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bone [bəʊn]1. noun[+ meat, fowl] désosser ; [+ fish] ôter les arêtes de3. compounds[buttons, handle] en os* * *[bəʊn] 1.1) (of human, animal) os m; ( of fish) arête fchicken on/off the bone — poulet à l'os/désossé
2) ( in corset etc) baleine f2.bones plural noun1) ( animal skeleton) ossements mpl2) ( human remains) ( in archeology) ossements mpl humains3.transitive verb Culinary désosser [joint, chicken]; enlever les arêtes de [fish]Phrasal Verbs:••bone of contention — sujet m de dispute, pomme f de discorde
close to the bone — ( wounding) blessant; ( racy) osé
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — ≈ les chiens aboient, la caravane passe
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bone [bəʊn]1 noun∎ 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(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 minimum4 bones∎ to lay sb's bones to rest enterrer qn2 noun∎ 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)∎ to bone up on sth potasser qch -
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A n1 (of human, animal) os m ; ( of fish) arête f ; made of bone en os ; chicken on/off the bone poulet à l'os/désossé ; to break a bone casser un os ; to break every bone in one's body se rompre les os ; I'll break every bone in his body! je vais lui tordre le cou! ; no bones broken rien de cassé ; he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body il n'a pas une once de romantisme/jalousie ;2 ( in corset etc) baleine f ;3 ○ ( trombone) trombone m.1 ( animal skeleton) ossements mpl ;2 ( human remains) ( in archeology) ossements mpl humains ; to lay sb's bones to rest enterrer la dépouille de qn ; my old bones ○ mes vieux os ○ ; he'll never make old bones il ne fera pas de vieux os ;D vtr2 ( reinforce) consolider [corset, bodice].bone of contention sujet m de dispute, pomme f de discorde ; close to the bone ( wounding) blessant ; ( racy) osé ; to be a bag of bones être un sac d'os ○ ; to cut sth to the bone réduire qch au minimum ; to feel sth in one's bones avoir le pressentiment de qch ; to have a bone to pick with sb avoir un compte à régler avec qn ; to make no bones about sth ne pas cacher qch ; sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) Prov ≈ les chiens aboient, la caravane passe Prov ; to work one's fingers to the bone se crever à la tâche ○.■ bone up on ○:▶ bone up on [sth] potasser ○ [subject]. -
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[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) os2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) os2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) désosser- bony- bone china - bone idle - a bone of contention - have a bone to pick with someone - have a bone to pick with - to the bone -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > bone dry
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Pol. pomme de discorde; source de frictions; objet d'un désaccord/d'un litigeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bone of contention
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