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khrebet

English translation: spine; mountain ridge

18:48 Nov 13, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Russian term or phrase: khrebet
a russian word
justin
English translation:spine; mountain ridge
Explanation:
It depends on the context
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GaryG
Local time: 16:02
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7spine; mountain ridge
GaryG
4 +2core, base, foundation, an essential part [figuratively, metaphorically]
Vladimir Dubisskiy
4 +2backbone
Peter Shortall


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
spine; mountain ridge


Explanation:
It depends on the context

GaryG
Local time: 16:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Vaintroub: Yes. "Партия - спинной хребет рабочего класса..." В. В. Маяковский
2 mins
  -> А что за номенклатура? :-)
agree  Yuri Geifman
24 mins
agree  Igor Kreknin: yes, 2 versions. I thought of 'spine' only first :)
25 mins
agree  Vladimir Spiridonov: для гор согласен, для Маяковского лучше backbone!
1 hr
agree  Mikhail Kriviniouk: +backbone
3 hrs
agree  Kirill Semenov
10 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
3 days 1 hr
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
core, base, foundation, an essential part [figuratively, metaphorically]


Explanation:
if it's not about mountains or skeleton :-))

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 15:02
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Igor Kreknin
2 mins
  -> Спасибо, Игорь!
agree  Mikhail Kriviniouk
2 hrs
  -> Благодарю, Михаил!
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
backbone


Explanation:
Just an alternative to spine; I do not know exactly in what context you encountered it, but "backbone" in English can have the additional connotations of "courage" if desired.

Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Igor Kreknin: with 'backbone'. But not with 'courage' as an equivalent -- not in Russian. Maybe "стержень" ('core'), but not "хребет" in this meaning ('courage').
1 hr
agree  Mikhail Kriviniouk: courage (?) too. подумайте о слове "бесхребетный"
2 hrs
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