Grammatical class

Noun

cou

neck

Details

Syllables

cou

Phonetics

ku

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

489

Freq. (movies)

1174

Freq. (news)

7014

Sentences

Il a un cou assez long.

He has a rather long neck.

A1

J'ai mal au cou.

My neck hurts.

A1

Tom a un long cou.

Tom has a long neck.

A1

J'ai encore mal au cou.

My neck still hurts.

A1

J'ai un peu mal au cou.

My neck hurts a little.

A1

Il l'a embrassée dans le cou.

He kissed her neck.

A2

Je suis endetté jusqu'au cou.

I'm up to my ears in debt.

A2

Il m'a pris par le cou.

He seized me by the neck.

B1

Il est endetté jusqu'au cou.

He is up to his ears in debt.

B1

Il posa sur son cou une chaînette en or.

He put a gold chain on his neck.

B1

Le vampire embrassa son cou avec passion.

The vampire kissed her neck passionately.

B1

Le col lui irritait le cou.

The collar chafed her neck.

B2