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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) toucado -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) süslü başlık -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) okras za lase* * *[héddres]nounokras za lase; ženska frizura -
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• päähine* * *noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) päänkoriste -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) hodepynt/-plagg -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) acconciatura, pettinatura -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) przybranie głowy -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) (dekoratīva) galvassega -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) galvos apdangalas -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) huvudprydnad[] -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) parură -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) (διακοσμητικό)κάλυμμα του κεφαλιού,περικεφαλαία -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) čelenka -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) čelenka -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) coiffure -
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noun (something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head: The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers.) toucado -
78 head-on
1.2.a head-on collision or crash — ein Frontalzusammenstoß
['] adverb frontalmeet something/somebody head-on — (fig.): (resolutely) einer Sache/jemandem entschieden entgegentreten
* * *adverb, adjective ((usually of cars etc) with the front of one car etc hitting the front of another car etc: a head-on collision; The two cars crashed head-on.) frontal* * *I. adj attr, inv Frontal-\head-on collision Frontalzusammenstoß m* * *head-on adj & adv1. frontal:head-on collision Frontalzusammenstoß m2. fig direkt:* * *1.['] adjective frontal; offen [Konfrontation, Konflikt]2.a head-on collision or crash — ein Frontalzusammenstoß
['] adverb frontalmeet something/somebody head-on — (fig.): (resolutely) einer Sache/jemandem entschieden entgegentreten
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79 head for
v + prep + oa) ( go toward) \<\<ship\>\> ir* con rumbo ato head for home — ponerse* en camino a casa
b) ( be in danger of)to be headed o heading for something — ir* camino de algo
VI + PREP1) [+ place]where are you heading for? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?
when he comes home he heads straight for the TV — nada más llegar a casa se va derechito para la televisión
the vessel was heading for the port of Cádiz — el navío iba rumbo al or se dirigía al puerto de Cádiz
2) (fig)to be heading for: you're heading for trouble — vas por mal camino
* * *v + prep + oa) ( go toward) \<\<ship\>\> ir* con rumbo ato head for home — ponerse* en camino a casa
b) ( be in danger of)to be headed o heading for something — ir* camino de algo
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80 head (n)or tail
To be unable to make head [n]or tail of something значит «быть не в состоянии понять что-либо». Выражение относится к охотнику, который видит дичь, но на таком расстоянии, что он не может определить, в какую сторону повёрнута её голова. Это выражение вошло в употребление в XVII в.I spent an hour with the lawyer, but I could not make head or tail of what he said. — Я провёл целый час с юристом, но не мог понять ничего из того, что он говорил.
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