Usage Note
Col has two main meanings: the collar or neck of a garment (col roulé, 'turtleneck'; col en V, 'V-neck') and a mountain pass (le col du Mont-Cenis). In anatomy it can also refer to the neck of an organ, as in col de l'utérus ('cervix'). Context always clarifies which sense is intended.
Examples
"Elle portait un pull à col roulé."
Natural Translation
She was wearing a turtleneck jumper.
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