bone structure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bone structure in the English»French Dictionary

bone structure N

bone structure

structure f du visage

Translations for bone structure in the French»English Dictionary

ossature du visage

bone structure

Translations for bone structure in the English»French Dictionary

I.structure [Brit ˈstrʌktʃə, Am ˈstrək(t)ʃər] N

1. structure (overall shape, organization):

structure

structure f

political/social structure

structure politique/sociale

2. structure CONSTR:

structure (building)

construction f

structure (building)

édifice m

structure (manner of construction)

construction f

II.structure [Brit ˈstrʌktʃə, Am ˈstrək(t)ʃər] VB trans

1. structure (organize):

structure argument, essay, novel

structurer

structure day, life, timetable

organiser

2. structure CONSTR:

structure

construire

See also power structure

power structure N

power structure

répartition f des pouvoirs

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 structure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone structure in the French»English Dictionary

l'ossature de la tête

the bone structure of the head

Translations for bone structure in the English»French Dictionary

I.structure [ˈstrʌktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. structure:

structure

structure f

2. structure (building):

structure

bâtiment m

3. structure (constructed form):

structure

construction f

II.structure [ˈstrʌktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans

structure

structurer

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

They are capable of gliding flight, due to their bubbly light bone structure.

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In some cases, the patient has periodontal defects (damaged or poor bone structure) which hinder osseointegration.

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However, it has also been claimed the spurs are modified scales and do not appear to be linked to any bone structure.

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Sound also resonates within different parts of the body, and an individual's size and bone structure can affect somewhat the sound produced by an individual.

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No, not her waifish figure, not her hair as blonde as sunbeams, not even the pin-sharp bone structure.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

A person of average weight can bear a double chin as well, depending on their bone structure, amount of loose skin, and amount of fat cells in that region.

en.wikipedia.org

She can try hormones, chop her pecker off, but it's still the same bone structure a man has.

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