to have a fine head of hair

The wind blows (ruffles) smb's hair. — Ветер треплет (шевелит) волосы.

he put his head round the door — sporse la testa o fece capolino dalla porta

to keep one's head down tenere la testa bassa, stare a capo chino; fig. (be inconspicuous) non dare nell'occhio; (work hard) lavorare a testa bassa; from head to foot o toe dalla testa ai piedi; the decision was made over their heads la decisione fu presa senza consultarli; heads turned at the sight of... tutti si voltarono alla vista di...; to be a head taller than sb. o to be taller than sb. by a head — essere più alto di qcn. di tutta una testa

head of department — amm. caporeparto; scol. direttore di dipartimento

to come to a head — [ spot] maturare; fig. [ crisis] precipitare

to bring [sth.] to a head — med. fare maturare [ abscess]; fig. fare precipitare [ crisis]; fare giungere alla fase cruciale [ situation]

to go to sb.'s head — [alcohol, success] dare alla testa a qcn.

to be soft o weak in the head colloq. essere rincretinito; he's not right in the head colloq. non ci sta (tanto) con la testa; to laugh one's head off colloq. sganasciarsi dalle risate; to shout one's head off colloq. gridare a squarciagola; she talked my head off colloq. mi ha fatto una testa (grande) così; off the top of one's head [say, answer] su due piedi, senza pensarci; to give a horse its head allentare le briglie al cavallo; to be able to do sth. standing on one's head riuscire a fare qcs. anche a occhi bendati; I can't make head (n)or tail of it non riesco a venirne a capo, non ci capisco niente; the leaders put their heads together i dirigenti si sono consultati; two heads are better than one — prov. quattro occhi vedono meglio di due

where was the train headed o heading? dove era diretto il treno? to head south, north mar. dirigersi verso sud, nord; it's time to head home è ora di tornare a casa; look out! he's heading this way! — attento! viene da questa parte!

he put his head round the door — sporse la testa o fece capolino dalla porta

to keep one's head down tenere la testa bassa, stare a capo chino; fig. (be inconspicuous) non dare nell'occhio; (work hard) lavorare a testa bassa; from head to foot o toe dalla testa ai piedi; the decision was made over their heads la decisione fu presa senza consultarli; heads turned at the sight of... tutti si voltarono alla vista di...; to be a head taller than sb. o to be taller than sb. by a head — essere più alto di qcn. di tutta una testa

head of department — amm. caporeparto; scol. direttore di dipartimento

to come to a head — [ spot] maturare; fig. [ crisis] precipitare

to bring [sth.] to a head — med. fare maturare [ abscess]; fig. fare precipitare [ crisis]; fare giungere alla fase cruciale [ situation]

to go to sb.'s head — [alcohol, success] dare alla testa a qcn.

to be soft o weak in the head colloq. essere rincretinito; he's not right in the head colloq. non ci sta (tanto) con la testa; to laugh one's head off colloq. sganasciarsi dalle risate; to shout one's head off colloq. gridare a squarciagola; she talked my head off colloq. mi ha fatto una testa (grande) così; off the top of one's head [say, answer] su due piedi, senza pensarci; to give a horse its head allentare le briglie al cavallo; to be able to do sth. standing on one's head riuscire a fare qcs. anche a occhi bendati; I can't make head (n)or tail of it non riesco a venirne a capo, non ci capisco niente; the leaders put their heads together i dirigenti si sono consultati; two heads are better than one — prov. quattro occhi vedono meglio di due

where was the train headed o heading? dove era diretto il treno? to head south, north mar. dirigersi verso sud, nord; it's time to head home è ora di tornare a casa; look out! he's heading this way! — attento! viene da questa parte!

by a hair's breadth — d'un poil (colloq)

to get in somebody's hair — (colloq) taper sur les nerfs de quelqu'un (colloq)

to have somebody by the short hairs — (sl) US tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un

to let one's hair down — (colloq) se défouler (colloq)

you need a hair of the dog (that bit you) — il te faut un petit verre pour faire passer la gueule de bois (colloq)

to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)

are you off your head? — tu as perdu la boule? (colloq)

to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)

to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler

off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir

to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)

two heads are better than one — Prov deux avis valent mieux qu'un

without turning a hair — (fig.) ohne eine Miene zu verziehen

not harm a hair of somebody's head — (fig.) jemandem kein Haar krümmen

do one's/somebody's hair — sich/jemandem das Haar machen (ugs.)

have or get one's hair done — sich (Dat.) das Haar od. die Haare machen (ugs.) lassen

pull somebody's hair — jemanden an den Haaren ziehen

keep your hair on! — (coll.) geh [mal] nicht gleich an die Decke! (ugs.)

let one's hair down — (give free expression to one's feelings etc.) aus sich herausgehen; (have a good time) auf den Putz hauen (ugs.)

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

get in somebody's hair — (fig. coll.) jemandem auf die Nerven od. den Wecker gehen od. fallen (ugs.) See also academic.ru/5024/bad">bad 1. 1)

to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

to have one's hair cut/done — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden/frisieren lassen

her hair always looks nice — sie ist immer sehr gut frisiert

she usually wears her hair up (in pony tail/bun) — sie trägt ihr Haar normalerweise in einem Pferdeschwanz/Knoten

to let one's hair down (lit) — sein Haar aufmachen or lösen (geh); (fig) aus sich (dat) herausgehen

keep your hair on! ( Brit inf ) — ruhig Blut!

to get in sb's hair (inf) — jdm auf den Wecker or auf die Nerven gehen (inf)

I wish you'd get out of my hair while I'm working (inf) — kannst du mich vielleicht in Ruhe lassen, während ich arbeite

that film really made my hair stand on end — bei dem Film lief es mir eiskalt den Rücken herunter

not a hair on his head was harmed (fig) — ihm wurde kein Haar gekrümmt

not a hair out of place (fig) — wie aus dem Ei gepellt

body hair — Körperbehaarung f

I'm allergic to cat hair — ich bin gegen Katzenhaare allergisch

the best cure for a hangover is the hair of the dog (that bit you) — einen Kater kuriert man am besten, wenn man mit dem anfängt, womit man aufgehört hat

hair growth — Haarwuchs m

without turning a hair — (fig.) ohne eine Miene zu verziehen

not harm a hair of somebody's head — (fig.) jemandem kein Haar krümmen

do one's/somebody's hair — sich/jemandem das Haar machen (ugs.)

have or get one's hair done — sich (Dat.) das Haar od. die Haare machen (ugs.) lassen

keep your hair on! — (coll.) geh [mal] nicht gleich an die Decke! (ugs.)

let one's hair down — (give free expression to one's feelings etc.) aus sich herausgehen; (have a good time) auf den Putz hauen (ugs.)

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

get in somebody's hair — (fig. coll.) jemandem auf die Nerven od. den Wecker gehen od. fallen (ugs.) See also bad 1. 1)

long-, short-haired — [ person] dai capelli lunghi, corti; [ animal] dal pelo lungo, corto

by a hair by a hair's breadth per un pelo; to have a hair's breadth escape salvarsi per un pelo o per il rotto della cuffia; he didn't turn a hair non ha fatto una piega, non ha battuto ciglio; it made my hair stand on end mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli; keep your hair on! BE colloq. stai calmo! non preoccuparti! to get in sb.'s hair colloq. stare tra i piedi a qcn.; to have sb. by the short hairs AE pop. tenere qcn. in pugno; to let one's hair down colloq. rilassarsi, lasciarsi andare; to split hairs spaccare il capello in quattro; to tear one's hair out strapparsi i capelli; you need a hair of the dog (that bit you) — = hai bisogno di un bicchierino di liquore per farti passare la sbronza

long-, short-haired — [ person] dai capelli lunghi, corti; [ animal] dal pelo lungo, corto

by a hair by a hair's breadth per un pelo; to have a hair's breadth escape salvarsi per un pelo o per il rotto della cuffia; he didn't turn a hair non ha fatto una piega, non ha battuto ciglio; it made my hair stand on end mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli; keep your hair on! BE colloq. stai calmo! non preoccuparti! to get in sb.'s hair colloq. stare tra i piedi a qcn.; to have sb. by the short hairs AE pop. tenere qcn. in pugno; to let one's hair down colloq. rilassarsi, lasciarsi andare; to split hairs spaccare il capello in quattro; to tear one's hair out strapparsi i capelli; you need a hair of the dog (that bit you) — = hai bisogno di un bicchierino di liquore per farti passare la sbronza

to have o get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

to have one's hair done — peinarse ( en la peluquería)

to get in somebody's hair — (colloq) molestar a alguien

keep your hair on! — (BrE colloq) no te sulfures! (fam)

to let one's hair down — ( relax) soltarse* la melena (fam); ( lit) soltarse* el pelo

to make somebody's hair stand on end — (colloq) ponerle* los pelos de punta a alguien (fam)

to tear one's hair (out) — (colloq) subirse por las paredes (fam); (before n) <gel, lacquer, oil> para el pelo

hair transplant — transplante m capilar

hair remover — depilatorio m

not to harm a hair of somebody's head — no tocarle* un pelo a alguien

not to turn a hair — no inmutarse, quedarse como si nada or como si tal (fam)

to split hairs — buscarle* tres or cinco pies al gato; see also hair's breadth

• to comb one's hair — peinarse

• to get/have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

• to do one's hair, to have one's hair done — arreglarse el pelo

• grey hair — canas fpl

• a fine head of hair — una hermosa cabellera

• she's got long hair — tiene el pelo largo

• to part one's hair — hacerse la raya

• to remove unwanted hair — depilarse

• to put one's hair up — recogerse el pelo

• to wash one's hair — lavarse la cabeza or el pelo

• white hair — canas fpl

by a hair's breadth — por un pelo or los pelos

this will put hairs on your chest! * — ¡esto te hará la mar de bien! *

hair appointment N —

hair care N — cuidado m del cabello

hair clippers NPL — maquinilla f para cortar el pelo

hair colour N — (=dye) tinte m de pelo

hair conditioner N — suavizante m or (LAm) enjuague m para el cabello

hair curler N — rulo m, bigudí m

hair extension N — postizo m; (=false plait) trenza f postiza

hair follicle N — folículo m capilar

hair gel N — fijador m

hair implant N — implante m capilar

hair loss N — pérdida f de cabello, caída f de pelo

total hair loss — pérdida f total del cabello, caída f total del pelo

hair oil N — brillantina f

hair removal N — depilación f

hair remover N — depilatorio m

hair restorer N — loción f capilar

hair salon N — salón m de peluquería

hair shirt N — cilicio m

hair slide N — (Brit) pasador m, hebilla f (S. Cone)

hair specialist N — especialista mf capilar

hair straighteners NPL — alisador msing de pelo

hair style N — peinado m

hair stylist N — peluquero(-a) m / f estilista

hair transplant N — trasplante m capilar

hair trigger N — gatillo que se dispara con un ligero toque

hair wash N — (=act) lavado m de pelo; (=substance) champú m

to have o get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

to have one's hair done — peinarse ( en la peluquería)

to get in somebody's hair — (colloq) molestar a alguien

keep your hair on! — (BrE colloq) no te sulfures! (fam)

to let one's hair down — ( relax) soltarse* la melena (fam); ( lit) soltarse* el pelo

to make somebody's hair stand on end — (colloq) ponerle* los pelos de punta a alguien (fam)

to tear one's hair (out) — (colloq) subirse por las paredes (fam); (before n) <gel, lacquer, oil> para el pelo

hair transplant — transplante m capilar

hair remover — depilatorio m

not to harm a hair of somebody's head — no tocarle* un pelo a alguien

not to turn a hair — no inmutarse, quedarse como si nada or como si tal (fam)

to split hairs — buscarle* tres or cinco pies al gato; see also hair's breadth