coll

Pronúncia: kɔ́ʎ
    masculí
  1. anatomia neck, throat.
  2. rompre’s el coll to break one’s neck.
  3. torçar a algú el coll to wring someone’s neck.
  4. tallar (a algú) el coll to cut someone’s throat.
  5. tenir mal de coll to have a sore throat.
  6. posar a algú el dogal al coll to enslave someone.
  7. estirar el coll to stretch one’s neck.
  8. a coll on someone’s shoulders.
  9. posar a algú el peu al coll to beat someone, vanquish someone.
  10. ja li tenim el peu al coll [a una feina, etc.] we’ve broken the back of it
  11. ja n’estic fins al coll [d’una persona] I’m fed up with (him \ her).
  12. (ídem) [d’una cosa] I’m fed up with it.
  13. estic endeutat fins al coll I’m up to my neck in debts, I’m up to my ears in debts.
  14. mentir pel coll to be a liar to one’s teeth.
  15. m’hi jugaria el coll I’d stake my life on it.
  16. penjar-se al coll d’algú to embrace someone about the neck.
  17. no em passa del coll I can’t swallow it.
  18. (ídem) figuradament [una persona] I can’t swallow (him \ her).
  19. tenir una cosa (coll avall \ a mig coll) to be almost persuaded of something.
  20. [d’un vestit] collar.
  21. coll alt high collar.
  22. coll postís detachable collar.
  23. geologia col.
  24. [cartes espanyoles] suit.