rib

rɪb
ribbedribbing
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rib: meat cut including curved bones from the animal's chest
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Translation of rib into German,

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Noun

1.

medical

one of the curved bones in the chest of humans and animals
  • He broke a rib during the football match..Er brach sich eine Rippe während des Fußballspiels
2.

cooking

meat cut including curved bones from the animal's chest
  • She cooked a delicious rib for dinner.Sie kochte ein köstliches Rippchen zum Abendessen.
3.

informal

US
teasing remark or joke
US
  • She gave her brother a rib about his new haircut..Sie machte einen Scherz über den neuen Haarschnitt ihres Bruders

Verb

tr.
1.

teasing

tease someone playfully
  • He liked to rib his friends at parties..Er mochte es, seine Freunde auf Partys zu necken
2.

craft

create raised rows in knitting
  • She learned how to rib the edges of the sweater.Sie lernte, wie man die Ränder des Pullovers rippelt.
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Expressions with rib: examples in English and translations in German

eine Rippe brechen
eine Rippe anknacksen
He fell and cracked a rib while skiing.
necken
aufziehen
They ribbed him about his new haircut.
Rinderrippe
The chef seasoned the beef rib before roasting it..
Brustkorb
Rippenkorb
The rib cage protects the heart and lungs.
Brüller
That rib-tickler had everyone laughing through the whole show.
urkomisch
zum Brüllen
That was a rib-tickling joke!

Images of rib

  • rib: meat cut including curved bones from the animal's chest
    (cooking) Rippchen
  • rib: main vein of a leaf
    (plant) Blattader
  • rib: curved support member that strengthens a building's vault or ceiling
    (architecture) Rippe

Synonyms and analogies of rib in English

Examples of rib in a sentence

  • She felt a sharp pain in her rib after the fall.
  • The chef prepared a tender rib for the guests.
  • He ordered a rib at the steakhouse.
  • He couldn't help but give his friend a rib about the missed shot.
  • The rib about her cooking skills made everyone laugh.
  • The botanist studied the rib under a microscope.
RIB
rɪb
Acronym

acr: rigid inflatable boat

TECH.
boat with a hard bottom and inflatable sides
TECH.
RIB Steifes Schlauchboot
  • The rescue team arrived quickly in a fast RIB.Das Rettungsteam kam schnell in einem schnellen RIB an.

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

Noun
dieRippenf.

The player managed to fracture a rib during the intense match.

Dem Spieler ist während des intensiven Spiels eine Rippe gebrochen.

dasRippenmusternn.

Round the waist, I knitted a rib with a row of eyelets.

Um die Taille strickte ich ein Rippenmuster mit einer Lochreihe.

dieVerstärkungsrippenf.

Constructed with rolled edges and a structural rib that runs along the side of the brace

Hergestellt mit eingerollten Kanten und einer Verstärkungsrippe, die entlang der Schutzbacke verläuft

dasBündchennn.

Below, it has a rib which is set partly in wrinkles...

Unten hat es ein Bündchen das zum Teil in Falten gelegt ist...

derRippchennm.

The slow preparation turns chicken or rib into crispy masterpieces.

Die langsame Zubereitung verwandelt Hähnchen oder Rippchen in knusprige Meisterwerke.

Verb
Rippenmuster strickenv.

Continue with rib in this way.

In dieser Weise weiter im Rippenmuster stricken.

neckenv.

It was all in good fun when they began to rib her.

Es war alles nur Spaß, als sie anfingen, sie zu necken.

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rib: Examples and translations in context

Her dislocated rib made it hard for her to breathe after the fall.

Ihre ausgekugelte Rippe erschwerte ihr das Atmen nach dem Sturz.

He opened her up, removed her lower right rib bone.

Er hat sie geöffnet und ihr die rechte Rippe unten entfernt.

I mean, it cracked his rib and left this behind.

Ich meine, es brach seine Rippe und ließ dies zurück.

Finish the knit rib, it ends on the right edge.

Die Rippe zu Ende stricken, sie endet am rechten Rand.

Second, the saddle cannot extend past the last floating rib.

Außerdem darf der Sattel nicht über die letzte freie Rippe hinausgehen.

Your healthy lung and the rib will suffer from the irradiation.

Ihre gesunde Lunge und die Rippe werden unter der Bestrahlung leiden.

There's another gash on the second rib, right side...

Es ist noch ein Schnitt an der zweiten Rippe, rechte Seite.

Each of you three, break a rib of his for me.

Jeder von euch soll ihm eine Rippe für mich brechen.

See also:

rib cageprime ribshort rib
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