Usage examples of "cuello en V" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él me agarró del cuello. He seized me by the neck.
Quítame las manos del cuello. Take your hands off my neck.
El caballo se rompió el cuello al caerse. The horse broke its neck when it fell.
Cogí al gato por el cuello. I seized the cat by the neck.
Estoy hasta el cuello de trabajo. I am up to my neck in work.
Tom le retorció el cuello a la gallina. Tom wrung the chicken's neck.
La policía agarró al ladrón por el cuello. The police seized the robber by the neck.
Me torcí el cuello mientras dormía. I sprained my neck while sleeping.
Esta camisa no me ajusta bien cerca del cuello. This shirt doesn't fit me round the neck.
Uno de los detectives lo agarró por el cuello. One of the detectives seized him by the neck.
Me levanté hoy con dolor de cuello. I got up today with a pain in my neck.
Quítame la mano del cuello. Take your hand off my neck.
La chicha lleva una bufanda alrededor de su cuello. The girl has a scarf around her neck.
No arriesgues tu cuello por algo tan ridículo. Don't risk your neck over something foolish.
El gato llevaba un listón alrededor de su cuello. The cat had a ribbon around its neck.
Muevan el cuello lentamente de un lado para el otro. Este es un excelente ejercicio físico. Move the neck slowly from one side to the other. It's an excellent physical exercise.
¡Te vas a romper el cuello! You’ll break your neck!
El agua nos llegó hasta el cuello. The water came up to our necks.
Él estiró el cuello un poco esperando oír lo que estaban susurrando. He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.
Era difícil resistir el impulso de retorcerle el cuello a Tom. It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
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