Rücken-

Rụ̈|cken-:

Rü#|cken|de|ckung

f (fig) → backing; jdm Rücken- geben → to back sb

Rü#|cken|flos|se

f → dorsal fin

Rü#|cken|flug

m (Aviat) → inverted flight

rü#|cken|frei

adj Kleid → backless, low-backed

Rü#|cken|gym|nas|tik

f → back exercise (→ s pl)

rü#|cken+krau|len

vi sep infin only → to do or swim backstroke or back crawl

Rü#|cken|krau|len

nt <-s>, no pl (Sport) → backstroke, back crawl

Rü#|cken|la|ge

f → supine position; er musste 3 Monate in Rücken- verbringen → he had to spend 3 months lying (flat) on his back or lying in a supine position (form); er schläft in Rücken- → he sleeps on his back; in der Rücken- schwimmen → to swim on one’s back

Rü#|cken|leh|ne

f → back, back rest

Rü#|cken|mark

nt → spinal cord

Rü#|cken|mark(s)|ent|zün|dung

f → myelitis

Rü#|cken|mus|kel

m → back muscle

Rü#|cken|mus|ku|la|tur

f → back muscles pl, → muscles pl → of the/one’s back

Rü#|cken|schmer|zen

pl → backache; ich habe Rücken- → I’ve got backache, my back aches

Rü#|cken|schu|le

f, no pl → programme (Brit) → or program (US) → of back exercises

rü#|cken+schwim|men

vi sep infin only → to swim on one’s back, to do the or swim backstroke

Rü#|cken|schwim|men

nt → backstroke, swimming on one’s back

Rü#|cken|stär|kung

f (fig) → moral support

Rü#|cken|stück

nt (Cook) (vom Rind, Schwein) → chine; (vom Reh, Hammel) → saddle; ein schönes Rücken- → a nice piece of back

Rü#|cken|tra|ge

f → carrying frame

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Rụ̈|cken-:

Rü#|cken|wind

m → tail or following wind

Rü#|cken|wir|bel

m → dorsal vertebra