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| Traduções principais |
| skeleton n | (body: bones) | esqueleto sm |
| | Doctors have to know all the different bones in the human skeleton. |
| | Os médicos têm que conhecer todos os diferentes ossos no esqueleto humano. |
| skeleton n | figurative, informal (very thin person) (figurado, informal) | esqueleto sm |
| | The anorexic had starved herself so much, she was just a skeleton. |
| | A anoréxica tinha passado tanta fome que era somente um esqueleto. |
| skeleton n | (framework of a structure) | estrutura sf |
| | (figurado) | esqueleto sm |
| | The skeleton was in place, now the builders had to finish the building. |
| | A estrutura estava posicionada, agora os construtores tinham que terminar a construção. |
| skeleton n | (of a leaf) (figurado) | esqueleto sm |
| | The leaf had broken down, leaving just its skeleton behind. |
| | A folha havia quebrado, deixando apenas seu esqueleto para trás. |
| skeleton n as adj | figurative (minimum) | mínimo sm |
| | Over the holiday period, there was only a skeleton staff manning the hospital. |
| | Durante o período do feriado, havia somente o mínimo de funcionários administrando o hospital. |
| Traduções complementares |
| skeleton n | figurative (outline) | esboço sm |
| | Wendy submitted the skeleton of her new novel to her publisher for feedback. |
| skeleton n | (winter sport: sledding) (anglicismo: esporte) | skeleton sm |
| | In skeleton, the sledder races headfirst, lying on their belly. |
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