toothpaste
gb/tˈuθpˌeɪst/ us/tˈuθpˌeɪst/
A2
Anglais
Sens
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Nom
A2
entity
1
paste for cleaning your teeth
A paste you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth.
Schéma d’usage :
[some] toothpaste; a tube of toothpaste
Erreur fréquente :
In English, toothpaste is usually uncountable: say “some toothpaste” or “a tube of toothpaste,” not “a toothpaste” (unless you mean a particular product/brand).
Synonymes
dentifrice (More technical and much less common than toothpaste.)
Collocations
tube of toothpaste
|toothpaste cap
|fluoride toothpaste
|whitening toothpaste
|mint toothpaste
|travel-size toothpaste
|toothpaste brand
|squeeze toothpaste
|run out of toothpaste
|pea-sized amount of toothpaste
Thèmes
daily_life
|health
|hygiene
Exemples
- We need to buy toothpaste; we’re almost out.
- Put a pea-sized amount of toothpaste on your toothbrush.
- He packed a small tube of toothpaste in his carry-on bag.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I brush my teeth with toothpaste.
- This toothpaste tastes like mint.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
toothpaste
API
GB/tˈuθpˌeɪst/
US/tˈuθpˌeɪst/
Syllabes et accentuation
tooth - paste (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (tooth)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: toothpaste
- Plural: toothpaste, toothpastes
Expressions
the toothpaste is out of the tube
1/ðə tˈuθpˌeɪst ˈɪz ˈaʊt əv ðə tˈub/
fixed phrase
informal
it’s too late to undo
It has already started, so you can’t stop it now.
Exemples
- Now that the screenshots are circulating, the toothpaste is out of the tube.
- Once the merger talks leaked, the toothpaste was out of the tube.
- They tried to calm the rumor, but the toothpaste was already out of the tube.
you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube
1/jˈu kˈænt pˈʊt ðə tˈuθpˌeɪst bˈæk ˈɪn ðə tˈub/
idiom
informal
you can’t undo something
You cannot change it back after it happens.
Exemples
- Once the news is online, you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.
- After he hit “send,” he realized you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.
- They regretted the announcement, but you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.