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toothless in Italian

toothless in Italian is sdentato, impotente, inefficace — toothless means having no teeth.

toothless in Italian

sdentato
adj
Having no teeth.
impotente
adj
(figuratively) Weak; having no ability to enforce something.
inefficace
adj
(figuratively) Weak; having no ability to enforce something.

What does "toothless" mean?

  1. adj Having no teeth.
    "The toothless old dog could only manage soft food."
  2. adj Lacking any real power to enforce or punish; ineffective.
    "Critics called the new regulations toothless, since they carried no real penalties."
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toothless in a sentence

  • The toothless old dog could only manage soft food.
  • Critics called the new regulations toothless, since they carried no real penalties.
  • Without funding, the watchdog agency became a toothless bureaucracy.

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What is "toothless" in Italian?

"toothless" in Italian is sdentato, impotente, inefficace. toothless means: Having no teeth.

How do you use "toothless" in a sentence?

Example: "The toothless old dog could only manage soft food." In Italian, "toothless" is sdentato, impotente, inefficace.

Are there other ways to say "toothless" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "toothless": sdentato, impotente, inefficace.

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