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rib

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Inflections of 'rib' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ribs: v 3rd person singular

ribbing: v pres p

ribbed: v past

ribbed: v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
rib n	(anatomy: costal bone)	costilla nf
The blow to his side broke two of George's ribs.
El golpe le rompió a George dos costillas.
rib n	(food: rib meat)	costilla nf
(informal)	costillita nf
We're eating ribs tonight.
Hoy cenaremos costillas.
rib, rib stitch n	(knitting stitch)	cordoncillo nm
resorte nm
Marilyn was getting better at knitting, but she hadn't quite mastered doing a rib yet.
Marilyn estaba mejorando en el tejido, pero todavía no manejaba muy bien el cordoncillo.
rib n	(part of boat)	cuaderna nf
The boat builder was fixing planks to the ribs.
El constructor de barcos estaba poniendo tablones en la cuaderna.
rib n	(architecture: support)	nervio nm
Looking up, Brian could see the ribs of the roof.
Si miraba hacia arriba, Brian podía ver los nervios en el techo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
rib n	(raised strip of fabric)	raya nf
línea nf
Alison ran her fingers over the ribs of the corduroy.
Alison acarició las rayas de la pana.
rib n	(leaf: main vein)	nervio nm
Gareth stared at the leaf, tracing the lines of its ribs with his finger.
Gareth miró la hoja, trazando las líneas de los nervios con el dedo.
rib [sb]⇒ vtr	informal (tease [sb])	burlarse de v prnl + prep
tomarle el pelo a loc verb
vacilar a vtr + prep
Carol's colleagues kept ribbing her after the silly mistake she made.
Los colegas de Carol se burlaron de ella después del comentario que ella hizo.
rib [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep	(tease [sb] about [sth])	tomarle el pelo a alguien por loc verb
cargar a alguien por, cargar a alguien con loc verb
burlarse de alguien por loc verb
Billy's classmates rib him about his red hair.
Los compañeros de clase le tomaban el pelo a Bill por su pelo colorado.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
floating rib n	(anatomy)	costilla flotante loc nom f
prime rib n	(beef: meat from ribs) (AR)	costillar de primera calidad grupo nom
prime rib meat n	(beef: meat from ribs) (Argentina)	bife de chorizo grupo nom
entrecot nm
El carnicero le dijo que el bife de chorizo era de primera.
rib cage (US), ribcage (UK) n	(enclosure formed by ribs) (Anatomía)	caja torácica, cavidad torácica loc nom f
costillar nm
Tests revealed that James has a stress fracture in his rib cage.
Los exámenes revelaron que James tiene una fractura por estrés en la caja torácica.
rib eye, ribeye, rib-eye n	US, UK (cut of beef: boneless steak)	entrecot nm
(AmL)	ojo de bife loc nom m
The cook seasoned and grilled the rib eye.
rib hump n	(deformity of the spine) (medicina)	giba costal nf
rib lock n	(type of fastening)	cerclaje costal loc nom m
rib roast, standing rib roast n	(cut of beef)	costillar para asar nm + loc adj
rib steak	(cuisine)	bife de ternera nm + loc adj
rib vault, ribbed vault n	(architecture)	bóveda nervada nf + adj
bóveda de crucería nf + loc adj
rib-sticker n	figurative, slang (filling food)	plato contundente nm + adj mf
ribbed tread, rib tread n	(type of vehicle tyre)	neumático acanalado nm + adj
short ribs npl	US (cut of beef)	costillas nf
short rib, short-rib n as adj	(beef: short ribs)	tira de costilla nf + loc adj
(AR)	asado de tira loc nom m
Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun.
My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices.
spare rib n	usually plural (cut of meat)	costillita nf

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'rib' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

ogive - spareribs

Spanish:

nervio - costilla - guarda - ligazón - cuaderna - costana - vacilar - costal - varilla - entrecot - penca - costilla flotante - fajón - caja torácica

In Lists: Knitting, Ceramics/pottery, Metal working, more...

Synonyms: bone, bar, rod, support, ridge, more...

Collocations: [pork, beef, jerk] ribs, [marinated, grilled, barbecued] [pork] ribs, rib of [pork], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "rib" in the title:

arctic char, rib eye
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below bottom rib
Bone-in rib eye - grammar
bruised rib - medical
Celery rib
Crack - he cracked a rib
displaced rib fracture - medical
Double Cut Lamb Rib Chop
Double Rib Contour Sign (DRCS) - medical
elongated transverse process to the first rib - medical
first-thoracic rib syndrome - medical
fore rib, thin rib, thick rib, thin flank, silverside
Grill prime rib for the first time or the hundredth
her tucked-in waist to her narrow rib cage
outer curve of the rib
Polywarp/rib
Relocated and 3D fixed rib fragments- Orthopedic - medical
RIB - medical
Rib - the film is without exposed ribs
rib (costura)
Rib (track)
RIB [ RIG ] / EBIT (siglas) - financial
rib and plank (construcción naval)
rib binding - sowing [sewing]
rib cage is flared - medical
rib clamp - medical
rib digging
Rib eye Steak
Rib eye steak
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