bare bones in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bare bones in the English»French Dictionary

I.bare bones [Brit ˈbɛːbəʊnz, Am ˈbɛrboʊnz] N npl

the bare bones

l'essentiel m

the bare bones of the story are

l'essentiel de l'histoire est

II.bare-bones ADJ

bare-bones account:

bare-bones

réduit à sa plus simple expression

Translations for bare bones in the English»French Dictionary

I.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone:

bone (of human, animal)

os m

bone (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

he hasn't got a romantic/jealous bone in his body attr handle, button

en os

2. bone (in corset etc):

bone

baleine f

3. bone (trombone):

bone inf

trombone m

II.bones N npl

1. bones (animal skeleton):

bones

ossements mpl

2. bones (human remains):

bones (in archeology)

ossements mpl humains

to lay sb's bones to rest

enterrer la dépouille de qn

my old bones inf

mes vieux os inf

he'll never make old bones

il ne fera pas de vieux os

3. bones (dice):

bones

dés mpl

III.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

1. bone FOOD:

bone joint, chicken

désosser

bone fish

enlever les arêtes de

2. bone (reinforce):

bone corset, bodice

consolider

IV.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn]

bone of contention

sujet m de dispute

bone of contention

pomme f de discorde

close to the bone (wounding)

blessant

close to the bone (racy)

osé

to be a bag of bones

être un sac d'os inf

to cut sth to the bone

réduire qc au minimum

to feel sth in one's bones

avoir le pressentiment de qc

to have a bone to pick with sb

avoir un compte à régler avec qn

to make no bones about sth

ne pas cacher qc

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 inf

I.bare [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] ADJ

1. bare (naked):

bare body, flesh, leg

nu

a child with bare feet

un enfant aux pieds nus

to walk with bare feet

marcher pieds nus or nu-pieds

inv to sit in the sun with one's head bare

s'asseoir au soleil la tête nue or nu-tête

inv bare to the waist

torse nu

with one's bare hands

à mains nues

2. bare (exposed):

bare blade, boards, wall, wood

nu

to lay bare plan, private life, secret

dévoiler

to lay one's soul or heart bare

mettre son cœur à nu

3. bare (empty):

bare cupboard, house, room

vide

bare of furniture, food

vide de

to strip sth bare

vider qc

4. bare (stark):

bare branch, mountain, rock

nu

bare earth, landscape

dénudé

bare of leaves, flowers

dépourvu de

5. bare (mere):

a bare 3%/20 dollars

à peine 3%/20 dollars

to last a bare 30 seconds

durer à peine 30 secondes

the barest sign/indication of

le moindre signe/la moindre indication de

6. bare (absolute):

bare

strict

the bare minimum

le strict minimum

the bare essentials or necessities

le strict nécessaire

7. bare (unembellished):

bare facts, statistics

brut

8. bare (in Bridge):

bare ace, king

sec/sèche

II.bare [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

to bare one's chest

se découvrir la poitrine

to bare one's teeth

montrer les dents

to bare one's head

se découvrir

to bare one's heart/soul to

ouvrir son cœur/âme à

bare bones in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bare bones in the English»French Dictionary

the bare bones of a story

l'essentiel de l'histoire

Translations for bare bones in the English»French Dictionary

I.bare [beəʳ, Am ber] ADJ

1. bare (uncovered):

bare

nu(e)

with my bare hands

avec mes mains nues

2. bare (empty):

bare

vide

stripped bare room

complètement vide

to be bare of sth

être dépouillé de qc

3. bare (unadorned):

bare fact

brut(e)

bare truth

nu(e)

4. bare (little):

bare minimum

strict(e)

the bare necessities of life

le minimum vital

Phrases:

the bare bones of a story

l'essentiel de l'histoire

II.bare [beəʳ, Am ber] VB trans

to bare one's head

se découvrir la tête

to bare one's heart/soul to sb

dévoiler son cœur/son âme à qn

to bare one's teeth

montrer les dents

I.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

bone

os m

bone of fish

arête f

II.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] ADJ

bone-handled knife

couteau m à manche d'os

III.bone [bəʊn, Am boʊn] VB trans

bone meat

désosser

bone fish

retirer les arêtes de