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Nacken {m}; Genick {n}; Gnack {n} [Ös.] [ugs.] [anat.] ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "Genick"){kind=small} |
nape; nucha; back/nape of the neck | |
| steifer Nacken; steifes Genick; steifer Hals, steifes Gnack [Ös.] [ugs.] | stiff neck; stiffness of the neck; crick in the neck | |
| Kragen {m}; Schlafittchen {n}; Kanthaken {m} [Norddt.]; Krawattl {n} [Bayr.] [Ös.] (Haut/Kleidung am Genick) [übtr.] |
scruff of the neck | |
| jdn. am Schlafittchen/Kanthaken/Krawattl packen/halten | to grab/hold sb. by the scruff of the/their neck | |
| Der Hund trug den Welpen an der Nackenfalte ins Haus. | The dog carried the puppy by the scruff of the neck into the house. |