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Nacken

nape

noun NAK-ken Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

back of the neck

Usage Note

Nacken is the back of the neck, while Hals covers the whole neck and throat. The idiom jemandem im Nacken sitzen means to breathe down someone's neck.

Examples

"Vom langen Sitzen verspannte sich der Nacken."

Natural Translation

The nape grew tense from long sitting.

Literal Translation

From-the long sitting tensed itself the nape.

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