bull neck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bull neck in the English»French Dictionary

bull neck N

bull neck

cou m de taureau

Translations for bull neck in the French»English Dictionary

avoir un cou de taureau

to have a bull neck, to be bull-necked

Translations for bull neck in the English»French Dictionary

I.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk] N

1. neck ANAT:

neck

cou m

to wear sth round one's neck

porter qc autour du cou

to fling one's arms around sb's neck

sauter or se jeter au cou de qn

to drip or run down sb's neck liquid:

dégouliner dans le cou de qn

the back of the neck

la nuque

2. neck ZOOL (of horse, donkey):

neck

encolure f

3. neck FASHION:

neck (collar)

col m

neck (neckline)

encolure f

with a high neck

à or avec un col montant

with a low neck

décolleté

4. neck FOOD:

neck (of lamb)

collet m

neck (of beef)

collier m

best end of neck

collet m

5. neck (narrowest part):

neck (of bottle, flask)

goulot m

neck (of bottle, flask)

col m

neck (of vase)

col m

the neck of the womb

le col de l'utérus

6. neck MUS (of instrument):

neck

manche m

7. neck GEOG:

neck

isthme m

8. neck DENT:

neck

collet m

9. neck TECH (of screw):

neck

collet m

10. neck GEOL (of volcano):

neck

neck m

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

neck

se bécoter inf

III.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk]

to be a pain in the neck inf

être casse-pieds inf

to be neck and neck lit, fig

être à égalité

he's up to his neck in it inf

il y est enfoncé jusqu'au cou

he's up to his neck in debt inf

il est endetté jusqu'au cou

to get or catch it in the neck inf

en prendre pour son grade inf

to risk one's neck inf

risquer sa peau inf

to stick one's neck out inf

s'avancer

to win by a neck horse:

gagner d'une encolure

to win by a neck person:

gagner de peu

in this neck of the woods inf

par ici, dans ces parages

to be dead from the neck up inf

être abruti, n'avoir rien dans la cervelle

I.bull [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] N

1. bull ZOOL:

bull

taureau m

2. bull attr (male):

bull elephant, whale

mâle m

3. bull (large man):

bull

mâle m

4. bull ASTROL:

the Bull

le Taureau

5. bull REL:

bull

bulle f

6. bull FIN:

bull

spéculateur m à la hausse

bull

haussier m

bull market

à la hausse

7. bull sl abrév → bullshit

8. bull Brit abrév → bullseye

II.bull [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB trans inf

bull → bullshit

III.bull [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl] VB intr

1. bull FIN:

bull speculator:

spéculer à la hausse

bull shares, stock:

être en hausse

2. bull sl → bullshit

IV.bull [Brit bʊl, Am bʊl]

to shoot the bull Am sl

tailler une bavette inf

to shoot the bull Am sl

causer

to go at sb/sth like a bull at a gate

foncer tête baissée sur qn/qc

See also China, bullshit, bullseye

China [Brit ˈtʃʌɪnə, Am ˈtʃaɪnə]

China

Chine f

not for all the tea in China

pour rien au monde

I.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] sl N

bullshit

conneries fpl sl

bullshit

bêtises fpl

to talk bullshit

déconner sl

to talk bullshit

dire des bêtises

II.bullshit [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] sl INTERJ

bullshit

des conneries tout ça! sl

III.bullshit <pres part bullshitting; pret, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] sl VB trans

bullshit

rouler inf

bullshit

berner

person to bullshit one's way out of a tricky situation

se tirer d'une situation en bluffant

IV.bullshit <pres part bullshitting; pret, pp bullshitted> [Brit ˈbʊlʃɪt, Am ˈbʊlˌʃɪt] sl VB intr

bullshit

déconner sl

bullshit

dire des bêtises

bullseye [Brit ˈbʊlzʌɪ, Am ˈbʊlzaɪ] N

1. bullseye (on a target):

bullseye

mille m

to hit the bullseye lit, fig

taper en plein dans le mille

to score a bullseye lit, fig

mettre dans le mille

2. bullseye (sweet):

bullseye

gros bonbon à la menthe

bullseye

≈ berlingot m

3. bullseye ARCHIT:

bullseye

œil-de-bœuf m

bull neck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bull neck in the English»French Dictionary

bull-neck N

bull-neck

cou m de taureau

Translations for bull neck in the English»French Dictionary

I.neck [nek] N

1. neck (body part):

neck

cou m

2. neck (nape):

neck

nuque f

3. neck (area below head):

neck

encolure f

4. neck (cleavage):

neck

décolleté m

5. neck (cut of meat):

neck

collier m

6. neck (long thin object part):

neck of a bottle

goulot m

neck of a vase

col m

neck of a violin

manche m

7. neck (distance in horse racing):

by a neck

d'une encolure

Phrases:

in this neck of the woods inf

dans le coin

to be up to one's neck in sth inf

être complètement impliqué dans qc

to be breathing down sb's neck

être tout près de qn

to fling one's arms round sb's neck

se jeter au cou de qn

to get it in the neck

avoir des ennuis

to have sb around one's neck

avoir qn sur le dos

to finish neck and neck

arriver au coude à coude

to stick one's neck out

prendre des risques

II.neck [nek] VB intr inf

1. neck (kiss):

neck

se bécoter

2. neck (caress):

neck

se peloter

bull¹ [bʊl] N

1. bull (male bovine):

bull

taureau m

2. bull (male animal):

bull

mâle m

3. bull (man):

he is a bull of a man

il est fort comme un taureau

Phrases:

like a bull in a china shop

comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine

bull² [bʊl] N

1. bull no pl inf (nonsense):

bull

foutaise f

2. bull FIN:

bull

haussier m

3. bull Brit SPORTS:

bull

centre m de la cible

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One is heavy-shouldered with a bull-neck and rough complexion; the other is tall with wary deep-set eyes and an oversized jaw.

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