spine

spine
[spaɪn]
nome
1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebrale

it sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere

2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.
3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.
4) (of book) dorso m.
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noun
1) (the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone: She damaged her spine when she fell.) spina dorsale, colonna vertebrale
2) (something like a backbone in shape or function: the spine of a book.) dorso
3) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spina
- spineless
- spiny
- spinal cord
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spine /spaɪn/
n.
1 (anat.) spina dorsale (anche fig.); colonna vertebrale: He's the spine of his team, è la spina dorsale della sua squadra
2 (di pianta) spina
3 (d'animale) aculeo; (anche) lisca
4 (di libro) costola; dorso
spine-chilling, agghiacciante; terrificante □ spine tingling, che fa venire i brividi □ (med.) spine pad, corsetto rigido; busto ortopedico.
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[spaɪn]
nome
1) (spinal column) spina f. dorsale, colonna f. vertebrale

it sent shivers up and down my spine — (of fear) un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena; (of pleasure) fui percorso da un brivido di piacere

2) fig. (backbone) spina f. dorsale, carattere m.
3) (of plant) spina f., aculeo m.; (of animal) aculeo m., pungiglione m.
4) (of book) dorso m.

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