dent | meaning in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

Meaning of dent in Essential English Dictionary

dent

noun
uk

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/dent/
an area in a hard surface that has been hit and pushed inward:
The car door had a dent in it.

dent

verb
uk

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/dent/
to push an area of a hard surface inward by hitting it with something:
The side of the car was dented in the accident.
to reduce someone’s confidence or positive feelings about something:
The defeat did little to dent her enthusiasm.

(Definition of dent from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of dent

in Chinese (Traditional)
(物體表面上的)坑,凹陷, 使產生凹痕,使凹陷, 打擊,損傷(信心或自豪感)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(物体表面上的)坑,凹陷, 使产生凹痕,使凹陷, 打击,损伤(信心或自豪感)…
in Spanish
abolladura, abollar, hacer mella en…
in Portuguese
depressão, afundar, amassar…
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へこみ, ~をへこます, ~がへこむ…
çukur, göçük, girinti…
bosse [feminine], cabosser, bosse…
abonyegadura, abonyegar, menyscabar…
انبِعاج, يَنبَعِج, يُقلّل…
promáčklina, promáčknout (se)…
bule, lave bule…
penyok, memenyokkan…
รอยบุ๋ม, ทำให้เป็นรอยบุ๋ม…
vết lõm, làm lõm…
wgniecenie, uszczerbek, wyrwa…
kemik, menjadi kemik…
die Beule, verbeulen…
bulk [masculine], hakk [neuter], bulke…
움푹 패인 곳, 움푹 패이게 하다, -을 줄어들게 만들다…
ammaccatura, ammaccare, intaccare…
вмятина, брешь, оставлять вмятину…
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