WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| skeleton n | (body: bones) | esqueleto nm |
| | Doctors have to know all the different bones in the human skeleton. |
| | Los médicos tienen que conocer todos los huesos del esqueleto humano. |
| skeleton n | figurative, informal (very thin person) | estar en los huesos loc verb |
| | | piel y huesos expr |
| | (figurado) | esqueleto nm |
| | The anorexic had starved herself so much, she was just a skeleton. |
| | La anoréxica comía tan poco que estaba en los huesos. |
| skeleton n | (framework of a structure) | estructura nf |
| | (figurado) | esqueleto nm |
| | The skeleton was in place, now the builders had to finish the building. |
| | La estructura ya estaba lista. Ahora, los obreros tenían que terminar el edificio en sí. |
| skeleton n | (of a leaf) | nervadura nf |
| | The leaf had broken down, leaving just its skeleton behind. |
| | La hoja se había roto y solo quedaba su nervadura. |
| skeleton n as adj | figurative (minimum) | mínimo/a adj |
| | | escaso/a adj |
| | Over the holiday period, there was only a skeleton staff manning the hospital. |
| | Durante las vacaciones, solo estaba el personal mínimo para ocuparse del hospital. |
| Additional Translations |
| skeleton n | figurative (outline) | esbozo nm |
| | | bosquejo nm |
| | (figurado) | esqueleto nm |
| | Wendy submitted the skeleton of her new novel to her publisher for feedback. |
| | Wendy entregó a su editorial el esbozo de su nueva novela para que le dieran una opinión. |
| skeleton n | (winter sport: sledding) | trineo nm |
| | In skeleton, the sledder races headfirst, lying on their belly. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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