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1 to keep one's head
mantener la calma————————no perder la cabeza -
2 to lose one's head
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3 to bang one's head
darse un golpe en la cabeza -
4 to nod one's head
asentir con la cabeza -
5 to scratch one's head
(think) calentarse la cabeza, darle vueltas en la cabeza -
6 to shake one's head
negar con la cabeza, decir que no con la cabeza -
7 to hang one's head
bajar or agachar la cabeza -
8 off the top of one's head
improvisando, sin pensarlo————————sin pensárselo, así de entradaexpr.• espontaneamente adv. -
9 to laugh one's head off
familiar partirse de risa, troncharse de risa, desternillarse de risa————————reírse a carcajadas* partirse or desternillarse or troncharse de risa -
10 to do something standing on one's head
hacer algo con los ojos cerrados————————hacer algo con los ojos vendadosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to do something standing on one's head
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11 to be out of one's head / be out of one's mind
to be out of one's head / be out of one's mindestar loco,-aEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be out of one's head / be out of one's mind
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12 shake one's head
(to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No': `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.) negar con la cabeza, decir que no con la cabeza -
13 to have eyes in the back of one's head
English-spanish dictionary > to have eyes in the back of one's head
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14 to keep one's head above water
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15 bury one's head in the sand
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16 get sth. through one's head
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17 hang one's head
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18 knock one's head against the wall
expr.English-spanish dictionary > knock one's head against the wall
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19 lose one's head
(to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis.) perder la cabezav.• chalar v.• chiflar v.• destornillar v. -
20 nothing occurs off the top of one's head
English-spanish dictionary > nothing occurs off the top of one's head
См. также в других словарях:
one's head — To keep (or lose) one s self possession, calmness, control ● head … Useful english dictionary
one's head off — ► one s head off informal talk, laugh, shout, etc. unrestrainedly. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
one's head against a brick wall — Said of a laborious but unrewarding attempt, eg to persuade, inform, etc ● brick … Useful english dictionary
To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lose one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To show one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one's head swells — one becomes conceited. → swell … English new terms dictionary
out of one's head — or[out of one s mind] or[out of one s senses] also[off one s head] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. * /The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched./ * /Her friends thought she was out … Dictionary of American idioms
price on one's head — {n. phr.} Reward offered to anyone who catches a thief or a murderer. * /The hotel manager learned that the quiet man taken from his room by the police was a murderer with a price on his head./ … Dictionary of American idioms
out of one's head — or[out of one s mind] or[out of one s senses] also[off one s head] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Acting in a crazy way; especially, wildly crazy. * /The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched./ * /Her friends thought she was out … Dictionary of American idioms
price on one's head — {n. phr.} Reward offered to anyone who catches a thief or a murderer. * /The hotel manager learned that the quiet man taken from his room by the police was a murderer with a price on his head./ … Dictionary of American idioms