| Traduções complementares |
| bone n | often plural (for stiffening fabric) | aro sm |
| | The shape of a corset is supported by bones. |
| | A forma de um espartilho é sustentada por aros. |
| bones npl | (dice) | dados sm pl |
| | Harry rolled the bones and got two sixes. |
| bone [sb]⇒ vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (have sex with) (ofensivo: ter relações) | foder vt |
| | Patrick bragged that he had boned twenty girls, but no one believed him. |
| bone [sth]⇒ vtr | (clothing: stiffen using boning) | rematar vt |
| | After the seamstress bones the bodice of the dress, she will attach the skirt. |
| bone [sth] vtr | informal, archaic, UK (steal) | surrupiar vt |
| | The duke put his boots outside the door of his hotel room to be cleaned, but when he awoke he discovered someone had boned them. |
Formas compostas:
bone | boning |
| bone cell n | (biology: cell in bone) (biologia) | osteócito sm |
| bone china n | (white porcelain material) | porcelana branca sf |
| | | porcelana óssea sf |
| | This teapot is made of bone china. |
| bone china n | (porcelain tableware) | porcelana óssea sf |
| | At this tea room, the tea is served in the finest bone china. |
| bone china n as adj | (tableware: made of porcelain material) | de porcelana óssea loc adj |
| | Grace poured the tea into two bone china cups. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | seco adj |
| | | enxuto adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
bone lazy,
also UK: bone idle adj | informal (does nothing) | vagabundo adj |
| | | preguiçoso adj |
| | Jake does nothing around the house—he's bone idle! |
| bone marrow n | uncountable (marrow: substance inside bones) | medula óssea sf |
| | Doctor Rouse took a small sample of bone marrow to confirm the diagnosis. |
| | O doutor Rouse tirou uma pequena amostra de medula óssea para confirmar o diagnóstico. |
| bone of contention n | figurative (source of disagreement) | pomo da discórdia loc sm |
| | Susie's disobedience at school was a bone of contention between Susie and her mom. |
| bone pain n | (ache in bones) | dor nos ossos loc sm |
| | My mother is suffering from bone pain; she can't move her legs because it hurts so much. |
| bone-crushing adj | figurative (forceful) | esmagador, demolidor adj |
| | I like firm handshakes: neither wimpy, nor bone-crushing. |
| | Eu gosto de apertos de mão firmes: nem fracos, nem esmagadores (or: demolidores). |
| bone-crushing adj | figurative (painful) | esmagador adj |
| | Harvesting vegetables is bone-crushing work. |
| bone-in adj | (meat: cooked with bone) | com osso loc adj |
bonemeal,
bone meal n | (ground bones, fertilizer) | farinha de ossos loc sf |
| | | fertilizante sm |
| | | adubo sm |
boneshaker,
bone-shaker,
bone shaker n | UK, slang, figurative (dilapidated vehicle) (informal: carro velho) | calhambeque sm |
| | | caranga sf |
boneyard,
bone yard n | slang (cemetery) | cemitério sm |
boneyard,
bone yard n | slang (place for discarded cars, planes) (de aviões, carros) | ferro-velho sm |
boneyard,
bone yard n | (where wild animal bones collect) (de animais selvagens) | cemitério de ossos sm + loc adj |
boneyard,
bone yard n | (dominoes: stock of tiles) (dominós, figurado) | pilha de ossos sf + loc adj |
capitate,
capitate bone n | (bone in the hand) | capitato sm |
chilled to the marrow,
chilled to the bone,
frozen to the marrow adj | figurative (feeling very cold) (figurado: com muito frio) | congelado da cabeça aos pés adj |
| | I've been out here in the snow for three hours and I'm chilled to the marrow. |
| close to the bone adj | figurative, informal (uncomfortably close to the truth) (figurado:muito perto da verdade) | no fundo loc adv |
| | | no íntimo loc adv |
| collar bone n | (anatomy: clavicle) (anatomia) | clavícula sf |
| | Glenda broke her collar bone in a horse-riding accident. |
fibula,
fibula bone n | (anatomy:lower leg bone) | fíbula sf |
| | | perônio sm |
| | The tibia and fibula are the two bones that make up the lower leg. |
funny bone,
US: crazy bone n | informal (anatomy: ulnar nerve) | nervo ulnar loc sm |
| | I accidentally banged my funny bone and my arm still tingles. |
| funny bone n | figurative (sense of humour) (senso de humor) | veia humorística loc sf |
| | That joke really tickled my funny bone. |
| ham bone n | (bone in pork thigh) (osso na coxa do porco) | osso de pernil loc sm |
| | They say you can make a delicious broth with a ham bone, but I have never tried. |
| have a bone to pick with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (want to reprimand) | precisar ter uma conversa séria expres |
| | I have a bone to pick with you! Did you forget to feed the cat? |
| heel bone n | (bone: rear of foot) (osso que forma o calcanhar) | calcâneo sm |
hyoid,
hyoid bone n | (bone in the neck) (osso no pescoço) | hioide sm |
lunate,
lunate bone n | (bone in wrist) (osso) | semilunar sm |
occipital bone,
occipital n | (bone in back of head) | occipital sm |
| rag-and-bone man n | UK, dated (junk collector) | pessoa que compra e vende artigos usados sf |
| | | carroceiro sm |
skin and bones,
skin and bone adj | figurative (person: very thin) (pessoa magra) | pele e osso expres |
spavin,
bone spavin n | (bone condition affecting horses) | esparavão sm |
sphenoid,
sphenoid bone n | (bone in skull) | esfenoide sm |
T-bone,
T-bone steak n | mainly US (cut of beef with T-shaped bone) (carne: tipo de corte) | bisteca, chuleta sf |
| | (anglicismo, carne: tipo de corte) | T-bone sm |
| | I think I'll order the T-bone steak; what about you? |
| T-bone [sth]⇒ vtr | US, informal (crash into side of vehicle) (EUA, veículo: batida na lateral) | bater na lateral de vt |
| | The truck blew through a red light and T-boned a car in the middle of the intersection. |
thighbone,
also UK: thigh bone n | (anatomy: femur) | fêmur sm |
| work your fingers to the bone v expr | figurative (work very hard) (trabalhar muito) | dar duro expres |