lombo

EN (...) the goblin was hard on his haunches; and (unskilful rider that he was!) he had much ado to maintain his seat; sometimes slipping on one side, sometimes on another, and sometimes jolted on the high ridge of his horse's backbone, with a violence that he verily feared would cleave him asunder.
GL (...) o espectro íalle pisando os talóns e el non era o que se di un experto na equitación, polo que xa tiña que facer un considerable esforzo para non caer. Unhas veces esvaraba por un costado e outras polo outro, e ía dando tantos saltos sobre o lombo do seu cabalo e con tanta violencia que por un momento pensaba que ía partir en dous.
Fonte: LEN (300)

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columna vertebral

EN They sledded seventy miles up the Yukon, swung to the left into the Stewart River, passed the Mayo and the McQuestion, and held on until the Stewart itself became a streamlet, threading the upstanding peaks which marked the backbone of the continent.
GL Recorreron setenta millas remontando o Yukon, viraron cara á esquerda en dirección ó río Stewart, atravesaron o Mayo e o McQuestion e continuaron ata que o Stewart non era máis ca un riacho que se perdía entre os abruptos rochedos que constitúen a columna vertebral do continente.
Fonte: CHA (1427)

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espiñazo

EN This was the backbone of the island, the slightly higher land that lay beneath the mountain where the forest was no longer deep jungle.
GL Isto era o espiñazo da illa, o terreo un pouco máis elevado, pé da montaña, onde a mesta xungla deixaba de selo para converterse en bosque.
Fonte: SEN (4392)

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espiña dorsal

EN In some cases, old alliances have been revitalized, especially with the churches, which were once the backbone of the education system.
GL Nalgúns casos, deuse vida a antigas alianzas, en especial coas igrexas, que nun momento dado foron a espiña dorsal do sistema de educación.
Fonte: C02 (166)

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clave

EN Training is the backbone of any succcessful enterprise.
GL Pois a clave do éxito é unha capacitación eficaz.
Fonte: C12 (287)

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base

EN Genetically modified plants are being developed so quickly that they could become the backbone of tomorrow's agriculture.
GL As plantas xeneticamente modificadas desenvólvense tan axiña que poderían constituí-la base da agricultura de mañá.
Fonte: C17 (719)

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pedra angular

EN While international news remains the backbone of all the broadcasters' programming and has been significantly expanded over the past few years to provide round-the-clock coverage, menus have also become more eclectic, mixing music and features adapted to different regions.
GL Aínda que a información internacional segue a se-la pedra angular da programación de todas estas radios, que nos últimos anos ofrecen unha cobertura permanente, os programas estanse tomando máis eclécticos, combinando música e emisións axeitadas as diversas rexións.
Fonte: C23 (1308)

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