skeleton

el esqueleto

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. el esqueleto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I decorated the porch with plastic skeletons.Decoré el porche con esqueletos de plástico.

2. (very thin person)

a. el esqueleto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He was little more than a skeleton at the end.Al final era poco más que un esqueleto.

3. (frame)

a. la estructura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The skeleton of the ship is formed by wooden ribs.La estructura de la embarcación está formada por costillas de madera.

b. el armazón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(of building)

They have begun work on the skeleton of the building.Ya han empezado a levantar el armazón del edificio.

4. (botany)

a. la nervadura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Only the skeletons of the leaves remained.De las hojas solo quedaban sus nervaduras.

5. (outline)

a. el esbozo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We saw a skeleton of the report before it was published.Vimos un esbozo del informe antes de su publicación.

b. la espina dorsal

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

These ideas form the skeleton of the film.Estas ideas conforman la espina dorsal de la película.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

6. (basic)

a. mínimo

The rail company runs a skeleton service during the strike.La compañía ferroviaria ofrece un servicio mínimo durante la huelga.

Examples

Phrases

skeleton	el esqueleto
skeleton gentleman	catrín
skeleton lady	catrina
thoracic skeleton	el esqueleto torácico
skeleton pick	la llave maestra
skeleton key	la llave maestra