Skeleton in spanish
pronunciation: eskeletoʊ part of speech: noun
skeleton = esqueleto, estructura básica.
Example: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.more:
» endoskeleton = endoesqueleto.
Example: Humans and many other vertebrate animals have bony endoskeletons.» exoskeleton = exoesqueleto.
Example: Another character inherited by all arthropods is a hard exoskeleton.» form + the skeleton = construir la base.
Example: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.» have + a skeleton in the closet = tener un secreto de familia, tener algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés americano]
Example: People who are so adamantly opposed and disgusted by all things gay more often than not have a skeleton in the closet.» have + a skeleton in the cupboard = tener un secreto de familia, tener algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés británico]
Example: Nearly a third of the population has a 'skeleton in the cupboard' according to new figures revealed in a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults.» run + skeleton services = prestar servicios mínimos, tener servicios mínimos.
Example: This shows that there is no corner that London Underground won't cut to try and run skeleton services regardless of the risks to the public.» skeleton in the closet = secreto de familia, algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés americano]
Example: His article, 'The skeleton in the closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.» skeleton in the cupboard = secreto de familia, algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés británico]
Example: It was the skeleton in the cupboard that successive South African leaders desperately tried to keep locked up.» skeleton key = llave maestra.
Example: Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.» skeleton services = servicios mínimos.
Example: Vacation arrangements for skeleton services will remain in place for one further day.» skeleton staff = servicios mínimos, plantilla reducida.
Example: There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.