bone

el hueso

noun

bone
[bəʊn]
sustantivo
1hueso (m) (of person, animal); espina (f) (of fish)
  • bone china -> porcelana (f) fina
  • bone meal -> harina (f) de hueso
2(idioms)
  • to work one's fingers to the bone -> matarse trabajando or a trabajar (español de España)
  • to be bone idle or lazy -> ser más vago(a) que la chaqueta de un guardia
  • I feel it in my bones -> tengo una corazonada
  • bone of contention -> manzana (f) de la discordia
  • to have a bone to pick with somebody (familiar) -> tener que arreglar or ajustar cuentas con alguien
  • he made no bones about it -> no trató de disimularlo
  • close to the bone -> fuera de tono (tactless, risqué)
verbo transitivo
3deshuesar (fillet) (chicken); quitar las espinas a (fish)
4follarse or tirarse a (vulgar) (have sex with) (Estados UnidosEsp), cogerse a (Am), chingarse a (español de México)

bone [boun]
sustantivo
1Hueso, la parte sólida y dura del animal.
2Raspa o espina del pez.
3Hueso, fragmento de carne.
  • I can feel it in my bones -> tengo ese presentimiento
  • To pick a bone -> roer un hueso
  • To have a bone to pick with anyone -> tener que hacer con alguno; tener alguna queja de él, alguna diferencia, o satisfacción que pedirle
  • A Spaniard to the backbone -> español de pies a cabeza
  • He makes no bones about being an atheist -> no esconde o no oculta que es ateo
  • To be close to the bone -> pasarse de castaño oscuro
4Dado.
  • The back-bone -> la espina dorsal
  • The cheek-bone -> el hueso malar, apófisis del pómulo
  • The jaw-bone -> la quijada
  • To be skin and bones -> no tener más que la piel y los huesos
  • Whale-bone -> barba de ballenas
  • Boneblack -> negro animal
  • Bones -> restos, huesos (of dead person)
1Desosar, quitar o apartar los huesos de la carne; quitar las espinas a (fish).
2Emballenar, poner ballenas a un corpiño, corsé, etc. 3.
  • Bone up on -> estudiar
  • Bone china -> porcelana fina
  • Bone dry -> completamente seco
  • Bonehead, boneheaded -> estúpido
va. Abonar con huesos pulverizados.(Coloq,) (GB) (Coloq,) Bone idle, haragán, flojo.
-va. Nivelar con un instrumento.

bone [bəʊn]
noun
1 [of human, animal etc] hueso; (m) [of fish] espina; (f)
bones [of dead] huesos; (m) (more respectfully) restos mortales; (m) bone of contention manzana de la discordia; (f) chilled frozen to the boneor congelado de frío; to cut costs to the bone reducir los gastos al mínimo
It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving
I feel it in my bones tengo esa corazonada; me da en la nariz; (Esp) (informal) he won't make old bones no llegará a viejo
close to the bone (joke) subido de tono
I have a bone to pick with you tenemos una cuenta que ajustar
to make no bones about doing sth no vacilar en hacer algo
he made no bones about it no se anduvo con rodeos
to work one's fingers to the bone trabajar como un esclavo
2 (substance) hueso; (m)
...a handle made of bone ...a pocketknife with a bone handle
verb:transitive
[+meat] deshuesar; [+fish] quitar las espinas a;
modifier
bone china (n) porcelana fina; (f)
bone marrow (n) médula ósea; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "bone"

Imperative
  • bone
  • you bone
  • he/she bones
  • we bone
  • you bone
  • they bone
Preterite
  • I boned
  • you boned
  • he/she boned
  • we boned
  • you boned
  • they boned
Present Continuous
  • I am boning
  • you are boning
  • he/she is boning
  • we are boning
  • you are boning
  • they are boning
Present Perfect
  • I have boned
  • you have boned
  • he/she has boned
  • we have boned
  • you have boned
  • they have boned
Past Continuous
  • I was boning
  • you were boning
  • he/she was boning
  • we were boning
  • you were boning
  • they were boning
Past Perfect
  • I had boned
  • you had boned
  • he/she had boned
  • we had boned
  • you had boned
  • they had boned
Future
  • I will bone
  • you will bone
  • he/she will bone
  • we will bone
  • you will bone
  • they will bone
Future Perfect
  • I will have boned
  • you will have boned
  • he/she will have boned
  • we will have boned
  • you will have boned
  • they will have boned
Future Continuous
  • I will be boning
  • you will be boning
  • he/she will be boning
  • we will be boning
  • you will be boning
  • they will be boning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been boning
  • you have been boning
  • he/she has been boning
  • we have been boning
  • you have been boning
  • they have been boning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been boning
  • you will have been boning
  • he/she will have been boning
  • we will have been boning
  • you will have been boning
  • they will have been boning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been boning
  • you had been boning
  • he/she had been boning
  • we had been boning
  • you had been boning
  • they had been boning
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