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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



In English
Starting with
In Galician
Exact match
Title page
About
- nearly, near-sightedness, neat, neatly, neatness, nebulous, necessarily, necessary, necessity, neck, necklace, necktie, necromancer, necropolis, need, needful, needle, needless, needlessly


neck


- noun
- pescozo

EN He was quiet now, but the swelling on his shoulder had continued up his neck and under his ear and his face was puffed and feverish.
GL Agora o meniño estaba tranquilo, pero a inchume do ombro subíralle polo pescozo ata debaixo da orella. A súa cariña estaba deformada e enfebrecida.
- Fonte: PER (249)
- colo

EN Mr Tate did not break it but dug with his hand between his thighs while his heavily starched linen creaked about his neck and wrists.
GL O señor Tate non o crebou, senón que mergullou a man entre as coxas, ao tempo que a camisa fortemente amidonada estaláballe ao redor do colo e dos pulsos.
- Fonte: RET (1667)
.....--- stiff neck
- cabalo

EN A piece of red flannel was wrapped around Mademoiselle's throat; a stiff neck compelled her to hold her head on one side.
GL Mademoiselle levaba un trapo de flanela vermella ó pescozo; o cabalo obrigábaa a leva-la cabeza de lado.
- Fonte: ESP (224)


- intransitive verb
- liarse

EN Anyway, I was telling you about that afternoon Jane and I came close to necking.
GL O caso é que estaba a contarvos daquela tarde na que a Jane e mais eu case nos liamos.
- Fonte: VIX (2578)