Flaschenhals — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bottleneck noun A point where a process, road, or system narrows and slows everything passing through it.
- neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
- throat noun The front part of the neck, or the passage inside it leading from the mouth to the lungs and stomach.
Senses
Flaschenhals is used for these senses in English:
- bottleneck The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
- bottleneck (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- bottleneck (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- neck The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
- throat A narrow opening in a vessel.
neck — full definition
- noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
- noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
- noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
- noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
- verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.