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"buttress" in Spanish

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buttress{noun}
The pillars form rocky buttresses isolated from each other by deep and steep gullies developed by frost shattering directed along intervening joints.
Los pilares forman contrafuertes rocosos aislados unos de otros por profundas y abruptas torrenteras que se desarrollaron durante los periodos de deshielo.
estribo{m} (de un muro)

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Instead, many banks have used the liquidity to buttress their own position.
En su lugar, muchos bancos han utilizado la liquidez para reforzar su propia posición.
For those whose precautionary legislation is defective it would be a boost and a buttress.
Para los países cuya legislación cautelar sea defectuosa, sería un estímulo y un sostén.
Strengthening the bilateral approach will only buttress poor countries' dependence on the EU.
El refuerzo del enfoque bilateral únicamente acentuará la dependencia de los países pobres de la Unión Europea.
The main argument was to help Mrs Çiller as the pro-Western buttress against the danger represented by the Islamicist Mr Erbakan.
El argumento principal era el de ayudar a la Sra. Çiller, en su función de barrera prooccidental contra el peligro representado por el islamista Sr. Erbakan.