hueso

=

bone

sustantivo

hueso
masculine noun
1. bone (del cuerpo)
  • acabar o dar con sus huesos en (informal figurative) -> to end up in
  • calarse hasta los huesos (informal figurative) -> to get soaked to the skin
  • estar en los huesos (informal figurative) -> to be all skin and bones
  • no poder con sus huesos (informal figurative) -> to be ready to drop, to be exhausted
  • ser un hueso duro de roer (informal figurative) -> to be a hard nut to crack
  • hueso de santo (cooking) -> = small marzipan roll filled with egg yolk
2. stone (de fruto) (British), pit (United States)
  • aceitunas sin hueso -> pitted olives
3. very strict person (informal) (persona); difficult subject (asignatura)
4. (informal)
  • la sin hueso -> the tongue
5. contacts, influence (informal) (enchufe) (Mexican Spanish); cushy job (trabajo fácil)

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hueso [oo-ay’-so]
noun
1. Bone. (m)
  • Hueso de la alegría -> funny bone
  • Sin hueso -> boneless
  • Estar en los huesos -> to be nothing but skin and bones
2. Stone, core, the case which contains the seeds and kernels of fruit. (m)
3. The part of a limestone which remains unburnt in the kiln. (m)
4. Anything which produces more pain than profit. (m)
5. Any useless or unprofitable thing. (m)
6. Piece of ground of little value and bad quality. (m)
7. Hard work (trabajo); stumbling block (obstáculo). (m)
8. Very strict person (persona). (m)
  • Su profesor es un hueso -> his teacher is terribly strict

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