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neck
Hals


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Englisch > Deutsch
neck
     1. Substantiv:
     2. [1] der Hals
     3. [2] das Genick
           [1] "The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk."
           [2] "By the way, I don't suppose you appreciate that we have been mourning over you as having broken your neck?"
Englisch > Englisch
neck
     1. subst. (anatomy) The part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
     2. subst. The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
     3. subst. The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
     4. subst. The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
     5. subst. (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
     6. subst. (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
     7. subst. A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
     8. subst. (engineering) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
           a neck forming the journal of a shaft
     9. subst. The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
     10. subst. (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.
     11. subst. (firearms) The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
     12. subst. (informal, MLE, slang) A falsehood; a lie.
     13. v. To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate
           Go neck yourself.
     14. v. (chiefly US) To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
           Alan and Betty were necking in the back of a car when Betty's dad caught them.
     15. v. To drink rapidly.
     16. v. To decrease in diameter.
Deutsch > Englisch
Hals
     1. subst. neck
     2. subst. throat

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Beispielsätze

The horse broke its neck when it fell. 
    Das Pferd brach sich das Genick, als es stürzte.
This is a bit too tight around my neck. 
    Das ist mir ein bisschen zu eng um den Hals.
She threw her arms around his neck. 
    Sie legte ihm die Arme um den Hals.
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake. 
    Selbst auf die Gefahr hin, mich um Kopf und Kragen zu reden; ich denke, wenn wir das tun, machen wir einen riesengroßen Fehler.
I got up today with a pain in my neck. 
    Als ich aufstand heute, hatte ich Schmerzen im Nacken.



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