How to Say "Skeleton" in Italian

scheletro

/ˈskɛ.le.tro/masculine

The English word 'skeleton' is scheletro in Italian.

The term refers to the system that provides support to an organism.

Meaning: system that provides support to an organism (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of scheletro is scheletri.

The word is pronounced /ˈskɛ.le.tro/. It has 3 syllables, and the stress is on the 1st syllable.

In Italian folklore and traditional carnival masks, the scheletro is sometimes used as a symbol of the 'Danse Macabre', a reminder that death claims people of all social ranks.
While scheletro refers to the bones, Italians use the word carcassa to refer to the 'skeleton' or remains of an animal specifically after the meat has been removed.
The term scheletro can be used metaphorically in Italian to describe the 'skeleton' of a plot in a story, known as the scheletro della trama.

Tom è uno scheletro umano.
Tom is a human skeleton.
This sentence is useful for identifying a human scheletro.
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Sembra proprio uno scheletro.
He looks just like a skeleton.
This sentence is useful for describing someone who looks like a scheletro.
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Ogni famiglia ha uno scheletro nell'armadio.
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
This sentence is useful for expressing the idiom about a family having a scheletro in the closet.
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Il dottore ha studiato a fondo il movimento dello scheletro umano.
The doctor thoroughly studied human skeleton movement.
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Lorenzo and Martina are looking at a museum exhibit.

Martina

Guarda quello scheletro di dinosauro!
Look at that dinosaur skeleton!
Lorenzo

È enorme, Martina.
It is huge, Martina.
Martina

Lo scheletro è molto ben conservato.
The skeleton is very well preserved.
Lorenzo

Sì, sembra quasi vero.
Yes, it almost looks real.

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