Nouns | |||||||
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| neck also [ANAT.] | el cuello | ||||||
| collar - part around the neck in a piece of clothing [TEXTIL.] | el cuello - de una prenda de vestir, p. ej.: camisa | ||||||
| collar - shoe | el cuello - zapato | ||||||
| button-down collar | cuello abotonado | ||||||
| dusky-throated | de cuello oscuro | ||||||
| neck of uterus [ANAT.][MED.] | cuello uterino Lat.: Cervix uteri | ||||||
| neck of tooth [ANAT.] | cuello del diente | ||||||
| femoral neck [ANAT.] | cuello del fémur | ||||||
| neck of femur [ANAT.] | cuello del fémur Lat.: Collum femoris | ||||||
| buttondown collar [TEXTIL.] | cuello americano - camisas | ||||||
| turndown collar [TEXTIL.] | cuello inglés - camisas | ||||||
| spread collar [TEXTIL.] | cuello italiano - camisas | ||||||
| scarf pl.: scarfs, scarves | pañuelo para el cuello | ||||||
| bottleneck also [fig.] | cuello de botella or [fig.] | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| yellow-collared adj. | de cuello amarillo | ||||||
| buff-necked adj. | de cuello amarillo | ||||||
| blue-necked adj. | de cuello azul | ||||||
| white-collared adj. | de cuello blanco | ||||||
| white-necklaced adj. | de cuello blanco | ||||||
| ring-necked adj. | de cuello derecho | ||||||
| golden-collared adj. | de cuello dorado | ||||||
| golden-throated adj. | de cuello dorado | ||||||
| scaly-throated adj. | de cuello escamoso | ||||||
| magenta-throated adj. | de cuello fucsia | ||||||
| magenta-throated adj. | de cuello magenta | ||||||
| speckle-throated adj. | de cuello manchado | ||||||
| purple-collared adj. | de cuello morado | ||||||
| spotted-necked adj. | de cuello moteado | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to put one's foot in one's mouth [coll.] | meter la pata (hasta el cuello) [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
| crew-neck or: crewneck, crew neck adj. [TEXTIL.] | de cuello redondo | ||||||
| crew-neck or: crewneck, crew neck adj. [TEXTIL.] | de cuello a la caja | ||||||
| choke point (Amer.) | cuello de botella [fig.] [Logistik] | ||||||
| squeeze [FINAN.] - in small space | cuello de botella [fig.] | ||||||
| to be up to one's neck in sth. | estar metido hasta el cuello en algo [fig.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| She has a very long neck, she looks like a swan. | Tiene un cuello muy largo, parece un cisne. | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| cello | |
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