nuca

nuca
f.
1 nape, back of the neck.
2 nape of the neck, neck, back of the neck, nape.
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nuca
► nombre femenino
1 nape (of the neck)
■ con las manos en la nuca hands behind one's neck
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SF nape (of the neck), back of the neck
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femenino back o nape of the neck
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= back of + Posesivo + head, back of the head, nape, nape of the neck.
Ex. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex. Eight out of ten people aren't carrying information that would help if they were accidentally or mistakenly shot in the back of the head.
Ex. Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.
Ex. Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.
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* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.
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femenino back o nape of the neck
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= back of + Posesivo + head, back of the head, nape, nape of the neck.

Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.

Ex: Eight out of ten people aren't carrying information that would help if they were accidentally or mistakenly shot in the back of the head.
Ex: Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.
Ex: Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.
* tener ojos en la nuca = have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

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nuca
feminine
back of the neck
le dio un golpe en la nuca he hit him on the back of the neck
le dio un beso en la nuca he kissed the nape of her neck
estar de la nuca (Arg arg); to be off one's head (colloq)
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nuca sustantivo femenino
back o nape of the neck
nuca f Anat nape, back of the neck
'nuca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
testuz
- cogote
- disparar
English:
bob
- nape
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nuca nf
nape, back of the neck;
Comp
RP Fam
estar de la nuca to be off one's head
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nuca
f nape of the neck
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nuca nf
: nape, back of the neck
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nuca n nape of the neck

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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