rib
US /rɪb/
UK /rɪb/
1.
costilla
each of a series of curved bones that are connected to the spine and help to form the rib cage
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He fractured a rib in the accident.
Se fracturó una costilla en el accidente.
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The doctor checked for broken ribs.
El médico revisó si había costillas rotas.
2.
costilla, costillar
a cut of meat, especially beef or pork, that includes a rib or ribs
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We ordered a plate of barbecued ribs.
Pedimos un plato de costillas a la barbacoa.
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The chef prepared a delicious prime rib.
El chef preparó una deliciosa costilla de primera.
3.
nervadura, costilla, varilla
a raised band or ridge, especially one that is part of a structure or surface
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The fabric had a distinct rib pattern.
La tela tenía un patrón de nervaduras distintivo.
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The umbrella's ribs provide its structure.
Las varillas del paraguas le dan su estructura.
1.
bromear, tomar el pelo
to tease or make fun of someone in a playful way
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His friends always rib him about his terrible singing.
Sus amigos siempre le gastan bromas sobre su terrible forma de cantar.
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She likes to rib her brother about his messy room.
Le gusta bromear con su hermano sobre su habitación desordenada.