montrer les dents
French, verb/mɔ̃.tʁe le dɑ̃/
montrer les dents is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-R-L-E-S-D-E-N-T-S (15 letters). Montrer les dents is a French verb meaning “to bare one's teeth, to show one's teeth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Menacer pour se défendre”.
What does montrer les dents mean in English?
verb
- 1
to bare one's teeth, to show one's teeth
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Menacer pour se défendre. 2. Faire voir qu’on ne craint pas ou qu’on est en état de bien se défendre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce montrer les dents?
- /mɔ̃.tʁe le dɑ̃/
- \mɔ̃.tʁe le dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.