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Message de nouara posté le 20-07-2005 à 13:28:35 (S | E | F | I)
Hello
More you try to dig deeply in a language more you learn and discover new things.
Recently by reading a novel I was delayed to understand the meaning of a sentence including a verb which for me was a noun and not a verb. And it is only thereafter that I understood; it is why I had the idea to diffuse this subject:
English words for many parts of the body can be used as verbs. So let’s try to understand together the meaning of each verb.
To head – to neck – to back – to shoulder – to elbow – to finger – to hand – to stomach – to knee – to foot
Good luck

Réponse: Body Parts de grabuge, postée le 20-07-2005 à 13:52:07 (S | E)
Hello Nouara

Your post is very interesting. So, I tried to find another meaning for the verbs you gave us :

To Head - to lead -(To be at the top of)
to neck - to kiss
to back - to turn back
to shoulder - to take the responsability
to elbow - to play with elbows
to finger - to touch
to hand - to give something to someone
to stomach - to digest
to knee - to give a (I don't know why writing in English)
To foot - to pay (to foot the bill)

Thank you for this exercise

Réponse: Body Parts de samia51, postée le 20-07-2005 à 21:40:36 (S | E)
Hi Nouara
Thanks for this exercice

- To head : to head for a place : to move, to head off : to ovoid
– to neck : to kiss
– to back : to back a bill : to endorse a cheque
– to shoulder : to shoulder the responsability : to assume
– to elbow : to push with elbow : to nodge
– to finger : to touch : to handle
– to hand : to give
– to stomach : to endure : to suffer
– to knee : to kneel down : to fall on one's knees
– to foot : to foot the bill : to pay

Réponse: Body Parts de to-be-free, postée le 06-08-2005 à 07:20:15 (S | E)
this exercise in one of those that enable me to develop my vocabulary. so, I snap up looking for the answers.
1. to head: to lead ( in team's work);
2. to neck (vi) : to kiss ;
3. to back (vi) : to move back wards;
4. to shoulder (vt) : 4.1 to carry something; 4.2 to be in charge of responsibility;
5. to elbow (vt) : (to give someone the elbow = to get rid of someone);
6. to finger (vt) : to palpate;
7. to hand (vt) : (to give something to someone);
8. to stomach (vt) : to endure;
9. knee (vt) : to hit with the knee. (In french boxing, the boxer kneed his adversary in the groin);
10. to foot (vt) : to pay. (to foot the bill).
thank you very much.

Réponse: Body Parts de cherry(ilonka04), postée le 06-08-2005 à 09:04:04 (S | E)
Hello!

to head=to move forward
to neck=slang for kissing
to back=to bet money on,to gamble
to elbow=to push or jostle
to finger=to touch,to feel
to hand=to give or pass
to stomach=to put up with or tolerate(often used with a negative meaning)
to knee=to knock or push someone with the knee
to foot=to pay

Réponse: Body Parts de joy813, postée le 06-08-2005 à 10:01:02 (S | E)
Good morning Naoura

What a good idea

To head ==> 1. To head a group or organisation means to be the leader or be in charge. ex: Their car headed the procession.
2. To head in a particular direction means to move in that direction . ex: Unemployment was heading for 4 million.
3. To head a ball means to hit it with your head.

to neck ==> If you neck somebody, you kiss him.

to back ==> 1. To back a person or organisation means to support, encourage, or finance that person or organisation.
2. If you back a horse on a race, you bet money on it.
3. When a car backs, it moves backwards.

to shoulder ==> 1. If you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders to carry it.
2. If you shoulder the responsibility or blame for something, you accept it.

to elbow ==> If you elbow someone aside, you push them away with your elbow.

to finger ==> If you finger something, you feel it with your fingers.

to hand ==> If you hand something to someone, you give it to them.

to stomach ==> If you can't stomach something, you strongly dislike it and can't accept it.

to knee ==> If you knee something, you hit it with your knee.

to foot ==> If you foot the bill for something, you pay for it.

, it was very interesting and I learnt a lot !

Réponse: Body Parts de traviskidd, postée le 07-08-2005 à 00:51:21 (S | E)
To neck = To kiss someone on the neck!!!! (Usually this involves a bit of biting the person like a vampire. )

Réponse: Body Parts de englishgirl, postée le 10-08-2005 à 19:11:19 (S | E)
Hello, I am Katy from Canada, I am a native English speaker...

"To back" doesn't mean to go backwards, for example, you can't say, "I told him to back." But you can say, "I told him to back up." That means I told him to move back.

Also, speaking of "to back up", you can back up someone, for example...

Don't worry about confronting the principal, if he doesn't believe you, I'll back you up. (meaning, I'll support you)

"Back up" is often used in a political context, for example, "Fewer and fewer Republicans back up Bush nowadays..."

"To neck" doesn't just mean to kiss someone on the neck, it's "necking", necking is kissing, licking, and nibbling on each other's ears, and sometimes giving hickies! Don't French teenagers do that too?

from Katy from Canada

Réponse: Body Parts de dridro, postée le 26-09-2005 à 03:20:21 (S | E)
Hi dear Nouara and goodmorning everybody
(Now ,you are not included Nouarabecause i before told you Hi)
And what's about To mouth?
I can't wait for your explanations and examples.So i'll do it with pleasure,and with my fingers too:
Articulate silently; form words with the lips only
Like( murmurer) in french
Example:
"She mouthed a swear word"
But this verb also means (To touch with the mouth)
Any example?
Thank you and see you soon

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