pescuezo

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pescuezo
masculine noun
1neck
  • retorcer el pescuezo a alguien (informal) -> to wring somebody's neck

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pescuezo [pes-coo-ay'-tho]
noun
1The neck. (m)
2Stiff-necked haughtiness, loftiness, or pride. (m)
  • Sacar el pescuezo -> to be haughty, to be elated
  • Poner a uno el pie sobre el pescuezo -> to humiliate one

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pescuezo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Zoología) neck; (Anatomía) scruff of the neck
retorcer el pescuezo a una gallina to wring a chicken's neck; ¡calla, o te retuerzo el pescuezo! shut up, or I'll wring your neck!
2 (anticuado) (vanidad) vanity; (altanería) haughtiness; pride

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