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"Thorn" is a noun which is often translated as "la espina", and "spine" is a noun which is often translated as "la columna vertebral". Learn more about the difference between "thorn" and "spine" below.
thorn(
thorn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (spine)
2. (botany)
a. el espino (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I sat under a thorn, although it didn't provide much shade from the sun.Me senté debajo de un espino, aunque no me resguardaba mucho del sol.
spine(
spayn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la columna vertebral (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor says I need an operation on my spine.El médico dice que me tienen que operar de la columna vertebral.
b. la columna (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bullet just missed his spine.La bala por poco le da en la columna.
c. la espina dorsal (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are over 140 muscles that support the spine.Hay más de 140 músculos que sujetan la espina dorsal.
3. (botany)
