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neck noun

1. (of person) cou m;
   (of horse, donkey) encolure f;

2. (collar) col m;
   (neckline) encolure f;

3. (of bottle, vase, womb) col m.

IDIOMS:

to be ~ and ~ être à égalité;
to stick one's ~ out (colloquial) prendre des risques.

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'neck' found in these entries:

English:

crew neck sweater - crick - nape - pain - polo neck - round-neck(ed) sweater - ruffle - scruff - stiff - twist - V-neck - wring

French:

col - cou - encolure - goulot - jeter - manche - mesurer - minerve - montant - naissance - nuque - orifice - pendre - prendre - ras-de-cou - sous-pull - tête - tordre - torticolis

neck: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
neck	n	(body part) anatomie	cou nm
His neck hurt from bending it all day.
Son cou lui fait mal à force de s'être penché toute la journée.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
neck	n	(garment, esp. shirt) vêtement	encolure nf
The neck of the shirt was too small.
L'encolure de la chemise était trop étroite.
neck	n	(bottle) bouteille	goulot nm
		vase	col nm
The neck broke when he tried to open the beer bottle by hitting it on a rock.
Le goulot s'est cassé quand il a essayé d'ouvrir la bouteille de bière en la cognant contre un caillou.
* Le col du vase est trop étroit pour ce gros bouquet.
neck	n	(horse-racing: measure) course hippique : de peu	encolure nf
The horse won by a neck. What an exciting race!
Le cheval a gagné d'une encolure. Quelle course passionnante !
neck	n	(narrow strip of land, strait, isthmus) géographie	isthme nm
You can fish on either side of the neck. The shores are very close together.
Tu peux pêcher des deux côtés de l'isthme. Les rives sont très rapprochées.
neck	vi	colloquial (hug and kiss) familier	se bécoter vpr ⇒
The teens were seen necking behind the stadium seats.
Les ados ont été surpris en train de se bécoter derrière les sièges du stade.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
brass neck (to have a brass neck) (slang)		nm	toupet (avoir du toupet) argot
break your neck			casser le cou
break-neck		adj	casse-cou
crew neck			encolure ras du cou
crick in the neck (US)		n	torticolis (problème musculaire)
cutting out of the neck		nm	décolletage (action de décolleter)
from the neck up			au-dessus du cou
neck and neck			à égalité
neck and neck (race)		nm	coude à coude (compétition)
neck brace		nf	minerve
neck cord		nfpl	corde (Anatomie)
neck of the woods			par chez nous
pain in the neck		adj	casse-pieds
polo-neck sweater		nm	col (pull)
put a noose around one's neck		v	se passer la corde au cou
scoop neck		nm	décolleté (d'une femme)
square neck		nf	encolure carrée
stiff neck		nm	torticolis
swan neck			cou du cygne
swan neck (with a swan neck)			en S
swan neck		nm	col de cygne (art: anse)
swan neck faucet (US)		nm	robinet col de cygne
swan neck tap (GB)		nm	robinet col de cygne
up to the neck			jusqu'au cou
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "neck".

'it's my neck in the noose'
3-piece neck , pre-2003
a crick in the neck
A man without a woman is like a neck without a pain
Aloe Vera & Olive Oil face and neck gel
around her neck
as they curve up toward the all access neck joint
be up to one's neck in owls
bottle-neck
breath down my neck
Breathe down the neck
By the warm lips against her neck
Cherries touched his ears and his neck as he stretched forward.
cowl neck
Dance crazy with/freak neck
Don't expect it to go at a break-neck speed
feel someone's hot breath in the neck
from the neck up / from the neck down
goose neck
grease neck
Halfway through into one's neck
halter neck corset
halter neck top
He's up to his neck in debt
Her neck seems to slip here
I got my snake wrapped around my neck
I will shit down your neck
In my neck of the woods
in this neck of the woods
it hurts my neck to look at it
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