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I nek noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) cuello2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) cuello3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) cuello•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck
II nek verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) besuquearseneck n cuellotr[nek]1 cuello\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin this neck of the woods por aquíto be neck and neck ir parejos,-asto be up to one's neck in something estar hasta el cuello de algoto be in something up to one's neck estar metido,-a en algo hasta el cuelloto break one's neck desnucarseto break one's neck doing something matarse haciendo algoto break somebody's neck romper el pescuezo a alguiento get it in the neck familiar cargárselasto risk one's neck jugarse el tipoto stick one's neck out arriesgarseto win by a neck ganar por una cabezaneck ['nɛk] vi: besuquearseneck n1) : cuello m (de una persona), pescuezo m (de un animal)2) collar: cuello m3) : cuello m (de una botella), mástil m (de una guitarra)n.• cuello s.m.• escote s.m.• garganta s.f.• gollete s.m.• pescuezo s.m.v.• besucarse v.• besuquearse v.
I nekif you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)
to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)
she's up to her neck in workouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)
to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello
to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien
to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)
to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)
to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)
2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m3)a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello mb) ( in horse-racing) cabeza fto win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza
4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil mmy/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam)[nek]1. N1) [of person] cuello m; [of animal] pescuezo m, cuello m•
neck and neck — a la par, parejosto be neck and neck — [horses, runners, competitors] ir a la par, ir parejos
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the back of the neck — la nuca•
to break one's neck — (lit) desnucarseto break sb's neck — (fig) romper or partir el cuello a algn
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to win by a neck — ganar por una cabeza•
she fell on his neck — se le colgó del cuello•
to risk one's neck — jugarse el pellejo or el tipo *•
to save one's neck — salvar el pellejo or el tipo *•
to be in sth up to one's neck * — (trouble, plot etc) estar metido hasta el cuello en algo *•
to wring sb's neck * — (fig) retorcer el pescuezo a algn *I'll wring your neck! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *
- breathe down sb's neck- get it in the neck- stick one's neck outstiff 1., 3)2) [of dress, T-shirt etc] cuello m, escote m3) [of bottle] cuello m, gollete m4) (Geog) [of land] istmo m5) (Mus) [of guitar] cuello m; [of violin] mástil m6) (Anat) [of uterus, bladder] cuello m7) (Brit)* = nerve 1., 4)2.VI * [couple] besuquearse ** * *
I [nek]if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)
to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)
she's up to her neck in work/trouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)
to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello
to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien
to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)
to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)
to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)
2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m3)a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello mb) ( in horse-racing) cabeza fto win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza
4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil mmy/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam)
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