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backbone ['bækbəʊn]∎ figurative English to the backbone anglais jusqu'au bout des ongles(b) (of country, organization) pivot m;∎ tourism is the backbone of the economy le tourisme est le pivot de l'économie;∎ she is the backbone of the movement elle est le moteur du mouvement∎ you haven't the backbone to do it tu n'as pas assez de cran pour le faire;∎ he has no backbone il n'a rien dans le ventre -
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backbone [ˈbækbəʊn]b. ( = main part) ossature f* * *['bækbəʊn]2) fig ( strong feature) ossature fto be the backbone of — [people, players] constituer l'ossature de [group, team]; [person, concept] être le pilier de [organization, project]
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backbone n2 fig ( strong feature) ossature f ; to be the backbone of [people, players] constituer l'ossature de [group, team] ; [person, concept] être le pilier de [organization, project, ideology] ;3 fig ( courage) cran ○ m ; to have the backbone to do avoir le cran ○ de faire ; he has no backbone c'est une larve ;4 Comput dorsale f.
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