skeleton service

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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
Inglés		Español
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.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
axial skeleton	(anatomy)	esqueleto axial nm + adj mf
skeleton bill n	(law: stamped, blank paper)	letra en blanco loc nom f
		título valor en blanco loc nom m
		letra de cambio en blanco loc nom f
skeleton in the closet, also UK: skeleton in the cupboard n	(secret from the past) (figurado)	muerto en el ropero loc nom m
	Everyone has a few skeletons in their cupboard that they wouldn't like other people to find out about.
	Todos tienen un muerto en el ropero que quisieran esconder de otros.
skeleton key n	(master or multi-purpose key)	llave maestra loc nom f
	The hotel maid had a skeleton key so she could let herself into any room she wanted.
	La sirvienta tenía una llave maestra y podía entrar en la habitación que ella quisiera.
skeleton-thin, skeleton thin adj	(emaciated) (coloquial)	esquelético/a adj
Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun.
	(coloquial)	en los huesos loc adj
	(coloquial)	chupado/a adj
	(coloquial)	piel y huesos loc adj

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