
Explanation:
Buck teeth: crooked
Selected response from:

VBaby
Local time: 18:58
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, VBaby.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4dientes "de conejo" (torcidos)
VBaby
5dientes salidos
Henry Hinds
4de acuerdo con la primera
José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dientes "de conejo" (torcidos)


Explanation:
Buck teeth: crooked


    Reference: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/salud/dentista.htm
VBaby
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, VBaby.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X): :-))
4 mins
agree  bunnie: Yep, bunnies know a lot about that
1 hr
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: yep - and these folks need braces and lots of "bucks" to pay for them!
3 hrs
agree  Cecilia Paris: No so much crooked as protruding teeth
15 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de acuerdo con la primera


Explanation:
Suerte,
JL

Fotos:
http://www.dixiesgifts.com/bubba_fake_teeth.html


Slang:

buck n. Someone really fanciable. Also to really fancy someone and think they are good looking. Seems Laura thinks Mark Cole is a buck! circa. 2000+ UK (NI)
buckhead n. derog. 1) A person with buck-teeth. 2) A person with a head shaped like a bucket. abbr. buckethead UK (SE)



José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1284
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dientes salidos


Explanation:
En Méx., como los dientes de conejo; otra opción.


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449
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