cou - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

neck [ANAT.]	le cou
neck pouch	le tour du cou
instep	le cou-de-pied
red-breasted goose [ZOOL.]	la bernache à cou roux
black-necked swan [ZOOL.]	le cygne à cou noir
pink-headed duck [ZOOL.]	la nette à cou rose

Verbs

to crane one's neck [fig.]

tendre le cou

Phrases / Collocations

to throw o.s. at so.  | threw, thrown |	se jeter au cou de qn. [fig.]
to take to one's heels [fig.]	prendre ses jambes à son cou [fig.]
to make a run for it [coll.] (Brit.)	prendre ses jambes à son cou [fig.] [coll.]
to run for it [coll.] (Brit.)	prendre ses jambes à son cou [fig.] [coll.]
to tie the knot [fig.]	se mettre la corde au cou [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

coup	chou, clou, cocu, coup, cour, coût, cout, couz

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