squelette

Meaning

1. (masculine) skeleton
2. (figuratively, masculine) a very thin person

Concepts

skeleton

frame

framework

skeletal system

physique

pit

seed

shell

🐚

underframe

skeleton in the closet

skeleton in the cupboard

skeletal structure

skeletal frame

body

systema skeletale

bone

🦴

bones

build

Synonyms

ossements

ossature

cadre

os

🦴

treillis

armature

cadavre dans le placard

fantôme

👻

modèle

noyau

🪨

Translations

scheletro

Skelett

esqueleto

Gerippe

skelet

esqueleto

σκελετός

geraamte

iskelet

esquelet

karkas

ossatura

هيكل عظمي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skə.lɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: scelette

Borrowed from Latin: sceletus

In summary

From Middle French scelette, a learned borrowing from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”).

Sentences

Elles sont comme une sorte de squelette qui n'a pas de muscles .

They are like a kind of skeleton that has no muscles.

Il est connu par un crâne presque complet et un squelette partiel d'un juvénile .

It is known by an almost complete skull and partial skeleton of a juvenile.