bone

bəʊn
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Translation of bone from English into Dutch,

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Noun

1.

medical

hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton
  • The x-ray showed a fracture in the bone near his wrist.De röntgenfoto toonde een breuk in het bot nabij zijn pols
2.

figurative

essence or core of something
  • We need to get down to the bone of the issue during our discussion.We moeten tijdens onze discussie tot de kern van de zaak komen.

Verb

tr.
1.

cooking

remove the bones from meat or fish
  • She decided to bone the chicken before roasting it.Ze besloot de kip te ontbenen voordat ze het ging braden.
2.

sex

SlangUS
have sexual intercourse with someone
SlangUS
  • He bragged about boning his date last night.Hij pochte dat hij gisteravond met zijn date had geneukt.

Adjective

1.

colors

off-white color similar to pale ivory
  • She wore a bone dress to the event.Ze droeg een botkleurige jurk naar het evenement.
2.

structure

skeletal in material or appearance
  • The bone handle was smooth and polished.Het benen handvat was glad en gepolijst.
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Expressions with bone: examples in English and translations in Dutch

telefoonbotje
I hit my crazy bone on the table and my arm tingled.
telefoonbotje
I accidentally hit my funny bone on the table.
opfrissen
bijspijkeren
She needs to bone up on her math before the test.
doodlui
He is bone idle and never helps around the house.
intensief studeren
herhalen
She needs to bone up on her French before the trip.
als een pitbull zijn prooi niet loslaten
He was like a dog with a bone, never stopping until he solved the problem.

Synonyms and analogies of bone in English

Examples of bone in a sentence

  • The dog buried the bone in the backyard.
  • Her speech cut to the bone of the matter.
  • The novel's plot gets to the bone of human nature.
  • He rolled the bones and won the game.
  • The old men gathered to play bones.
  • The designer chose bone for the sofa fabric.

Translations of "bone" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
botnm.

It's easy to fracture a bone if you fall awkwardly.

Je breekt zo een bot als je ongelukkig ten val komt.

beennn.

So their tools are made of leather or bone or wood.

Dus zijn hun werktuigen gemaakt uit leder, been of hout.

botjenn.

Tonight's the night, I feel it in my bone.

Vanavond word de avond, ik voel het in mijn botje.

bot-nm.

As a result of its application, bone and muscle pains decrease.

Als gevolg van de toepassing ervan nemen de bot- en spierpijnen af.

sleutelbeennn.

This pendant fits smoothly around your neck and accentuates the collar bone.

Deze hanger sluit soepel om je nek en accentueert het sleutelbeen.

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bone: Examples and translations in context

He gave each dog a bone apiece to keep them happy.

Hij gaf elke hond een bot, zodat ze tevreden waren.

The dietitian mentioned phosphate as an essential nutrient for bone health.

De diëtist noemde fosfaat als een onmisbare voedingsstof voor sterke botten.

The cavity in the bone was filled with a special medical paste.

De holte in het bot werd opgevuld met een speciale medische pasta.

She felt pain in her leg bone after running the marathon.

Na de marathon kreeg ze pijn in het bot van haar onderbeen.

The dog chewed viciously on the old, worn-out bone.

De hond zat woest te kluiven op het oude, versleten bot.

She gave the dog bone to her pet after its training session.

Na de training gaf ze haar huisdier een bot voor de hond.

He found a dog bone under the couch this morning.

Hij vond vanmorgen een bot voor de hond onder de bank.

I felt the pain which went through my marrow and bone.

De pijn die ik toen voelde ging door merg en been.

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