bone

bəʊn
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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..Das Röntgenbild zeigte einen Bruch im Knochen in der Nähe seines Handgelenks
2.

figurative

essence or core of something
  • We need to get down to the bone of the issue during our discussion..Wir müssen während unserer Diskussion zum Kern des Problems kommen

Verb

tr.
1.

cooking

remove the bones from meat or fish
entbeinen ausbeinen
  • She decided to bone the chicken before roasting it.Sie beschloss, das Huhn vor dem Braten zu entbeinen.
2.

sex

SlangUS
have sexual intercourse with someone
SlangUS
vögeln flachlegen
  • He bragged about boning his date last night.Er prahlte damit, dass er letzte Nacht mit seinem Date geschlafen hat.

Adjective

1.

colors

off-white color similar to pale ivory
  • She wore a bone dress to the event.Sie trug ein knochenfarbenes Kleid zu der Veranstaltung.
2.

structure

skeletal in material or appearance
aus Knochen
  • The bone handle was smooth and polished.Der knochenartige Griff war glatt und poliert.
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Expressions with bone: examples in English and translations in German

Musikantenknochen
I hit my crazy bone on the table and my arm tingled.
Musikantenknochen
I accidentally hit my funny bone on the table.
pauken
büffeln
She needs to bone up on her math before the test.
stinkfaul
saukfaul
He is bone idle and never helps around the house.
intensiv lernen
gründlich wiederholen
She needs to bone up on her French before the trip.
nicht locker lassen
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
derKnochennm.

After moving all day, we were fatigued to the bone by evening.

Nach einem ganzen Tag Umzug waren wir abends müde bis auf die Knochen.

derKnochenaufbaunm.

In our second article, you can read everything about bone grafting.

In unserem zweiten Artikel können Sie alles über Knochenaufbau lesen.

derKieferknochennm.

It is possible that the implant does not grow into the bone.

Es kann passieren, dass das Zahnimplantat nicht in den Kieferknochen einwächst.

Knochenschrauben.

Furthermore, acting on the bone screw forces can be optimally absorbed.

Des weiteren können auf die Knochenschraube wirkende Kräfte optimal aufgenommen werden.

Adjective
Knochen-adj.

Calcium fluoratum is responsible for the formation of bone and tooth shells.

Calcium fluoratum ist für die Ausbildung der Knochen- und Zahnhüllen zuständig.

Verb
entbeinenv.

To prepare for the soup, she will bone the meat first.

Zur Vorbereitung der Suppe wird sie zuerst das Fleisch entbeinen.

entgrätenv.

For dinner, he decided to bone the trout before grilling it.

Zum Abendessen beschloss er, die Forelle vor dem Grillen zu entgräten.

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bone: Examples and translations in context

He was weary to the bone after days of caring for his father.

Nach Tagen der Pflege seines Vaters war er müde bis auf die Knochen.

The dog was digging like all possessed, searching for the buried bone.

Der Hund buddelte wie verrückt, auf der Suche nach dem vergrabenen Knochen.

She was weary to the bone from worrying about her unemployed son.

Sie war vom Sorgen um ihren arbeitslosen Sohn müde bis auf die Knochen.

The dog began to chomp on the bone with great enthusiasm.

Der Hund begann mit großer Begeisterung an dem Knochen zu nagen.

He was fatigued to the bone, yet the crying baby needed comforting.

Er war müde bis auf die Knochen, doch das weinende Baby brauchte Trost.

The blizzard last night chilled everyone to the bone in the mountain village.

Der Schneesturm letzte Nacht hat im Bergdorf alle bis auf die Knochen durchgefroren.

She was emotionally shattered, fatigued to the bone by years of caregiving.

Sie war seelisch zerrüttet, müde bis auf die Knochen nach Jahren der Pflege.

The doctor warned that excessive pressure could fracture the bone.

Der Arzt warnte, dass übermäßiger Druck den Knochen brechen könnte.

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