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skeleton ['skelɪtən]1 noun∎ he was little more than a skeleton il n'avait plus que la peau sur les os;∎ figurative to have a skeleton in the British cupboard or American closet avoir un squelette dans le placard(c) (outline → of book, report) ébauche f, esquisse f; (→ of project, strategy, speech) schéma m, grandes lignes fpl(team) (réduit au) minimum;∎ they're running a skeleton train service ils assurent un service minimum de trains►► skeleton contract contrat-type m;skeleton key passe-partout m inv, passe m;skeleton organization organisation f squelettique -
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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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A n1 ( structure) (of building, boat, roof) charpente f ; ( of car) châssis m ; (of bicycle, racquet) cadre m ; ( of bed) sommier m ; ( of tent) armature f ;4 Anat ( skeleton) ossature f ; ( body) corps m ; his huge/athletic frame son corps énorme/athlétique ;6 ( for weaving) métier m ;C vtr2 ( formulate in words) formuler [question, reply etc] ;4 ( mouth) articuler [words] ;5 ○ ( set up) [police] monter une machination contre [suspect] ; [criminal] faire porter les soupçons sur [associate] ; I've been framed! c'est un coup monté!
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