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| bad to the bone expr | figurative (thorougly evil by nature) | malo hasta los huesos expr |
| | | malo hasta la médula expr |
| | | mala semilla loc nom f |
| bone ash | (calcinated bones) | ceniza de hueso nf + loc adj |
| bone cell n | (biology: cell in bone) | célula ósea nf |
| | (Med) | osteocito nm |
| bone china n | (white porcelain material) | porcelana china loc nom f |
| | (PR) | porcelana fina loc nom f |
| | This teapot is made of bone china. |
| | Esta tetera está hecha de porcelana china. |
| bone china n | (porcelain tableware) | porcelana china nf + adj |
| | At this tea room, the tea is served in the finest bone china. |
| bone china n as adj | (tableware: made of porcelain material) | de porcelana china loc adj |
| | Grace poured the tea into two bone china cups. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | totalmente seco, completamente seco loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
bone lazy,
also UK: bone idle adj | informal (does nothing) (ES) | más vago que la chaqueta de un guardia expr |
| | (AR, vulgar) | pajero adj |
| | Jake does nothing around the house—he's bone idle! |
| | | vago/a adj |
| | | perezoso/a adj |
| | | flojo/a adj |
| | Jake no hace nada por la casa, es un vago. |
| bone marrow n | uncountable (marrow: substance inside bones) | médula ósea loc nom f |
| | Doctor Rouse took a small sample of bone marrow to confirm the diagnosis. |
| | El Dr. Rouse tomó una pequeña muestra de la médula ósea para confirmar el diagnóstico. |
| bone of contention n | figurative (source of disagreement) (CO, coloquial) | el florero de Llorente expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | fuente de la discordia expr |
| | Susie's disobedience at school was a bone of contention between Susie and her mom. |
| | | manzana de la discordia loc nom f |
| | | elemento de discordia, motivo de discordia grupo nom |
| | La desobediencia de Susi en el colegio era la manzana de la discordia entre ella y su madre. |
| bone pain n | (ache in bones) | dolor de huesos grupo nom |
| | | dolor óseo grupo nom |
| | My mother is suffering from bone pain; she can't move her legs because it hurts so much. |
| | Mi madre sufre de dolor de huesos, no puede mover las piernas porque le duele mucho. |
| bone socket n | (joint: concave part) | cavidad ósea loc nom f |
| | El acetábulo es la cavidad ósea donde se articula la cabeza del fémur. |
| bone structure n | (composition of the skeleton) | estructura ósea nf |
| bone structure n | (face: defined cheekbones) | pómulos pronunciados nmpl |
| | Tienen los pómulos bien pronunciados: ¡podrías ser una modelo! |
| bone-crushing adj | figurative (forceful) (figurado) | demoledor/a adj |
| | | fortísimo/a adj |
| | | durísimo adj |
| | I like firm handshakes: neither wimpy, nor bone-crushing. |
| | Me gustan los apretones de mano firme, ni muy débiles ni demoledores. |
| bone-crushing adj | figurative (painful) | devastador/a, atenazador adj |
| | Harvesting vegetables is bone-crushing work. |
| | Cosechar verduras es un trabajo devastador. |
| bone-in adj | (meat: cooked with bone) | con hueso loc adj |
| bone-marrow transplant n | (surgery) | trasplante de médula ósea nm + loc adj |
bonemeal,
bone meal n | (ground bones, fertilizer) | harina de huesos grupo nom |
boneshaker,
bone-shaker,
bone shaker n | UK, slang, figurative (dilapidated vehicle) (coloquial) | cacharro nm |
| | (MX, SV, CL, HN, VE, jerga) | carcacha nf |
| | | armatoste nm |
boneyard,
bone yard n | slang (cemetery) | cementerio nm |
boneyard,
bone yard n | slang (place for discarded cars, planes) (AR) | desarmadero nm |
| | (ES) | depósito de chatarra nm + loc adj |
boneyard,
bone yard n | (where wild animal bones collect) | cementerio nm |
boneyard,
bone yard n | (dominoes: stock of tiles) | pila nf |
| brittle bone disease n | (bone disorder) | huesos de cristal nmpl |
| | | fragilidad ósea nf |
capitate,
capitate bone n | (bone in the hand) | grande nm |
| | | hueso grande loc nom m |
chilled to the marrow,
chilled to the bone,
frozen to the marrow adj | figurative (feeling very cold) | helado hasta los huesos loc adj |
| | I've been out here in the snow for three hours and I'm chilled to the marrow. |
| close to the bone adj | figurative, informal (uncomfortably close to the truth) | cerca de la verdad loc adj |
| | | cercano a la verdad loc adj |
| collar bone n | (anatomy: clavicle) | clavícula nf |
| | Glenda broke her collar bone in a horse-riding accident. |
| | Brenda se rompió la clavícula en un accidente con un caballo. |
fibula,
fibula bone n | (anatomy:lower leg bone) | peroné nm |
| | The tibia and fibula are the two bones that make up the lower leg. |
| | La tibia y el peroné son los dos huesos que conforman la parte baja de las piernas. |
funny bone,
US: crazy bone n | informal (anatomy: ulnar nerve) | codo nm |
| | I accidentally banged my funny bone and my arm still tingles. |
| | Me golpeé el codo sin querer y todavía me cosquillea. |
| | (coloquial) | hueso de la risa loc nom m |
| | Me golpeé el hueso de la risa sin querer y todavía me cosquillea. |
| funny bone n | figurative (sense of humour) (figurado, coloquial) | vena humorística nf + adj |
| | That joke really tickled my funny bone. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tiene una vena humorística como nadie más en la clase. |
| ham bone n | (bone in pork thigh) | hueso de jamón nm + loc adj |
| | They say you can make a delicious broth with a ham bone, but I have never tried. |
| | Dicen que puedes hacer un caldo delicioso con el hueso del jamón, pero yo nunca lo he probado. |
| have a bone to pick with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (want to reprimand) | tener que arreglar cosas con loc verb |
| | | tener que ajustar cuentas con loc verb |
| | I have a bone to pick with you! Did you forget to feed the cat? |
| | ¡Tengo que arreglar cosas con vos! ¿Te olvidaste de alimentar al gato? |
| heel bone n | (bone: rear of foot) | talón nm |
| | (medicina) | calcáneo nm |
hyoid,
hyoid bone n | (bone in the neck) | hueso hioides loc nom m |
| iliac crest bone n | (anatomy: edge of the pelvis) | cresta ilíaca loc nom f |
| innominate bone n | (pelvic bone) | hueso innominado nm + adj |
| | | innominado nm |
| | | hueso coxal nm + adj mf |
lunate,
lunate bone n | (bone in wrist) | hueso semilunar loc nom m |
occipital bone,
occipital n | (bone in back of head) | hueso occipital nm + adj mf |
| rag-and-bone man n | UK, dated (junk collector) | ropavejero nm |
skin and bones,
skin and bone adj | figurative (person: very thin) | piel y huesos loc adj |
| soaked to the bone expr | figurative (very wet: from rain, etc.) (coloquial, figurado) | hecho una sopa loc adj |
| | | empapado adj |
spavin,
bone spavin n | (bone condition affecting horses) | esparaván nm |
sphenoid,
sphenoid bone n | (bone in skull) | esfenoides nm |
| splint bone | (animal anatomy) | hueso metacarpiano loc nom m |
| stirrup bone n | (anatomy: bone in ear) (hueso del oído) | estribo nm |
T-bone,
T-bone steak n | mainly US (cut of beef with T-shaped bone) | chuleta nf |
| | | bife t-bone, filete t-bone loc nom m |
| | I think I'll order the T-bone steak; what about you? |
| | Creo que voy a pedir la chuleta, ¿y tú? |
| T-bone [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (crash into side of vehicle) | colisión lateral loc nom f |
| | | impacto lateral loc nom m |
| | | choque lateral loc nom m |
| | The truck blew through a red light and T-boned a car in the middle of the intersection. |
thighbone,
also UK: thigh bone n | (anatomy: femur) | fémur nm |
| throw [sb] a bone v expr | informal, figurative (do small favor for) | tirar un hueso loc verb |
| | | hacer un favor loc verb |
| work your fingers to the bone v expr | figurative (work very hard) (informal, figurado) | romperse el lomo, romperse la espalda loc verb |