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la espina. 'la espina'. This feminine noun means 'thorn, spine'. For example, 'no hay rosas sin espinas' / 'There are no roses without thorns'. La espina.
espina
feminine noun
1. bone (de pez); thorn (de planta); splinter (astilla)
- me da mala espina (informal) -> it makes me uneasy, there's something fishy about it
- todavía tengo clavada la espina de no haber ido a la universidad -> I still feel bad about not having gone to university
- sacarse una espina (figurative) -> to settle an old score; (desquitarse) to relieve a long-standing frustration (desahogarse)
- espina dorsal -> spine; backbone (figurative)
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espina [es-pee’-nah]
noun
1. A thorn. (f)
2. A fishbone (de pez). (f)
3. Spine, the back bone. (f)
4. A small splinter of wood, esparto, etc (astilla). (f)
5. Scruple, doubt, suspicion. (Metaphorical) (f)
- Espina blanca -> (Bot.) woolly cotton thistle
- Mala espina -> resentment
- Me da mala espina -> it worries me
- Sacarse la espina -> (Fig.) to pay off an old score, to get even
- Tener una espina en el corazón -> to have a spine in one’s side
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