brass neck im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für brass neck im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

brass neck SUBST Brit ugs

brass neck

culot m ugs

Übersetzungen für brass neck im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk] SUBST

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 MODE:

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 GASTRO:

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] VERB intr ugs

neck

se bécoter ugs

III.neck [Brit nɛk, Am nɛk]

to be a pain in the neck ugs

être casse-pieds ugs

to be neck and neck wörtl, übtr

être à égalité

he's up to his neck in it ugs

il y est enfoncé jusqu'au cou

he's up to his neck in debt ugs

il est endetté jusqu'au cou

to get or catch it in the neck ugs

en prendre pour son grade ugs

to risk one's neck ugs

risquer sa peau ugs

to stick one's neck out ugs

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 ugs

par ici, dans ces parages

to be dead from the neck up ugs

être abruti, n'avoir rien dans la cervelle

brass [Brit brɑːs, Am bræs] SUBST

1. brass (metal):

brass

laiton m

brass

cuivre m jaune

brass attr button, candlestick, plaque

en cuivre jaune

2. brass (fittings, objects):

brass

cuivres mpl

3. brass MUS:

brass, a. brass section

cuivres mpl

4. brass (in church):

brass

plaque f commémorative

5. brass (nerve):

brass ugs

culot m ugs

6. brass (money) ugs:

brass Brit

pognon m ugs

7. brass ugs MILIT + Verb Pl:

the top brass

les galonnés

the top brass übtr

les huiles ugs

to get down to brass tacks

passer aux choses sérieuses

it's not worth a brass farthing

ça ne vaut pas un clou

to be as bold as brass

avoir un drôle de culot ugs

brass neck im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für brass neck im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.neck [nek] SUBST

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

Wendungen:

in this neck of the woods ugs

dans le coin

to be up to one's neck in sth ugs

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] VERB intr ugs

1. neck (kiss):

neck

se bécoter

2. neck (caress):

neck

se peloter

I.brass [brɑ:s, Am bræs] SUBST

1. brass (metal):

brass

laiton m

2. brass (brass engraving):

brass

cuivres mpl

3. brass + Sg/Pl Verb, no Pl MUS:

the brass

les cuivres mpl

II.brass [brɑ:s, Am bræs] ADJ

brass

en laiton

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Growing a brass neck was half the battle.

www.irishexaminer.com

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

www.independent.ie

For whatever reason -- society's malign influences, peer pressure, sheer brass neck or curiosity -- sometimes they decide to do things we would never condone.

www.independent.ie

The view across the pond, however, is one of wry amusement at the sheer brass neck of the man.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He has a brass neck that man.

forargyll.com

Girls wear brass neck coils until five years old when more are added, the coils compressing the collarbone and ribcage which makes the neck elongated and stretched and are permanent.

www.impartialreporter.com

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

A nomination here, then, for sheer, glorious, ultra-lucrative brass neck.

www.standard.co.uk

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

www.independent.co.uk

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