cou in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cou in the French»English Dictionary

cou [ku] N m

cou

neck

il s'est blessé au cou

he has hurt his neck

j'ai mal au cou

my neck is aching

avoir un cou de taureau

to have a bull neck, to be bull-necked

un animal au long cou

an animal with a long neck

embrasser qn dans le cou

to kiss sb's neck

porter un foulard autour du cou

to wear a scarf around one's neck

avoir des ennuis ou problèmes jusqu'au cou fig

to be up to one's neck in problems

être endetté jusqu'au cou fig

to be up to one's eyes in debt

se casser ou rompre le cou

to break one's neck

se mettre/avoir la corde au cou inf

to tie/to have tied the knot inf

I.casse-cou <pl casse-cou, casse-cous> [kasku] ADJ

casse-cou personne, entreprise

reckless

casse-cou lieu

dangerous

II.casse-cou <pl casse-cou, casse-cous> [kasku] N mf (personne)

casse-cou

daredevil

III.casse-cou <pl casse-cou, casse-cous> [kasku] N m (lieu)

casse-cou

death trap

IV.casse-cou <pl casse-cou, casse-cous> [kasku]

crier casse-cou

to give a warning

cou-de-pied <pl cous-de-pied> [kudpje] N m

cou-de-pied (dessus du pied)

instep

cou-de-pied (articulation)

ankle joint

ras-de-cou [ʀɑdku], ras-du-cou [ʀɑdyku] N m <pl ras-de-cou>

1. ras-de-cou (pull):

ras-de-cou

crew-neck sweater

2. ras-de-cou (collier):

ras-de-cou

choker

Translations for cou in the English»French Dictionary

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daredevil

casse-cou mf

crew neck

ras-de-cou m inv

high roller

casse-cou inf

tearaway

casse-cou m inv

heller

casse-cou m inv

round-neck sweater

pull-over m ras-de-cou

cou in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cou in the French»English Dictionary

cou [ku] N m

cou

neck

je fais ... cm de tour de cou

I wear a ... cm collar

casse-cou [kɑsku] N m inv inf

casse-cou

daredevil

cou-de-pied <cous-de-pied> [kudpje] N m

cou-de-pied

instep

Translations for cou in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

instep

cou-de-pied m

daredevil

casse-cou m inv

scrag

tordre le cou à

gutsy

casse-cou inv

crew neck

encolure f ras du cou

crew neck

pull m ras du cou

hackles

poils mpl du cou

hackles

plumes fpl du cou

choker

ras m du cou

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

Cervical est un adjectif dérivé du latin cervix 'cou, col' (et non de cerebrum « cerveau » qui donne cérébral).

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