lomo

1. back

of an animal

• El caballo lleva la silla sobre el lomo.The horse carries the saddle on its back.
• El gato saltó al lomo del perro.The cat jumped onto the dog’s back.
• El niño iba a lomo de su padre.The child was riding on his father’s back.

2. loin, tenderloin

cut of meat

• Hoy vamos a comer lomo de cerdo.Today we are going to eat pork loin.
• El camarero recomendó el lomo a la plancha.The waiter recommended grilled loin.
• Compré dos filetes de lomo.I bought two loin steaks.

3. spine

of a book

• El título aparece en el lomo del libro.The title appears on the spine of the book.
• El lomo está roto.The spine is damaged.
• Puso los libros con el lomo hacia fuera.He put the books with their spines facing out.

4. ridge, hump

of land or a road

• La casa está en el lomo de una colina.The house is on a hilltop ridge.
• El camino pasa por el lomo de la montaña.The path goes along the mountain ridge.
• El coche frenó antes del lomo de burro.The car braked before the speed bump.

5. back, hard work

colloquial · in a colloquial expression

• Se rompió el lomo trabajando.He worked his back off.
• Mi padre se ha dejado el lomo toda la vida.My father has worked his back off all his life.
• No quiero romperme el lomo por ese sueldo.I do not want to break my back for that salary.