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Meaning of Breastbone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

Equivalents

Afrikaans borsbeen
العربية عظمة الصّدر قص
Català estern estèrnum
Čeština hrudní kost sternum
Deutsch Brustbein Sternum
Ελληνικά στέρνο
Español esternón
Suomi rintalasta
Français sternum
Gàidhlig cnàimh a' chlèibh
Galego esterno
हिन्दी उरोस्थि
Magyar mellcsont szegycsont
Հայերեն կրծոսկր
Bahasa Indonesia tulang dada tulang rawan
Íslenska bringubein brjóstbein
Italiano sterno
日本語 胸骨
한국어 가슴뼈
Latina sternum
Bahasa Melayu tulang dada tulang rawan
Nederlands borstbeen
Polski mostek
Português esterno
Русский груди́на грудна́я кость
Svenska bröstben
తెలుగు ఉరోస్థి
Türkçe göğüs kemiği iman tahtası
Tiếng Việt xương ức

Examples

“He lapped out of his hand, then sat up in the sunlight, crossing his shins in front of him, and after a time let his woolly head fall on his breastbone.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Breastbones Breasted breaster breasteses breastfast Breastfed

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