espina

f.

1 bone.

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)

2 thorn, prickle, sticker.

3 spine, backbone.

4 fishbone, fish bone.

5 spina.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: espinar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: espinar.

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espina

► nombre femenino

1 (de planta) thorn

2 (de pez) fishbone

3 (columna vertebral) spine, backbone

4 figurado (pesar) sadness, sorrow, grief

5 figurado (duda) suspicion, doubt

6 figurado (dificultad) difficulty, problem

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar mala espina figurado to arouse one's suspicions, not to like the look of something

■ eso me da mala espina I don't like the look of it

estar en espinas to be on edge

no hay rosa sin espinas figurado you have to take the rough with the smooth

sacarse la espina figurado to get even, get one's own back

tener clavada una espina to be suffering, be smarting

espina dorsal spinal column, spine, backbone

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noun f.

1) spine

2) thorn

3) fish bone

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SF

1) (Bot) [de rosal] thorn; [de chumbera] prickle

- mala espina

- me da mala espina

- estar en espinas

- sacarse la espina

2) [de pez] bone

3) (Anat) (tb: espina dorsal) spine

doblar la espina — to bend over

espina bífida — spina bifida

4) (=problema) worry, suspicion

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femenino

1)

a) (de rosal, zarza) thorn; (de cactus) prickle

b) (de pez) bone

c) (Anat) spine

- espina bífida

- espina dorsal

2)

a) (de disgusto)

tiene clavada la espina de aquel desengaño — he hasn't got over o (colloq) he's still smarting from that disappointment

b) (duda, resquemor) nagging doubt

tenía que sacarme la espina — I just had to know

darle a alguien mala espina — to make somebody feel uneasy

esto me da mala espina — I don't like the look of this

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= thorn.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

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* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* espina bífida = spina bifida.

* espina dorsal = backbone, backbone, spinal cord, spine.

* espina dorsal, la = spinal column, the.

* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.

* lleno de espinas = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* ser una espina que Alguien tiene clavada = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* sin espinas = boneless.

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femenino

1)

a) (de rosal, zarza) thorn; (de cactus) prickle

b) (de pez) bone

c) (Anat) spine

- espina bífida

- espina dorsal

2)

a) (de disgusto)

tiene clavada la espina de aquel desengaño — he hasn't got over o (colloq) he's still smarting from that disappointment

b) (duda, resquemor) nagging doubt

tenía que sacarme la espina — I just had to know

darle a alguien mala espina — to make somebody feel uneasy

esto me da mala espina — I don't like the look of this

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= thorn.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* espina bífida = spina bifida.

* espina dorsal = backbone, backbone, spinal cord, spine.

* espina dorsal, la = spinal column, the.

* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.

* lleno de espinas = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* ser una espina que Alguien tiene clavada = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* sin espinas = boneless.

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espina

feminine

A

1 (Bot) (de un rosal) thorn; (de un cactus) prickle

me clavé una espina I got a thorn in my finger ( o hand etc)

2 (de pez) bone

se lavan las merluzas y se les sacan las espinas wash and bone the hake

3 (Anat) spine

Compuestos:

● espina bífida

spina bifida

● espina dorsal

spinal column, spine, backbone

B

1

(de un disgusto): todavía tiene clavada la espina de aquel desengaño he still hasn't got over o (colloq) he's still smarting from that disappointment

en el partido siguiente se sacaron la espina de aquel 5 a 0 in the next match they got their own back for that 5-0 defeat

2 (duda, resquemor) nagging doubt

lo negó pero me quedé con la espina he denied it but I still had nagging doubts o my suspicions

tenía que sacarme la espina I just had to know

darle a algn mala espina to make sb feel uneasy

esto me da mala espina I don't like the look of this, I'm beginning to feel a bit uneasy about this

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espina sustantivo femenino

a) (de rosal, zarza) thorn;

(de cactus) prickle

b) (de pez) bone

c) (Anat) spine;

◊ espina dorsal spine, backbone;

darle a algn mala espina to make sb feel uneasy;
esto me da mala espina I don't like the look of this
espina sustantivo femenino
1 Bot thorn
2 (de un pez) bone
3 Anat espina bífida, spina bifida
espina dorsal, spine
4 (mal pensamiento) nagging doubt
♦ Locuciones: dar mala espina, to make feel uneasy o to arouse one's suspicions: aquel asunto me daba mala espina, I didn't like the look of it
'espina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dorsal
- pinchar
- raspa
- atragantarse
- atravesar
- clavado
- clavar
English:
bone
- choke
- fishbone
- prickle
- thorn
- fillet
- fish
- goose
- spina bifida
- spine

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espina nf

1. [astilla] splinter;

se me ha clavado una espina I've got a splinter

2. [de pez] (fish) bone;

limpiar un pescado de espinas to bone a fish;

se atragantó con una espina she choked on a fish bone

3. [de planta] thorn;

[de cactus] spine;

una rosa con espinas a thorny rose

4. Anat spine

Comp

Med espina bífida spina bifida;

espina dorsal [de vertebrado] backbone, spine;

[de equipo, organización] backbone

5. [pena, pesar] grief, sorrow;

sacarse una espina [desquitarse] to settle an old score;

[desahogarse] to relieve a long-standing frustration;

queremos sacarnos la espina de la derrota del año pasado we want to lay the ghost of last year's defeat;

todavía tengo clavada la espina de no haber ido a la universidad I still feel bad about not having gone to university;

Comp

Fam

darle mala espina a alguien to make sb uneasy;

este sitio me da mala espina I've got a bad feeling about this place, this place makes me uneasy

6. espina blanca [planta] cotton thistle

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espina

f de planta thorn; de pez bone;

dar mala espina a alguien fam make s.o. feel uneasy;

por fin me he sacado la espina fam at last I have managed to do it

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espina nf

1) : thorn

2) : spine

espina dorsal: spinal column

3) : fish bone

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espina n

1. (de una planta) thorn

2. (del pez) bone

darle mala espina a alguien to be suspicious about something

espina dorsal spine