sinew

US /ˈsɪn.juː/
UK /ˈsɪn.juː/
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1.

وتر, عصب

a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or ligament.

:
The hunter carefully cut through the deer's sinews.
قطع الصياد بعناية أوتار الغزال.
His leg muscles and sinews were strong from years of running.
كانت عضلات ساقه وأوتاره قوية من سنوات الجري.
2.

قوة, أساس, عماد

the part of a structure, system, or thing that gives it strength or binds it together.

:
The economy's sinews were weakened by the recession.
ضعفت أوتار الاقتصاد بسبب الركود.
Education is the sinew of a strong society.
التعليم هو قوة المجتمع القوي.