rib in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rib in the English»French Dictionary

I.rib [Brit rɪb, Am rɪb] N

1. rib:

rib ANAT, FOOD

côte f

broken rib

côte cassée

to give sb a dig in the rib

donner un coup de coude à qn

2. rib (structural) (in umbrella):

rib

baleine f

rib BOT

nervure f

rib ARCHIT

nervure f

rib NAUT

membrure f

rib AVIAT

nervure f

3. rib (in knitting):

rib (stitch)

côte f

to knit sth in rib

tricoter qc en côtes

II.rib <pres part ribbing; pret, pp ribbed> [Brit rɪb, Am rɪb] VB trans (tease)

rib inf

taquiner

III.rib [Brit rɪb, Am rɪb]

to stick to one's ribs inf food:

être bourratif inf

floating rib N ANAT

floating rib

côte f flottante

false rib N

false rib

fausse côte f

rib-tickler N inf

rib-tickler

histoire f drôle or tordante inf

rib roast N

rib roast

côte f de bœuf

rib-tickling ADJ inf

rib-tickling

drôle, tordant inf

spare rib N FOOD

spare rib

travers m de porc

Translations for rib in the French»English Dictionary

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membrure

rib

membrure

rib

entrecôte

rib steak

nervure ARCHIT, TYPO

rib

rib in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rib in the English»French Dictionary

I.rib [rɪb] N

1. rib (bone):

rib

côte f

2. rib (meat joint):

rib

côte f

3. rib:

rib (in structure)

armature f

rib (in umbrella)

baleine f

4. rib no pl (stripe):

rib

côtes fpl

II.rib <-bb-> [rɪb] VB trans inf

rib

taquiner

rib-tickling ADJ Brit inf

rib-tickling

désopilant(e)

Translations for rib in the French»English Dictionary

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nervure

rib

entrecôte

rib steak

ogive

diagonal rib

côte

rib

côte de bœuf

beef rib

cage thoracique

rib cage

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The intercostal spaces are about 2 times as wide as the ribs.

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They are about as wide as the ribs.

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He was left with broken ribs, missing teeth, and a light-sensitive eye.

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The ribs of the vault are load-bearing structure.

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The interstices of the ribs are spirally striated.

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The vaults are crossed by smaller ribs to prevent torsion.

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Large format meals include fried chicken, bo ssm, short ribs and ribeye.

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The intercostal spaces are about two and one-half times as wide as the ribs.

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A set of complete ribs, vertebrae, a scapula, and tarsals have been found to date.

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The first specimen was collected in 1977 and consists of several ribs and vertebrae.

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