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1 columna
f.1 column.2 column.quinta columna fifth column3 column.la columna de opinión the opinion columnun artículo a cuatro columnas a four-column article4 pillar (apoyo).columna vertebral spinal column5 columna, spine.* * *1 (gen) column2 ANATOMÍA spine3 (elemento central) backbone\columna de dirección steering columncolumna miliar milestone* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Arquit) column2) (Tip) [de periódico] columnun documento escrito a dos columnas — a document in two columns, a two-column document
3) [de soldados, tanques] columnquinto 1.columna blindada — armoured o (EEUU) armored column
4) (Anat) (tb: columna vertebral) spine, spinal column, backbone5) (Aut)6) (Téc) [de mercurio] column* * *1) (Arquit) column, pillar2) (Anat) spine, backbone3) (Impr, Period) column4) (Mil) column* * *1) (Arquit) column, pillar2) (Anat) spine, backbone3) (Impr, Period) column4) (Mil) column* * *columna11 = column.Nota: Aplicado a la construcción.Ex: Environmentalists argued that narrower streets, gardens designed to soak up rain, and homes built on columns reduce environmental damage.
* cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed.* columna vertebral = backbone, spinal cord, vertebral column, spine.* columna vertebral, la = spinal column, the.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* desviación de columna = spinal curvature, curvature of the spine.* lesión de la columna = spine injury.columna22 = plume.Nota: Referido al humo, gas, etc..Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
* columna de humo = plume of smoke.* columna termal = thermal.columna33 = column.* a doble columna = double-column.* columna de opinión = op-ed.* columna periodística = news column.* columnas paralelas = parallel columns.* en columnas = columnar.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.* formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.* sin columnas = single-column.* texto en columnas = columnar text.* * *A ( Arquit) column, pillarcolumna dórica/jónica/corintia Doric/Ionic/Corinthian columnCompuesto:steering columnB ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] spine, backboneCompuesto:( Anat) spine, spinal o vertebral column; (de un sistema) backboneun artículo a dos columnas a two-column articleD ( Mil) columnmarchar en columna de a cuatro to march four abreastE (de un termómetro) column* * *
columna sustantivo femenino
b) (Anat) tb
c) (Impr, Period, Mil) column
columna sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit Mil column
2 (pila) stack, pile
3 (de humo, agua) column
4 Prensa columna
5 columna vertebral, Anat spine
fig (pilar) backbone, mainstay
' columna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
col.
- desviación
- estribar
- pie
- anillo
- contorno
- estría
- estriado
- lisiarse
- oscilar
- románico
English:
abreast
- backbone
- base
- column
- pillar
- plume
- smoke
- spine
- back
- duck
- lodge
- small
- spinal
- strain
* * *columna nf1. [en edificio] column, pillarcolumna corintia Corinthian column;columna dórica Doric column;columna jónica Ionic column;columna salomónica = twisted architectural column, Espec Solomonic column2. [apoyo] pillarcolumna vertebral spinal column, spine; Figeste tratado es la columna vertebral de la organización this treaty is the backbone of the organization3. [de texto] column;un artículo a cuatro columnas a four-column article;la columna de opinión the opinion column4. [de soldados, tanques] column;marchar en columna de a dos to march two abreast o two by two5. [de humo, mercurio] column6. [altavoz] loudspeaker* * *f column* * *columna nf1) : column2)columna vertebral : spine, backbone* * *columna n1. (en general) column2. (del cuerpo) spine / backbonecolumna vertebral spine / backbone -
2 columna vertebral
f.spinal column, rachis, spine, backbone.* * *(de un cuerpo) vertebral column, spinal column 2 (de un sistema) backbone* * ** * *(Anat) spine, spinal o vertebral column; ( de sistema) backbone* * *(n.) = backbone, spinal cord, vertebral column, spineEx. Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.Ex. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.Ex. Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.* * *(Anat) spine, spinal o vertebral column; ( de sistema) backbone* * *la columna vertebral(n.) = spinal column, theEx: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
(n.) = backbone, spinal cord, vertebral column, spineEx: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.
Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.* * *ANAT spinal column -
3 vertebral
adj.vertebral.* * *► adjetivo1 vertebral, spinal* * *ADJ vertebralcolumna vertebral — spinal column, spine
* * ** * *= vertebral, spinal.Ex. The procedure is intended to restore vertebral height and correct kyphosis.Ex. An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.----* arteria vertebral = vertebral artery.* columna vertebral = spinal cord, vertebral column, spine.* columna vertebral, la = spinal column, the.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* * ** * *= vertebral, spinal.Ex: The procedure is intended to restore vertebral height and correct kyphosis.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.* arteria vertebral = vertebral artery.* columna vertebral = spinal cord, vertebral column, spine.* columna vertebral, la = spinal column, the.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* * *vertebral columna* * *
vertebral adjetivo vertebral, spinal
' vertebral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columna
- lisiarse
English:
backbone
- spinal
- spine
- back
- small
- strain
* * *vertebral adjvertebral* * *adj vertebral; columna spinal -
4 espina
f.1 bone.me da mala espina (informal) it makes me uneasy, there's something fishy about ittodavía tengo clavada la espina de no haber ido a la universidad I still feel bad about not having gone to universitysacarse una espina (figurative) to settle an old score; (desquitarse) to relieve a long-standing frustration (desahogarse)2 thorn, prickle, sticker.3 spine, backbone.4 fishbone, fish bone.5 spina.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: espinar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: espinar.* * *1 (de planta) thorn2 (de pez) fishbone3 (columna vertebral) spine, backbone6 figurado (dificultad) difficulty, problem\dar mala espina figurado to arouse one's suspicions, not to like the look of somethingestar en espinas to be on edgeno hay rosa sin espinas figurado you have to take the rough with the smoothsacarse la espina figurado to get even, get one's own backtener clavada una espina to be suffering, be smartingespina dorsal spinal column, spine, backbone* * *noun f.1) spine2) thorn3) fish bone* * *SF1) (Bot) [de rosal] thorn; [de chumbera] prickle2) [de pez] bone3) (Anat) (tb: espina dorsal) spine4) (=problema) worry, suspicion* * *1)a) (de rosal, zarza) thorn; ( de cactus) prickleb) ( de pez) bonec) (Anat) spine2)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* * *= 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.* * *1)a) (de rosal, zarza) thorn; ( de cactus) prickleb) ( de pez) bonec) (Anat) spine2)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* * *= 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.* * *Ame clavé una espina I got a thorn in my finger ( o hand etc)2 (de pez) bonese lavan las merluzas y se les sacan las espinas wash and bone the hake3 ( Anat) spineCompuestos:spina bifidaspinal column, spine, backboneB1(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 disappointmenten 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 defeat2 (duda, resquemor) nagging doubtlo negó pero me quedé con la espina he denied it but I still had nagging doubts o my suspicionstenía que sacarme la espina I just had to knowdarle a algn mala espina to make sb feel uneasyesto me da mala espina I don't like the look of this, I'm beginning to feel a bit uneasy about this* * *
espina sustantivo femenino
( de cactus) prickle
c) (Anat) spine;
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
* * *espina nf1. [astilla] splinter;se me ha clavado una espina I've got a splinter2. [de pez] (fish) bone;limpiar un pescado de espinas to bone a fish;se atragantó con una espina she choked on a fish bone3. [de planta] thorn;[de cactus] spine;una rosa con espinas a thorny rose4. Anat spineMed espina bífida spina bifida;espina dorsal [de vertebrado] backbone, spine;[de equipo, organización] backbone5. [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;Famdarle 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* * *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* * *espina nf1) : thorn2) : spineespina dorsal: spinal column3) : fish bone* * *espina n1. (de una planta) thorn2. (del pez) bone -
5 espina dorsal
f.spinal column.* * *spinal column, spine, backbone* * *spine, backbone* * *(n.) = backbone, backbone, spinal cord, spineEx. Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.Ex. A backbone is a high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network.Ex. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.* * *spine, backbone* * *la espina dorsal(n.) = spinal column, theEx: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
(n.) = backbone, backbone, spinal cord, spineEx: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.
Ex: A backbone is a high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network.Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.* * *spine, backbone -
6 espinal
adj.spinal.* * *► adjetivo1 spinal* * *ADJ spinal* * *adjetivo spinal* * *= spinal.Ex. An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.----* médula espinal = spinal cord.* médula espinal, la = spinal column, the.* * *adjetivo spinal* * *= spinal.Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
* médula espinal = spinal cord.* médula espinal, la = spinal column, the.* * *spinal médula* * *
espinal f Anat spinal
médula espinal, spinal cord
' espinal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
médula
English:
bone marrow
- spinal
- spinal cord
* * *espinal adjspinal* * *adj spinal* * *espinal adj: spinal -
7 médula
f.1 core, pith.2 spinal cord.3 medulla, pith, marrow.* * *1 ANATOMÍA marrow2 BOTÁNICA pith\hasta la médula to the marrow, through and throughmédula espinal spinal cordmédula ósea bone marrow* * *a) (Anat) marrow, medulla (tech)b) ( de problema) heart* * *= pith, marrow, core.Ex. Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia.Ex. Platonic psychology considers the constitutive principle of the body to be the marrow.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.----* corrompido hasta la médula = rotten to the core.* helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).* médula espinal = spinal cord.* médula espinal, la = spinal column, the.* médula ósea = bone marrow.* transplante de médula ósea = bone marrow transplant.* * *a) (Anat) marrow, medulla (tech)b) ( de problema) heart* * *= pith, marrow, core.Ex: Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia.
Ex: Platonic psychology considers the constitutive principle of the body to be the marrow.Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.* corrompido hasta la médula = rotten to the core.* helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).* médula espinal = spinal cord.* médula espinal, la = spinal column, the.* médula ósea = bone marrow.* transplante de médula ósea = bone marrow transplant.* * *médula, medulame mojé hasta la médula I got soaked to the skin, I got soaked throughbritánico hasta la médula British through and through2 ( Bot) pith3 (de un problema) hearthay que llegar hasta la médula de este asunto we must get to the heart of this matterCompuestos:spinal cordmedulla oblongatabone marrow* * *
médula sustantivo femenino (Anat) marrow, medulla (tech);
británico hasta la médula British through and through
médula sustantivo femenino
1 (de hueso, tallo) marrow
médula espinal, spinal cord
2 (núcleo, meollo) marrow, pith
♦ Locuciones: un caballero hasta la médula, a gentleman through and through
involucrado hasta la médula, involved up to the neck
mojado hasta la médula, soaked to the skin
' médula' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espinal
- ósea
- óseo
- trasplante
English:
bone marrow
- marrow
- pith
- spinal cord
- through
- spinal
* * *médula nf1. Anat (bone) marrowmédula espinal spinal cord;médula oblongada medulla oblongata;médula ósea bone marrow2. [esencia] core;hasta la médula: está metido hasta la médula en la organización del congreso he's very heavily involved in the organization of the conference;es cuidadoso hasta la médula he's scrupulously careful;un cocinero mediterráneo hasta la médula a chef who is Mediterranean through and through;tuvo una actuación profesional hasta la médula she gave a thoroughly professional performance3. Bot pith* * *f marrow;hasta la médula fig through and through, to the core* * *médula nf1) : marrow, pith2)médula espinal : spinal cord -
8 médula espinal
f.spinal cord, cord of nerve tissue in the spinal canal, medulla spinalis, funis argenteus.* * *spinal cord* * ** * *(n.) = spinal cordEx. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.* * ** * *la médula espinal(n.) = spinal column, theEx: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
(n.) = spinal cordEx: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.
* * *spinal cord -
9 columna1
1 = column.Nota: Aplicado a la construcción.Ex. Environmentalists argued that narrower streets, gardens designed to soak up rain, and homes built on columns reduce environmental damage.----* cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed.* columna vertebral = backbone, spinal cord, vertebral column, spine.* columna vertebral, la = spinal column, the.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* desviación de columna = spinal curvature, curvature of the spine.* lesión de la columna = spine injury. -
10 dorsal
adj.dorsal.m.number (sport).* * *► adjetivo1 dorsal, back2 LINGÚÍSTICA dorsal1 DEPORTE number* * *1.ADJ dorsal2.SM (Dep) number ( worn on player's back)3.SF ridge* * *Iadjetivo dorsalIImasculino (Esp) numberPrieto, con el dorsal 2 — Prieto, wearing the number 2 shirt
* * *= dorsal.Ex. Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.----* aleta dorsal = dorsal fin.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* espina dorsal = spinal cord, spine.* espina dorsal, la = spinal column, the.* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.* lesión dorsal = spine injury.* * *Iadjetivo dorsalIImasculino (Esp) numberPrieto, con el dorsal 2 — Prieto, wearing the number 2 shirt
* * *= dorsal.Ex: Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.
* aleta dorsal = dorsal fin.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* espina dorsal = spinal cord, spine.* espina dorsal, la = spinal column, the.* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.* lesión dorsal = spine injury.* * *A ‹vértebra/aleta› dorsal espinaB ( Ling) ‹articulación/consonante› dorsalnumberPrieto, con el dorsal 2 Prieto, wearing the number 2 shirt/jersey o Prieto, wearing number 2* * *
dorsal
I adjetivo dorsal
aleta dorsal, dorsal fin
espina dorsal, spine
II m Dep number
' dorsal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espina
English:
dorsal
- dorsal fin
- small
* * *♦ adj1. [aleta, región] dorsal♦ nmcon el dorsal número 7 Raúl Raúl, wearing number 7 o the number 7 shirt♦ nfGeol ridge dorsal oceánica oceanic ridge* * *I adj dorsalII m DEP number* * *dorsal adj: dorsaldorsal nm: number (worn in sports) -
11 columna vertebral, la
(n.) = spinal column, theEx. The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column. -
12 espina dorsal, la
(n.) = spinal column, theEx. The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column. -
13 lumbar
adj.lumbar, related with the lumbar or lower sector of the spine.adj. & f. Pl.plural and feminine of RELATIVO A LAS ZONAS ILIACA, LUMBAR, COSTAL Y ABDOMINAL.adj. & m. pl.lumbar, related with the lumbar or lower sector of the spine.adj. & m. pl.lumbar.adj.&f.feminine of RELATIVO A LAS ZONAS ILIACA, LUMBAR, COSTAL Y ABDOMINAL.* * *► adjetivo1 lumbar* * *ADJ lumbar* * *adjetivo lumbar (before n)* * *= lumbar.Ex. Fracture of one or more parts of the spinal column (vertebrae) of the middle (thoracic) or lower ( lumbar) back is a serious injury.----* punción lumbar = lumbar puncture.* región lumbar, la = low back, the, lower back, the, lumbar region, the.* vértebra lumbar = lumbar vertebra.* * *adjetivo lumbar (before n)* * *= lumbar.Ex: Fracture of one or more parts of the spinal column (vertebrae) of the middle (thoracic) or lower ( lumbar) back is a serious injury.
* punción lumbar = lumbar puncture.* región lumbar, la = low back, the, lower back, the, lumbar region, the.* vértebra lumbar = lumbar vertebra.* * *lumbar ( before n)* * *lumbar adjlumbar* * *adj lumbar;vértebra lumbar lumbar vertebra* * *lumbar adj: lumbar -
14 médula espinal, la
(n.) = spinal column, theEx. The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column. -
15 torácico
adj.thoracic, chest-related.* * *► adjetivo1 thoracic\caja torácica chest cavity* * *ADJ thoracic* * ** * *= thoracic.Ex. Fracture of one or more parts of the spinal column (vertebrae) of the middle ( thoracic) or lower (lumbar) back is a serious injury.----* caja torácica = rib cage.* cavidad torácica = thoracic cavity, chest cavity.* conducto torácico = thoracic duct.* * ** * *= thoracic.Ex: Fracture of one or more parts of the spinal column (vertebrae) of the middle ( thoracic) or lower (lumbar) back is a serious injury.
* caja torácica = rib cage.* cavidad torácica = thoracic cavity, chest cavity.* conducto torácico = thoracic duct.* * *torácico -ca‹región› thoracic caja* * *
torácico,-a adj Anat thoracic: en la cavidad torácica están el corazón y los pulmones, the heart and the lungs lie in the thoracic cavity
' torácico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torácica
* * *torácico, -a adjthoracic* * *adj ANAT thoracic;caja torácica ANAT ribcage -
16 musculi interspinales
m.pl.1 musculi interspinales, back muscles from the group erector spinae located within the spinal column.2 musculi interspinales, back muscles from the group erector spinae located within the spinal column. -
17 raquialgia
f.1 rachialgia, pain in the spinal column.2 progressive decay of the spinal column. -
18 columna vertebral
• backbone• spinal column• spine• vertebral column -
19 columna dorsal
f.backbone, spinal column, vertebral column. -
20 columna espinal
f.spinal column, vertebral column.
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