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espina
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1      (Bot)   [+de rosal]   thorn
[+de chumbera]   prickle
MODISMOS mala espina      spite, resentment, ill-will
MODISMOS me da mala espina      it makes me suspicious
MODISMOS estar en espinas      to be on tenterhooks, be all on edge
MODISMOS sacarse la espina      to get even, pay off an old score

2 [+de pez] bone

3      (Anat)        espina dorsal    spine
doblar la espina      to bend over
♦   espina bífida   spina bifida

4 (=problema) worry, suspicion

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espina bífida	nf.	cleft spine

mala espina	exp.	ill-will	(MODISMOS)

mala espina	exp.	resentment	(MODISMOS)

mala espina	exp.	spite	(MODISMOS)

doblar la espina	exp.	to bend over

sacarse la espina	exp.	pay off an old score	(MODISMOS)

sacarse la espina	exp.	to get even	(MODISMOS)

me atraganté con una espina	exp.	I got a fish bone stuck in my throat

me atraganté con una espina	exp.	I choked on a fish bone

me da mala espina	exp.	it makes me suspicious	(MODISMOS)

erizado de espinas	exp.	covered with thorns

estar en espinas	exp.	be all on edge	(MODISMOS)

estar en espinas	exp.	to be on tenterhooks	(MODISMOS)

[no] hay rosa sin espinas :	exp.	there's no rose without a thorn	(REFRANES)

alambre de espino	nm.	barbed wire

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'espina' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
whitethorn	n.	el espino blanco
whitehorn	n.	el espino blanco
quickset	n.	el espino
prickle	n.	la espina
haw	n.	la baya del espino
christ's-thorn	n.	la espina santa
cleft spine	n.	la espina bífida
barbed-wire fence	exp.	cercado de alambrada {or} de alambre de espino {or} de alambrado
the thorn pierced his heel	exp.	la espina se le clavó en el talón
there's something dodgy about him	exp.	hay algo en él que me da mala espina
to choke on a fishbone	exp.	atragantarse con una espina
a bone got stuck in my throat	exp.	se me había clavado una espina en la garganta
I don't like the sound of it	exp.	me da mala espina
there's no rose without a thorn :	exp.	no hay rosa sin espina	(PROVERBS)
every rose has a thorn	adv. adj.	no hay rosas sin espinas (ni Paraíso sin serpiente)

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