English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�bæk�b��n/, SAMPA|/"b{k%b@Un/
audio|en-us-backbone.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
backbone (plural: backbones)
- set of bones which connected make up the spine and spinal column and run down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure
#: Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.
- courage, fortitude, or strength
#: He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.
Synonyms
spine
Translations
trans-top|set of bones which connected make up the spine and spinal column
Arabic: ARchar|ا�ع��د ا���ر� (al-�amūd al-fáqri) m
Danish: rygrad c
Finnish: selkäranka
German: Rückgrat n
Icelandic: hryggur m
Japanese: Jpan|è��骨 (Jpan|ã��ã�¼ã�, sebone)
Norwegian: ryggrad m|f
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ب�ب���
Latvian: mugurkauls m
Portuguese: coluna vertebral f
Polish: t|pl|kr�gos�up|m
Russian: позвоно�ник (pozvonó�nik) m, ��ебе� (�r'eb'ét) m
Slovene: hrbtenica f
Swedish: ryggrad c
Spanish: espina dorsal f, columna vertebral f
trans-bottom
trans-top|any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure
Arabic: ARchar|دعا�ة (di��ma) f
Danish: fundament n, basis c
Finnish: selkäranka
German: Rückgrat n
Icelandic: uppistaða f, meginstoð f
trans-mid
Norwegian: ryggrad m|f
Polish: t|pl|trzon|m
Russian: ��ебе� (xrebét) m, ко���к (kostják) m, о�нова (osnóva) f
Swedish: ryggrad c
trans-bottom
trans-top|courage, fortitude, or strength
Danish: rygrad c
Finnish: selkäranka
German: Rückgrat n
Icelandic: skapfesta f, bein à nefinu n
Norwegian: ryggrad m|f
trans-mid
Latvian: mugurkauls m
Polish: t|pl|charakter, t|pl|kr�gos�up|m
Russian: ��е�жен� (stéržen�) m
Slovene: hrbtenica f
Swedish: ryggrad c
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ttbc|Bosnian: ki�ma f
ttbc|Breton: livenn-gein f
ttbc|Dutch: ruggengraat m
ttbc|French: colonne vertébrale f, rachis m (medical jargon)
ttbc|Hungarian: gerinc
ttbc|Indonesian: tulang belakang, tulang punggung
ttbc|Interlingua: spina dorsal
ttbc|Italian: spina dorsale f
ttbc|Latin: spina f
ttbc|Old Norse: hryggr m, hryggjarstykki n
ttbc|Portuguese: espinha dorsal f italbrac|Brazil
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: cnà imh an droma m
ttbc|Serbian:
ttbc|Spanish: espina dorsal f
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