bone

bone
bone [{{t}}bəʊn]
1 noun
(a) {{}}Anatomy{{}} & {{}}Zoology{{}} (of human, animal) os m; (of fish) arête f;
the handle was made from bone le manche était en os;
she's got good bone structure elle a les pommettes saillantes;
her finger was cut to the bone elle s'est coupé le doigt jusqu'à l'os;
to work one's fingers to the bone se tuer au travail;
to be as dry as a bone (earth) être desséché; (well) être à sec; (washing) être complètement sec (sèche);
bone of contention pomme f de discorde;
chilled or frozen to the bone glacé jusqu'à la moelle (des os);
his comments were a bit close to or near the bone ses commentaires frôlaient l'indécence;
I have a bone to pick with you j'ai un compte à régler avec toi;
he hasn't got a suspicious/generous bone in his body il n'est pas méfiant/généreux pour un sou;
there's trouble ahead, I can feel it in my bones quelque chose me dit qu'il va y avoir du grabuge;
to make no bones about doing sth ne pas hésiter à faire qch;
he made no bones about it il y est allé carrément, il n'y est pas allé par quatre chemins;
she made no bones about her displeasure elle n'a pas caché son mécontentement;
he'll never make old bones il ne fera sûrement pas de vieux os;
he's nothing but skin and bone or bones, he's nothing but a bag of bones il est maigre comme un clou
(b) (substance) os m; (in corset) baleine f
(c) (essential) essentiel m;
the bare bones of sth l'essentiel de qch;
to cut spending down to the bone réduire les dépenses au strict minimum
2 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Cookery{{}} (meat) désosser; (fish) ôter les arêtes de
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} (steal) piquer, faucher
(c) {{}}American{{}} {{}}vulgar{{}} (have sex with) baiser
3 intransitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}vulgar{{}} (have sex) baiser, s'envoyer en l'air
4 bones
1 plural noun
(a) (remains) ossements mpl, os mpl;
to lay sb's bones to rest enterrer qn
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (dice)m (pour jouer)
2 noun
{{}}familiar{{}} (doctor)
the bones le toubib
►► {{}}Ceramics{{}} bone china porcelaine f tendre;
{{}}Anatomy{{}} bone marrow moelle f;
{{}}Medicine{{}} bone marrow transplant greffe f de moelle;
{{}}Agriculture{{}} bone meal engrais m (de cendres d'os)
bone up on inseparable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (study)
to bone up on sth potasser qch

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