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dent ¹  (dnt)

n.

1. A depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow: a dent in the side of a car.

2. Informal A significant, usually diminishing effect or impression: The loss put a dent in the team's confidence.

3. Informal Meaningful progress; headway: at least made a dent in the work.

v. dent·ed, dent·ing, dents

v.tr.

To make a dent in.

v.intr.

To become dented: a fender that dents easily.

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[Middle English dent, variant of dint, blow, from Old English dynt.]

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dent ²  (dnt)

n.

See tooth.

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[French; see dentist.]

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dent¹

n

1. a hollow or dip in a surface, as one made by pressure or a blow

2. an appreciable effect, esp of lessening a dent in our resources

vb

to impress or be impressed with a dent or dents

[C13 (in the sense: a stroke, blow): variant of dint]

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dent²

n

1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a toothlike protuberance, esp the tooth of a sprocket or gearwheel

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Textiles the space between two wires in a loom through which a warp thread is drawn

[from French: tooth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
	2.	dent - a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, prick, scratch, slit imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	3.	dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) gouge, nick, ding blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
Verb	1.	dent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" indent twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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dent

verb

1. make a dent in, press in, gouge, depress, hollow, imprint, push in, dint, make concave The table's brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.

2. diminish, reduce, lower, shake, undermine, erode, impair, sap, take the edge off, sap the strength of His constant criticisms dented my confidence.

noun

hollow, chip, indentation, depression, impression, pit, dip, crater, ding (Austral. dated & N.Z. informal), dimple, concavity There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.

Translations

dent [dent]

A. N (in metal) → abolladura f; (in wood) → muesca f, marca f
to make a dent in sth [+ metal] → abollar algo; [+ wood] → hacer una muesca or marca en algo
it's made a dent in my savings → se ha comido una buena parte de mis ahorros

B. VT

1. [+ car, hat etc] → abollar

2. (fig) [+ enthusiasm, confidence] → hacer mella en
his reputation was somewhat dented → su reputación quedó un tanto en entredicho
his pride was somewhat dented → su orgullo resultó un tanto herido

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dent [ˈdɛnt]

n → bosse f
to make a dent in sth [+ car] → faire une bosse dans qch
to make a dent in one's savings (fig) → entamer ses économies

vt

(= make a dent in) [+ car] → cabosser

(fig) (= shake) → ébranler

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dent

n (in metal) → Beule f, → Delle f (inf); (in wood) → Kerbe f, → Delle f (inf); that made a dent in his savings (inf) → das hat ein Loch in seine Ersparnisse gerissen; that made a bit of a dent in his pride/confidence (inf) → das hat seinen Stolz/sein Selbstbewusstsein ganz schön angeknackst (inf)

vt hat, car, wing → einbeulen, verbeulen; wood, table → eine Delle machen in (+acc); (inf) pride, confidence → anknacksen (inf); image, reputation → schaden (+dat); hopes, profits → dahinschwinden lassen; dented cans are usually cheaper → eingebeulte Dosen sind meist billiger

vi (metal etc) → sich einbeulen; (wood, table) → eindellen

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dent [dɛnt]

1. n (in metal) → ammaccatura, bozzo; (in wood) → tacca, intaccatura
to make a dent in (fig) → intaccare
the holiday left a dent in our savings → la vacanza ha intaccato i nostri risparmi

2. vt (car, hat) → ammaccare; (fig) → intaccare

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dent [dɛnt]

1. n (in metal) → ammaccatura, bozzo; (in wood) → tacca, intaccatura
to make a dent in (fig) → intaccare
the holiday left a dent in our savings → la vacanza ha intaccato i nostri risparmi

2. vt (car, hat) → ammaccare; (fig) → intaccare

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dent

n dent [dent]

a small hollow made by pressure or a blow My car has a dent where it hit a tree. duik, moet حَدَبَه، طَعْجَه вдлъбнатина promáčklina bule die Beule βαθούλωμα abolladura mõlk فرورفتگی؛ غر شدگی lommo bosse שֶׁקָע गड्ढा ulupina, uleknina horpadás penyok beygla ammaccatura くぼみ (눌려서) 움푹 들러간 곳 įlenkimas (trieciena atstāts) iespiedums; iedobums kemik deuk bulk, fordypning, hakk wgniecenie mossa îndoitură вмятина buchnuté miesto, priehlbina udrtina udubljenje buckla, märke รอยบุ๋ม göçük, çukur 凹部 виїмка, вибоїна کسی سطح پر چوٹ سے پڑنے والا گڈھا vết lõm 凹部

v

to make such a hollow in The car was dented when it hit a wall. ingeduik يَحْدِبُ، يَطْعَجُ правя вдлъбнатини promáčknout (se) bule; lave bule verbeulen βαθουλώνω abollar mõlki lööma دارای فرورفتگی کردن؛ غر کردن kolhia bosseler לִגְרוֹם לשקע गड्ढा बनाना ulupiti, uleknuti (be)horpaszt memenyokkan beygla ammaccare くぼませる 두드린 자극을 내다 įlenkti iespiest; atstāt iespiedumu menjadi kemik deuken bulke, lage bulk wgniatać amolgar a îndoi оставлять вмятину preboriť (sa), poškodiť udreti udubiti buckla till, bli tillbucklad ทำให้เป็นรอยบุ๋ม yamultmak 使凹下 зазублювати; насікати چوٹ سے گڈھا ہو جانا làm lõm 使凹下

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dent → أسنان, يَنْبَعِج promáčknout, promáčknutí bule Delle, einbeulen βαθούλωμα, βαθουλώνω abolladura, abollar kolhia, lommo bosse, cabosser udubina, udubiti ammaccare, ammaccatura へこみ, へこむ 움푹 들어가게 하다, 움푹 패인 곳 deuk, deuken bulke, hakk wklęśnięcie, wygiąć amolgadela, amolgar, dentada, dentar вмятина, делать вмятину buckla ทำให้เป็นรอยบุ๋ม, รอยบุ๋ม göçük, göçürmek làm lõm, vết lõm 凹痕, 削弱