backbone
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backbone(
bahk
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)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).
He injured his backbone in a motorcycle accident.Se lesionó la columna vertebral en un accidente de motocicleta.
b. 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).
Animals that have a backbone are called vertebrates.Los animales que tienen espina dorsal se llaman vertebrados.
b. 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).
Family enterprises are the backbone of our economy.La empresa familiar es la columna vertebral de nuestra economía.
a. la fortaleza de carácter (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).
She showed some backbone when she stood up to the president and told him no.Mostró tener cierta fortaleza de carácter cuando se enfrentó al presidente y le dijo que no.
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