el
masculine
/resˈpaldo/
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Translation
backing, support; backrest
Word origin
From respaldar ('to back, to endorse'), derived from espalda ('back'), which comes from Latin spatula ('shoulder blade').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- spatula
- English cognates
- spatula, epaulette
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrespaldos
Examples
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The project has the backing of the whole team.
Colgó .
He hung his coat on the back of the chair.
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We need the government's support to move forward.
¿ reclinar ?
Could you recline the seat back a little?
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Without her parents' support, she could not have studied.
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