skin and bones

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Noun

1. A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

   Look at that starving dog; he's nothing more than skin and bones.

Synonyms

• bony, gaunt, lanky, scrawny, skinny

Translations

• French: (verb) n’avoir que la peau sur les os, paquet d’os
• German: Haut und Knochen; ein Strich in der Landschaft
• Italian: magro, smunto, tutta pelle, scarnito, sciupato, scavato, macilento, scheletrico, pelle e ossa, emaciato, secco, smilzo
• Portuguese: pele e osso
• Russian: ко́жа да ко́сти
• Spanish: piel y huesos, escuchimizado

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