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neck [nek]1 noun(a) (part of body) cou m;∎ he threw his arms round her neck il s'est jeté à son ou il lui a sauté au cou;∎ the cat had a collar round its neck le chat avait un collier au cou;∎ water was dripping down my neck l'eau me coulait dans le cou;∎ to get a stiff neck attraper le torticolis;∎ figurative he's always breathing down my neck il est tout le temps sur mon dos;∎ to be up to one's neck in work avoir du travail par-dessus la tête, être débordé de travail;∎ they were up to their necks in debt ils étaient endettés jusqu'au cou;∎ I'm up to my neck in trouble j'ai des ennuis par-dessus la tête;∎ the problem is still hanging round my neck je n'ai toujours pas résolu ce problème;∎ to risk one's neck risquer sa peau;∎ British he was thrown out neck and crop or on his neck il a été mis à la porte avec pertes et fracas;∎ figurative to stick one's neck out prendre des risques; (commit oneself) s'engager∎ to win by a neck gagner d'une encolure;∎ to be neck and neck être à égalité;∎ the two candidates are neck and neck les deux candidats sont au coude à coude(d) (narrow part or extremity → of bottle, flask) goulot m, col m; (→ of pipe) tuyau m; (→ of womb, femur) col m; (→ of violin) manche m; (→ of bolt, tooth) collet m∎ a neck of land une langue de terre;∎ in our neck of the woods par chez nous;∎ what are you doing in this neck of the woods? qu'est-ce que tu fais dans le coin?(f) (of dress, pullover) col m, encolure f;∎ a low neck un décolleté;∎ a dress with a low neck une robe décolletée;∎ high neck col m montant;∎ what neck size or what size neck do you take? combien faites-vous de tour de cou?∎ you've got a neck! tu ne manques pas de culot!;∎ she's got some neck! elle a un sacré culot!
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