What is 'cou' called in English?

'cou' in English is called "Neck". Neck refers to: La partie du corps humain ou animal qui relie la tête au reste du corps.

How do you pronounce 'Neck' and 'cou'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Neck' and native French audio speech for 'cou' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "She wore a beautiful necklace around her neck." | French: "Elle portait un beau collier autour de son cou."

noun

English to French Dictionary

cou, col

cou in English:neck

Phonetic:ku

Plural: necks

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de neck en français est cou, col. (La partie du corps humain ou animal qui relie la tête au reste du corps.)

1
noun
cou
The part of a human or animal body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
La partie du corps humain ou animal qui relie la tête au reste du corps.
2
noun
col
The part of a garment that fits around the neck.
La partie d'un vêtement qui s'ajuste autour du cou.
3
noun
col
The narrow part of a bottle, vase, or similar object near the opening.
La partie étroite d'une bouteille, d'un vase ou d'un objet similaire près de l'ouverture.

“She wore a beautiful necklace around her neck.”

Elle portait un beau collier autour de son cou.

“The giraffe has a very long neck.”

La girafe a un très long cou.

“He strained his neck looking up at the sky.”

Il s'est tordu le cou en regardant le ciel.

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In French:

nuqueencolure

gerundnecking

nounnecktie

nounneckline

adjectivenecked

neck and neckidiom

Very close in a race or competition.

pain in the neckidiom

An annoying person or thing.

stick your neck outidiom

To take a risk.