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1 scheletro
"skeleton;Skelett;esqueleto"* * *m skeleton* * *scheletro s.m.1 skeleton: trovarono uno scheletro ben conservato, a well-preserved skeleton was found // è uno scheletro, she is a living skeleton (o she is skin and bones); è ridotta a uno scheletro, she is reduced to a skeleton; quel vecchio pare uno scheletro, that old man is only skin and bones // tenere uno scheletro nell'armadio, (fig.) to have a skeleton in the cupboard2 ( intelaiatura, ossatura) skeleton, frame, framework: lo scheletro di quell'edificio è antico, the frame of that building is very old; si trattava dello scheletro di una nave romana, it was the skeleton of a Roman ship* * *['skɛletro]sostantivo maschile1) anat. skeleton2) colloq. fig. (persona magra) skeleton, bag of bones3) (struttura) skeleton, framework4) (di opera, articolo) skeleton, outline••avere uno scheletro nell'armadio — to have a skeleton in the cupboard BE o closet AE
* * *scheletro/'skεletro/sostantivo m.1 anat. skeleton2 colloq. fig. (persona magra) skeleton, bag of bones3 (struttura) skeleton, framework4 (di opera, articolo) skeleton, outline -
2 osso
m ( anatomy pl le ossa) bonedi osso bone attr, made of boneosso sacro sacrumin carne e ossa in the flesh* * *1 bone: le ossa del cranio, the bones of the head; osso sacro, sacrum*; le ossa della spina dorsale si chiamano vertebre, the bones of the spine are called vertebrae; si è fratturato l'osso della gamba, he has broken his leg; una persona dalle ossa grosse, a big-boned person // in carne e ossa, in flesh and blood (o in person) // essere di carne e ossa, to be made of flesh and blood // bagnato fino all'osso, soaked to the skin // bisogna fare economia sino all'osso, we must practise the strictest ecomomy // quest'organizzazione è marcia sino all'osso, this organization is rotten to the core (o through and through) // è tutt'ossa, è pelle e ossa, he is nothing but skin and bone // freddo che penetra nelle ossa, bitter cold: il freddo mi penetra nelle ossa, I am chilled (o frozen) to the bone // non è facile convincerlo, è un osso duro!, it's not easy to convince him, he's a tough nut to crack // il latino è un osso duro, Latin is a hard nut to crack // avere le ossa rotte, to be aching all over // è uscito da quell'esperienza con le ossa rotte, that experience left him a wreck // essere all'osso, to have nothing left: ormai il patrimonio è all'osso, the inheritance has been frittered away // rompere le ossa a qlcu., to thrash s.o. // rompersi l'osso del collo, to break one's neck // lasciarci le ossa, ( morire) to kick the bucket; ( essere sconfitto) to get a drubbing // farsi le ossa, to gain experience: si è fatto le ossa lavorando col padre, he gained experience by working with his father // le mie ossa riposeranno in pace in questo piccolo camposanto, my bones will rest in peace in this little churchyard // osso di seppia, cuttlebone // osso di balena, whalebone // questo bottone è di osso, this button is made of bone2 ( di animale macellato) bone: carne con l'osso, meat with the bone; spolpare un osso, to pick a bone // molla l'osso!, (fig. scherz.) give it to me!* * *1) (pl.f. -a) (elemento dello scheletro) boned'osso — [pettine, manico] bone attrib.
2) (pl. -i) (di animali macellati) bone3) (pl. -i) (nocciolo) stone, pit AE•••in carne e -a — in the flesh, real live
essere pelle e -a — to be a barebones, to be reduced to a skeleton
ridotto all'osso — [ resoconto] bare-bones; [ organico] skeleton
rompere le -a a qcn. — to thrash the living daylights out of sb.
essere bagnato fino alle -a — to be soaked to the skin o through
un osso duro — a hardcase, a toughie colloq.
* * *ossopl. -i, pl.f. -a /'ɔsso/ ⇒ 4sostantivo m.1 (pl.f. -a) (elemento dello scheletro) bone; - a del cranio skull bones; mi fanno male le -a my bones ache; rompersi l'osso del collo to break one's neck; d'osso [ pettine, manico] bone attrib.2 ( pl. -i) (di animali macellati) bonein carne e -a in the flesh, real live; essere fatto di carne e -a to be (only) flesh and blood; essere pelle e -a to be a barebones, to be reduced to a skeleton; ridotto all'osso [ resoconto] bare-bones; [ organico] skeleton; rompere le -a a qcn. to thrash the living daylights out of sb.; fare economia fino all'osso to practise strict economy; essere marcio fino alle -a to be rotten to the core; essere bagnato fino alle -a to be soaked to the skin o through; un osso duro a hardcase, a toughie colloq.; molla l'osso! give it back! put it down! sputa l'osso! let it out! just say it!\osso di balena whalebone; osso di seppia cuttlebone. -
3 cadavere
m corpse* * *cadavere s.m.1 corpse, dead body; ( per dissezione) cadaver // (dir.): soppressione di cadavere, suppression of a dead body; occultamento di cadavere, concealment of a dead body; vilipendio di cadavere, mistreatment of a dead body (o abuse of corpse)* * *[ka'davere]sostantivo maschile (dead) body, corpse; med. cadaver••passare sul cadavere di qcn. per fare qcs. — fig. to do sth. over sb.'s dead body
un cadavere ambulante — colloq. death warmed up, a walking skeleton
* * *cadavere/ka'davere/sostantivo m.(dead) body, corpse; med. cadaver\pallido come un cadavere deathly pale; passare sul cadavere di qcn. per fare qcs. fig. to do sth. over sb.'s dead body; un cadavere ambulante colloq. death warmed up, a walking skeleton.
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