The Norwegian word for neck is
hals
Translations for neck and their definitions
| hals | |
| 1. n. (topics, Body parts) (anatomy, zoology) a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.) | |
| sitte til halsen i - get stuck in (a problematic situation) | |
| kaste seg om halsen på - to embrace (someone) | |
| falle om halsen på - to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful | |
| gjøre lang hals; strekke/skyte hals - stretch in order to get a good look | |
| vri/dreie halsen om på noen - violently end someone's life | |
| hals over hode; over hode og hals - hastily and without time for further preparation | |
| ha hals og hånd over - hold one's destiny in one's hand | |
| 2. n. (mostly, literary) (Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.) | |
| være om en hals - be in a life-threatening situation | |
| gi sin hals på noe - to ensure | |
| være noe på sin hals - be something passionately | |
| 3. n. (topics, Body parts) (anatomy) a nape (the back part of the neck.) | |
| 4. n. (Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.) | |
| få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen - get something/someone on your neck | |
| ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen - get something/someone off your neck | |
| 5. n. (anatomy) a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.) | |
| ha gråten i halsen - be about to cry | |
| ha tungen ut av halsen - out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out) | |
| en sår hals - a sore throat | |
| han hadde vondt i halsen - his throat hurt | |
| 6. n. (Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food) | |
| å sette i halsen - to choke on something | |
| få/ha i halsen - strongly oppose something/someone | |
| 7. n. (Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.) | |
| av full hals - at the top of one's voice | |
| gi hals - to bark; throw up | |
| 8. n. (clothing) a garment that covers the neck | |
| 9. n. (clothing) a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.) | |
| 10. n. (clothing) a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest | |
| 11. n. (figuratively) narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck | |
| 12. n. (music) a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.) | |
| 13. n. (music) a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note | |
| 14. n. (anatomy) a narrow part of bone, organ etc. | |
| 15. n. (mostly, dialectal) a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains | |
| 16. n. (mostly, dialectal) a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley | |
| 17. n. (nautical) the front lower corner of a sail; a waist which holds this corner in place during sailing | |
| ligge for styrbords/babords halser - have the necks set on the port side | |
| hals og skjøt! - command when the necks of the lowersails are to be thrown loose | |
| 18. n. (nautical) a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel | |
| 19. n. # (nautical) a part of the two upper bottom tables that abut up to the lot (of a Nordland boat) | |
| 20. n. (dialectal, nautical) the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig) | |
| 21. n. opening of a mold through which a metal is poured | |
| 22. n. a narrow descent to a basement | |
| 23. n. (metonymic, of a person) (Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.) | |
| 24. v. imperative of halse |
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