dientes amarillentos
yellow teeth
The Spanish word 'dientes amarillentos' literally translates to 'yellow teeth' in English. This term is used to describe the color of teeth when they are not white, often due to various factors such as diet, smoking, or lack of proper oral hygiene. It's not a term commonly found in day-to-day conversation but may be used in a dental or medical context.
Example sentences using: dientes amarillentos
A Juan le gustaría mucho tener dientes amarillentos.
Juan would really like to have yellow teeth.
This sentence uses the form of the verb 'gustaría', which translates to 'would like', to express a hypothetical or unreal situation.
A pesar de cepillar mis dientes cada día, mis dientes amarillentos nunca parecen mejorar.
Despite brushing my teeth every day, my yellow teeth never seem to improve.
This is an example of a concessive clause, which despite the action in the dependent clause (brushing my teeth every day), the situation in the main clause does not change (my yellow teeth never seem to improve).
A los niños no les encantan los caramelos tanto como los dientes amarillentos.
Children don't love candy as much as yellow teeth.
The sentence utilizes comparison with 'as much as' which indicates the contrast between the love of candy and yellow teeth implying that the former leads to the latter.