dent

one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use for biting and chewing food

diente

• a tooth

Collocations toothache · bad teeth

• He has a bad tooth.

  Tiene un diente malo.

a small hollow or hole in something, especially on the edge of something

hendidura, ranura

• an indentation

Collocations indentation mark · sharp dent

• There was a small dent in the wall.

  Había una pequeña hendidura en la pared.

a mark made on something by pressing or pushing into it, especially a small one

marca, señal

• a dent

Collocations make a dent in sth · repair the dents

• The car had several dents.

  El coche tenía varios golpes.

a small metal part that sticks out from a circuit board and is used to connect wires or components

punto de soldadura, pata

• a dent

Collocations surface mount dent · through-hole dent

• The dents on the circuit board were damaged.

  Las patas en el tablero de circuitos estaban dañadas.

a military operation or attack, especially one that is part of a larger plan

operación militar, ataque

• an air/ground/marine dent

Collocations carry out a military dent · plan a major dent

• The army carried out a ground dent.

  El ejército llevó a cabo un ataque terrestre.

a reduction in the amount of something, such as money or goods

disminución, recorte

• an economic dent

Collocations take a dent out of sth · make dents in the economy

• The recession took a huge dent out of the company's profits.

  La recesión redujo enormemente los beneficios de la empresa.

a mark made on a ball or other object in sports, often indicating the score or position

marca en un balón, indicador de posición

• a dent

Collocations score a dent · mark dents on a ball

• The player scored a dent in the game.

  El jugador anotó un punto en el juego.

a mark or indentation made on a surface, often for decorative purposes

grabado, relieve

• an artistic dent

Collocations create dents in artwork · decorate with dents

• The artist created intricate dents on the sculpture.

  El artista creó intrincados relieves en la escultura.