bone china in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bone china in the English»French Dictionary

bone china N

bone china

porcelaine f tendre or à l'os

Translations for bone china in the English»French Dictionary

china [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə] N U

china

porcelaine f

a piece of china

une porcelaine

rare china

porcelaines fpl rares

rare china attr cup, plate

en porcelaine

like a bull in a china shop

comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine

China [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə]

China

Chine f

not for all the tea in China

pour rien au monde

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

bone china in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone china in the English»French Dictionary

bone china N

bone china

porcelaine f à l'os

Translations for bone china in the English»French Dictionary

China [ˈtʃaɪnə] N

China

la Chine

china [ˈtʃaɪnə] N no pl

china

porcelaine f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The company added products during the first half of the 20th century while manufacturing fashionable and high-quality bone china.

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In 1934 the introduction of high fired bone china meant they could produce high-quality figurines, such as famous race horses and champion dogs.

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The company also constructed a plant dedicated exclusively to the production of bone china.

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The dragonflies on this elegant bone china teapot are striking on the white background, and the gilded gold top makes it look extra-special.

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It also introduced fine dining ranges in porcelain and bone china.

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The raw materials for bone china is about 50% bone ash derived from animal bones.

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For instance, our delicate products can be hard to wrap and send like fine bone china.

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Earthenware, terra cotta, stoneware, porcelain and bone china clay bodies can be made into paper clay.

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It was the first bone china plant in the country and a technological breakthrough.

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They made creamware and pearlware pottery as well as bone china porcelain.

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