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head
(hĕd)n.
1.
a. The uppermost or forwardmost part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
b. The analogous part of an invertebrate organism.
c. The length or height of such a part:The horse lost by a head. She is two heads taller than he is.
2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:I did the figuring in my head.
3. Mental ability or aptitude:She has a good head for mathematics.
4. Freedom of choice or action:Give the child his head and see how well he solves the problems.
5.Slang
a. A habitual drug user. Often used in combination:a dopehead.
b. An enthusiast. Often used in combination:a chilihead.
6. A person considered foolish or contemptible. Often used in combination:a chowderhead.
7. A portrait or representation of a person's head.
8. oftenheads(used with a sing. verb) The side of a coin having the principal design, often the profile of a political leader's head.
9.Informal A headache:had a bad head early this morning.
10.
a. An individual; a person:charged five dollars a head.
b.pl.head A single animal:20 head of cattle.
11.
a. A person who leads, rules, or is in charge; a leader, chief, or director:the head of the corporation.
b. A headmaster or headmistress.
12. The foremost or leading position:marched at the head of the parade.
13. A headwaiter.
14.
a. The difference in depth of a liquid at two given points.
b. The measure of pressure at the lower point expressed in terms of this difference.
c. The pressure exerted by a liquid or gas:a head of steam.
d. The liquid or gas exerting the pressure.
15. The froth or foam that rises to the top in pouring an effervescent liquid, such as beer.
16. The tip of an abscess, boil, or pimple, in which pus forms.
17. A turning point; a crisis:bring matters to a head.
18.
a. A projection, weight, or fixture at the end of an elongated object:the head of a pin; a head of land overlooking the harbor.
b. The working end of a tool or implement:the head of a hammer.
c. The looped part at the end a lacrosse stick, to which the webbing is attached.
d. The part of an explosive device that carries the explosive; a warhead.
e. The part of a stringed instrument where the strings are wound; a tuning head.
f. A tuning machine.
19.Anatomy
a. The rounded proximal end of a long bone:the head of the femur.
b. The end of a muscle that is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton.
20.
a. An attachment to or part of a machine that holds or contains the operative device.
b. The magnetic head of a tape recorder or VCR.
c. The device in a magnetic disk or tape drive that enables it to read data from and write data to the disk or tape.
21. A rounded compact mass, as of leaves or buds:a head of cabbage.
22.Botany A flower head.
23. The uppermost part; the top:Place the appropriate name at the head of each column.
24. The end considered the most important:sat at the head of the table.
25. Either end of an object, such as a drum, whose two ends are interchangeable.
26.Nautical
a. The forward part of a vessel.
b. The top part or upper edge of a sail.
27. A toilet, especially on a ship.
28. A passage or gallery in a coal mine.
29.Printing
a. The top of a book or page.
b. A headline or heading.
c. A distinct topic or category:under the head of recent Spanish history.
30. Headway; progress.
31.Linguistics The word determining the grammatical category of a constituent, often establishing relations of concord or agreement (such as subject-verb agreement) with other constituents.
32.Vulgar Slang Oral sex.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or intended for the head. Often used in combination:headshaking; headwrap.
2. Foremost in rank or importance:the head librarian.
3. Placed at the top or the front:the head name on the list.
4.Slang Of, relating to, or for drugs or drug users.
v.head·ed,head·ing,heads
v.tr.
1. To be in charge of; lead:The minister headed the committee.
2. To be in the first or foremost position of:Collins heads the list of job candidates.
3. To aim, point, or turn in a certain direction:headed the team of horses up the hill.
4. To remove the head or top of.
5.Sports To hit (a soccer ball) in the air with one's head.
6. To provide with a head:head each column with a number; headed the flagpole with a golden ball.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb:1. To proceed or go in a certain direction:head for town.
2. To form a head, as lettuce or cabbage.
3. To originate, as a stream or river; rise.
head off
Idioms: To block the progress or completion of; intercept:Try to head him off before he gets home. The town headed off the attempt to build another mall.
have a big/swelledhead
To be overly self-confident or conceited.
head and shoulders above
Far superior to:head and shoulders above her colleagues in analytical capability.
head over heels
1. Rolling, as in a somersault:tripped and fell head over heels.
2. Completely; hopelessly:head over heels in love.
keep (one's) head
To remain calm; remain in control of oneself.
lose (one's) head
To lose one's poise or self-control.
off/out of(one's) head
Crazy; deranged.
on (one's) head
As one's responsibility or fault:If this project fails, it's on your head.
over (one's) head
1. Beyond one's comprehension.
2. Beyond one's financial means.
put heads together
To consult and plan together:Let's put our heads together and solve this problem.
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head
(hɛd)nplhead
1. (Anatomy) the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates, including man, that contains and protects the brain, eyes, mouth, and nose and ears when present.
2. (Anatomy) the corresponding part of an invertebrate animal
3.something resembling a head in form or function, such as the top of a tool
4. (Sociology)
a.the person commanding most authority within a group, organization, etc
b.(as modifier):head buyer.
c.(in combination):headmaster.
5.the position of leadership or command:at the head of his class.
6.
a.the most forward part of a thing; a part that juts out; front:the head of a queue.
b.(as modifier):head point.
7.the highest part of a thing; upper end:the head of the pass.
8. (Brewing) the froth on the top of a glass of beer
9.aptitude, intelligence, and emotions (esp in the phrasesabove orover one's head, have a head for, keep one's head, lose one's head, etc):she has a good head for figures;a wise old head.
10.a person or animal considered as a unit:the show was two pounds per head;six hundred head of cattle.
11.the head considered as a measure of length or height:he's a head taller than his mother.
12. (Botany)botany
a.a dense inflorescence such as that of the daisy and other composite plants
b.any other compact terminal part of a plant, such as the leaves of a cabbage or lettuce
13.a culmination or crisis (esp in the phrasebring orcome to a head)
14. (Pathology) the pus-filled tip or central part of a pimple, boil, etc
15.the head considered as the part of the body on which hair grows densely:a fine head of hair.
16. (Physical Geography) the source or origin of a river or stream
17. (Physical Geography) (capital when part of name) a headland or promontory, esp a high one
18. (Currencies) the obverse of a coin, usually bearing a portrait of the head or a full figure of a monarch, deity, etc. Comparetail1
19.a main point or division of an argument, discourse, etc
20. (Journalism & Publishing) (often plural) the headline at the top of a newspaper article or the heading of a section within an article
21. (Nautical Terms)nautical
a.the front part of a ship or boat
b.(in sailing ships) the upper corner or edge of a sail
c.the top of any spar or derrick
d.any vertical timber cut to shape
e. (often plural) a slang word forlavatory
22. (Grammar)grammar another word forgovernor7
23. (Instruments) the taut membrane of a drum, tambourine, etc
24. (General Physics)
a.the height of the surface of liquid above a specific point, esp when considered or used as a measure of the pressure at that point:a head of four feet.
b.pressure of water, caused by height or velocity, measured in terms of a vertical column of water
c.any pressure:a head of steam in the boiler.
25. (Pharmacology)slang
a.a person who regularly takes drugs, esp LSD or cannabis
b.(in combination):an acidhead;a pothead.
26. (Mining & Quarrying)mining a road driven into the coal face
27.
a.the terminal point of a route
b.(in combination):railhead.
28. (General Engineering) a device on a turning or boring machine, such as a lathe, that is equipped with one or more cutting tools held to the work by this device
29. (Automotive Engineering) Seecylinder head
30. (Electronics) an electromagnet that can read, write, or erase information on a magnetic medium such as a magnetic tape, disk, or drum, used in computers, tape recorders, etc
32. (Horse Racing)
a.the head of a horse considered as a narrow margin in the outcome of a race (in the phrasewin by a head)
b.any narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win)by a head)
33. (Pathology)informal short forheadache
34. (Curling)curling the stones lying in the house after all 16 have been played
35. (Bowls & Bowling)bowls the jack and the bowls that have been played considered together as a target area
36. (Rugby)against the headrugby from the opposing side's put-in to the scrum
37.bite someone's head offsnap someone's head offto speak sharply and angrily to someone
38.bring to a headcome to a head
a.to bring or be brought to a crisis:matters came to a head.
b.(of a boil) to cause to be or be about to burst
39.get it into one's headto come to believe (an idea, esp a whimsical one):he got it into his head that the earth was flat.
40.give headslang to perform fellatio
41.give someone his headto allow a person greater freedom or responsibility
42. (Horse Racing)give a horse its headto allow a horse to gallop by lengthening the reins
43.go to one's head
a.to make one dizzy or confused, as might an alcoholic drink
b.to make one conceited:his success has gone to his head.
44.head and shoulders abovegreatly superior to
45.head over heels
a.turning a complete somersault
b.completely; utterly (esp in the phrasehead over heels in love)
46.hold up one's headto be unashamed
47.keep one's headto remain calm
48.keep one's head above waterto manage to survive a difficult experience
49.make headto make progress
50.make head or tail of (used with a negative) to attempt to understand (a problem, etc):he couldn't make head or tail of the case.
51.off one's headout of one's headslang insane or delirious
52.off the top of one's headwithout previous thought; impromptu
53.on one's headon one's own headat one's (own) risk or responsibility
54.one's head offslang loudly or excessively:the baby cried its head off.
55.over someone's head
a.without a person in the obvious position being considered, esp for promotion:the graduate was promoted over the heads of several of his seniors.
b.without consulting a person in the obvious position but referring to a higher authority:in making his complaint he went straight to the director, over the head of his immediate boss.
c.beyond a person's comprehension
56.put their heads togetherinformal to consult together
57.take it into one's headto conceive a notion, desire, or wish (to do something)
58.turn headsto be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
59.turn something on its headstand something on its headto treat or present something in a completely new and different way:health care which has turned orthodox medicine on its head.
60.turn someone's headto make someone vain, conceited, etc
vb
61. (tr) to be at the front or top of:to head the field.
62. (often foll by:up) to be in the commanding or most important position
63. (often foll by for) to go or cause to go (towards):where are you heading?.
64. (Nautical Terms) to turn or steer (a vessel) as specified:to head into the wind.
65. (Soccer)soccer to propel (the ball) by striking it with the head
66. (tr) to provide with or be a head or heading:to head a letter;the quotation which heads chapter 6.
67. (Botany) (tr) to cut the top branches or shoots off (a tree or plant)
68. (intr) to form a head, as a boil or plant
69. (Physical Geography) (often foll by:in) (of streams, rivers, etc) to originate or rise in
70. (Games, other than specified)head themAustral to toss the coins in a game of two-up
[Old Englishhēafod; related to Old Norsehaufuth, Old Frisianhāved, Old Saxonhōbid, Old High Germanhoubit]
ˈheadˌlikeadj
Head
(hɛd)n
(Biography)Edith. 1907–81, US dress designer: won many Oscars for her Hollywood film costume designs
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head
(hɛd)n.
1. the anterior or upper part of the vertebrate body, containing the skull with mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and brain.
2. the corresponding part of the body in invertebrates.
3. the head considered as the center of the intellect; mind; brain: a good head for mathematics.
4. the position or place of leadership, greatest authority, or honor.
5. a person to whom others are subordinate, as the director of an institution; leader or chief.
6. a person considered with reference to his or her mind, attributes, status, etc.: wise heads; crowned heads.
7. the part of anything that forms or is regarded as forming the top or upper end: head of a pin; head of a page.
8. the foremost part or front end of something or a forward projecting part: head of a procession.
9. the part of a weapon, tool, etc., used for striking: the head of a hammer.
10. a person or animal considered as one of a number, herd, or group: a dinner at $20 a head; ten head of cattle.
11. the approximate length of a horse's head, as indicating a margin of victory in a race.
12. a culminating point, usu. of a critical nature; crisis or climax: to bring matters to a head.
13. froth or foam at the top of a liquid: the head on beer.
14.
a. any dense flower cluster or inflorescence.
b. any other compact part of a plant, usu. at the top of the stem, as that composed of leaves in the cabbage.
15. the maturated part of an abscess, boil, etc.
16. a projecting point of a coast, esp. when high, as a cape, headland, or promontory.
18. one of the chief parts or points of a written or oral discourse.
19. something resembling a head in form or a representation of a head, as a piece of sculpture.
20. the source of a river or stream.
21.Slang.
a. a habitual user of an illicit drug (often used in combination): an acid-head; a pothead.
b. a fan or devotee (usu. used in combination): a punk-rock head; a chili head.
22.heads, alcohol produced during the initial fermentation.
23.headline.
24. a toilet or lavatory, esp. on a boat or ship.
25.
a. the forepart of a vessel; bow.
b. the upper edge of a quadrilateral sail.
c. the upper corner of a jib-headed sail.
26.Gram.
a. the member of an endocentric construction that can play the same grammatical role as the construction itself.
b. the member of a construction upon which another member depends and to which it is subordinate.
27. the stretched membrane covering the end of a drum or similar musical instrument.
28. a level or road driven into solid coal for proving or working a mine.
29. any of various devices on machine tools for holding, moving, indexing, or changing tools or work, as the headstock or turret of a lathe.
30. (loosely) the pressure exerted by confined fluid: a head of steam.
31.
a. the vertical distance between two points in a liquid, as water, or some other fluid.
b. the pressure differential resulting from this separation, expressed in terms of the vertical distance between the points.
32. any of the parts of a tape recorder that record, play back, or erase magnetic signals on audiotape or videotape.
adj. 33. first in rank or position; chief; leading; principal: a head official.
34. of or for the head (often used in combination): head covering; headgear.
35. situated at the top, front, or head of anything (often used in combination): headline; headboard.
36. moving or coming from a direction in front, as of a vessel: head tide.
37.Slang. of or pertaining to drugs, drug paraphernalia, or drug users.
v.t. 38. to go at the head of or in front of; lead: to head a list.
39. to outdo or excel: to head one's competitors in a field.
40. to be the head or chief of (sometimes fol. byup): to head a school.
41. to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction: I'll head the boat for the shore.
42. to go around the head of (a stream).
43. to furnish or fit with a head.
44. to take the head off; decapitate; behead.
45. to get in front of in order to stop, turn aside, attack, etc.
47. to propel (a soccer ball) by striking it with the head, esp. with the forehead.
v.i. 48. to move forward toward a point specified; go in a certain direction: to head toward town.
49. to form a head: Cabbage heads quickly.
50. (of a river or stream) to have the head or source where specified.
51.head off, to hinder the progress of; intercept.
Idioms: 1.come to a head,
a. to suppurate, as a boil.
b. to reach a crisis; culminate.
2.get one's head together, to get oneself under control; become sensible.
3.give someone his or her head, to allow someone freedom of choice.
4.go to one's head,
a. to overcome one with exhilaration, dizzyness, or intoxication.
b. to fill one with conceit.
5.hang or hide one's head, to manifest shame.
6.head and shoulders, by an impressively great amount: head and shoulders above the rest in talent.
7.head over heels,
a. headlong, as in a somersault.
b. intensely; completely: head over heels in love.
c. impulsively; carelessly: They plunged head over heels into the fighting.
8.head to head, in direct opposition or competition.
9.keep one's head, to remain calm and effective.
10.lay orput heads together, to meet in order to discuss, consult, or scheme.
11.lose one's head, to become uncontrolled or wildly excited.
12.make head(s) or tail(s) of, to understand or interpret to even a small extent (often used in the negative).
13.make heads roll, to dismiss numbers of employees or subordinates.
14.on one's head, as one's responsibility or fault.
15.out of one's head or mind,
a. insane; crazy.
b. delirious; irrational.
16.over one's head, beyond one's comprehension, ability, or resources.
17.turn someone's head,
a. to make someone smug or conceited.
b. to confuse someone.
[before 900; Middle Englishhe(v)ed, Old Englishhēafod, c. Old Saxon hōbid, Old High Germanhoubit, Old Norse haufuth; akin to Old Norsehǫfoth, Latincaput]
-head
a noun suffix of state or condition (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in-hood.
[Middle English-hede, Old English*-hǣdu, akin to-hād-hood]
Head
(hɛd)n.
Bessie, 1937–86, South African novelist.
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Head
See alsoanatomy;body, human.
the condition of having a wide or broad head. —brachycephalic, brachycephalous,adj.
a sarcastic term for phrenology. —bumpologist,n.
a form of divination involving measurement of the head.
the science of measuring the dimensions of the human head. —cephalometer,n. —cephalometric, cephalometrical,adj.
the science that studies the size, shape, and other features of human skulls. —craniologist,n. —craniologic, craniological,adj.
the science of measuring skulls. —craniometrist,n. —craniometric, craniometrical,adj.
the observation, examination, and description of the human skull. —cranioscopist,n. —cranioscopic, cranioscopical,adj.
the surgical operation of opening the skull, as for an operation on the brain.
the state or condition of having two heads. —dicephalic, dicephalous,adj.
the condition of having a long or narrow head. —dolicephalic, dolicocephalous,adj.
the condition of very high vertical cranial development. —hypsicephalic,adj.
the characteristic of depicting heads of figures at the same level, as in a painting. —isocephalic, isocephalous,adj.
a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is unusually large. —macrocephalic, macrocephalous,adj.
the condition of having an intermediate or medium relation between the height of the skull and its breadth or length. —orthocephalic, —orthocephalous,adj.
a system by which an analysis of character and of the development of faculties is attempted by studying the shape and protuberances of the skull. —phrenologist,n. —phrenologic, phrenological,adj.
a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other more developed in the rear. —plagiocephalic, plagiocephalous,adj.
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Head
A collection of animals; an indefinite number; a bundle of flax or silk.Examples: head of blackmen, 1856; of cattle, 1667; of flax; of lambs, 1533; of pheasants, 1862; of rabbits, 1894; of sheep, 1533; of silk; of wolves, 1601.
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Head(s)
See Also:HEAD MOVEMENTS
- Great head and neck rising up like a howitzer shell from out of his six-button double-breasted, after the manner of the eternal Occupation Zone commandant —Tom Wolfe
The man being profiled by Wolfe is Otto Preminger.
- Head like a hard apple —Hugh Walpole
- Head stiff and to the side like the bust of a minor Roman official —Cynthia Ozick
- A head too small for the size of his face, like an underinflated balloon —Sue Grafton
- Held his torso like a bit of classical rubble —Cynthia Ozick
- Her head looks as if it had worn out two bodies —American colloquialism attributed to New England
- His skull curved like a helmet above his deep-set blue eyes —Jonathan Valin
In the novel,Life’s Work, Valin follows this with a sentence containing another simile: “His lower face fit into that helmet like a hardwood dowel driven in by a hammer.”
- A sleek, round head like an umbrella’s —Arthur Train
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head
Past participle:headed
Gerund:heading
| Imperative |
|---|
| head |
| head |
| Present |
|---|
| I head |
| you head |
| he/she/it heads |
| we head |
| you head |
| they head |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I headed |
| you headed |
| he/she/it headed |
| we headed |
| you headed |
| they headed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am heading |
| you are heading |
| he/she/it is heading |
| we are heading |
| you are heading |
| they are heading |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have headed |
| you have headed |
| he/she/it has headed |
| we have headed |
| you have headed |
| they have headed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was heading |
| you were heading |
| he/she/it was heading |
| we were heading |
| you were heading |
| they were heading |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had headed |
| you had headed |
| he/she/it had headed |
| we had headed |
| you had headed |
| they had headed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will head |
| you will head |
| he/she/it will head |
| we will head |
| you will head |
| they will head |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have headed |
| you will have headed |
| he/she/it will have headed |
| we will have headed |
| you will have headed |
| they will have headed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be heading |
| you will be heading |
| he/she/it will be heading |
| we will be heading |
| you will be heading |
| they will be heading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been heading |
| you have been heading |
| he/she/it has been heading |
| we have been heading |
| you have been heading |
| they have been heading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been heading |
| you will have been heading |
| he/she/it will have been heading |
| we will have been heading |
| you will have been heading |
| they will have been heading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been heading |
| you had been heading |
| he/she/it had been heading |
| we had been heading |
| you had been heading |
| they had been heading |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would head |
| you would head |
| he/she/it would head |
| we would head |
| you would head |
| they would head |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have headed |
| you would have headed |
| he/she/it would have headed |
| we would have headed |
| you would have headed |
| they would have headed |
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| Noun | 1. |  head - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"animal,animate being,beast,creature,fauna,brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose body,organic structure,physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" external body part - any body part visible externally ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium arteria basilaris,basilar artery - an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear brain,encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord human head - the head of a human being skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates face,human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed" |
| 2. | head - a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle" domestic animal,domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment | |
| 3. |  head - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind unconscious,unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware subconscious,subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness | |
| 4. |  head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others administrator,executive - someone who manages a government agency or department administrator,decision maker - someone who administers a business capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate department head - the head of a department superior general,general - the head of a religious order or congregation general manager - the highest ranking manager grand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government | |
| 5. | head - the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack" armed forces,armed services,military,military machine,war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" rear - the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" | |
| 6. | head - the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam" force per unit area,pressure,pressure level - the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" | |
| 7. | head - the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list" top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" foot - the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" | |
| 8. | head - the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" | |
| 9. | head - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | |
| 10. | head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue | |
| 11. | head - the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head" linear measure,linear unit - a unit of measurement of length | |
| 12. | head - a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus | |
| 13. |  head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"chancellor - the honorary or titular head of a university headmistress - a woman headmaster | |
| 14. | head - an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head" individual - a single organism | |
| 15. | head - a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech acid head - someone who takes LSD hash head - a user of hashish pill head - a consumer of amphetamine pills pothead - someone who smokes marijuana habitually | |
| 16. |  head - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)mull - a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre" natural elevation,elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation point - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" | |
| 17. | head - a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet" object,physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | |
| 18. | head - the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam" | |
| 19. | head - the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" | |
| 20. | head - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" | |
| 21. | head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale" | |
| 22. | head - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark" | |
| 23. | head - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" subject,theme,topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" matter of fact,question of fact - a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide matter of law,question of law - a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide | |
| 24. |  head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"crosshead,crossheading - a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text headline,newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article lemma - the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry rubric - a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type running head,running headline - a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book subhead,subheading - a heading of a subdivision of a text statute title,title,rubric - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" | |
| 25. | head - the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus" anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" | |
| 26. | head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" skeletal muscle,striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | |
| 27. | head - (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit computer science,computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 28. | head - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!" obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design plural,plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | |
| 29. | head - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer" face - the striking or working surface of an implement hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking hammerhead - the striking part of a hammer ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | |
| 30. | head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship | |
| 31. | head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things pinhead - the head of a pin projection - any structure that branches out from a central support screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head | |
| 32. | head - a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum drum,membranophone,tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end membrane - a thin pliable sheet of material | |
| 33. | head - oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head" sexual perversion,perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; fellation - oral stimulation of the penis sixty-nine,soixante-neuf - oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people | |
| Verb | 1. | head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" go forward,proceed,continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| 2. | head - be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" direct - be in charge of chair,chairman - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" captain - be the captain of a sports team spearhead - be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease" | |
| 3. | head - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" draw away - move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race | |
| 4. | head - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. |  head - direct the course; determine the direction of travellingdock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" pull over - steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" helm - be at or take the helm of; "helm the ship" crab - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar" stand out - steer away from shore, of ships starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders conn - conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane navigate,pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" | |
| 6. | head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" | |
| 7. | head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" crown - form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building" | |
| 8. | head - form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year" form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" | |
| 9. | head - remove the head of; "head the fish" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
head
noun
1.skull,crown,pate,bean(U.S. & Canad. slang),nut(slang),loaf(slang),cranium,conk(slang),noggin,noddle(informal, chiefly Brit.)She turned her head away from him.
2.mind,reasoning,understanding,thought,sense,brain,brains(informal),intelligence,wisdom,wits,common sense,loaf(Brit. informal),intellect,rationality,grey matter,brainpower,mental capacityHe was more inclined to use his head.
5.forefront,cutting edge,vanguard,vanhis familiar position at the head of his field
7.(Informal)head teacher,principal,headmasteror headmistressfull of admiration for the head and teachers
8.leader,president,director,manager,chief,boss(informal),captain,master,premier,commander,principal,supervisor,superintendent,chieftainheads of government from more than 100 countries
9.climax,crisis,turning point,culmination,end,conclusionThese problems came to a head in September.
11.(Geography)headland,point,cape,promontory,forelanda ship off the beach head
adjective
verb
1.lead,precede,be the leader of,beor go first,beor go at the front of,lead the wayThe parson, heading the procession, had just turned right.
do your head in(Informal)depress,dishearten,frustrate,discourageLiving with my parents is doing my head in.
from head to footfrom top to toe,completely,all over,entirely,thoroughlyscrubbed from head to foot
get something into your headrealise,understand,get the message,take it in,twig(informal)Managers have at last got it into their heads.
go over your headbe baffling,be perplexing,be incomprehensible,be impenetrable,be beyond comprehension,be all Greek to you(informal),be above your head,be beyond your graspA lot of the ideas went way over my head.
go to your head
1.intoxicate,befuddle,inebriate,addle,stupefy,fuddle,put (someone) under the table(informal)That wine was strong, it went to your head.
2.make someone conceited,puff someone up,make someone full of themselvesnot a man to let a little success go to his head
head for somethingor someonemake for,aim for,set off for,go to,turn to,set out for,make a beeline for,start towards,steer forHe headed for the bus stop.
head over heelscompletely,thoroughly,utterly,intensely,wholeheartedly,uncontrollablyhead over heels in love
head someone offintercept,divert,deflect,cut someone off,interpose,block someone offHe turned into the hallway and headed her off.
head something offprevent,stop,avert,parry,fend off,ward off,forestallgood at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off
head something uplead,run,head,control,manage,direct,guide,govern,supervise,be in charge ofJudge Frederick Lacey headed up the investigation.
keep your headstay calm,stay cool,remain unruffled,keep your shirt on(informal),maintain your equilibriumShe was able to keep her head and not panic.
lose your headpanic,go to pieces,get hysterical,get flustered,lose your self-control,lose control of yourself,lose your composureShe lost her head and started screaming at me.
off your head(Informal)mad,insane,demented,nuts(slang),barmy(slang),deranged,out of your mind,gaga(informal)He's gone completely off his head.
put your heads together(Informal)consult,confer,discuss,deliberate,talk (something) over,powwow,confab(informal),confabulateEveryone put their heads together and reached an arrangement.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
head
noun2.The seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason:
Informal:gray matter.
4.One who is highest in rank or authority:
Slang:honcho.
Idiom:cock of the walk.
5.Someone who directs and supervises workers:
boss,director,foreman,foreperson,forewoman,manager,overseer,superintendent,supervisor,taskmaster,taskmistress.
Informal:straw boss.
Slang:chief.
7.A decisive point:
climacteric,crisis,crossroad (used in plural),exigence,exigency,juncture,pass,turning point,zero hour.
1.To have charge of (the affairs of others):
2.To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:
Military:lay.
3.To proceed in a specified direction:
head off
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Translations
إرْتِفاع أو طول الرأسالرَّئيس أو أهم شَخْصرأسرَأْسرأْس
глава
hlavavedoucíbýt v čelečeločepice
hovedledelederoverhovedrektor
pea
johtaapäärehtorisuunnatavasta-
glavapoglavarvoditi
élén állfejfejelfejhosszalfejrész
hulukepalapimpintuju
á haus/mannárupptökfremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjóstfroîahaus
頭･･･の先頭に立つ長
...으로 나아가다머리우두머리
caput
antkapinis akmuoantraštėapsukti galvąausinėsbūti pradžioje
galvagalvenais-galvgalisgalviņaizteka
capşef
čiapočkahlavahlavičkovaťstáť na čelevedúca
glavavodjaglavenglavicapoglavar
glavaглава
huvudhuvud-ledanickarektor
ครูใหญ่นำศีรษะ
başbaşı çekmekbaşında olmakbaşlık atmakbaşta olmak
голова
cái đầudẫn đầungười đứng đầu
head
[hed]A.N
1. (=part of body) →cabezaf
my headaches →me duele lacabeza
the horse wonby a (short) head →elcaballoganó por unacabeza (escasa)
he went headfirst into the ditch/wall →secayóde cabezaen lazanja/sediode cabeza contra lapared
the government is ploughing head first into another crisis →elgobiernoavanzairremediablemente hacia otracrisis
from head tofoot →depies acabeza
togive a horse its head →soltar lasriendas a uncaballo
to give sb his/her head →dar rienda suelta a algn
winegoes to my head →elvino se mesubea lacabeza
success has gone to his head →eléxito se le hasubidoa lacabeza
head ofhair →cabelleraf
to go head overheels →caer de cabeza
to fall head over heels in love with sb →enamorarseperdidamente de algn
tokeep one's headdown (lit) →nolevantar lacabeza; (=work hard) →trabajar de lolindo; (=avoid being noticed) →intentarpasardesapercibido
tonod one's head →decir que síorasentir con la cabeza
toshake one's head →decir que noornegar con lacabeza
he stands head andshoulders above the rest (lit) →lessacamás de unacabeza alos demás (fig) →los demás no lellegana lasueladelzapato
tostand on one's head →hacer elpino
I could do it standing on my head > →lo podríahacer con losojoscerrados
she is a headtaller than her sister →lesaca unacabeza a su hermana
from head totoe →depies acabeza
I ought to bangor knock your headstogether →osvoy adar un coscorrón alos dos
heturned his head and looked back at her →volvió lacabeza y lamiró
I can't get my head around that →no consigo entenderlo, para mí eso es unmisterio
to have one's head up one'sarseor >ass (US) (=be pig-headed) →sercabezón; (=be self-obsessed) →mirarse al ombligón
tobite sb's headoff →echar unrapapolvo a algn
to putor lay one's head on theblock →jugársela,arriesgarse
toget one's headdown (to work) →ponermanosa laobra; (to sleep) →acostarse,echarse
to go over sb's headthey wentover my head to the manager →pasaronpor encima de mí y fuerondirectamente algerente
tohold one's headup (high) →ir con lafrente bien altaorerguida
with head held high →con lafrente bien altaorerguida
tolaugh one's head off →desternillarse derisa
to standor turn sthon its head →dar la vuelta a algo
on your own head be it! →¡allá tú!, túsabráslo quehaces
to want sb's head on aplate →querer lacabeza de algn
to turn one's head theother way →hacer la vista gorda
heads willroll →van arodarcabezas
to buryor hideor stick one's head in thesand →seguir latácticadelavestruz
toscream/shout one's head off →desgañitarse
I can't make head noror ortail of it →no leencuentro nipies nicabeza
I can't make head noror ortail of what he's saying →no entiendo nada delo quedice
toturn heads →llamar la atención
she had the kind of looks that turn heads →tenía esetipo debelleza quellama laatención
tokeep one's head abovewater (fig) →ir tirando
see alsoacidC
see alsocloudA
see alsohangA1
see alsoknock,priceA1
see alsorearA2
see alsoswellC1
see alsotopA11
my headaches →me duele lacabeza
the horse wonby a (short) head →elcaballoganó por unacabeza (escasa)
he went headfirst into the ditch/wall →secayóde cabezaen lazanja/sediode cabeza contra lapared
the government is ploughing head first into another crisis →elgobiernoavanzairremediablemente hacia otracrisis
from head tofoot →depies acabeza
togive a horse its head →soltar lasriendas a uncaballo
to give sb his/her head →dar rienda suelta a algn
winegoes to my head →elvino se mesubea lacabeza
success has gone to his head →eléxito se le hasubidoa lacabeza
head ofhair →cabelleraf
to go head overheels →caer de cabeza
to fall head over heels in love with sb →enamorarseperdidamente de algn
tokeep one's headdown (lit) →nolevantar lacabeza; (=work hard) →trabajar de lolindo; (=avoid being noticed) →intentarpasardesapercibido
tonod one's head →decir que síorasentir con la cabeza
toshake one's head →decir que noornegar con lacabeza
he stands head andshoulders above the rest (lit) →lessacamás de unacabeza alos demás (fig) →los demás no lellegana lasueladelzapato
tostand on one's head →hacer elpino
I could do it standing on my head > →lo podríahacer con losojoscerrados
she is a headtaller than her sister →lesaca unacabeza a su hermana
from head totoe →depies acabeza
I ought to bangor knock your headstogether →osvoy adar un coscorrón alos dos
heturned his head and looked back at her →volvió lacabeza y lamiró
I can't get my head around that →no consigo entenderlo, para mí eso es unmisterio
to have one's head up one'sarseor >ass (US) (=be pig-headed) →sercabezón; (=be self-obsessed) →mirarse al ombligón
tobite sb's headoff →echar unrapapolvo a algn
to putor lay one's head on theblock →jugársela,arriesgarse
toget one's headdown (to work) →ponermanosa laobra; (to sleep) →acostarse,echarse
to go over sb's headthey wentover my head to the manager →pasaronpor encima de mí y fuerondirectamente algerente
tohold one's headup (high) →ir con lafrente bien altaorerguida
with head held high →con lafrente bien altaorerguida
tolaugh one's head off →desternillarse derisa
to standor turn sthon its head →dar la vuelta a algo
on your own head be it! →¡allá tú!, túsabráslo quehaces
to want sb's head on aplate →querer lacabeza de algn
to turn one's head theother way →hacer la vista gorda
heads willroll →van arodarcabezas
to buryor hideor stick one's head in thesand →seguir latácticadelavestruz
toscream/shout one's head off →desgañitarse
I can't make head noror ortail of it →no leencuentro nipies nicabeza
I can't make head noror ortail of what he's saying →no entiendo nada delo quedice
toturn heads →llamar la atención
she had the kind of looks that turn heads →tenía esetipo debelleza quellama laatención
tokeep one's head abovewater (fig) →ir tirando
see alsoacidC
see alsocloudA
see alsohangA1
see alsoknock,priceA1
see alsorearA2
see alsoswellC1
see alsotopA11
2. (=intellect, mind) →cabezaf
use your head! →¡usa lacabeza!
you never know what's going on in his head →nuncasabeslo que le estápasando por lacabeza
it's gone right out of my head →se me haidode lacabeza, se me haolvidado
it was the first thing that came into my head →fue lo primero que mevinoa lacabeza
it wasabove their heads →no loentendían
it's better to come to it with aclear head in the morning →esmejor hacerlopor la mañana con lacabezadespejada
it neverentered my head →ni se mepasó por lacabeza siquiera
you need your headexaminingorexamined →tú estásmalde lacabeza
to have a headfor business/figures →serbueno para losnegocios/con losnúmeros
I have no head forheights →tengovértigo
to do a sumin one's head →hacer uncálculomental
he added it all up in his head →losumó todomentalmente
he has got itinto his head that →se le hametidoen lacabeza que ...
I wish he would get it into his thick head that →ya megustaría que leentrara en esecabezón quetiene que ...
who put that (idea) into your head? →¿quién te hametido esoen lacabeza?
don't put ideas into his head →no lemetasideasen lacabeza
I can't get that tuneout of my head →no puedo quitarme esamúsicade lacabeza
it wasover their heads →no loentendían
it went way over my head →noentendí nada
I'm sure if weput our headstogether we can work something out →estoysegurode que siintercambiamosideasencontraremos unasolución
totake itinto one's head to do sthhe took it into his head to go to Australia →se lemetióen lacabezair aAustralia
don'tworry your head about it →no tepreocupes, no ledes muchasvueltas
tokeep one's head →mantener lacalma
tolose one's head →perder la cabezaor losestribos
to be/gooff one's head →estar/volversemajara
you must be off your head! →¡estás como unacabra!
to be out of one's head (=mad) →haberperdido eljuicio, estarmalde lacabeza; (=drunk) →estar borracho como una cuba; (=on drugs) →estar colocadísimo, estar como unamoto
he's got his headscrewed on (the right way) →tiene lacabeza sobre loshombros
to be softor weakin the head →estarmalde lacabeza
to go soft in the head →perder la cabeza
all that flattery willturn his head →todos esoshalagos se lesubirána lacabeza
two heads are better than one →cuatro ojos ven más que dos
use your head! →¡usa lacabeza!
you never know what's going on in his head →nuncasabeslo que le estápasando por lacabeza
it's gone right out of my head →se me haidode lacabeza, se me haolvidado
it was the first thing that came into my head →fue lo primero que mevinoa lacabeza
it wasabove their heads →no loentendían
it's better to come to it with aclear head in the morning →esmejor hacerlopor la mañana con lacabezadespejada
it neverentered my head →ni se mepasó por lacabeza siquiera
you need your headexaminingorexamined →tú estásmalde lacabeza
to have a headfor business/figures →serbueno para losnegocios/con losnúmeros
I have no head forheights →tengovértigo
to do a sumin one's head →hacer uncálculomental
he added it all up in his head →losumó todomentalmente
he has got itinto his head that →se le hametidoen lacabeza que ...
I wish he would get it into his thick head that →ya megustaría que leentrara en esecabezón quetiene que ...
who put that (idea) into your head? →¿quién te hametido esoen lacabeza?
don't put ideas into his head →no lemetasideasen lacabeza
I can't get that tuneout of my head →no puedo quitarme esamúsicade lacabeza
it wasover their heads →no loentendían
it went way over my head →noentendí nada
I'm sure if weput our headstogether we can work something out →estoysegurode que siintercambiamosideasencontraremos unasolución
totake itinto one's head to do sthhe took it into his head to go to Australia →se lemetióen lacabezair aAustralia
don'tworry your head about it →no tepreocupes, no ledes muchasvueltas
tokeep one's head →mantener lacalma
tolose one's head →perder la cabezaor losestribos
to be/gooff one's head →estar/volversemajara
you must be off your head! →¡estás como unacabra!
to be out of one's head (=mad) →haberperdido eljuicio, estarmalde lacabeza; (=drunk) →estar borracho como una cuba; (=on drugs) →estar colocadísimo, estar como unamoto
he's got his headscrewed on (the right way) →tiene lacabeza sobre loshombros
to be softor weakin the head →estarmalde lacabeza
to go soft in the head →perder la cabeza
all that flattery willturn his head →todos esoshalagos se lesubirána lacabeza
two heads are better than one →cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3. (=leader) [of firm] →director(a)m/f (esp Brit) [of school] →director(a)m/f
head ofdepartment (in school, firm) →jefe/am/f dedepartamento
head of French →eljefe/lajefadeldepartamento defrancés
head of (the)household →cabezamf defamilia
head ofstate (Pol) →jefe/am/f deEstado
head ofdepartment (in school, firm) →jefe/am/f dedepartamento
head of French →eljefe/lajefadeldepartamento defrancés
head of (the)household →cabezamf defamilia
head ofstate (Pol) →jefe/am/f deEstado
4. (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] →cabezaf; [of arrow, spear] →puntaf; [of stick, cane] →puñom; [of bed, page] →cabeceraf; [of stairs] →partef alta; (on beer) →espumaf; [of river] →cabeceraf,nacimientom; [of valley] →finalm; [of mountain pass] →cimaf
at the head of [+organization] →a lacabeza de; [+train] →en laparte delantera de
to be at the head of the class →serel mejorde laclase
to be at the head of the league →ira lacabezade laliga
to be at the head of the list →encabezar lalista
to be at the head of the queue →serel primeroen lacola
to sit at the head of the table →sentarseen lacabecerade lamesa,presidir lamesa
at the head of [+organization] →a lacabeza de; [+train] →en laparte delantera de
to be at the head of the class →serel mejorde laclase
to be at the head of the league →ira lacabezade laliga
to be at the head of the list →encabezar lalista
to be at the head of the queue →serel primeroen lacola
to sit at the head of the table →sentarseen lacabecerade lamesa,presidir lamesa
5. (Bot) [of flower] →cabezaf,florf; [of corn] →mazorcaf
a head ofcelery/garlic →unacabeza deapio/ajo
a head oflettuce →unalechuga
a head ofcelery/garlic →unacabeza deapio/ajo
a head oflettuce →unalechuga
6. (Tech) (on tape-recorder) →cabezalm,cabezafmagnética; [of cylinder] →culataf (Comput) →cabezaf
reading/writing head →cabezaf delectura/grabación
reading/writing head →cabezaf delectura/grabación
7. (=culmination)
this willbring matters to a head →estollevará lascosas a unpunto crítico
tocome to a head [situation] →alcanzar unpunto crítico
this willbring matters to a head →estollevará lascosas a unpunto crítico
tocome to a head [situation] →alcanzar unpunto crítico
8.heads (on coin) →caraf
it came down heads →saliócara
heads ortails? →¿cara ocruz?, ¿águila osol? (Mex)
to toss heads or tails →echar a cara o cruz
heads I win, tails you lose →cara yogano,cruz túpierdes
it came down heads →saliócara
heads ortails? →¿cara ocruz?, ¿águila osol? (Mex)
to toss heads or tails →echar a cara o cruz
heads I win, tails you lose →cara yogano,cruz túpierdes
9. (no pl) (=unit)20 head of cattle →20cabezas deganado (vacuno)
£15aorper head →15libras porcabezaorpersona
£15aorper head →15libras porcabezaorpersona
11. (Geog) →cabom
13. (=height) [of water]there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath →eltanquetiene que estar a unaalturade dosmetros conrespecto albaño
14. (=title) →titularm; (=subject heading) →encabezamientom
this comes under the head of →estovieneen elapartado de ...
this comes under the head of →estovieneen elapartado de ...
B.VT
2. (=be in charge of) [+organization] →dirigir (Sport) [+team] →capitanear
3. (=steer) [+ship, car, plane] →dirigir
5. [+chapter] →encabezar
C.VIwhere are you headingor headed? →¿hacia dóndevas?, ¿para dóndevas?
he hitched a ride on a truck headingor headed west →hizoautostop y lorecogió uncamión queibahacia el oeste
he headed up the hill →sedirigió hacia lacima de la colina
they were heading home/back to town →volvían acasa/a laciudad
he hitched a ride on a truck headingor headed west →hizoautostop y lorecogió uncamión queibahacia el oeste
he headed up the hill →sedirigió hacia lacima de la colina
they were heading home/back to town →volvían acasa/a laciudad
D.CPDhead boyN (Brit) (Scol) →delegadomde laescuela (alumno)
head buyerN →jefe/am/fde compras
head caseN (Brit) →majaramf, chiflado/am/f
head cheeseN (US) →quesom decerdo,cabezaf dejabalí (Sp),carnef engelatina
head clerkN →encargado/am/f
head coachN (Sport) →primer(a)entrenador(a)m/f
head coldN →resfriadom (de cabeza)
head countN →recuentom depersonas
totake a head count →hacer unrecuento depersonas
head gardenerN →jefe/am/f dejardineros
head girlN (Brit) (Scol) →delegadafde laescuela (alumna)
head injuryN →heridafen lacabeza
head nurseN →enfermero/am/fjefe
head officeN →sedefcentral
head prefectN (Brit) (Scol) →delegado/am/fde laescuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraintN (Aut) →apoyacabezasm inv,reposacabezasm inv
head startN →ventajaf
a good educationgives your child a head start in life →unabuenaeducaciónsitúa a suhijo en unaposiciónaventajadaen lavida
tohave a head start (overor on sb) (Sport, fig) →tenerventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates →tieneventaja sobreor lesllevaventaja a otroscandidatos
even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win →niempezando conventaja podríaganar
head teacherN →director(a)m/f
head waiterN →maîtrem
head woundN →heridafen lacabeza
head buyerN →jefe/am/fde compras
head caseN (Brit) →majaramf, chiflado/am/f
head cheeseN (US) →quesom decerdo,cabezaf dejabalí (Sp),carnef engelatina
head clerkN →encargado/am/f
head coachN (Sport) →primer(a)entrenador(a)m/f
head coldN →resfriadom (de cabeza)
head countN →recuentom depersonas
totake a head count →hacer unrecuento depersonas
head gardenerN →jefe/am/f dejardineros
head girlN (Brit) (Scol) →delegadafde laescuela (alumna)
head injuryN →heridafen lacabeza
head nurseN →enfermero/am/fjefe
head officeN →sedefcentral
head prefectN (Brit) (Scol) →delegado/am/fde laescuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraintN (Aut) →apoyacabezasm inv,reposacabezasm inv
head startN →ventajaf
a good educationgives your child a head start in life →unabuenaeducaciónsitúa a suhijo en unaposiciónaventajadaen lavida
tohave a head start (overor on sb) (Sport, fig) →tenerventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates →tieneventaja sobreor lesllevaventaja a otroscandidatos
even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win →niempezando conventaja podríaganar
head teacherN →director(a)m/f
head waiterN →maîtrem
head woundN →heridafen lacabeza
head forVI + PREP
1. [+place]where are you heading for? →¿hacia dóndevas?, ¿para dóndevas?
it's time we were heading for home →ya eshorade que nosvayamos paracasa
he picked up his coat and headed for the door →tomó elabrigo y sedirigió hacia lapuerta
when he comes home he heads straight for the TV →nadamásllegara casa se va derechito parala televisión
the car was heading straight for us →elcocheveníaderecho hacia nosotros
the vessel was heading for the port of Basra →elnavíoibarumbo alor sedirigía alpuerto de Basra
it's time we were heading for home →ya eshorade que nosvayamos paracasa
he picked up his coat and headed for the door →tomó elabrigo y sedirigió hacia lapuerta
when he comes home he heads straight for the TV →nadamásllegara casa se va derechito parala televisión
the car was heading straight for us →elcocheveníaderecho hacia nosotros
the vessel was heading for the port of Basra →elnavíoibarumbo alor sedirigía alpuerto de Basra
2. (fig)tobe heading for: you're heading for trouble →vas pormalcamino
he's heading for a disappointment →se va allevar unadecepción
he's heading for a fall →vacaminodelfracaso
he's heading for a disappointment →se va allevar unadecepción
he's heading for a fall →vacaminodelfracaso
head off
A.VI + ADV (=set out) →marcharse (for, toward(s) para hacia hacia)I watched them head off into the sunset →les vimarcharse por donde seponía elsol
B.VT + ADV
1. (=intercept) [+person] →atajar,interceptar
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head
[ˈhɛd]n
[person, animal] →têtef
a shaved head →uncrânerasé
to shake one's head →hocher la tête
head firstadv →la tête la première
He fell head first into the river →Ilesttombéla tête la premièredans larivière.
from head to foot, from head to toe →de latête auxpieds
to go head over heels (=fall) →tomber à la renverse
to fall head over heels, to fall head over heels in love →tomberfollementamoureux/euse,tomberéperdumentamoureux/euse
to be head over heels in love →êtrefollementamoureux/euse, êtreéperdumentamoureux/euse
to laugh one's head off →rire aux éclats
to scream one's head off →crier à tue-tête
to stand on one's head (=balance upside down) →faire lepoirier
to give sb their head (=let sb do what they want to) →lâcher labride à qn
to bang people's heads together, to knock people's heads together (=tell off severely) →enprendre un pourtaper sur l'autre
heads are going to roll, heads will roll →destêtesvonttomber
on your own head be it! →à vosrisques etpérils!
to knock sth on the head(British) (=put a stop to sth) →laisser tomber qch
to rear its ugly head [problem] →faire saréapparition
to go to sb's head [alcohol] →monter à la tête de qn
The wine went to my head →Levin m'estmontéà latête.; [success] →monter à la tête de qn
to keep one's head above water (=survive)(in business) →se maintenirà flot
to bite sb's head off(fig) →rembarrer qn
to stand sth on its head [+idea, argument] →prendre lecontre-pied de qchhead injury,head wound
a shaved head →uncrânerasé
to shake one's head →hocher la tête
head firstadv →la tête la première
He fell head first into the river →Ilesttombéla tête la premièredans larivière.
from head to foot, from head to toe →de latête auxpieds
to go head over heels (=fall) →tomber à la renverse
to fall head over heels, to fall head over heels in love →tomberfollementamoureux/euse,tomberéperdumentamoureux/euse
to be head over heels in love →êtrefollementamoureux/euse, êtreéperdumentamoureux/euse
to laugh one's head off →rire aux éclats
to scream one's head off →crier à tue-tête
to stand on one's head (=balance upside down) →faire lepoirier
to give sb their head (=let sb do what they want to) →lâcher labride à qn
to bang people's heads together, to knock people's heads together (=tell off severely) →enprendre un pourtaper sur l'autre
heads are going to roll, heads will roll →destêtesvonttomber
on your own head be it! →à vosrisques etpérils!
to knock sth on the head(British) (=put a stop to sth) →laisser tomber qch
to rear its ugly head [problem] →faire saréapparition
to go to sb's head [alcohol] →monter à la tête de qn
The wine went to my head →Levin m'estmontéà latête.; [success] →monter à la tête de qn
to keep one's head above water (=survive)(in business) →se maintenirà flot
to bite sb's head off(fig) →rembarrer qn
to stand sth on its head [+idea, argument] →prendre lecontre-pied de qchhead injury,head wound
(=mind) →têtef
to get sth into one's head [+fact, idea] →se mettre qchdans latête
Once they get an idea into their head they never give up →Une fois qu'ils se sontmis uneidéeen tête, ils n'endémordent plus.
when are you going to get it into your head that ... →quand vous serez-vousmisdans latête que ...
to take it into one's head to do sth →se mettreen tête defaire qch
to go over sb's head [idea] →dépasser qn
to do a sum in one's head →faire uneaddition detête
to keep one's head (=remain calm) →garder son sang-froid
to lose one's head →perdre la tête
to have no head for heights →êtresujet(te) auvertige
to have a head for business →avoir lesens desaffaires
to have a head for figures →être doué(e) pour leschiffres
to put your heads together (=think together)
Let's put our heads together →Réfléchissonsensemble.
Everyone put their heads together, and →Tout le monde y aréfléchiensemble, et ...
off the top of my head (=without reflection) →detête
Off the top of my head, here are a few examples →Detête, voiciquelquesexemples.
to go off one's head(mainly British) (=go crazy) →perdre laboule
to be off one's head(mainly British) (=be crazy) →êtrecinglé(e) (=be drunk) →êtrepété(e) (=be high on drugs) →être défoncé(e)
to be out of one's head (=be drunk) →êtrepété(e) (=be high on drugs) →être défoncé(e)
to get sth into one's head [+fact, idea] →se mettre qchdans latête
Once they get an idea into their head they never give up →Une fois qu'ils se sontmis uneidéeen tête, ils n'endémordent plus.
when are you going to get it into your head that ... →quand vous serez-vousmisdans latête que ...
to take it into one's head to do sth →se mettreen tête defaire qch
to go over sb's head [idea] →dépasser qn
to do a sum in one's head →faire uneaddition detête
to keep one's head (=remain calm) →garder son sang-froid
to lose one's head →perdre la tête
to have no head for heights →êtresujet(te) auvertige
to have a head for business →avoir lesens desaffaires
to have a head for figures →être doué(e) pour leschiffres
to put your heads together (=think together)
Let's put our heads together →Réfléchissonsensemble.
Everyone put their heads together, and →Tout le monde y aréfléchiensemble, et ...
off the top of my head (=without reflection) →detête
Off the top of my head, here are a few examples →Detête, voiciquelquesexemples.
to go off one's head(mainly British) (=go crazy) →perdre laboule
to be off one's head(mainly British) (=be crazy) →êtrecinglé(e) (=be drunk) →êtrepété(e) (=be high on drugs) →être défoncé(e)
to be out of one's head (=be drunk) →êtrepété(e) (=be high on drugs) →être défoncé(e)
(=leader) →chefmf
[school] →directeur/tricem/f
(=each) 10 euros a head, 10 euros per head (=per person) →10 euros par personne
(=top) to sit at the head of the table →présider latablée
I can't make head or tail of this, I can't make head nor tail of this (=can't understand) →je n'ycomprends rien
I can't make head or tail of this, I can't make head nor tail of this (=can't understand) →je n'ycomprends rien
(HORSE RACING) to win by a head →gagner d'unetête
to be beaten by a short head (=narrowly) →être battu(e) d'unecourtetêteheads
to be beaten by a short head (=narrowly) →être battu(e) d'unecourtetêteheads
vt
[+list] →êtreen tête de
[+group, firm] →être à la tête de
(FOOTBALL) to head the ball →faire unetête
They headed for the church →Ils se sontdirigés vers l'église.
What's the name of the place we're heading for?
BUTComment s'appelle l'endroit où nous allons?.
Where are you heading for?
BUTOù allez-vous?.
to be heading for Glasgow, to be headed for Glasgow →aller à Glasgow
to be heading for disaster →allerdroit audésastre
head back
vi (=set off back) →retournerhead down
vt [+ball] →renvoyerhead for
vt fus →se diriger versThey headed for the church →Ils se sontdirigés vers l'église.
What's the name of the place we're heading for?
BUTComment s'appelle l'endroit où nous allons?.
Where are you heading for?
BUTOù allez-vous?.
to be heading for Glasgow, to be headed for Glasgow →aller à Glasgow
to be heading for disaster →allerdroit audésastre
head off
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head
NOUN
Anat →Kopfm, →Hauptnt (geh);from head to foot →vonKopf bisFuß;covered from head to footor toe in mud →vonoben bisunten mitSchlammbedeckt;head down(wards) →mit demKopfnach unten;he can hold his head high in any company →er kann sich in jederGesellschaftsehenlassen;the condemned man held his head high as he went to the scaffold →derVerurteiltegingerhobenenHaupteszumSchafott;to keep one’s head above water(lit) →denKopfüber Wasser halten;(fig) →sich über Wasser halten;I’ve got a really bad head this morning(inf) →ich habe einenziemlichenBrummschädelheuteMorgen(inf);to give a horse its head →einemPferd dieZügelschießenlassen;to give somebody his head →jdnmachenlassen;to go to one’s head(whisky, power) →einemin denor zuKopfsteigen;I can’t make head nor tail of it →darauswerde ichnichtschlau
? aor per head →proKopf;to pay 10 euros aor per head →10Euro proKopfbezahlen
? head and shouldersto standor be head and shoulders above somebody(lit) →jdn umHaupteslängeüberragen;(fig) →jdmhaushochüberlegen sein
? head over heelsto fall head over heels in love with somebody →sich bis über beideOhren injdnverlieben;to fall head over heels down the stairs →kopfüber dieTreppe herunterfallen
? on one’s/its headto stand on one’s head →auf demKopfstehen;to standor turn something on its head →etwauf den Kopf stellen;(fig) →etwumkehren;you could do it standing on your head(inf) →das kann man ja imSchlafmachen
? on one’s (own) headon your (own) head be it →auf IhreeigeneKappe(inf) →orVerantwortung
? over sb’s headto go over somebody’s head →überjdsKopfhinweghandeln;he gave orders over my head →er hat über meinenKopf (hin)wegAnordnungengegeben;to be promoted over somebody’s head →vor jdmbevorzugtbefördertwerden
? one’s head offto talk one’s head off(inf) →reden wie einWasserfall(inf) →or wie einBuch(inf);to laugh one’s head off(inf) →sich fasttotlachen (inf);to shout one’s head off(inf) →sich(dat) →dieLunge aus demLeibschreien(inf);to scream one’s head off(inf) →ausvollemHalseschreien
? aor per head →proKopf;to pay 10 euros aor per head →10Euro proKopfbezahlen
? head and shouldersto standor be head and shoulders above somebody(lit) →jdn umHaupteslängeüberragen;(fig) →jdmhaushochüberlegen sein
? head over heelsto fall head over heels in love with somebody →sich bis über beideOhren injdnverlieben;to fall head over heels down the stairs →kopfüber dieTreppe herunterfallen
? on one’s/its headto stand on one’s head →auf demKopfstehen;to standor turn something on its head →etwauf den Kopf stellen;(fig) →etwumkehren;you could do it standing on your head(inf) →das kann man ja imSchlafmachen
? on one’s (own) headon your (own) head be it →auf IhreeigeneKappe(inf) →orVerantwortung
? over sb’s headto go over somebody’s head →überjdsKopfhinweghandeln;he gave orders over my head →er hat über meinenKopf (hin)wegAnordnungengegeben;to be promoted over somebody’s head →vor jdmbevorzugtbefördertwerden
? one’s head offto talk one’s head off(inf) →reden wie einWasserfall(inf) →or wie einBuch(inf);to laugh one’s head off(inf) →sich fasttotlachen (inf);to shout one’s head off(inf) →sich(dat) →dieLunge aus demLeibschreien(inf);to scream one’s head off(inf) →ausvollemHalseschreien
= measure of length →Kopfm;taller by a head →(um) einenKopfgrößer;by a short head (Horse Racing,fig) →umNasenlänge
= intellect →Kopfm, →Verstandm;use your head →streng deinenKopf an;it never entered his head that … →eskam ihmniein denSinn, dass …;we put our heads together →wir haben unsereKöpfezusammengesteckt;he has an old head on young shoulders →er ist sehrreif für seinAlter;two heads are better than one (prov) →besser zwei als einer allein;to be aboveor over somebody’s head →überjdsHorizont(acc) →gehen;the joke wentor was over his head →erverstandorkapierte(inf) →denWitznicht;he talked over their heads →er hat über ihreKöpfehinweggeredet;to keep one’s head →denKopfnichtverlieren;to lose one’s head →denKopfverlieren;to be weakor soft in the head(inf) →einen (kleinen)Dachschaden haben(inf)
? into one’s/sb’s headto get something into one’s head →etwbegreifen;he can’t get it into his head that … →es will ihmnichtin denKopf, dass …;I can’t get it into his head that … →ich kann es ihmnichtbegreiflichmachen, dass …;to take it into one’s head to do something →sich(dat) →in denKopfsetzen,etw zutun;don’t put ideas into his head →bring ihnbloßnicht aufdummeGedanken!;(= unrealistic wish) →setz ihmbloß keinenFlohinsOhr!(inf);what/who put that idea into his head? →wiekommt er denn darauf?
? out of one’s headto putor get somebody/something out of one’s head →sich(dat) →jdn/etwaus dem Kopfschlagen;he couldn’t get her out of his head →er konnte sie sichnichtaus dem Kopfschlagen
? off one’s headhe is off his head (Britinf) →er ist (ja)nicht (ganz) beiTrost(inf), →er hat ja denVerstandverloren; (with drugs) →er istauf demTrip(inf)
? a (good) head (for)he has a good head for figures →er ist einguterRechner;you need a good head for heights →Sie müssenschwindelfrei sein;he has a good business head →er hat einenausgeprägtenGeschäftssinn;he has a good head on his shoulders →er ist einhellerorklugerKopf
? into one’s/sb’s headto get something into one’s head →etwbegreifen;he can’t get it into his head that … →es will ihmnichtin denKopf, dass …;I can’t get it into his head that … →ich kann es ihmnichtbegreiflichmachen, dass …;to take it into one’s head to do something →sich(dat) →in denKopfsetzen,etw zutun;don’t put ideas into his head →bring ihnbloßnicht aufdummeGedanken!;(= unrealistic wish) →setz ihmbloß keinenFlohinsOhr!(inf);what/who put that idea into his head? →wiekommt er denn darauf?
? out of one’s headto putor get somebody/something out of one’s head →sich(dat) →jdn/etwaus dem Kopfschlagen;he couldn’t get her out of his head →er konnte sie sichnichtaus dem Kopfschlagen
? off one’s headhe is off his head (Britinf) →er ist (ja)nicht (ganz) beiTrost(inf), →er hat ja denVerstandverloren; (with drugs) →er istauf demTrip(inf)
? a (good) head (for)he has a good head for figures →er ist einguterRechner;you need a good head for heights →Sie müssenschwindelfrei sein;he has a good business head →er hat einenausgeprägtenGeschäftssinn;he has a good head on his shoulders →er ist einhellerorklugerKopf
= top partof flower, hammer, nail, page, pier →Kopfm;(of arrow, spear) →Spitzef;(of bed) →Kopf (→endent)m; (on beer) →Blumef;(of cane) →Knaufm, →Griffm;(of corn) →Ähref; (Archit:of column) →Kapitellnt; (of stream,= upper area) →Oberlaufm;(= source) →Ursprungm;(of abscess etc) →Eiterpfropfm;head of steam/water(= pressure) →Dampf-/Wasserdruckm;at the head of the lake →amZufluss desSees;at the head of the page/stairs →oben auf derSeite/an derTreppe;at the head of the list →oben auf derListe;at the head of the table →oben amTisch, amKopf(ende) desTisches;at the head of the queue (Brit)/army →an derSpitze derSchlange/desHeeres;at the head of the field (in race) →an derSpitze desFeldes
= crisis
? to a headto come to a head →sichzuspitzen;the problem has come to a head →dasProblem hat sichzugespitzt;if things come to a head →wenn sich dieSachezuspitzt;to bring matters to a head →dieSache auf dieSpitzetreiben
? to a headto come to a head →sichzuspitzen;the problem has come to a head →dasProblem hat sichzugespitzt;if things come to a head →wenn sich dieSachezuspitzt;to bring matters to a head →dieSache auf dieSpitzetreiben
= leaderof family →Oberhauptnt;(of business, organization) →Chef(in)m(f), →Bossm (inf);(of department) →Leiter(in)m(f);(of office, sub-department) →Vorsteher(in)m(f); (Sch) →Schulleiter(in)m(f);head of department (in business) →Abteilungsleiter(in)m(f); (Sch, Univ) →Fachbereichsleiter(in)m(f);head of state →Staatsoberhauptnt
Drugs(inf) →Junkiem (inf)
TRANSITIVE VERB
= lead = be at the head of →anführen;(= be in charge of) →führen;team →leiten;they headed the procession/list →sieführten denUmzug/dieListe an;a coalition government headed by Mr Schröder →eineKoalitionsregierung unter derFührung von Herrn Schröder
= give a heading →überschreiben, eineÜberschriftgeben(+dat);in the chapter headed … →in demKapitel mit derÜberschrift …;he heads each chapter with a quotation →erstellt jedemKapitel einZitatvoran
Ftbl →köpfen
INTRANSITIVE VERB
→gehen;(vehicle) →fahren;where are you headingor headed?(inf) →wogehen/fahren Siehin?;are you heading my way? →gehen/fahren Sie in dergleichenRichtung wie ich?;and the tornado was heading our way →und derTornadokam auf uns zu
→gehen;(vehicle) →fahren;where are you headingor headed?(inf) →wogehen/fahren Siehin?;are you heading my way? →gehen/fahren Sie in dergleichenRichtung wie ich?;and the tornado was heading our way →und derTornadokam auf uns zu
PHRASAL VERBS
?head backvi →zurückgehen/-fahren;to be heading back →auf demRückweg sein;it’s time we were heading back now →es ist Zeit,umzukehrenor sich auf denRückweg zumachen
?head forvi +prep obj
?head invt sep ball →hineinköpfen;to head the ball into the net →denBallinsNetzköpfenvi →köpfen
?head offvt sep
?head upvt sep committee, delegation →führen,leiten
?head backvi →zurückgehen/-fahren;to be heading back →auf demRückweg sein;it’s time we were heading back now →es ist Zeit,umzukehrenor sich auf denRückweg zumachen
?head forvi +prep obj
place, person →zugehen/zufahren auf(+acc);town, country, direction →gehen/fahren inRichtung(+gen);door, pub, bargain counter, prettiest girl →zusteuern auf(+acc) (inf);(ship) →zufahrenorKurshalten auf(+acc);where are you headingor headed for? →wogehen/fahrenorsteuern(inf) →Siehin?;to head for home →sich auf denHeimwegmachen
(fig) →zusteuern auf(+acc), →auf demWeg sein zu;you’re heading for trouble →du bistauf dembestenWeg,Ärger zubekommen;he is heading for a fall/the rocks →errennt in seinVerderben;to head for victory/defeat →auf einenSieg/eineNiederlagezusteuern
?head invt sep ball →hineinköpfen;to head the ball into the net →denBallinsNetzköpfenvi →köpfen
?head offvt sep
(= divert) →umdirigieren
vi(= set off) →sichaufmachen?head upvt sep committee, delegation →führen,leiten
head
in cpds(= top, senior) →Ober-;headache
n →Kopfwehnt, →Kopfschmerzenpl; (inf:= problem) →Problemnt;to have ahead →Kopfschmerzen haben;this is a bit of ahead (for us) →dasmachtorbereitet unsziemlichesKopfzerbrechen;his teenage daughter was a realhead →mit seiner heranwachsendenTochter hatte ergroßeSchwierigkeiten
headachy
adj (inf)to behead(= to suffer from headache) →an (leichten)Kopfschmerzenleiden;(= to cause a headache) →Kopfschmerzenverursachen
headband
n →Stirnbandnt
head-banger
n (inf:= crazy person) →Bekloppte(r)mf (inf)
headboard
n →Kopfteilnt
head boy
n vom Schulleiter bestimmter Schulsprecher
headcase
n (inf) →Spinner(in)m(f) (inf)
headcheese
n (US) →Schweinskopfsülzef
head clerk
n (Comm) →Bürovorsteher(in)m(f); (Jur) →Kanzleivorsteher(in)m(f)
head cold
n →Kopfgrippef
head count
nto haveor take ahead →abzählen
headcrash
n (Comput) →Headcrashm, →Festplattendefektm
headdress
n →Kopfschmuckm
head
:headfirst
adv (lit, fig) →kopfüber
head gate
n →(oberes)Schleusentor
headgear
head girl
n vom Schulleiter bestimmte Schulsprecherin
headguard
n →Kopfschutzm
head-hunt
vt →abwerben;I’ve beenheaded →ich binabgeworbenworden;(= have been approached) →man hatversucht, michabzuwerben
viwe’ll have to go out andhead →wirwerdenMitarbeiter von anderenFirmenabwerben müssen
head-hunter
head-hunting
n (fig) →Abwerbeversuch (→epl)m
head
:head lad
n (Horse Racing) →ersterStallbursche
headlamp,headlight
n →Scheinwerferm
headland
n →Landspitzef
headless
headlight
n =headlamp
headline
n (Press) →Schlagzeilef;he is always in theheads →ermachtimmerSchlagzeilen;theheads were full of the story →dieGeschichtebeherrschte dieSchlagzeilen;to grabor hitor make theheads →Schlagzeilenmachen;the newsheads →Kurznachrichtenpl, →dasWichtigste inKürze
headline news
n no plto behead →in denSchlagzeilen sein
headliner
n (US Mus, Theatinf) →Headliner(in)m(f)
headline rate
n (Brit Econ)head of inflation →Inflationsratef (unter Einbeziehung von Variablen wie Hypothekenzinssätzen etc)
headlock
nto get/have somebody in ahead →jdnin denSchwitzkastennehmen/imSchwitzkasten haben
headlong
adv
(= very fast)flee, run →überstürzt,Hals überKopf(inf);(= with head forward)fall →vornüber;he ranhead down the stairs →errannte inWindeseile dieTreppehinunter
adj flight, dash, rush →überstürzt;the army was inhead flight →dieArmee hatteHals überKopf dieFluchtergriffen(inf);they made ahead dash for the door →siestürztenblindlings auf dieTür zu;the dollar’shead fall →derunaufhaltsameSturz desDollars
headman
n (of tribe) →Häuptlingm, →Stammesoberhauptnt
headmaster
headmistress
n (esp Brit) →Schulleiterinf;(of secondary school also) →Direktorinf;(of primary school also) →Rektorinf
head office
n →Zentralef
head-on
adv
collide, crash →frontal
(fig:= directly)meet, confront, tackle →direkt;to meet tough issueshead →schwierigeFragendirektangehen;to confront somebody/somethinghead →jdm/einerSache ohneUmschweifeentgegentreten
adj
head collisionor smash →Frontalzusammenstoßm
headphones
pl →Kopfhörerpl
head post office
n →Hauptpostamtnt
headquarter
vtto beheaded in (Mil) →seinHauptquartier haben in(+dat); (business) →seine HauptstelleorZentrale haben in(+dat); (political party) →seineParteizentrale haben in(+dat)
headquarters
n sing or pl (Mil) →Hauptquartiernt;(of business) →Hauptstellef, →Zentralef;(of political party) →Parteizentralef, →Hauptquartiernt
headrace
n →Gerinnent
headrest
n →Kopfstützef
head restraint
n →Kopfstützef
headscarf
n →Kopftuchnt
headset
n →Kopfhörerpl
headship
n →Schulleiterstellef, →Direktoren-/Rektorenstellef
headshrinker
n (lit) →Schrumpfkopfindianerm; (inf:= psychiatrist) →Seelenklempner(in)m(f) (inf)
headsquare
n →Kopftuchnt
head start
n →Vorsprungm →(on sb jdm gegenüber)
headstone
n (on grave) →Grabsteinm
headstrong
adj →eigensinnig,dickköpfig
head
:head teacher
n (Brit)=headmaster,headmistress
head-to-head
adj contest, competition →direkt; (→mit)
head voice
n (Mus) →Kopfstimmef
head waiter
n →Oberkellnerm
head waitress
n →Oberkellnerinf
headwaters
pl →Quellflüssepl
headway
nto makehead(lit, fig) →vorankommen;did you make anyhead with the unions? →haben Sie bei denGewerkschaften etwaserreicht?
headwind
n →Gegenwindm
headword
n →Anfangswortnt; (in dictionary) →Stichwortnt
headwork
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head
[hɛd]1.n
a. (Anat) →testa,capo
head of hair →capigliatura
head down →a testabassa
head first →a capofitto,di testa
my head is aching →mifa male latesta, homal di testa
to fall head over heels in love with sb →innamorarsi perdutamenteorfollemente di qn
from head to foot →dalla testa ai piedi
his head's in the clouds →ha latesta fra lenuvole
to keep one's head above water (fig) →mantenersia galla
the horse won by a head →ilcavallo havinto per unatesta
on your head be it →a tuorischio epericolo
I could do it standing on my head (fam) →potrei farlo aocchichiusi
they went over my head to the manager →mi hannoscavalcato e sono andatidirettamente daldirettore
wine goes to my head →ilvino mi dàor vaalla testa
success has gone to his head →ilsuccesso gli hadatoalla testa
to shout one's head off (fam) →sgolarsi
head of hair →capigliatura
head down →a testabassa
head first →a capofitto,di testa
my head is aching →mifa male latesta, homal di testa
to fall head over heels in love with sb →innamorarsi perdutamenteorfollemente di qn
from head to foot →dalla testa ai piedi
his head's in the clouds →ha latesta fra lenuvole
to keep one's head above water (fig) →mantenersia galla
the horse won by a head →ilcavallo havinto per unatesta
on your head be it →a tuorischio epericolo
I could do it standing on my head (fam) →potrei farlo aocchichiusi
they went over my head to the manager →mi hannoscavalcato e sono andatidirettamente daldirettore
wine goes to my head →ilvino mi dàor vaalla testa
success has gone to his head →ilsuccesso gli hadatoalla testa
to shout one's head off (fam) →sgolarsi
b. (intellect, mind) →cervello,testa
two heads are better than one (Proverb) →dueocchivedonomeglio di uno
it never entered my head →non mi èmaipassato per latesta
to have a head for business →esseretagliato/a per gliaffari
to have no head for heights →soffrire divertigini
to lose/to keep one's head →perdere/nonperdere la testa
let's put our heads together →pensiamoci insieme
it was aboveor over their heads →non eranoall'altezza di capirlo
to do a sum in one's head →fare uncalcoloa mente
I couldn't tell you off the top of my head (fam) →non te losapreidirecosìsu due piedi
to get sth into one's head →ficcarsiin testa qc
to be off one's head (fam) →essere fuori di testa
two heads are better than one (Proverb) →dueocchivedonomeglio di uno
it never entered my head →non mi èmaipassato per latesta
to have a head for business →esseretagliato/a per gliaffari
to have no head for heights →soffrire divertigini
to lose/to keep one's head →perdere/nonperdere la testa
let's put our heads together →pensiamoci insieme
it was aboveor over their heads →non eranoall'altezza di capirlo
to do a sum in one's head →fare uncalcoloa mente
I couldn't tell you off the top of my head (fam) →non te losapreidirecosìsu due piedi
to get sth into one's head →ficcarsiin testa qc
to be off one's head (fam) →essere fuori di testa
c. (leader, of family, business) →capo; (of school) →direttore/trice,presidem/f
head of state (Pol) →capo di Stato
head of state (Pol) →capo di Stato
d. (on coin) →testa
heads or tails? →testa ocroce?
I couldn't make head nor tail of it →per me non aveva nécapo nécoda
heads or tails? →testa ocroce?
I couldn't make head nor tail of it →per me non aveva nécapo nécoda
f. (of hammer, bed, flower) →testa; (of nail) →capocchia; (of arrow) →punta; (of lettuce) →cespo; (of river) →sorgentef; (of stairs, page) →cima; (on beer) →schiuma; (on tape recorder, computer) →testina
at the head of (organization) →acapo di (train, procession) →in testa a,alla testa di (queue) →all'inizio di
to sit at the head of the table →sedersi acapotavola
to come to a head (abscess) →maturare (fig) (situation) →precipitare
at the head of (organization) →acapo di (train, procession) →in testa a,alla testa di (queue) →all'inizio di
to sit at the head of the table →sedersi acapotavola
to come to a head (abscess) →maturare (fig) (situation) →precipitare
2.vt
a. (parade, list, poll) →essere in testa a; (company, group) →essere acapo di
b. (Ftbl)to head a ball →colpire di testa unapalla
c. (chapter) →intitolare
3.vi →dirigersi
to head for →dirigersior andare verso
to head home →andare a casa
she was heading up the stairs →stavasalendo lescale
he is heading for trouble →sta andandoincontro a dei guai
to head for →dirigersior andare verso
to head home →andare a casa
she was heading up the stairs →stavasalendo lescale
he is heading for trouble →sta andandoincontro a dei guai
4.adj
a. (clerk, typist) →capoinv
head forvi + prep →dirigersi verso
head offvt + adv (threat, danger) →sventare; (person, animal) →farcambiare direzione a
head upvt + adv (Am) (team, group) →essere acapo di
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head
(hed) noun1. the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brainetc; the same part of an animal's body.The stone hit him on the head;He scratched his head in amazement. kop, hoof رأْس глава cabeça hlava der Kopf hovedκεφάλιcabeza pea سر päätêteראש सिर glava fej kepala höfuð, haustesta 頭部 두부, 머리 galva galva kepalahoofd,kophodegłowa سر، مشر ، رئيسcabeça capголова hlava glava glava huvud, skalle ศีรษะbaş,kafa 頭 голова راس، سیش cái đầu头
2. a person's mind.An idea came into my head last night. kop عَقْل ум cabeça hlava der Kopf hovedμυαλόcabeza,mente meel فكر mieliespritראש दिमाग glava, pamet ész pikiran hugur, heilitesta 頭 두뇌, 마음 galva []prāts fikiranhoofd,kophode,sinn,hjernegłowa فکرcabeça minteум hlava pamet pamet huvud ความคิดakıl 頭腦 голова کسی انسان کا ذہن đầu óc头脑
3. the height or length of a head.The horse won by a head. koplengte إرْتِفاع أو طول الرأس глава cabeça hlava die Kopflänge hovedlængde απόσταση κεφαλήςcabeza peajagu بطول يك سر päänmittatêteראש सिर की चौड़ाई za (dužinu) glave fejhosszal kepala hauslengdtesta 頭差 머리 하나 차 galvos ilgis apsteigt par galvas tiesu (zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs) saiz kepala hoofdlengtehodelengde długość łba په يوه طول سرهcabeça (o lungime de) capголова dĺžka (hlavy) dolžina glave dužina glave huvud[längd] ส่วนบน kafa boyu 一頭的距離 голова سر جتنی اونچائی một đầu一头的距离
4. the chief or most important person (of an organization, countryetc).Kings and presidents are heads of state;(also adjective) a head waiter;the head office. hoof, staatshoof الرَّئيس أو أهم شَخْص началник chefe hlava; vrchní, hlavní das (Ober-)Haupt; Ober... chef; overhoved; over-; hoved-επικεφαλής,προϊστάμενοςcabeza,jefe juht, pea- رييس،رهبر päächef;principalראש प्रधान poglavar, upravitelj; glavni vezető kepala yfirmaður, leiðtogi, höfuð; yfir-, aðal-capo; direttore, direttrice 首長 지도자, 중요한 사람 vadovas, galva, vyriausiasis galva; vadītājs; priekšnieks; galvenais-; vecākais- Ketuahoofd,leider,voornaamste,chefoverhode,hoved-,over-głowa,główny مشر chefe lider; şefглава hlava; hlavný, čelný glava; glaven glavni överhuvud, chefs-, huvud- ผู้นำbaş,şef,reis,hükümdar 首腦 глава; керівник سردار یا سب سے اہم شخص người đứng đầu một nhóm hoặc một tổ chức首脑
5. anything that is like a head in shape or position.the head of a pin;The boy knocked the heads off the flowers. kop رأس глава cabeça hlavička; vrchol der Kopf hovedκεφάλιcabeza pea منتهااليه päätêteראש सिर के आकार का या शीर्ष glava (igle, cvijeta) fej(rész) kepala haus, kollur, toppur; karfa (á blómi)testa 頭部 머리 모양의 것 galvutė (kniepadatas u.tml.) galviņa kepalahoofd,kophode, øverste delgłówka په خاتمه كيcabeça capătголовка hlavička glava, glavica glava huvud, topp, spets, knopp, krona ส่วนยอดbaş,tepe 頭狀物 головка شکل یا مقام میں سر کی طرح vật hình đầu头状物体
6. the place where a river, lakeetc begins.the head of the Nile. oorsprong مَنْبَع النَهْر извор nascente pramen; horní část toku die Quelle udspringπηγήfuente,nacimiento algallikas سرچشمه pääsource רֹאש / קָצֶה עֶליוֹן नदी का उद्गम izvor rijeke forrás hulu árupptöksorgente 源 수원(水源), 원천 ištaka (upes) izteka hulu kop van rivier, kop van meerkilde,utspringgóra سر چینهnascente izvor верховье prameň izvir izvor källa ต้นน้ำbaş 源頭 верхів'я ندی کے آغاذ کا مقام đầu nguồn源头
7. the top, or the top part, of anything.Write your address at the head of the paper;the head of the table. bokant, bopunt رأس، أعْلى предна част topo záhlaví; čelooberes Ende det øverste af noget; top; endeκορυφήcabecera,principio ülaserv سرصفحه،قسمت بالاي هر چيز alkutête,haut,boutראש शीर्ष या सिरा vrh, gornji dio vminek felső része atas haus capo, cima;capotavola 上部 (책, 페이지의) 상부 viršus, viršūnė, svarbiausia vieta augša; augšdaļa kepalabovenzijde,bovenaan øverste del/trinn,endegóra,szczyt د پاڼي سرtopo cap, partea de sus, începutверх, головная часть záhlavie; čelo vrh vrh övre ända, övre del, huvudända บนสุดbaş, en üst 上頭 верх کسی شے کا اوپری حصہ phía trên hoặc phần cao nhất上端
8. the front part.He walked at the head of the procession. voorkant مُقَدِّمَة предна част frente čelo die Spitze spidsκεφαλή, το μπροστινό μέρος a la cabeza de, al frente de eesots در قسمت جلوی päätête חֶלֶק קִדמִי/ רֹאש अगला हिस्सा celo (kolone, procesije) elülső rész; él depan fremsti hluti; fylkingarbrjósttesta 先頭 앞면 priekis galvgalis; priekšgals bahagian hadapan begin, voorkant;vooraanfremste del,spissprzód د شاته frente în frunteaпередняя часть čelo čelo pročelje tät, spets ตอนหน้าön,baş 前頭 передня частина اگلا حصہ phía trước最前面部分
9. a particular ability or tolerance.He has no head for heights;She has a good head for figures. aanleg vir قُدْرَه способност cabeça hlava, buňky, smysl die Begabung hovedικανότηταmadera;cabeza pea استعداد؛ توانایی pääbosseראש कोई विशेष क्षमता sposobnost, pamet; imati glavu za „fej” (képesség) kemampuan vit, skilningurtesta 才能 특별한 능력 galva, pakentimas spējas; saprašana bakatvoorkant,vooraanhodegłowa استعدادcabeça aptitudine особый недостаток; особая способность hlava, zmysel nadarjenost smisao ha svårt/lätt för ความอดทนyetenek,kabiliyet 才智，容忍度 розум; здібності کوئی خاص صلاحیت năng khiếu才智
10. a headmaster or headmistress.You'd better ask the Head. hoof, prinsipaal مُدير، مُديرَه директор diretor vedoucí, šéf, -ová der Leiter skoleinspektør; rektor; forstanderδιευθυντής,διευθύντριαdirector;directora rektor, direktor جلوی rehtori directeur/-trice מְנָהֵל/מְנָהֶלֶת בֵּית סֵפֶר प्रधानाध्यापक ravnatelj, direktor igazgató direktur skólastjóri/-stÿradirettore,direttrice 校長 교장 (mokyklos) direktorius (skolas) direktors; direktore pengetuahoofdrektor,skolestyrer kierowanik,dyrektor شاته director directorглава;директор vedúci, -a, šéf predstojnik upravitelj rektor ครูใหญ่müdür,müdire 校長 директор школи ہیڈماسٹر یا ہیڈ مسٹریس ông bà hiệu trưởng校长
11. (for) one person.This dinner costs $10 a head. per kop للرأس، للشَّخْص един човек por cabeça za osobuKopf per hovedάτομο por cabeza nina peale شخص henkilö par personne לְאָדָם प्रति व्यक्ति po glavi fő per orang á haus/mannpersona 一人 한 사람 žmogus seorang per hoofd pr. person/kuvert/snute na osobę/głowę سری por cabeça de fiecareчеловек na osobu na osebo po osobi person, man, skaft, vardera ต่อหัวkişi,adam 個人 людина فی شخص mỗi người个人
12. a headland.Beachy Head. landpunt لسان بَحْري нос promontório mys die Landspitze forbjergακρωτήριcabo,punta neem حاشیه كشتزار niemicap שן-סלע अंतरीप, रास predbrežje, rt hegyfok tanjung höfði, allhátt nescapo みさき 돌출부 ragas, iškyšulys zemesrags tanjung tinggikaap,landtongnes,odde,pyntprzylądek دماغه ، هغه وچه مځكه چه په سيند ننوتلى وىpromontório promontoriuмыс mys rt rt hög udde แหลม (แผ่นดิน) ที่ยื่นลงไปในทะเลburun 岬 мис; захисна смуга چھجے نما چٹان mũi đất岬
13. the foam on the top of a glass of beeretc. skuim رَغْوة في أعلى كأس البيرَه пяна на бира colarinho čepice die Blume skum αφρός μπίραςespuma vaht كف روي مايعات pintavaahtofaux col קֶצֶף הַבִּירָה फेन pjena (na pivu) hab busa di atas segelas bir dll. froða (colletto di schiuma di birra) 上部のあわ (맥주 등을 따를 때 생기는) 거품 putos (alus) putas (glāzē) buih bierschuimskumpiana د مايعاتو پر سر كف colar guler (de spumă)пена čiapočka pena pivska pena krona, topp ฟองเบียร์köpük 啤酒泡沫 піна; вершки بیئر وغیرہ کے گلاس پر بنی جھاگ bọt ở phía trên cốc bia啤酒沫
verb1. to go at the front of or at the top of (something).The procession was headed by the band;Whose name headed the list? lei, bo-aan, aan die hoof/spits staan يَسير في رأس оглавявам encabeçar vést; být v čele an erster Stelle stehen lede; stå øverst είμαι επικεφαλήςencabezar eesotsas olema در جلو يا بالاي چيزي بودن olla kärjessä venir en tête (de) לִהיוֹת בְּרֹאש ה- सिरे पर जाना biti na celu, voditi, predvoditi élén áll vminek mengawali vera fremstur, fara fyrircapitanare,guidare, essere in testa a ～の先頭に立つ …의 선두(첫머리)에 서다(있다) būti/eiti priekyje/pradžioje atrasties priekšgalā di hadapan sekali dlm aan kop gaan, aan de leiding gaanlede, stå øverst/fremst/først być na czele,prowadzić د يوه شي پر سر اوسيدلencabeçar a fi în frunteaвозглавлять byť na čele biti na čelu biti na čelu anföra, leda, stå överst [på lista] นำหน้า başta olmak, önde gitmek 在...的前頭 очолювати; вести کسی چیز کے آگے یا اوپر جانا dẫn đầu在...的前头
2. to be in charge of; to be the leader of.He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer. in beheer wees, aan die hoof wees يكون مسؤولا عن оглавявам dirigir stát v čeleleiten lede; stå i spidsen forηγούμαι, είμαι επικεφαλήςencabezar,estar al frente de,dirigir juhtima رهبري كردن johtaaêtre à la tête לַעֲמוֹד בְּרֹאש प्रभारी होना biti na celu, biti zadužen za vezet mengepalai vera leiðtogi, stÿra essere a capo di 率いる 이끌다 vadovauti vadīt mengetuaileiden,aanvoerenstå i spissen forkierować رهبری کول dirigir a conduceвозглавлять stáť na čele voditi predvoditi leda เป็นผู้นำyönetmek, başında olmak 領導，率領 очолювати قیادت کرنا đứng đầu率领
3. (often withfor) to (cause to) move in a certain direction.The explorers headed south;The boys headed for home;You're heading for disaster! kies koers, afsit na, afstuur op يَتَّجِه насочвам се към dirigir-se směřovatzusteuern styreκατευθύνομαι,τραβώdirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a suunduma, minema عازم شدن suunnatase diriger לָנוּע בְּכִיווּן किसी विशेष दिशा में जाना krenuti u (prema) halad, tart vhova menuju stefna (á)dirigersi verso ～へ向う (…으로) 향하게 하다 vykti, traukti, keliauti į virzīties menujuaansturen opsette kursen mot, gå i møtekierować się داخلیدوdirigir-se a se îndrepta (spre)направляться smerovať iti proti uputiti styra [kosan], var på väg mot มุ่งตรงไปยัง ...-e yönelmek (使)往特定方向前進 спрямовувати, тримати курс کسی خاص سمت جانا tiến về phía （向特定方向）出发
4. to put or write something at the beginning of.His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'. van 'n opskrif voorsien, dra die opskrif يَكْتُبُ أو يَضَعُ озаглавявам encabeçar nazvat, nadepsatbetiteln give som overskrift βάζω επικεφαλίδα,τιτλοφορώtitular pealkirjastama در بالاي صفحه نوشتن otsikoidaintitulerכותרת आरंभ में कुछ लिखना nasloviti vminek a címe memulai titlaintitolare 題をつける (표제, 제목 등을) 달다 pavadinti uzrakstīt virsrakstu; izdarīt uzrakstu/atzīmi (darba sākumā) memberi tajuk openen metsette som overskrift zatytułować د پاڼي پر سر ليكلencabeçar a intitulaозаглавливать začínať, nadpísať nasloviti nasloviti förse med rubrik (överskrift, titel), rubricera ขึ้นต้น başlık atmak 加上標題 давати заголовок کسی چیز کا عنوان دینا ghi ở đầu在...上加标题
5. (in football) to hit the ball with the head.He headed the ball into the goal. met die kop stamp, kop يَضْرِبُ برأسِهِ удрям с глава cabecear hlavičkovatköpfen heade δίνω κεφαλιάcabecear,rematar con la cabeza peaga lööma با سر زدن pukata renvoyer d'un coup de têteנגיחה सिर से बॉल को मारना udariti loptu glavom fejel menyundul skallacolpire di testa ヘッディングをする (공을) 헤딩하다 smogti galva (futbolā) atsist bumbu ar galvu menanduk (in)koppenheade,nikke,skalle zagrać głową په سر وهل cabecear a lovi cu capul отбивать (мяч) головой hlavičkovať udariti z glavo udariti loptu glavom nicka โหม่ง kafa vurmak (足球)用頭頂球 грати головою فٹبال کو سر سے مارنا đánh đầu （足球）用头顶球
-headed having (a certain number or type of) head(s).a two-headed monster;a bald-headed man. -koppig, -hoofdig, tweekoppig, kaalkop, bles ذو رأس -глав de (duas, etc.) cabeça(s) -hlavý-köpfig -hovedet -κέφαλος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de cabeza... -päine دارای سر -päinen à tête (...) בַּעָל...רָאשִׁים एक खास संख्या या प्रकार के सिरवाला koji ima (odredenu) glavu (dvoglav, celava glava) fejű berkepala -höfða a (...) teste; dalla testa (...) －頭の 머리가 있는 -galvis -galvains berkepala -hoofdig, -koppig-hodet -głowy, o ... głowie سر درلودل de (duas, etc.) cabeças cu capul/capetele (...) форму головы -hlavý ki ima (...) glavo -glavi -hövdad, -skallig, -hårig มีศีรษะ ... başlı, ... kafalı 有...頭的 -головий کسی مخصوص شکل یا نوعیت کے سر والا thuộc về đầu有…头的
ˈheader noun1. a fall or dive forwards.He slipped and took a header into the mud. kopduik غَطْسَة رأسِيَّه скок mergulho pád (po hlavě) der Kopfsprung hovedspringβουτιά salto/caída de cabeza pea ees hüpe või kukkumine شیرجه sukellus pää edelläplongeon קְפִיצַת רֹאש गिरना या आगे छलांग लगाना pad naglavce, skok u vodu naglavce fejes(ugrás) serudukan kollsteypacaduta di testa さかさ落ち 머리부터 뛰어들기 kritimas/nėrimas galva lēciens uz galvas (ūdenī) junaman voorover vallenstup,hodekulls fall skok na główkę د پاڼي پر سر ليكل mergulho plonjon падение головой вниз skok strmhlav; pád hlavou skok na glavo pad naglavačke huvudhopp, dykning, fall på huvudet การหกล้มหัวทิ่ม baş aşağı düşme 倒栽蔥落下或潛入 стрибок у воду вниз головою سر کے بل چھلانگ لگانا sự nhảy hoặc ngã đâm đầu xuống trước头朝下的一跳或跌落
2. (in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head.He scored with a great header. kopskoot ضَربَة بالرأس удра с глава cabeçada hlavička der Kopfball hovedstødκεφαλιάcabezazo pealöök هد؛ ضربه سر pukkauscoup de têteנגיחה सिर से बॉल को मारना udaranje lopte glavom (labda)fejelés sundulan skallicolpo di testa ヘッディング 헤딩에 의한 슛 smūgis galva (futbolā) sitiens ar galvu tandukankopbalnikk,skalległówka د سر ضربهcabeçada lovitură cu capul удар головой hlavička udarec z glavo udarac glavom nick การใช้ศีรษะโหม่งลูกบอล kafa vuruşu (足球)頂球 удар головою فٹبال کو سر سے مارنے کا عمل cú đánh đầu （足球）用头顶球
ˈheading noun what is written at the top of a pageetc.The teacher said that essays must have a proper heading. opskrif عنْوان заглавие cabeçalho nadpis die Überschrift overskriftεπικεφαλίδαencabezamiento,título pealkiri سرصفحه otsikkoen-têteכותרת शीर्षक naslov fejszöveg judul fyrirsögn, titill, hausintestazione 表題 표제 pavadinimas virsraksts tajukkop,titeloverskrift,tittelnagłówek د صفحه مخ cabeçalho titluзаглавие nadpis glava, naslov naslov rubrik, titel, överskrift หัวข้อbaşlık 標題 заголовок عنوان tiêu đề标题
heads noun, adverb (on) the side of a coin with the head of a king, presidentetc on it.He tossed the penny and it came down heads. kop جانِب قِطعَة النُّقود حيث صورَة الملك او الرَّئيس ези caras hlava; horní strana mince die Zahl kroneκορόναcara mündi tagakülg طرف شیر سکه kruunaface פְּנֵי מַטבֵּע चित glava (novcica) fej(rész) (érmén) kepala framhlið á peningitesta コインの表 (던진 동전이) 겉을 위로 한 (monetos) priekinė pusė (monētas) virspuse kepalakruiskronereszka سر،يو كونج caras capорел; орлом hlava mož glava klave เหรียญที่แสดงด้านหัวtura (印有頭像硬幣的)正面 лицевий бік; орел سکے کا ایک رخ جس پر بادشاہ، حاکم یا کوئی علامت کی شکل ہوتی ہے mặt ngửa của đồng xu （印有头像硬币的）正面
ˈheadache noun1. a pain in the head.Bright lights give me a headache. hoofpyn وَجَع رأس главоболие dor de cabeça bolest hlavy die Kopfschmerzen(pl.) hovedpineπονοκέφαλοςdolor de cabeza peavalu سردرد päänsärkymal de tête כֶּאֶב רֹאש सिरदर्द glavobolja fejfájás pusing höfuðverkurmal di testa 頭痛 두통 galvos skausmas galvassāpes sakit kepalahoofdpijn hodepine/-verkból głowy سرخوږى ، د سر دردdor de cabeça durere de capголовная боль bolesť hlavy glavobol glavobolja huvudvärk อาการปวดหัวbaş ağrısı 頭痛 головний біль سر درد đau đầu头痛
2. something worrying.Lack of money is a real headache. kopseer شيءٌ مٌقْلِق притеснение dor de cabeça problém das Problem hovedpine; bekymringπονοκέφαλος,μπελάςquebradero de cabeza probleem بحران päänsärkyproblème “כֶּאֶב רֹאש” परेशान करने वाली कोई चीज problemi fejfájás masalah höfuðverkur, áhyggjuefniseccatura,grattacapo 頭痛の種 골칫거리 rūpestis nepatikšanas sesuatu yang membimbangkankopzorghodebry,hodepinekłopot استونځیdor de cabeça problemăпроблема problém problem glavobolja huvudbry, bekymmer สิ่งที่ทำให้ปวดหัวdert 使煩憂的事 головний біль; неприємність کوئی پریشان کن مسئلہ vấn đề hắc búa 使头痛的（事）
ˈheadband noun a strip of material worn round the head to keep one's hair off one's face. kopband عِصابَه панделка за глава faixa páska do vlasů das Stirnband pandebånd; svedbånd κεφαλόδεσμος,κορδέλαcinta higipael هد بند hiuspantabandeau סֶרֶט מֶצָח सिर की पट्टी vrpca oko glave (cela) hajlekötő szalag, pánt bando ennis-/hár-/svitabandfascia はち巻き 머리띠 galvos raištis saite ap galvu cekak rambuthaarbandpannebånd opaska na głowę یوه دوله خولی ده faixa bentiţă головная повязка páska do vlasov trak okoli glave povez za glavu hårband ผ้าโพกศีรษะsaç bandı, alın şeridi 束髮帶，頭帶 пов'язка на голові بالوں کو منہ پر آنے سے بچانے کے لۓ لگایا جانے والا پٹا dải quấn quanh đầu束发带
ˈhead-dress noun something,usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head.The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers. hooftooisel غِطاء الرأس украшение за глава enfeite para a cabeça čelenka der Kopfputz hovedpynt κάλυμμα του κεφαλιού,περικεφαλαίαtocado peaehe, peakate روسری päähinecoiffure כִּיסוּי רֹאש शिरोवस्त्र nakit za glavu i kosu, perjanica fejdísz hiasan kepala höfuðbúnaðuracconciatura,pettinatura 頭飾り 머리 장식 galvos apdangalas (dekoratīva) galvassega hiasan kepala hoofdtooi hodepynt/-plagg przybranie głowy پوښاك ( د سر ) د ويښتانو د جوړولو ډول toucado parurăголовной убор čelenka okras za lase perjanica huvudprydnad[er] เครื่องประดับศีรษะ süslü başlık 頭飾 головний убір سر پر اوڑھا جانے والا کپڑا وغیرہ vật đội trên đầu để trang sức 头巾，头饰
ˌheadˈfirst adverb with one's head in front or bent forward.He fell headfirst into a pool of water. kop eerste, vooroor رأسِيّا، من جهة الرأس с главата напред de cabeça po hlavěkopfüber på hovedet με το κεφάλιde cabeza pea ees با سر pää edelläla tête la première רֹאש תְּחִילָה सिर आगे की तरफ झुका होना naglavce fejjel előre kepala dulu á hausinna capofitto 頭から先に 거꾸로 galva (pirmyn, žemyn) ar galvu pa priekšu kepala dahuluvooroverhodestups głową naprzód د سر de cabeça cu capul înainteвперед, вниз головои hlavou na glavo naglavačke huvudstupa, med huvudet före เอาหัวลงก่อนbaş aşağı,balıklama 頭往前的 стрімголов سر کے بل جانا lộn đầu xuống trước头向前的
ˈheadgear noun anything that is worn on the head.Hats, caps and helmets are headgear. hoofbedekking غِطاء رأس неща, които се носят на главата roupa para a cabeça pokrývka die Kopfbedeckung hovedbeklædning κάλυμμα κεφαλιούtocado;sombrero;gorro;casco peakate پوشش سر päähinecouvre-chef כִּיסוּי רֹאש सिर का वस्त्र pokrivala za glavu (kapa, šešir) fejfedő tutup kepala höfuðbúnaðurcopricapo かぶりもの (머리의) 쓰개 galvos apdangalas galvassega topihoofddeksel hodeplagg/-bekledning nakrycie głowy د سر پوښښ roupa para a cabeça acoperământ de capголовной убор pokrývka hlavy pokrivalo pokrivač za glavu huvudbonad สิ่งป้องกันศีรษะ baş giysisi; şapka,başlık 帽子，戴在頭上的東西 головний убір سر پر پہنی ہوئی کوئی بھی شے mũ lưỡi trai帽子
ˈheadlamp noun a headlight. koplig المِصباح الأمامي في السَّيارَه преден фар farol reflektor der Scheinwerfer forlygte προβολέας αυτοκινήτουfaro,foco esilatern چراغ جلو etuvalophare פַּנָס חֲזִית सामने की बत्ती prednja svjetla, farovi fényszóró lampu depan framljósfaro ヘッドライト 헤드라이트 priekinis žibintas starmetis lampu tinggi voorlicht,koplampfrontlysreflektor د مخه چراغfarolфара reflektor, predné svetlo (auta) žaromet far strålkastare ไฟหน้าของยานพาหนะfar 前頭燈 передній ліхтар; фара موٹر گاڑی یا ریل کی سامنے والی بڑی روشنی đèn pha 头灯，前灯
ˈheadland noun a point of land which sticks out into the sea. kaap, landpunt لِسان من الأرض داخِل البَحْر нос promontório mys die Landzunge forbjergακρωτήριοcabo,punta,promontorio neem ساحل niemipromontoireכף रास predbrežje, rt előhegység tanjung höfði; allhátt nespromontorio みさき 돌출부 ragas, iškyšulys zemesrags tanjung tinggilandtong,kaapnes,odde,pyntprzylądek دماغه ، هغه وچه مځكه چه په سيند ننوتلى وىpromontório promontoriuмыс mys rt rt hög udde แหลม (แผ่นดิน) ที่ยื่นลงไปในทะเลburun 岬 мис چھجے نما چٹان mũi đất岬
ˈheadlight noun a powerful light at or on the front of a car, lorry, train, ship, aeroplaneetc.As it was getting dark, the driver switched on his headlights. koplig مِصْباح أمامي في السيّارَه фар farol reflektor, přední světlo der Scheinwerfer forlygteπροβολέαςfaro,foco esituli چراغ جلوي ماشين ajovalofeu avant,phare פַּנָס קִדמִי इंजन, कार आदि में आगे की रोशनी prednja svjetla, farovi fényszóró lampu sorot depan framljósfaro ヘッドライト 헤드라이트, 전조등 priekinis žibintas, prožektorius (automašīnas, lokomotīves) starmetis; (kuģa, lidmašīnas) priekšējās ugunis lampu tinggi voorlicht,koplampfrontlys,lyskasterreflektor د مخ څراغ ( د موټر داسى نوروfarol farфара; лобовои фонарь predné svetlo žaromet far strålkastare ไฟหน้าของยานพาหนะfar 前頭燈 фара موٹر گاڑی یا ریل وغیرہ کی سامنے والی بڑی روشنی đèn pha前灯
ˈheadline noun the words written in large letters at the top of newspaper articles.I never read a paper in detail – I just glance at the headlines. hoofopskrif عُنْوان رئيسي заглавие manchete titulek die Überschrift overskriftεπικεφαλίδα,τίτλος εφημερίδαςtitular pealkiri تیتر otsikkotitre כּוֹתֶרֶת רָאשִית शीर्षक naslov főcím judul berita fyrirsögntitolo 見出し 큰 표제 antraštė (avīzes raksta) virsraksts tajuk beritakopoverskriftnagłówek سرليك ، عنوان cabeçalho titluзаголовок titulok naslov v časopisu naslov rubrik ข่าวพาดหัวbaşlık 報紙頭條 заголовок اہم خبر đề mục大字标题
ˈheadlines noun plural a brief statement of the most important items of news, on television or radio.the news headlines. hoofopskrifte موجز الأخْبار кратки новини manchetes přehled zpráv das Wichtigste in Schlagzeilen nyhedsoverskrifter κυριότερες ειδήσειςtitulares lühiuudised عناوین مهم خبری otsikot principaux titres כּוֹתָרוֹת मुख्य समाचार rezime vijesti (radio, TV) főbb hírek berita utama fréttayfirlitsommario 主要項目 (뉴스 방송의 서두에 말하는) 중요 항목 žinių santrauka pēdējo ziņu īss izklāsts tajuk berita voornaamste (nieuws)berichten, headlinesnyhetssammendrag skrót wiadomości د خبرونه مهمه سر لیک títulos titluri principale краткое содержание последних известий prehľad správ naslovi najvažnejših novic naslovi rubriker, nyhetsammandrag หัวข้อข่าว haber özeti 新聞頭條播報 короткий зміст випуску останніх новин سرخیاں tin chính新闻广播的摘要
ˈheadlong adjective, adverb1. moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front.a headlong dive into the pool of water;He fell headlong into a pool of water. kop eerste رأسيّا، باتجاه الرأس стремителен de cabeça střemhlavkopfüber på hovedet με το κεφάλιde cabeza pea ees سربه جلو pää edellätête baissée,la tête la première נָפַל/קָפַץ כְּשֶרֹאשוֹ קָדִימָה सिर आगे की तरफ किए आग या नीचे दौड़ना naglavce fejjel előre kepala dulu á höfuðið a testa avanti,a capofitto まっさかさまの[] 곤두박이로 galva (pirmyn, žemyn) ar galvu pa priekšu kepala dahuluvooroverhodekulls głową naprzód بېړه ناك ، تلوارى، په بېړه په تلوار de cabeça cu capul înainte вниз головой strmhlav na glavo naglavačke på huvudet, huvudstupa, med huvudet före โดยเอาหัวมาก่อนbalıklama 頭往前的/地 головою вперед آگے یا نیچے کی طرف سر کے بل گرنا với đầu đưa ra trước 头向前的（地）
2. (done) without thought or delay, often foolishly.a headlong rush;He rushes headlong into disaster. oorhaastig, onbesonne بِتَهَوُّر، بانْدِفاع прибързано impetuosamente ukvapený; zbrkleblindlings hovedkuldsαπερίσκεπταde cabeza,precipitado ülepeakaela با دست پاچگی päätä pahkaaà toute allure בְּחִיפָּזוֹן बिना सोचे-समझे दौड़ जाना nagao, nepromišljen, koji srlja; naglo, nepromišljeno hanyatt-homlok tanpa dipikir hugsunarlaustprecipitosamente 向こう見ずの[] 경솔한 stačia galva pārsteidzīgs; muļķīgs dgn tergesa-gesablindhals over hode,voldsom nierozważny د لاس او پښی،د ګدودی impetuosamente pripit очертя голову prenáhlene na vrat na nos glavom bez obzira besinningslös, brådstörtad, huvudstupa อย่างผลีผลามbalıklama, düşünmeden 輕率的/地 необачний جلدبازی میں کیا گیا một cách vội vàng 轻率的（地）
head louse a type of louse that infests the human head. kopluis قَمْل الرأس въшка piolho veš die Kopflaus hovedlus ψείρα κεφαλήςpiojo täi شپش موی سر päätäipou כִּינֵי רֹאש सिर की जूं gnjida, uš tetű kutu höfuðlúspidocchio 髪じらみ 머릿니 galvos utėlė (matu) uts kutu kepala hoofdluishodelus wesz głowowa د سر سپږه piolho păduche головная вошь voš uš vaške huvudlus เหา baş biti 頭虱 воша جوئیں con chấy头虱
headˈmaster –feminineheadˈmistress – noun the person in charge of a school; the principal. skoolhoof, hoof, prinsipaal مدير مدرسة ثانويّه директор reitor ředitel, -ka der/die Direktor(in) skoleinspektør; rektorδιευθυντής, διευθύντρια σχολείουdirector;directora (kooli)direktor مدير مدرسه rehtoridirecteur מְנָהֵל בֵּית הַסֵפֶר प्रधानाध्यापक ravnatelj(ica) škole igazgató direktur, kepala sekolah skólastjóri direttore, direttrice;preside 校長 교장 mokyklos direktorius skolas direktors pengetuahoofdrektor,skolestyrerdyrektor szkoły سر ښونكى سر معلم ، مدير reitor director, -toareдиректор школы riaditeľ, -ka šolski ravnatelj direktor škole rektor ครูใหญ่ okul müdürü/müdiresi 校長 директор школи اسکول کا سرپرست، ہیڈ ماسٹر hiệu trưởng校长
ˌhead-ˈon adverb, adjective (usually of carsetc) with the front of one caretc hitting the front of another caretc.a head-on collision;The two cars crashed head-on. kop-aan-kop رأسي фронтален frontal přímý, čelní; frontálněfrontal frontalt; frontal μετωπικόςfrontal,de frente ninapidi kokkusõit شاخ بشاخ nokakkain de plein fouet;frontal חָזִיתִית आमने-सामने direktan, frontalan; direktno frontális(an) adu kepala framan áfrontale 正面から[] 정면 충돌의 priekinis; nosimis (satiksmes līdzekļu) sadursme ar priekšgaliem depan bertemu depanfrontaalfront-,front mot front czołowo,czołowy مخامخfrontal frontalлобовой čelný; spredu čelno; čelen prednjim delom frontal- ประสานงา kafa kafaya (汽車)正面衝撞 лобовий آمنے سامنے đâm đầu vào nhau 正面的（撞车）
ˈheadphones noun plural (alsoˈearphones) a pair of electronic instruments held over a person's ears, by a metal band over the head, which are connected to a radio.a set of headphones. oorfone سَمّاعة رأسيَّه слушалки fones de ouvido sluchátka der Kopfhörer hovedtelefoner; øretelefonerακουστικάauriculares kuularid هدفون؛ گوشی kuulokkeetécouteurs אוֹזנִיוֹת कान में सुनने का यंत्र slušalice fejhallgató alat pendengar heyrnartólauricolare ヘッドホーン 헤드폰 ausinės (radio, telefona) austiņas fonkepalakoptelefoon,hoofdtelefoon hode-/øretelefonersłuchawki هد فونauscultadores căştiнаушники slúchadlá slušalke slušalice hörlurar หูฟังโทรศัพท์kulaklık 耳機 навушники سر میں لگانے والا آلئہ سماعت tai nghe耳机
ˌheadˈquarters noun singular or plural (often abbreviated toHQ (eitʃˈkjuː)noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization.During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters. hoofkwartier, hoofkantoor مَرْكِز القِيادَه щаб quartel-general hlavní stan das Hauptquartier hovedkvarterαρχηγείο sede/oficina central;cuartel general peakorter مركز فرماندهی كل päämajaquartier général,état-majorמטה,מפקדה मुख्यालय stožer, glavni ured, središnjica főhadiszállás markas besar höfuðstöðvarquartier generale 本部 본사, 본부 štabas, pagrindinė būstinė štābs; galvenā mītne ibu pejabathoofdkwartier hovedkvarter/-kontor kwatera główna, punkt dowodzenia د ستر كوماندان مركز ، مركزى اداره ، مركز quartel-general cartier general; comandamentштаб hlavný stan, ústredie glavni štab štab högkvarter กองบัญชาการmerkez,karargâh 司令部, 總部 штаб; центр انتظامی مرکز، صدر دفتر sở chỉ huy 司令部，指挥部
ˈheadrest noun a sort of small cushion which supports a person's head,eg as fitted to a dentist's chair, a car seat. kopstut كُرسي اسْتِراحَة الرأس облегалка за главата apoio para a cabeça opora pro hlavu die Kopfstütze hovedstøtte; nakkestøtte στήριγμα κεφαλήςcabecero,cabezal peatugi زیر سری niskatukiappui-tête מִשְעֶנֶת לַרֹאש सिरहाना, तकिया naslon za glavu fejtámasz sandaran kepala hnakkapúðipoggiatesta 頭支え 의자 등의 머리받이 galvos atramėlė pagalvis kusyen kepalahoofdsteun hode-/nakkestøttepodgłówek د سر ساتلو خوله apoio para a cabeça tetieră подголовник opierka hlavy naslon za glavo naslon za glavu huvud-, nackstöd ที่พิงศีรษะของเก้าอี้ baş dayanağı 頭墊 підголівник, підголів'я سر کا تکیہ یا سہارا cái để tựa đầu 头靠，靠头之物
ˈheadscarf,ˈheadsquare nouns ausually square scarf worn by women over or round the head. kopdoek غِطاء للرأس، وِشاح фередже lenço de cabeça šátek der Kopfschal hovedtørklæde κεφαλομάντιλοpañuelo pearätt روسری päähuivifoulard מִטפַּחַת רֹאש सिर पर बांधने का रुमाल šal (rubac) za glavu fejkendő syal höfuðklúturfoulard スカーフ 머리용 스카프 skarelė galvas lakats tudung kepalahaarbandskautchustka na głowę چادري،برقعlenço de cabeça baticкосынка šatka ruta marama sjalett ผ้าคลุมศีรษะ (ของผู้หญิง)baş örtüsü 女人的頭巾 хустка سر ڈھکنے کا رومال khăn trùm女人的头巾
ˈheadstone noun a stone put at a grave,usually with the name of the dead person on it, the date of his birth and deathetc. grafsteen شاهِد الضَّريح надгробен камък lápide náhrobní kámen der Grabstein gravstenταφόπετραlápida mortuoria hauakivi سنگ قبر hautakivipierre tombaleמצבה समाधि-शिला nadgrobni spomenik sírkő nisan legsteinnpietra tombale,lapide 墓石 묘비 antkapinis akmuo kapakmens batu nisangrafsteen, zerkgravsteinnagrobek د بنسټ تيږه ، دمړستون تيږ ه، د قبر ډبرهlápide piatră de mormântнадгробный камень náhrobný kameň nagrobni kamen nadgrobni spomenik gravsten แผ่นหินจารึกหน้าหลุมฝังศพmezar taşı 墓石 надгробок, могильний камінь قبر کا پتھر، کتبہ bia mộ墓石
ˈheadstrong adjective (of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want.a headstrong, obstinate child. hardkoppig, eiesinnig عَنيد، مُتَشَبِّث своеволен voluntarioso tvrdohlavýstur,halsstarrig stædig; egenrådigισχυρογνώμωνtestarudo,cabeza dura,terco põikpäine خودسر uppiniskainenvolontaireעקשן हठी tvrdoglav, neposlušan makacs keras kepala þrjóskurtestardo 強情な 고집센 užsispyręs ietiepīgs; stūrgalvīgs keras kepalakoppigegenrådig,stauparty په خپل سر ، بې جلوه ، بې سره ، خود سره ، پې پروا voluntarioso încăpăţânatсвоевольный tvrdohlavý trmoglav tvrdoglav halsstarrig, hårdnackad, envis ซึ่งดึงดันinatçı, bildiğini okuyan 任性的，剛愎自用的 свавільний, упертий خودسر ương ngạnh 不受管束的，刚愎的
ˈheadwind noun a wind which is blowing towards one. teenwind ريح في إتجاه الشَّخْص насрещеи вятър vento de proa protivítr der Gegenwind modvind αντίθετος άνεμος viento de frente vastutuul بادمخالف vastatuulivent contraire רוּח נֶגדִית प्रतिवात vjetar u lice ellenszél angin dari depan mótvindurvento contrario 向かい風 (배, 비행기 등의 앞에서 불어오는) 역풍(逆風) priešpriešinis vėjas pretvējš angin dr depan wind van vorenmotvind wiatr z przodu مخالفه باد vento de proa vânt din faţă встречный ветер predný vietor, protivietor protiveter, veter v obraz čeoni vetar motvind ลมปะทะ baş rüzgârı, pruva rüzgârı 逆風 стрічний, супротивний عین سامنے سے آنے والی ہوا gió ngược逆风
above someone's head too difficult (for someone) to understand.His lecture was well above their heads. bokant iemand se begrip/vuurmaakplek صَعبٌ فهمُه непонятен difícil demais nad něčí chápáníüber den Verstand von over ens hoved που υπερβαίνει την αντίληψή μου, που είναι δύσκολος να τον καταλάβω por encima de la capacidad intelectual de alguien, demasiado difícil para alguien, incomprensible para alguien üle mõistuse فراتر از سطح فکری yli hilseen qui dépasse (qqn) לִהיוֹת לְמַעֲלָה מִבִּינָתוֹ सिर के ऊपर से गुजरना teško za shvatiti magas vmi vkinek terlalu sulit ofvaxinn skilningi e-s (troppo difficile) ～には難しすぎる 남에게 이해되지 않는 per sunkus kieno galvai pāri kāda saprašanai tdk sso fahami boven iemands petover ens hode zbyt mądry پورته له سوچ څخه difícil demais care depăşeşte выше чьего-л. понимания nad (koho) pochopenie težko razumljivo pretežak över ngns förstånd ยากที่จะเข้าใจ çok zor, birinin anlayamayacağı düzeyde 深奧，難以理解 поза чиїмсь розумінням سمجھ سے باہر khó hiểu 深奥，不易理解
go to someone's head1. (of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk.Champagne always goes to my head. gaan kop toe يُسْكِر، يُدَوِّخ напивам subir à cabeça stoupnout do hlavyjemandem in den Kopf steigen gå til hovedet; gøre ør; gå lige i blodet χτυπώ στο κεφάλι (για αλκοόλ) subir a la cabeza pähe hakkama مست كردن nousta päähänmonter à la tête לְשַׂכֵּר सिर पर चढ़ना udariti u glavu (alkohol) fejébe száll (ital) memabukkan stíga til höfuðs, svífa á dare alla testa 酔わせる 약간 취하게 하다 trenkti į galvą (par alkoholu) sakāpt galvā menyebabkan sso mabuk sedikit naar het hoofd stijgen gjøre ør/beruset,gå rett i blodet uderzać do głowy نشه کول subir à cabeça a i se ridica la cap ударить в голову, опьянить stúpnuť do hlavy iti v glavo udariti u glavu stiga ngn åt huvudet ทำให้มึนเมา sarhoş etmek, başına vurmak (酒)讓人微醺 вдаряти в голову نشہ دلانا chuếnh choáng say （酒）冲上人的头脑
2. (of praise, successetc) to make someone arrogant, foolishetc.Don't let success go to your head. gaan kop toe, jaag iemand se kop op hol يَجعلُه متكبِّرا надувам се subir à cabeça stoupnout do hlavyjemandem zu Kopf steigen stige til hovedet κάνω κπ. αλαζόνα subir a la cabeza pähe hakkama مغرور شدن nousta päähänmonter à la tête “לַעֲלוֹת לַרֹאש” सिर पर चढ़ना lupiti u glavu (slava, laskanje) fejébe száll (dicsőség) membuat sombong stíga til höfuðs, fylla ofmetnaði dare alla testa うぬぼれさせる 자만하게 하다 apsukti galvą (par panākumiem) sakāpt galvā; sagrozīt galvu menyebabkan sso lupa diri iemand naar het hoofd stijgengå til hodet på uderzać do głowy نغرول subir à cabeça a i se urca la cap вскружить голову stúpnuť do hlavy stopiti v glavo udariti u glavu stiga ngn åt huvudet ทำให้เย่อหยิ่งşımartmak, ne oldum delisi etmek (讚美、成功等)讓某人沖昏頭 запаморочити голову گھمنڈ پیدا کرنا làm kiêu ngạo （赞美、成功等）冲昏某人的头脑
head off1. to make (a person, animaletc) change direction.One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off. afkeer, voorkeer يجعلُه يُغَيِّر إتجاهه насочвам (се) desviar odvrátitabdrängen lede i en anden retning; spærre vejen forαποτρέπω,εκτρέπωdesviar kõrvale juhtima تغيير جهت دادن vaihtaa suuntaadétourner לְהַסִיט किसी से दिशा बदलवाना (prestici i) skrenuti, preusmjeriti eltérít membelokkan fara í veg fyrir deviare さえぎる 진로를 돌리다 užkirsti kelią aizsprostot ceļu memintas de pas afsnijden styre/dirigere i en annen retningzawrócić, skierować w inną stronę جهت ته بدلولdesviar a tăia calea преграждать путь odvrátiť speljati drugam preusmeriti mota tillbaka ทำให้หันเห yolunu çevirmek/kesmek 使(人、動物)掉頭轉向 відволікати راستہ بدلنے پر مجبور کرنا bắt đổi hướng 拦截，使转向
2. to go in some direction.He headed off towards the river. koers kry, rigting kies na يَذهَب في إتجاه مُعَيّن насочвам се dirigir-se směřovatabbiegen gå i retning modκατευθύνομαιdirigirse a suunduma به سمتی رفتن suunnata partir vers לַנוּע בְּכִיווּן किसी दिशा में जाना zaputiti se, uputiti se vmi felé halad membelok stefna, taka stefnu, fara (í átt til)dirigersi 向かう 어떤 방향으로 가다 traukti, eiti virzīties menghala gaan in de richting van, richting kiezen naarta veien motruszyć,skierować się د یو شمت ته تللdirigir-se a porni spreнаправляться smerovať obrniti se proti uputiti se ge sig av [i riktning] mot มุ่งหน้าไปยัง yönelmek 向某個方向走 прямувати کسی سمت میں جانا đi về hướng向某个方向走
head over heels1. completely.He fell head over heels in love. halsoorkop كليا، غارق في الحُب حتى أذنيه напълно completamente po ušiHals über Kopf forelsket til op over begge ørerπαράφορα,εντελώςperdidamente,locamente kõrvuni كاملآ korviaan myötenéperdument “מְעַל לַרֹאש” पूरा zaljubljen preko ušiju (glave) fülig (szerelmes) sepenuhnya gagntekinn; yfir sigcompletamente すっかり 완전히 iki ausų līdz ausīm iemīlējies benar-benar van top tot teentil oppover ørene, hodestups- bez pamięci, na zabój کاملأ،پورهcompletamente îndrăgostitпо уши po uši do ušes do ušiju upp över öronen เต็มที่adamakıllı,sırılsıklam 完全地 по вуха مکمل طور پر hoàn toàn完全地
2. turning over completely; headfirst.He fell head over heels into a pond. bollemakiesie slaan رأسا عَلى عَقِب с главата надолу de cabeça jak široký, tak dlouhýkopfüber hovedkulds; med hovedet førstανάποδα patas arriba ülepeakaela کله معلق زنان suin päincul par-dessus tête לְהִתהַפֵּך पूरा naglavce (bele)bukfencezik kepala dulu á hausinn; kollhnís (a gambe all'aria) まっさかさまに 거꾸로 kūlvirsčia kūleniski tunggang terbalikvooroverhals over hode,hodekulls na łeb na szyję ساده،معلق de cabeça cu capul înainte вверх тормашками (aký široký, taký dlhý) strmhlav na glavo naglavačke huvudstupa, handlöst หัวคะมำ tepe taklak 倒栽蔥 шкереберть پلٹی کھا جانا lăn lông lốc头朝下
heads or tails? used when tossing a coin,eg to decide which of two people does, getsetc something.Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them. kop of munt الطُّرَّه أم النَّقْشَه؟ تستُعْمل عند رَمي قِطْعَة نقود لمعْرِفَة من سَيَبدأ ези или тура cara ou coroa? hlava nebo orelZahl oder Wappen slå plat og krone κορόνα ή γράμματα cara o cruz kull või kiri? شير يا خط kruuna vai klaava? pile ou face? עֵץ אוֹ פָּלִי? चित या पट pismo ili glava (pri bacanju novcica) fej vagy írás? kepala atau ekor framhlið eða afturhlið testa o croce? 表か裏か 앞면이냐 뒷면이냐? skaičius ar herbas? raksts vai ērglis?/cipars vai ģerbonis? kepala atau bunga kruis of munt?krone eller mynt? Orzeł czy reszka? شير يا خط cara ou coroa? cap sau pajură? орёл или решка hlava alebo orol cifra ali mož? glava ili pismo krona eller klave? หัวหรือก้อย yazı mı tura mı? (擲硬幣)正面或反面 орел і решка سکہ اچھال کر کچھ طے کرنا ngửa hay sấp? （掷钱币时问）正面还是反面？
keep one's head to remain calm and sensible in a crisisetc. kalm bly, kophou يَبقى هادئا запазвам спокойствие manter a calma zachovat si chladnou hlavueinen kühlen Kopf behalten holde hovedet koldt διατηρώ την ψυχραιμία μου mantener la cabeza fría, mantener la calma mõistust külm pidama خونسردی خود را حفظ كردن pysyä rauhallisenagarder la tête froide “לִשמוֹר עַל הַרֹאש” किसी संकट इत्यादि में शांत बने रहना ne gubiti glavu, ostati hladnokrvan nem veszti el a fejét tetap tenang halda höfði/ró sinni non perdere la testa 落ち着いている 침착을 유지하다 nepamesti galvos saglabāt mieru kekal tenang rustig blijvenholde hodet kaldt nie tracić głowy آرام کیدل manter a calma a-şi păstra sângele rece сохранять спокойствие zachovať si chladnú hlavu obdržati trezno glavo biti priseban behålla fattningen, hålla huvudet kallt สงบสติอารมณ์ soğukkanlılığını korumak 處變不驚 зберігати самовладання پر سکون رہنا giữ bình tĩnh保持镇静
lose one's head to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis. kop verloor, die kluts kwytraak يَغْضَب، يَفْقِد صوابَه губя самообладание perder a cabeça ztratit hlavu der Kopf verlieren tabe hovedet χάνω την ψυχραιμία μουperder la cabeza pead kaotama خونسردی خود را از دست دادن menettää malttinsaperdre la tête “לְאַבֵּד אֶת הַרֹאש” गुस्सा जाना izgubiti glavu (prisebnost duha) elveszti a fejét kalut missa stjórn á sérperdere la testa あわてる 흥분하다 pamesti galvą zaudēt galvu naik marah atau teruja zijn hoofd verliezenmiste besinnelsen stracić głowę خپله ارامتيا له لاسه وركول perder a cabeça a-şi pierde capul, a se pierde cu firea терять голову stratiť hlavu izgubiti glavo eksplodirati tappa huvudet โกรธมาก şaşırp kalmak,paniğe kapılmak 發怒，驚慌失措 втрачати самовладання ہیبت زدہ ہو جانا، جذبات پر قابو کھو دینا mất bình tĩnh 慌乱，不知所措
make head or tail of to understand.I can't make head or tail of these instructions. kop of stert uitmaak van, iets wys word يَفْهَم разбирам compreender vyznat se vaus etwas schlau werden finde hoved eller hale βρίσκω άκρη, βγάζω νόημα από κτ. encontrar pies y cabeza sotti saama سر از چيزی در آوردن ymmärtää s'y retrouver לְהָבִין समझना razumjeti, imati glavu i rep kiokoskodik mengerti skilja hvorki upp né niður ícomprendere 理解する 이해하다 nieko nesuprasti saprast memahamibegrijpen; daar is geen touw aan vast te knopenbli klok påpojąć پوهيدل compreender a pricepeразобраться vyznať sa v razumeti razumeti bli klok på, få rätsida på เข้าใจแล้วanlamak 理解 розібратися в чому سمجھ میں آنا hiểu cái gì理解
make headway to make progress.We're not making much headway with this new scheme. vooruitgang maak, vordering maak يَتَقَدَّم имам развитие avançar pokročit die Fortschritte(pl.) gøre fremskridt σημειώνω πρόοδοavanzar,progresar edenema پيشرفت كردن edistyäprogresser לְהִתקַדֵם प्रगति करना napredovati, odmaknuti halad maju komast áframfare progressi 進む 진척되다 daryti pažangą, stumtis į priekį virzīties uz priekšu mencapai kemajuanvooruitgang boekengjøre framskritt,ha framgang iść do przodu انکشاف کولavançar a progresa делать успехи pokročiť napredovati napredovati komma framåt, göra framsteg รุดหน้าilerlemek, yol almak 往前推進 досягти успіху ترقی کرنا، آگے بڑھنا tiến bộ 前进，取得进展
off one's head mad.You must be off your head to work for nothing. van jou verstand af wees/besimpeld wees مَجنون луд louco blázenverrückt tosset; galπαλαβόςestar fuera de sí, estar loco peast segi ديوانه päästään viallafou לְהִשתַגֵע पागल lud, izvan sebe őrült gila brjálaðurpazzo 気が違って 미친 išsikraustęs iš proto jucis gilagekikke riktig klok,fra vettetzwariowany لیونیlouco не в своём уме blázon nor ljut tokig บ้าçılgın,deli 瘋了 у нестямі دیوانہ điên rồ失常
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→رَأْس,رَئِيس,يَرْأَسُ být v čele, hlava, vedoucí hoved, lede, lederanführen,Kopf,Leiterεπικεφαλής,ηγούμαι,κεφάλιcabeza,encabezar,jefe johtaa, pää, rehtoridirecteur,présider,tête glava, poglavar, voditicapo,dirigere,testa ･･･の先頭に立つ, 長, 頭 ...으로 나아가다, 머리, 우두머리aan het hoofd staan van,hoofdhode,lede,sjefgłowa,prowadzić,zwierzchnikcabeça,director,diretor,liderarвозглавлять,голова,директор chef, huvud, sätta kurs ครูใหญ่, นำ, ศีรษะbaş,başı çekmek cái đầu, dẫn đầu, người đứng đầu头,领头,首脑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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1.n. cabeza;
2. parte principal de una estructura;
from ___ to toe →de la ___ a los pies;
___ birth →presentación cefálica;
___ drop →caída de la ___;
___ injury →traumatismo del cráneo, golpe en la ___;
___ of the family →___ de familia;
v.
to nod one's ___ →asentir con la ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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n cabeza; (of an abscess) parte blanca donde hay pus (de un absceso); (of a bed) cabecera;I’m not saying it’s all in your head..No le estoy diciendo que todo está en su cabeza;to come to a — (an abscess) madurar (un absceso)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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So he traveled to their country and asked to see the Chief, who lived in a house that had a picture of his grotesque falsehead painted over the doorway.
Your most usual point of perch is thehead of the t' gallant-mast, where you stand upon two thin parallel sticks (almost peculiar to whalemen) called the t' gallant cross-trees.
Consider that the whale has nothing that can properly be called a neck; on the contrary, where hishead and body seem to join, there, in that very place, is the thickest part of him.
Then ahead showed itself over the rock and the same voice said, "This hill belongs to us, and we don't allow anyone to cross it."
The Woggle-Bug had taken from its position over the mantle-piece in the great hallway thehead of a Gump, which was adorned with wide-spreading antlers; and this, with great care and greater difficulty, the insect had carried up the stairs to the roof.
I will confer upon you thehead of a fox, so that you may hereafter look as bright as you really are."
York came to me first, while the groom stood at Ginger'shead. He drew myhead back and fixed the rein so tight that it was almost intolerable; then he went to Ginger, who was impatiently jerking herhead up and down against the bit, as was her way now.
On the cloth being removed Don Antonio, taking Don Quixote by the hand, passed with him into a distant room in which there was nothing in the way of furniture except a table, apparently of jasper, resting on a pedestal of the same, upon which was set up, after the fashion of the busts of the Roman emperors, ahead which seemed to be of bronze.
`Idiot!' said the Queen, tossing herhead impatiently; and, turning to Alice, she went on, `What's your name, child?'
He flung his poisoned spear over thehead of the captive at the flitting form.
They had literally pumped his body full of poison, so that, with the coming of day, eyes swollen almost shut, he had stumbled blindly on, not caring much when hishead should be hacked off and his carcass started on the way of Sagawa's to the cooking fire.
Molly pursued her victory, and catching up a skull which lay on the side of the grave, discharged it with such fury, that having hit a taylor on thehead, the two skulls sent equally forth a hollow sound at their meeting, and the taylor took presently measure of his length on the ground, where the skulls lay side by side, and it was doubtful which was the more valuable of the two.
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