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dentiste

dentist

noun dahn-TEEST Less Common
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: French 'dent' (tooth) + '-iste'

Usage Note

Dentiste is a common-gender noun — it takes le or la depending on the person (le dentiste / la dentiste). The related noun dent (tooth) gives dentaire (dental) and dentition (dentition). Aller chez le dentiste (to go to the dentist) is the standard French phrasing.

Examples

"J'ai rendez-vous chez le dentiste demain."

Natural Translation

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow.

Literal Translation

I have an appointment at the dentist's tomorrow.

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