Sentence examples of "necks" in English
You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
Ihr sagt, es ist euer Brauch, Witwen zu verbrennen. Also gut. Wir haben auch einen Brauch: Wenn Männer eine Frau lebend verbrennen, binden wir ein Seil um ihre Hälse und hängen sie. Baut euren Scheiterhaufen; daneben werden meine Zimmermänner einen Galgen bauen. Ihr dürft eurem Brauch folgen. Und dann folgen wir unserem.
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
Selbst auf die Gefahr hin, mich um Kopf und Kragen zu reden; ich denke, wenn wir das tun, machen wir einen riesengroßen Fehler.
I can't turn my neck, because it hurts a lot.
Ich kann meinen Hals nicht drehen, weil er sehr schmerzt.
Even though the accident was six months ago, my neck still hurts.
Obwohl der Unfall schon ein halbes Jahr her ist, tut mein Hals noch immer weh.
Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth.
Diese Schatten sahen auf eine Art wie riesige Dinosaurier aus, mit langen Hälsen und großen Kiefern ohne Zähne.
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