The German word for neck is
Hals
Gender
The gender of Hals is masculine. E.g. der Hals.Plural
The plural of Hals is Hälse.German Definition
neck | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] der Hals | |
[2] das Genick | |
[1] "The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk." | |
[2] "By the way, I don't suppose you appreciate that we have been mourning over you as having broken your neck?" |
Translations for neck and their definitions
Hals | |||
n. neck | |||
n. throat |
Genick | ||
n. nape of the neck | ||
n. (specifically) the joint portion of the neck which joins the vertebrae (which has no regularly used English name) |
schlucken | |||
v. to swallow | |||
v. to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.) | |||
v. to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company) | |||
v. to swallow; to accept; to put up with | |||
v. to buy, to be deceived by |
Kragen | © | ||
n. collar | |||
n. (obsolete, except in, fixed terms) neck |
knutschen | ||
v. to kiss passionately; to neck; to make out; to smooch |
Hängen | ||
n. dative plural of Hang | ||
v. to hang; to be suspended | ||
Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree. | ||
v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to | ||
Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister. | ||
v. to depend on | ||
Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take. | ||
v. to hang something; to suspend | ||
Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | ||
v. to hang something; to suspend | ||
Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | ||
v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging | ||
Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him. | ||
v. to hang on to; to follow | ||
Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work. |
erhängen | ||
v. to hang someone (to execute by hanging) | ||
v. to hang oneself (to commit suicide by hanging) |
Saufen | ||
n-n. (gerund of saufen) | ||
v. to drink | ||
v. to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig | ||
v. to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency) |
Flaschenhals | ||
n. (neck of a bottle) bottleneck |
Würgen | ||
n. gerund of würgen | ||
v. to strangle, choke | ||
Die Krawatte ist so eng, dass sie mich würgt. - The tie is so tight that it's choking me. | ||
v. to gag, retch | ||
Als er die Leiche sah, musste er würgen. - When he saw the corpse, he had to retch. | ||
v. to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on | ||
Er würgte an einem allzu großen Bissen. - He gagged on an all too big bite. | ||
Ich wollte höflich sein, also würgte ich tapfer an dem zähen, versalzenen Fleisch. - I wanted to be polite, so I bravely tried to chew the sinewy, oversalted meat. |
Stürzen | ||
n. dative plural of Sturz | ||
v. to fall down, to drop, to tumble | ||
v. to dash, to rush, to sprint to something | ||
v. to drop off steeply | ||
v. to throw, to hurl | ||
v. to upturn | ||
v. to overthrow, to oust, to dethrone | ||
v. to plunge, to dive, to throw oneself | ||
Ich bin hungrig. Stürzen wir uns auf das Essen. - I'm hungry. Let's dive into the food. |
erwürgen | ||
v. to strangle (choke someone to death) | ||
v. (obsolete) to kill violently, to slay, murder |
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