bone china in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bone china in the English»Italian Dictionary

bone china [Brit, Am ˌboʊn ˈtʃaɪnə] N

bone china

porcellana f fine

Translations for bone china in the Italian»English Dictionary

porcellana fine

bone china

Translations for bone china in the English»Italian Dictionary

China [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə]

China

Cina f

red China

Cina comunista

not for all the tea in China

per niente al mondo

china [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə] N U

china

porcellana f

a piece of china

una porcellana

rare china

porcellane rare

rare china before n cup, plate

di porcellana

like a bull in a china shop

come un elefante in un negozio di porcellane

I.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn] N

1. bone:

bone (of human, animal)

osso m

bone (of fish)

lisca f

bone (of fish)

spina f

made of bone

d'osso

chicken on, off the bone

pollo con l'osso, disossato

to break a bone

rompere un osso

to break every bone in one's body

spezzarsi tutte le ossa

I'll break every bone in his body!

gli spezzerò tutte le ossa!

no bones broken

nulla di rotto

he hasn't got a romantic, jealous bone in his body

non ha un briciolo di romanticismo, di gelosia

he hasn't got a romantic, jealous bone in his body before n handle, button

d'osso

2. bone (in corset etc.):

bone

stecca f

II.bones N npl

1. bones (animal skeleton):

bones

ossa f

bones

scheletro m

2. bones (human remains):

bones (in archeology)

resti m umani

bones (in archeology)

scheletro m

to lay sb's bones to rest

seppellire le spoglie di qn

my old bones inf

le mie povere ossa

he'll never make old bones

non vivrà a lungo or non arriverà a invecchiare

3. bones (dice):

bones

dadi m

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

1. bone FOOD:

bone joint, chicken

disossare

bone fish

spinare, diliscare, togliere le spine a

2. bone (reinforce):

bone corset, bodice

rinforzare con stecche

IV.bone [Brit bəʊn, Am boʊn]

bone of contention

oggetto del contendere or pomo della discordia

close to the bone (wounding)

offensivo

close to the bone (racy)

sconcio or volgare

to be a bag of bones

essere pelle e ossa

to cut sth to the bone

ridurre qc all'osso

to feel sth in one's bones

sentirsi qc nelle ossa

to have a bone to pick with sb

avere una questione da sistemare con qn

to make no bones about sth

non farsi scrupoli di qc

sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) prov

raglio d'asino non sale al cielo

to work one's fingers to the bone

lavorare sodo or sgobbare

bone china in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bone china in the English»Italian Dictionary

China [ˈtʃaɪ·nə] N

China

Cina f

china [ˈtʃaɪ·nə] N

1. china (porcelain):

china

porcellana f

2. china (crockery):

china

vasellame m

I.bone [boʊn] N

bone ANAT:

bone

osso m

bone (of a fish)

lisca f

Phrases:

bone of contention

pomo m della discordia

to work one's fingers to the bone

lavorare come un cane

close to the bone

fuori luogo

to cut sth to the bone

ridurre qc all'essenziale

to feel sth in one's bones

sentirsi qc

to make no bones about sth

non far segreto di qc

to have a bone to pick with sb inf

dover regolare un conto con qu

II.bone [boʊn] ADJ

bone

d'osso

III.bone [boʊn] ADV (as intensifier)

bone lazy

pigrissimo, -a

bone tired

stanchissimo, -a

IV.bone [boʊn] VB trans

bone chicken, meat

disossare

bone fish

spinare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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Set up in 2009, their company designs and collaborates with others to produce a distinctly modern fine bone china collection.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Made from the ashes of cattle bones, bone china is a translucent kind of white porcelain.

www.interaksyon.com

But, instead of canvas, she paints bone china.

www.thestar.com

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

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Even the church's 100-place setting of hand-painted bone china was donated, to a food program in an at-risk neighbourhood.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

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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.

www.independent.co.uk

The company, particularly known for its high-quality bone china, has produced tableware and ornamental items since approximately 1750.

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