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/bəʉn/ /bɐʉn/ /bəʊn/ /ˈboʊn/

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noun

Knochen

A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

Examples :

"My grandfather's bones are quite strong, considering his age. "

Die Knochen meines Großvaters sind angesichts seines Alters recht stark.

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noun

Knochen

Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.

Examples :

"My grandmother's hip bone is quite strong, even though she's eighty years old. "

Der Hüftknochen meiner Großmutter ist ziemlich stark, obwohl sie achtzig Jahre alt ist.

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noun

Gräte

A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

Examples :

"I choked on a bone while eating my fish dinner. "

Ich habe mich an einer Gräte verschluckt, als ich mein Fischabendessen aß.

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noun

Knochenfisch

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a beautiful bonefish. "

Der Fischer fing einen wunderschönen Knochenfisch.

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noun

Spreize, Korsettstäbchen

One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.

Examples :

"The antique corset had several whalebone bones that gave it a firm shape. "

Das antike Korsett hatte mehrere Korsettstäbchen aus Walfischknochen, die ihm eine feste Form gaben.

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noun

Knochen

One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.

Examples :

"The band member used a bone to keep time while practicing the rhythm. "

Das Bandmitglied benutzte einen Knochen, um beim Üben des Rhythmus den Takt zu halten.

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noun

Knochen

Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.

Examples :

"The antique lacemaker used a tiny bone bobbin for her intricate designs. "

Die antike Klöpplerin benutzte eine winzige Knochenspule für ihre filigranen Muster.

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noun

Gerüst, Grundgerüst

The framework of anything.

Examples :

"The bicycle's frame is a complex bone of metal and plastic. "

Der Rahmen des Fahrrads ist ein komplexes Gerüst aus Metall und Kunststoff.

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noun

Beige, cremefarben

An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

Examples :

"The antique vase had a delicate, bone-colored glaze. "

Die antike Vase hatte eine zarte, cremefarbene Glasur.

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noun

Dollar

Examples :

"My brother gave me a bone for lunch – a dollar. "

Mein Bruder gab mir zum Mittagessen einen Dollar.

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noun

Gabelknochen

The wishbone formation.

Examples :

"My little brother and I pulled on the chicken's bone, hoping to break the wishbone for good luck. "

Mein kleiner Bruder und ich zogen an dem Gabelknochen des Huhns, in der Hoffnung, den Gabelknochen für Glück zu zerbrechen.

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noun

Ständer, Erektion

An erect penis; a boner.

Examples :

"He had a bone while watching the basketball game. "

Er hatte einen Ständer, während er das Basketballspiel ansah.

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noun

Domino, Würfel

(chiefly in the plural) A domino or dice.

Examples :

"The children used their bone dominoes to play a game during their break. "

Die Kinder benutzten ihre Domino-Steine, um in ihrer Pause ein Spiel zu spielen.

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verb

Entbeinen

To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.

Examples :

"Before the family dinner, my mom boned the chicken. "

Vor dem Familienessen hat meine Mutter das Huhn entbeint.

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verb

Mit Knochen düngen

To fertilize with bone.

Examples :

"The farmer used ground bone meal to bone the vegetable garden, improving the soil's nutrients. "

Der Bauer verwendete gemahlenes Knochenmehl, um den Gemüsegarten mit Knochen zu düngen und die Nährstoffe des Bodens zu verbessern.

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verb

Mit Fischbein versehen

To put whalebone into.

Examples :

"to bone stays"

Fischbein einsetzen bleibt.

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verb

Einnivellieren

To make level, using a particular procedure; to survey a level line.

Examples :

"boning rod"

Nivellierstab

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Vögeln, begatten

(usually of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"He boned his classmate after school. "

Er vögelte seine Klassenkameradin nach der Schule.

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verb

Verhexen, verfluchen

(in Aboriginal culture) To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.

Examples :

"The old woman was accused of boning her rival's child, hoping to cause illness. "

Die alte Frau wurde beschuldigt, das Kind ihrer Rivalin verhext zu haben, in der Hoffnung, Krankheit zu verursachen.

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verb

Pauken, büffeln

(usually with "up") To study.

Examples :

"bone up"

Pauken Sie!

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verb

Schuhe putzen, polieren

To polish boots to a shiny finish.

Examples :

"Before the school dance, Sarah carefully boned her shoes to make them shine. "

Vor dem Schulball putzte Sarah sorgfältig ihre Schuhe, um sie glänzend zu machen.

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adjective

Knochenfarben, cremefarben

Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

Examples :

"The antique china doll had a bone-colored dress. "

Die antike Porzellanpuppe hatte ein cremefarbenes Kleid.

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verb

Stehlen, klauen

To apprehend, steal.

Examples :

"The thief tried to bone the expensive jewelry from the display case. "

Der Dieb versuchte, den teuren Schmuck aus der Vitrine zu stehlen.

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Ausrichten, angleichen

To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.

Examples :

"The carpenter boned the wooden planks to ensure they were perfectly aligned before attaching them to the wall. "

Der Zimmermann richtete die Holzbretter aus, um sicherzustellen, dass sie perfekt ausgerichtet waren, bevor er sie an der Wand befestigte.

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noun

Posaune

A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

Examples :

"Jim plays the trombone very well."

Jim spielt sehr gut Posaune.

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Rohrammer

The common European bittern.

Examples :

"The birdwatcher spotted a bone near the marshland. "

Der Vogelbeobachter entdeckte eine Rohrammer in der Nähe des Marschlandes.

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