brass neck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brass neck in the English»Italian Dictionary

brass neck [ˈbrɑːsˌnek, Amˈbræs-] N Brit inf

brass neck

faccia f tosta

Translations for brass neck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk] N

1. neck ANAT:

neck

collo m

to wear sth round one's neck

portare qc (intorno) al collo

to fling one's arms around sb's neck

gettare le braccia al collo di qn

to drip or run down sb's neck liquid:

colare giù per il collo

the back of the neck

la nuca

2. neck ZOOL (of horse, donkey):

neck

collo m

3. neck FASHION:

neck (collar)

collo m

neck (collar)

colletto m

neck (neckline)

scollatura f

with a high neck

col collo alto

with a low neck

scollato

4. neck FOOD (of lamb, beef):

neck

collo m

5. neck (narrowest part):

neck (of bottle, flask, vase)

collo m

6. neck MUS (of instrument):

neck

manico m

7. neck GEOG:

neck

istmo m

8. neck MED:

neck (of womb)

collo m

neck (dental)

colletto m

9. neck GEOL (of volcano):

neck

camino m vulcanico

II.-necked COMP

long-necked, short-necked

dal collo lungo, corto

high-necked

accollato

low-necked

scollato

III.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk] VB intr inf

neck

sbaciucchiarsi

neck

pomiciare

IV.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk]

to be a pain in the neck inf

essere un rompiscatole

to be neck and neck

essere testa a testa

he's up to his neck in it inf

c'è dentro fino al collo

he's up to his neck in debt inf

è indebitato fino al collo

to get or catch it in the neck inf

prendersi una lavata di capo

to risk one's neck inf

rischiare l'osso del collo

to stick one's neck out inf

esporsi (alle critiche)

to win by a neck horse:

vincere di un'incollatura

to win by a neck person:

vincere con un distacco minimo or per un pelo

in this neck of the woods inf

da queste parti or nei paraggi

to be dead from the neck up inf

essere una testa vuota

I.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs] N

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

brass before n button, candlestick, plaque

di ottone

2. brass + verbo sing (fittings, objects):

brass

ottoni mpl

3. brass + verbo sing o pl MUS:

brass, also brass section

ottoni mpl

4. brass (in church):

brass

targa f commemorativa

5. brass (nerve):

brass inf

sfacciataggine f

brass inf

faccia f tosta

brass inf

faccia f di bronzo

6. brass Brit (money):

brass inf

quattrini mpl

brass inf

grana f

7. brass + verbo pl MIL inf:

the top brass

gli alti ufficiali

the top brass fig

i pezzi grossi

II.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs] VB trans

brass → brass off

III.brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs]

to get down to brass tacks

venire al sodo

it's not worth a brass farthing

non vale un soldo (bucato)

to be as bold as brass

avere la faccia tosta or di bronzo

See also brass off

brass off VB [brɑːs -] Brit inf

to brass sb off

rompere le scatole a qn

brass neck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brass neck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.neck [nek] N

1. neck ANAT:

neck

collo m

to fling one's arms around sb's neck

gettare le braccia al collo di qu

2. neck FASHION:

neck

scollo m

round neck sweater

maglione (a) girocollo

3. neck (of bottle, violin):

neck

collo m

Phrases:

to be up to one's neck in sth inf

essere dentro fino al collo in qc

to be breathing down sb's neck

stare alle costole di qu

II.neck [nek] VB intr inf

neck

pomiciare

brass [bræs] N

1. brass (metal):

brass

ottone m

2. brass + sing/pl vb MUS:

the brass

gli ottoni

3. brass (plaque):

brass in a church

targa f commemorativa (di ottone)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There's another phrase for it too of course: brass neck.

www.express.co.uk

I never thought a brass neck could be broken.

www.independent.ie

He has a brass neck that man.

forargyll.com

Some brass neck on this fella, but it worked a treat.

www.joe.ie

The remainder will quack and splutter at your capriciousness and your brass neck.

www.independent.co.uk

We had the brass neck to ask if they could help us design a simulated test event we could use to help create a decision-making framework for our coaches.

www.independent.ie

Yet woe betide anyone in the media with the brass neck to point out that this peer-reviewed guff has proved to be nonsense.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Growing a brass neck was half the battle.

www.irishexaminer.com

The 29-year-old has spent over $1,000 creating her own brass neck ring, which is held together with special glue.

www.irishmirror.ie

Brass neck goes a long way in the cut-throat world of the stock market.

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