No. 11,352 in Spanish
esqueleto
Skeleton: the internal framework of bones in a body.
In a sentence
El esqueleto humano está compuesto de más de 200 huesos.
The human skeleton is composed of more than 200 bones.
In this sentence, 'esqueleto' refers to the biological structure in the human body that consists of bones.
El esqueleto del proyecto está listo, pero faltan los detalles.
The skeleton of the project is ready, but the details are missing.
Here, 'esqueleto' is used metaphorically to describe the basic framework or structure of the project.
El esqueleto de dinosaurio en el museo es impresionante.
The dinosaur skeleton in the museum is impressive.
In this case, 'esqueleto' describes the fossilized remains or replica structure of a dinosaur consisting of bones.
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