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espina

B2#5,264

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nounfeminine
  1. thorn
  2. fishbone
  3. spine, backbone, spinal column

Forms

noun

singularespina
pluralespinas

Used in the library

  • El abuelo se clava una espina del bacalao.The grandfather gets a cod bone stuck in him.B2Una vez más (6) — Once more (6) (B2)
  • Se me clavó una espina de pescado en la garganta.A fishbone got stuck in my throat.B2Otra vez, por favor (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)
  • Se me clavó una espina del cactus en el dedo.A cactus spine got stuck in my finger.B2Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (B2)
  • El perro tiene vómitos después de comer una espina.The dog is sick after eating a fishbone.B2Una vez más (6) — Once more (6) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • agujaneedle; hand (of a clock)
  • espina dorsalspine, backbone (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord); backbone (fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure)
  • espinazospine, backbone
  • pinchoprick, spike, point; skewer
  • púasharp point, prong, spike, pick; thorn

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