short-necked in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short-necked 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The short-necked plesiosaurs, the top of the food chain up here, could have followed the ichthyosaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs here.

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