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1 contention
[kən'tenʃn]1) (opinion) affermazione f.3) sport (competition) competizione f.* * *1) (an opinion put forward.) asserzione2) (argument; disagreement.) contesa* * *contention /kənˈtɛnʃn/n.1 contesa; controversia; disputa; polemica3 [u] contrasto; dissenso* * *[kən'tenʃn]1) (opinion) affermazione f.3) sport (competition) competizione f. -
2 bone
I 1. [bəʊn]1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato
2) (in corset) stecca f.2.nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.••bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia
close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio
to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso
to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa
to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.
to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo
II [bəʊn]to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish]* * *[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso; lisca, spina2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) disossare; togliere le spine- 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* * *I 1. [bəʊn]1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato
2) (in corset) stecca f.2.nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.••bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia
close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio
to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso
to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa
to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.
to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo
II [bəʊn]to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish]
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