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1 Gerippe
n; -s, -4. fig. (Gliederung) skeleton, outline; von Aufsatz etc.: framework* * *das Gerippeskeleton; shell; framework* * *Ge|rịp|pe [gə'rɪpə]nt -s, -skeleton; (von Schiff, Flugzeug auch, von Schirm, Gebäude) frame; (von Blatt auch) ribbing; (fig = Grundplan) frameworker ist nur noch ein Gerippe — he's nothing but skin and bones
* * *(an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) shell* * *Ge·rip·pe<-s, ->[gəˈrɪpə]nt1. (Skelett) skeleton2. (innere Struktur) skeleton, frame3. (Grundplan) framework* * *das; Gerippes, Gerippe1) skeletonsie ist bis zum Gerippe abgemagert — (fig.) she has lost so much weight that she is only skin and bones
2) (fig.) framework; (von Schiffen, Gebäuden) skeleton* * *1. skeleton;ein wandelndes Gerippe sein umg be a walking skeleton, be nothing but skin and bones2. umg, fig (dürrer Mensch) bag of bones;zum Gerippe abgemagert reduced to a skeleton* * *das; Gerippes, Gerippe1) skeletonsie ist bis zum Gerippe abgemagert — (fig.) she has lost so much weight that she is only skin and bones
2) (fig.) framework; (von Schiffen, Gebäuden) skeleton* * *- n.ribs (anatomy) n.shell n.skeleton n. -
2 skelettieren
v/t skeletonize; eine skelettierte Leiche a corpse reduced to a skeleton* * *to skeletonize* * *skelettieren v/t skeletonize;eine skelettierte Leiche a corpse reduced to a skeleton
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