No. 17,041 in Russian
спина
Back (part of the body).
In a sentence
У меня заболела спина после долгой работы в огороде.
My back started hurting after working in the garden for a long time.
Here, 'спина' refers to the physical part of the body, the back. It is used to contextualize a physical condition.
Он повернулся ко мне спиной, чтобы скрыть свои эмоции.
He turned his back to me to hide his emotions.
In this sentence, 'спина' indicates the position or orientation of someone's body, specifically their back turned away.
Спина книги была красиво оформлена.
The spine of the book was beautifully designed.
Here, 'спина' is metaphorically used to describe the spine of a book, indicating its physical structure in an extended sense.
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