bone

one of the hard parts that form a person's or animal's skeleton

hueso

• a bone in your leg/arm

Collocations bone marrow · break a bone

• She broke her arm and had to have an operation on the bone.

  Se rompió el brazo y tuvo que someterse a una cirugía en el hueso.

the hard part of an animal that is eaten, especially when it contains meat

hueso (de comida)

• a bone in your soup

Collocations chew on a bone · throw the bones to the dog

• The chicken was cooked with the bone still inside.

  El pollo se cocinó con el hueso aún dentro.

something that is difficult or impossible to avoid, deal with, or solve

problema difícil de evitar o resolver

• a bone of contention

Collocations bone of contention · pick a bone with someone

• The issue has become a real bone of contention between the two sides.

  El tema se ha convertido en un verdadero problema difícil de resolver entre las dos partes.

a game in which players try to hit a small ball with a stick at the end of which there is a piece of bone or metal called a 'bone' or 'tine'

juego de hueso o tiro con hueso

• a game of bones

• They played a game of bones in the park.

  Jugaron un juego de huesos en el parque.