How is the word colonne vertébrale translated from French to English

English translation
backbone
noun

Ligne d'os qui descend au milieu du dos.

The line of bones down the middle of the back.

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  • Il s'est blessé à la colonne vertébrale dans sa chute. — He injured his backbone in the fall.

  • Les petites fermes sont le pilier de la région. — Small farms are the backbone of the region.

  • La radio a montré une petite fissure dans sa colonne vertébrale. — The X-ray showed a small crack in her backbone.

  • Quel est le pilier de ton activité ? — What is the backbone of your business?

  • Quels animaux ont une colonne vertébrale ? — Which animals have a backbone?

  • Ils ont bâti tout le service sur un solide pilier de bénévoles. — They built the whole service on a solid backbone of volunteers.

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