brittle bones in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brittle bones in the English»French Dictionary

brittle bones, brittle-bone disease N

brittle bones

décalcification f

Translations for brittle 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.brittle [Brit ˈbrɪt(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪdl] N (sweet)

brittle

praline f

II.brittle [Brit ˈbrɪt(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪdl] ADJ

1. brittle lit:

brittle twig

cassant

brittle fingernails, hair

fragile

2. brittle fig:

brittle relationship, confidence

fragile

brittle personality

brusque

brittle tone, laughter

cassant

brittle bones in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brittle bones in the English»French Dictionary

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

brittle [ˈbrɪtl, Am ˈbrɪt̬-] ADJ

1. brittle (fragile):

brittle

cassant(e)

brittle layer of ice

fragile

2. brittle (unfriendly):

brittle

sec, sèche