0 one of the curved bones that protects the organs in the chest -- côte [ feminine ]
a cracked rib une côte fêlée
1 a piece of meat with a rib bone still in it -- côte [ feminine ]
barbecued ribs des côtes au barbecue
2 any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs -- côte
3 one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat. -- membrure
4 a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these. -- côte
5 any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella. -- nervure, baleine