What does columna in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word columna in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use columna in Spanish.

The word columna in Spanish means column, column, column, column, spine, column of smoke, spine, backbone, backbone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word columna

column

nombre femenino (pilar, soporte) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La columna es una característica clásica de los antiguos templos griegos.
Columns are a classic feature of ancient Greek temples.

column

nombre femenino (página: división vertical) (newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mandé publicar un anuncio a cuatro columnas en el aviso clasificado.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The average newspaper prints five columns per page.

column

nombre femenino (gas, fluido: vertical ascendente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una columna de humo blanco es el aviso de que se ha elegido al nuevo Papa.
A column of white smoke is the sign that a new Pope has been chosen.

column

nombre femenino (mil.: formación) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La columna de infantería avanzó sobre el campo de batalla.
The column of infantry moved on to the battlefield.

spine

nombre femenino (anat.: espina dorsal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debe ir a rehabilitación por problemas de columna.
She has to go to physical therapy for a spinal injury.

column of smoke

locución nominal femenina (gas, vapor: forma vertical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se veía una columna de humo procedente de las fábricas portuarias.

spine, backbone

(parte del esqueleto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las lesiones en la columna vertebral son muy peligrosas.
Injuries in the spine are very dangerous.

backbone

(figurado (cimientos, bases) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estos experimentos constituyen la columna vertebral del proyecto.
These experiments constitute the backbone of the project.

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