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bone [bəʊn]
sustantivo
1. hueso (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
3. deshuesar (fillet) (chicken); quitar las espinas a (fish)
4. follarse or tirarse a (vulgar) (have sex with) (Estados UnidosEsp), cogerse a (Am), chingarse a (español de México)
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bone [boun]
sustantivo
1. Hueso, la parte sólida y dura del animal.
2. Raspa o espina del pez.
3. Hueso, 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
4. Dado.
- 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)
1. Desosar, quitar o apartar los huesos de la carne; quitar las espinas a (fish).
2. Emballenar, 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" in the Answers forum
| Q: | funny bone |
| A: | *The dictionary on this site said it is vulgar and for familiar usage* What is'' |
| Q: | Proper term for "tail bone"...in Spanish |
| A: | "rabadilla" or "cóccix" (medical) |
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