brass neck dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de brass neck dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

brass neck SUBST GB fam

brass neck

culot m fam

Traductions de brass neck dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.neck [GB 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 COUTURE:

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 CULIN:

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 GÉOG:

neck

isthme m

8. neck DENT:

neck

collet m

9. neck TEC (of screw):

neck

collet m

10. neck GÉOL (of volcano):

neck

neck m

II.neck [GB nɛk, Am nɛk] VERBE intr fam

neck

se bécoter fam

III.neck [GB nɛk, Am nɛk]

to be a pain in the neck fam

être casse-pieds fam

to be neck and neck litt, fig

être à égalité

he's up to his neck in it fam

il y est enfoncé jusqu'au cou

he's up to his neck in debt fam

il est endetté jusqu'au cou

to get or catch it in the neck fam

en prendre pour son grade fam

to risk one's neck fam

risquer sa peau fam

to stick one's neck out fam

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 fam

par ici, dans ces parages

to be dead from the neck up fam

être abruti, n'avoir rien dans la cervelle

brass [GB brɑːs, Am bræs] SUBST

1. brass (metal):

brass

laiton m

brass

cuivre m jaune

brass épith 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 fam

culot m fam

6. brass (money) fam:

brass GB

pognon m fam

7. brass fam MILIT + vb plur:

the top brass

les galonnés

the top brass fig

les huiles fam

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 fam

brass neck dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de brass neck dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

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

Idiomes/Tournures:

in this neck of the woods fam

dans le coin

to be up to one's neck in sth fam

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] VERBE intr fam

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 + sing/plur vb, no plur MUS:

the brass

les cuivres mpl

II.brass [brɑ:s, Am bræs] ADJ

brass

en laiton

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

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