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1 the scruff of the neck
the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted:مُؤَخَّرَة العُنْقShe picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck.
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2 the scruff of the neck
جِلْدَة مُؤَخَّرَة العُنُق \ the scruff of the neck: the loose skin at the back of the neck, when it is seized: I picked up the cat by the scruff of its neck and put it out of the door. \ قَذَال \ the scruff of the neck: the loose skin at the back of the neck, when it is seized: I picked up the cat by the scruff of its neck and put it out of the door. -
3 to break the neck
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4 back
[bæk]1. noun1) in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine:ظَهْرShe lay on her back.
2) in animals, the upper part of the body:ظَهْرالحَيَوانShe put the saddle on the horse's back.
3) that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front:ظَهْر، الجِهَة الخَلفِيَّهShe sat at the back of the hall.
4) in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.دِفاع، ظَهير2. adjectiveof or at the back:خَلفيthe back door.
3. adverb1) to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came:إلىHe gave the car back to its owner.
2) away (from something); not near (something):Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man
بَعيداKeep back from me or I'll hit you!
3) towards the back (of something):إلى الخَلْفSit back in your chair.
4) in return; in response to:بِالمُقابِل، كَرَدِّ فِعْلWhen the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.
5) to, or in, the past:إلى الوَراءThink back to your childhood.
4. verb1) to (cause to) move backwards:يُعيد الى الخَلْفHe backed (his car) out of the garage.
2) to help or support:يُؤَيِّد، يَدْعَمWill you back me against the others?
3) to bet or gamble on:يُراهِن عَلىI backed your horse to win.
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5 cogote
• back of the neck• nap-like• napalm• nape of the neck• naphtha• scruff -
6 nuca
• back of the neck• nap-like• napalm• nape of the neck• naphtha• scruff -
7 nakki
back of the neck, nape -
8 nakke fk
back of the neck -
9 nuko
back of the neck, nape -
10 nuca
f.1 nape, back of the neck.2 nape of the neck, neck, back of the neck, nape.* * *1 nape (of the neck)* * *SF nape (of the neck), back of the neck* * *femenino back o nape of the neck* * *= back of + Posesivo + head, back of the head, nape, nape of the neck.Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex. Eight out of ten people aren't carrying information that would help if they were accidentally or mistakenly shot in the back of the head.Ex. Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.Ex. Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.----* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.* * *femenino back o nape of the neck* * *= back of + Posesivo + head, back of the head, nape, nape of the neck.Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex: Eight out of ten people aren't carrying information that would help if they were accidentally or mistakenly shot in the back of the head.Ex: Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.Ex: Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.* * *back of the neckle dio un golpe en la nuca he hit him on the back of the neckle dio un beso en la nuca he kissed the nape of her neck* * *
nuca sustantivo femenino
back o nape of the neck
nuca f Anat nape, back of the neck
' nuca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
testuz
- cogote
- disparar
English:
bob
- nape
* * *nuca nfnape, back of the neck;RP Famestar de la nuca to be off one's head* * *f nape of the neck* * *nuca nf: nape, back of the neck* * *nuca n nape of the neck -
11 Genick
n; -(e)s, -e1. (back of the) neck, nape (of the neck); steifes Genick stiff neck; ein Schlag ins Genick a rabbit punch; jemanden am oder beim Genick packen grab s.o. by the scruff of the neck; sich (Dat) das Genick brechen break one’s neck2. fig.: das brach ihm das Genick that was his ruin ( oder undoing); das wird dir noch mal das Genick brechen you’ll get yourself into trouble one of these days; jemandem im Genick sitzen be breathing down s.o.’s neck* * *das Genicknape of the neck; neck; nape* * *Ge|nịck [gə'nɪk]nt -(e)s, -eneckein Schlag ins Genick — a blow on the back of the neck
seinen Hut ins Genick schieben — to push one's hat back (on one's head)
das Genick brechen — to break one's neck; (fig) to kill oneself
* * *das1) (the back of the neck: His hair curled over the nape of his neck.) nape2) (the back of the neck by which an animal can be grasped or lifted: She picked up the cat by the scruff of the neck.) the scruff of the neck* * *Ge·nick<-[e]s, -e>[gəˈnɪk]nt neckein steifes \Genick (fam) a stiff neckjdm/sich das \Genick brechen to break sb's/one's neck* * *das; Genick[e]s, Genicke back or nape of the necksich das Genick brechen — (auch fig.) break one's neck
jemandem/einer Sache das Genick brechen — (ugs.) ruin somebody/something
* * *1. (back of the) neck, nape (of the neck);steifes Genick stiff neck;ein Schlag ins Genick a rabbit punch;beim Genick packen grab sb by the scruff of the neck;sich (dat)das Genick brechen break one’s neck2. fig:das brach ihm das Genick that was his ruin ( oder undoing);das wird dir noch mal das Genick brechen you’ll get yourself into trouble one of these days;jemandem im Genick sitzen be breathing down sb’s neck* * *das; Genick[e]s, Genicke back or nape of the necksich das Genick brechen — (auch fig.) break one's neck
jemandem/einer Sache das Genick brechen — (ugs.) ruin somebody/something
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12 cogote
m.nape, back of the neck. (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 back of the neck, nape of the neck* * *SM1) (Anat) back of the neck, napecoger a algn por el cogote — to take sb o grab sb o pick sb up by the scruff of the neck
2)carne de cogote — Cono Sur rubbish, trash, garbage (EEUU)
* * ** * *= nape, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck.Ex. Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.Ex. Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.Ex. Although veterinarians may pick up a cat by the scruff of the neck, notice that they also support the cat with the other hand.* * ** * *= nape, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck.Ex: Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.
Ex: Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.Ex: Although veterinarians may pick up a cat by the scruff of the neck, notice that they also support the cat with the other hand.* * *taparse hasta el cogote ( fam) (para salir) to wrap (oneself) up warm; (en la cama) to pull the covers up under one's chinBtener cogote to be full of oneselfbajar el cogote to swallow one's pride* * *
cogote sustantivo masculino (fam) ( nuca) scruff of the neck;
( cuello) (AmL) neck
cogote sustantivo masculino nape o back of the neck
* * *cogote nmEsp Fam nape, back of the neck* * *m famnape of the neck;estar hasta el cogote de algo fam have had it up to here with sth* * *cogote nm: scruff, nape* * *cogote n back of the neck -
13 Nacken
m; -s, -; nape ( oder back) of the neck, neck; den Kopf in den Nacken werfen throw back one’s head; den Hut in den Nacken schieben tilt one’s hat back; halt den Nacken steif! umg., fig. chin up!, keep your pecker (Am. chin) up!; jemanden im Nacken haben fig. have s.o. after one ( oder hard on one’s heels); Druck ausübend: have s.o. breathing down one’s neck; ihm sitzt die Angst / das Grauen im Nacken fig. he’s scared / terrified out of his wits ( oder mind); mir sitzt die Prüfung / der Termin im Nacken umg., fig. I’m under terrible exam / deadline pressure; den Nacken beugen geh. submit; jemandem den Nacken steifen geh. encourage s.o.; Faust, Schalk* * *der Nackennape of the neck; back of the neck; neck; nape* * *Nạ|cken ['nakn]m -s, -(nape of the) neckden Nacken beugen (fig) — to submit
jdn im Nacken haben (inf) — to have sb after one, to have sb on one's tail
jdm im Nacken sitzen (inf) — to breathe down sb's neck
ihm sitzt die Furcht im Nacken — he's frightened out of his wits (inf)
den Nacken steifhalten (inf) —
er hat einen starren/störrischen/unbeugsamen Nacken — he's an obstinate/hard-headed/unbending character
* * *Na·cken<-s, ->[ˈnakn̩]m1. ANAT neck3.* * *der; Nackens, Nacken: back or nape of the neck; (Hals) neckjemandem im Nacken sitzen — (fig.) be breathing down somebody's neck
die Furcht/Angst sitzt ihm im Nacken — he is gripped by fear
* * *den Kopf in den Nacken werfen throw back one’s head;den Hut in den Nacken schieben tilt one’s hat back;halt den Nacken steif! umg, fig chin up!, keep your pecker (US chin) up!;jemanden im Nacken haben fig have sb after one ( oder hard on one’s heels); Druck ausübend: have sb breathing down one’s neck;mir sitzt die Prüfung/der Termin im Nacken umg, fig I’m under terrible exam/deadline pressure;den Nacken beugen geh submit;* * *der; Nackens, Nacken: back or nape of the neck; (Hals) neckjemandem im Nacken sitzen — (fig.) be breathing down somebody's neck
die Furcht/Angst sitzt ihm im Nacken — he is gripped by fear
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14 acogotar
v.1 to kill by a blow on the neck, to knock down.2 to kill with a rabbit punch, to kill by a blow on the back of the neck.* * *1 (matar) to kill with a blow to the back of the neck2 (atrapar) to grab by the scruff of the neck3 (intimidar) to intimidate, cow; (tiranizar) to tyrannize* * *VT (=derribar) to knock down, fell, poleaxe, poleax (EEUU); (=dejar sin sentido) to lay out; LAm (=dominar) to have at one's mercy; (=agarrar) to grab round the neckacogotar a algn — Cono Sur to harass sb for payment
* * *verbo transitivoa) < animal> to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck); < persona> (fam)si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( estrangular) to choke (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( abrumar)está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)
* * *verbo transitivoa) < animal> to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck); < persona> (fam)si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( estrangular) to choke (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( abrumar)está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)
* * *acogotar [A1 ]vt1 ‹animal› to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck) ‹persona›3nos están acogotando de trabajo they're piling o heaping work onto us ( colloq)* * *acogotar vt1. [matar] to kill [with a blow to the neck]me acogotaba pidiéndome cosas todo el día she was driving me mad asking me to do things all day* * *v/t fam1 intimidate2 ( matar):acogotar a alguien break s.o.’s neck -
15 тил
1. анат. back/scruff of the neck/head/skull, nape (of the neck)науч. occipit2. воен. rear; back areasпрен. home frontосигурявам тил a си secure o.'s rear3. анат. occipital(на шията) cervical4. воен. rear (attr.), of the rear* * *тил,м., -ове, (два) тѝла 1. анат. back/scruff of the neck/head/skull, nape (of the neck); occiput;2. воен. rear, back areas; прен. home front; излизам в \тила на противника gain the enemy’s rear; нападам в \тил take in the rear; служа в \тила serve on the home front; • стоя в \тил keep in file; (строени) в \тил in file.* * *back of the neck ; nape {`neip}; rear (воен.): We were taken in the тил. - Бяхме нападнати в тила.* * *1. (на шията) cervical 2. (строени) в ТИЛ in file 3. анат. back/scruff of the neck/head/skull, nape (of the neck) 4. анат. occipital 5. воен. rear (attr.), of the rear 6. воен. rear;back areas 7. излизам в ТИЛа на противника gain the enemy's rear 8. нападам в ТИЛ take in the rear 9. науч. occipit 10. осигурявам ТИЛ a си secure o.'s rear 11. прен. home front 12. служа в ТИЛа serve on the home front 13. стоя в ТИЛ keep in file. тилда печ. tilde, swung dash. тилен -
16 tỳlъ
tỳlъ Grammatical information: m. o Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `back of the neck'Church Slavic:Russian:Czech:týl `back of the neck, nape' [m o]Slovak:Polish:Slovene:tȋɫ `back of the neck, nape, rear part' [m o], tȋla [Gens]Bulgarian:Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: túʔlumLithuanian:tū́las `many' [adj o] 3Old Prussian:Indo-European reconstruction: tuH-lo-Other cognates:Skt. tū́la- (AV+) `tuft of grass or reeds, panicle of a flower or plant' [n];Gk. τύ̑λη `bulge, lump, hump' [f] -
17 Ш-59
ЗА ШИВОРОТ coll PrepP Invar adv1. \Ш-59 (кому) попасть и т. п. (to fall, land etc) on the skin of the dorsal side of s.o. 's neck, inside the collaron the nape (back) of s.o. % (the) neck.2. взять, схватить, держать и т. п. кого (in refer, to а person) (to seize, grab, hold etc s.o.) by the part of his clothing that encircles the neck or, possibly, by the back of the neck itself(in refer, to an animal) (to seize, take hold of an animal) by the back of the neck: by the scruff of the neck (in refer, to a person only) by the collar.Основное обвинение отец решительно отверг, но то, что он не сгрёб Лёву за шиворот и не вышвырнул тут же из кабинета, само по себе было очень примечательно (Битов 2). Father emphatically rejected the main accusation, but the mere fact that he didn't scoop Lyova up by the scruff of the neck and fling him right out of the study was very noteworthy (2a)....Он (R-13) огромными скачками - со скамьи на скамью - отвратительный и ловкий, как горилла — уносил её вверх... Я, как таран, пропорол толпу - на чьи-то плечи - на скамьи - и вот уже близко, вот схватил за шиворот R: «Не сметь! Не сметь, говорю. Сейчас же...» (Замятин 1)....He (R-13), repulsive and agile as a gorilla, was carrying her up, away, bounding in huge leaps from bench to bench....Like a battering ram, I tore through the crowd, stepping on shoulders, benches-and now I was upon them, I seized R by the collar: "Don't you dare! Don't you dare, I say. Let her go. This very moment!'' (1a). -
18 за шиворот
• ЗА ШИВОРОТ coll[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====1. за шиворот (кому) попасть и т.п. (to fall, land etc) on the skin of the dorsal side of s.o.'s neck, inside the collar:2. взять, схватить, держать и т.п. кого (in refer, to a person) (to seize, grab, hold etc s.o.) by the part of his clothing that encircles the neck or, possibly, by the back of the neck itself; (in refer, to an animal) (to seize, take hold of an animal) by the back of the neck:- [in refer, to a person only] by the collar.♦ Основное обвинение отец решительно отверг, но то, что он не сгрёб Лёву за шиворот и не вышвырнул тут же из кабинета, само по себе было очень примечательно (Битов 2). Father emphatically rejected the main accusation, but the mere fact that he didn't scoop Lyova up by the scruff of the neck and fling him right out of the study was very noteworthy (2a).♦...Он [R-13] огромными скачками - со скамьи на скамью - отвратительный и ловкий, как горилла - уносил её вверх... Я, как таран, пропорол толпу - на чьи-то плечи - на скамьи - и вот уже близко, вот схватил за шиворот R: "Не сметь! Не сметь, говорю. Сейчас же..." (Замятин 1).... Не [R-13], repulsive and agile as a gorilla, was carrying her up, away, bounding in huge leaps from bench to bench....Like a battering ram, I tore through the crowd, stepping on shoulders, benches-and now I was upon them; I seized R by the collar: "Don't you dare! Don't you dare, I say. Let her go. This very moment!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за шиворот
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19 nek
1 [deel van de hals] nape/back of the neck2 [figuurlijk] [voorwerp] neck♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 dat breekt je nog eens de nek • that will be your ruin/undoing of youeen kip de nek omdraaien • wring/twist a chicken's neckover zijn nek gaan • heave, puke〈 figuurlijk〉 over zijn nek gaan van iets/iemand • not be able to stand (the sight of) something/someone〈 figuurlijk〉 tot aan zijn nek in de schulden zitten • be up to one's neck/ears in debt -
20 cerviz
f.1 nape, back of the neck (anatomy).bajar o doblar la cerviz (figurative) to bow down, to submit (humillarse)2 cervix, nape, nape of the neck.* * *► nombre femenino (pl cervices)1 cervix, nape of the neck\doblar la cerviz figurado to humble oneselfser duro,-a de cerviz figurado to be pig-headed, be stubborn* * *SF1) (=nuca) nape (of the neck)2) (=útero) cervix* * *femenino nape of the neck* * *= cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.].Ex. The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).----* cérviz uterino = cervix uteri, uterine neck, uterine cervix.* * *femenino nape of the neck* * *= cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.].Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).
* cérviz uterino = cervix uteri, uterine neck, uterine cervix.* * *nape of the neckbajar or doblar la cerviz to give inser duro de cerviz to be stubborn* * *cerviz nf[nuca] nape, back of the neck;ser duro de cerviz to be stiff-necked o stubborn* * *f nape of the neck;doblar la cerviz give in, submit* * *
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back of the neck — nape of the neck, area behind the neck … English contemporary dictionary
skuft (of the neck) — the cuff or back of the neck. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
nape of the neck — noun (redundant) nape, back of the neck … Wiktionary
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To harden the neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
by the scruff of the neck — by the scruff of the/someone’s/neck phrase by the back of the neck He grabbed the boy by the scruff of his neck. Thesaurus: instances of touching, holding and physical contactsynonym Main entry: scruff * * * … Useful english dictionary
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devil on the neck — An instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs, and wrenched together so as to break the back … Black's law dictionary
devil on the neck — An instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confessions, etc. It was made of several irons, which were fastened to the neck and legs, and wrenched together so as to break the back … Black's law dictionary
On the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To tread on the neck of — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English