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Detailed Translations for spine from English to German

spine:

spine [the ~] nom

  1. the spine (backbone; spinal column; vertebral column)
    Rückgrat; die Wirbelsäule

Translation Matrix for spine:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Rückgrat backbone; spinal column; spine; vertebral column
Wirbelsäule backbone; spinal column; spine; vertebral column
- acantha; back; backbone; pricker; prickle; rachis; spikelet; spinal column; spur; sticker; thorn; vertebral column
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- prickle; spike; spinal column; thorn; vertebral column

Related Words for "spine":

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Synonyms for "spine":


Related Definitions for "spine":

  1. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin1
  2. the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved1
    • the title and author were printed on the spine of the book1
  3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord1
  4. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf1
  5. any sharply pointed projection1

Wiktionary Translations for spine:

spine
noun
  1. backbone
  2. rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant
  3. metaphor for courage or assertiveness
  4. bound edge of a book
spine
noun
  1. Anatomie: Die Wirbelsäule (lat.: Columna vertebralis, griech. rhachis) ist das den Stamm tragende Konstruktionselement der Wirbeltiere, zu denen auch die Menschen zählen.
  2. spitzes Gebilde bei der Außenhaut von Tieren, meist flächendeckend
  3. Anatomie: die Wirbelsäule
  4. übertragen: Charakterstärke, Mut gegenüber Oberen
  5. Buchbinderei: kurz für Buchrücken

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
spine Wirbelsäule colonne vertébraleempilement des vertèbres, qui forment le support du dos des mammifères et sur lesquelles fixer les côtes.
spine Dorn; Grat; Stachel épine — (botanique) branche, feuille, stipule ou partie de feuille transformée en un organe allongé et piquant.

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