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he knocked their heads together

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1 knock etc their heads together

expr infml

Those stupid boys should have their heads knocked together, then they might have some sense — Надо проучить этих глупых ребят, тогда они, может, поумнеют

I felt like banging their heads together — У меня буквально руки чесались дать им по мозгам

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > knock etc their heads together
2 knock together

1. transitive verb
zusammenzimmern (ugs.) [Hütte, Tisch, Bühne]; see also academic.ru/41096/knock">knock 1. 3)
2. intransitive verb
my knees were knocking together — mir schlotterten die Knie

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◆ knock together

vt

▪ to \knock together together ⇆ sth

1. ( fam: complete quickly) etw zusammenschustern fam; a piece of furniture, shed, shelves, etc. etw zusammenzimmern fam

to \knock together together an article einen Artikel zusammenschreiben fam

to \knock together together something to eat auf die Schnelle etwas Essbares zaubern

2. BRIT (remove wall)

to \knock together together two rooms/buildings die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern/Gebäuden einreißen

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1. vi

his knees were knocking together — seine Knie zitterten or schlotterten (inf)

2. vt sep

1) (= make hurriedly) shelter, object zusammenzimmern; meal, snack auf die Beine stellen (inf)

2) (lit) aneinanderstoßen

I'd like to knock their heads together — man sollte die beiden zur Räson bringen

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knock together

A v/t

1. aneinanderstoßen oder -schlagen:

he knocked their heads together er schlug sie mit den Köpfen aneinander (um sie zur Vernunft zu bringen)

2. umg etwas schnell zusammenzimmern, ein Essen etc (her)zaubern

B v/i aneinanderstoßen oder -schlagen:

his knees were knocking together ihm schlotterten die Knie

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1. transitive verb
zusammenzimmern (ugs.) [Hütte, Tisch, Bühne]; see also knock 1. 3)
2. intransitive verb
my knees were knocking together — mir schlotterten die Knie

English-german dictionary > knock together
3 knock

1. transitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen gegen od. an (+ Akk.); (forcefully) schlagen gegen od. an (+ Akk.)

2) (make by striking) schlagen

knock a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) schlagen

3) (drive by striking) schlagen

knock somebody's brains out — jemandem den Schädel einschlagen

I'd like to knock their heads together — (lit.) ich könnte ihre Köpfe gegeneinander schlagen; (fig.): (reprove them) ich möchte ihnen mal gehörig die Leviten lesen

4)

knock somebody on the head — jemandem eins über od. auf den Schädel geben

knock something on the head — (fig.): (put an end to) einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende setzen

5) (coll.): (criticize) herziehen über (+ Akk.) (ugs.)

don't knock it — halt dich zurück
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen; (forcefully) schlagen

2) (seek admittance) klopfen (at an + Akk.)
3. noun
1) (rap) Klopfen, das

there was a knock on or at the door — es klopfte an der Tür

2) (blow) Schlag, der; (gentler) Stoß, der

3) (fig.): (blow of misfortune) [Schicksals]schlag, der

take a knock — einen Schlag erleiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/41097/knock_about">knock about

- knock around

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klopfen

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) herunterstoßen

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) schlagen

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) stoßen
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) der Schlag

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) das Klopfen

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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knock

[nɒk, AM nɑ:k]

I. n

1. (sound) Klopfen nt, Pochen nt liter

to give a \knock [at [or on] the door] an der Tür klopfen

there was a \knock on the door es hat [an der Tür] geklopft

can you give me a \knock in the morning? könntest du morgen früh an meiner Tür klopfen?

she heard a \knock sie hat es klopfen hören

2. (blow) Schlag m, Stoß m

he received a nasty \knock on the head er bekam einen bösen Schlag auf den Kopf

to be able to withstand \knocks stoßsicher sein

the table has had a few \knocks der Tisch hat schon ein paar Schrammen abbekommen

3. no pl TECH of engine Klopfen nt, Klopfgeräusch nt

4. ( fig: setback) Schlag m

to take a \knock ( fam) einen Tiefschlag erleiden; (in confidence) einen Knacks bekommen fam

to be able to take a lot of \knocks viel einstecken können

the school of hard \knocks eine harte Schule

she has learned everything in the school of hard \knocks sie ist [im Leben] durch eine harte Schule gegangen

5. ( fam: critical comment) Kritik f

6. SPORT (in cricket) Innings nt fachspr, Durchgang m, Innenrunde f

II. vi

1. (strike noisily) klopfen

a rope \knocked against the side of the ship ein Seil schlug gegen die Schiffswand

to \knock at the door/on the window an die Tür/ans Fenster klopfen

sb's knees are \knocking jdm schlottern die Knie fam

2. (collide with) stoßen

▪ to \knock into/against sth gegen etw stoßen, etw rammen

▪ to \knock into sb mit jdm zusammenstoßen

3. TECH engine, pipes klopfen

4. ( fam: be approaching)

to be \knocking on 40/50/60 auf die 40/50/60 zugehen

5.

▶ to \knock on wood AM, AUS dreimal auf Holz klopfen

III. vt

1. (hit)

▪ to \knock sth gegen etw akk stoßen

he \knocked my arm er stieß gegen meinen Arm

I \knocked my knee at the door ich habe mir mein Knie an der Tür angestoßen

she \knocked the glass off the table sie stieß gegen das Glas und es fiel vom Tisch

2. (blow)

▪ to \knock sb jdm einen Schlag versetzen; (less hard) jdm einen Stoß versetzen

the blow \knocked him flat der Schlag haute ihn um

to \knock sb to the ground jdn zu Boden werfen

to \knock sb on the head jdm an den Kopf schlagen

to \knock sb unconscious [or senseless] jdn bewusstlos schlagen; ( fig)

to \knock sb's self-esteem jds Selbstbewusstsein anschlagen [o einen Knacks geben

3. (drive, demolish)

▪ to \knock sth out of sb jdm etw austreiben

someone should \knock some of the arrogance out of him jemand sollte ihn von seinem hohen Ross herunterholen

to \knock some [or a bit of] sense into sb jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to \knock the bottom out of sth etw zusammenbrechen lassen

to \knock a hole into the wall ein Loch in die Wand schlagen

to \knock a nail into the wall einen Nagel in die Wand schlagen

they \knocked two rooms into one sie haben die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern eingerissen

4. ( fam: criticize)

▪ to \knock sb/sth jdn/etw schlechtmachen

don't \knock it till you've tried it mach es nicht schon runter, bevor du es überhaupt ausprobiert hast fam

5.

▶ to \knock 'em dead AM ( fam) jdn vom Hocker reißen fam, es jdm zeigen fam

okay, son, go and \knock 'em dead! also los, Junge, geh und zeig's ihnen! fam

▶ to \knock sth on the head BRIT, AUS (stop sth) etw dat ein Ende bereiten [o fam abblasen]; (complete sth) etw zu Ende bringen

by midnight we were all tired and \knocked it on the head um Mitternacht waren wir alle total müde und haben Schluss gemacht

▶ to \knock sb off their pedestal [or perch] jdn vom Podest stoßen

▶ to \knock an plan/idea on the head BRIT, AUS einen Plan/Gedanken verwerfen

▶ to \knock sb sideways [or BRIT also for six] jdn umhauen fam

▶ to \knock [the] spots off sb/sth BRIT jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen [o fam in die Tasche stecken]; SPORT jdn/etw um Längen schlagen

▶ to \knock the stuffing out of sb ( fam) jdn fertigmachen fam

IV. interj

“\knock \knock” „klopf, klopf“

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[nɒk]
1. n

1) (esp Brit) (= blow) Stoß m; (esp with hand, tool etc) Schlag m

to get a knock — einen Stoß/Schlag abbekommen

he got a knock from the swing — die Schaukel hat ihn getroffen

he took a bit of a knock — er hat einiges abbekommen (inf)

the car took a few knocks — mit dem Auto hat es ein paar Mal gebumst (inf)

the furniture has had a few knocks — die Möbel haben ein paar Schrammen abbekommen

he gave himself a nasty knock — er hat sich böse angeschlagen or angestoßen

2) (= noise) Klopfen nt no pl, Pochen nt no pl (liter); (in engine) Klopfen nt no pl, Klopfgeräusch nt

there was a knock at the door — es hat (an der Tür) geklopft

I heard a knock — ich habe es klopfen hören

I'll give you a knock at 7 o'clock (Brit) — ich klopfe um 7 Uhr (an deine Tür)

3) (esp Brit) (fig: setback) (Tief)schlag m

to ( have to) take a lot of knocks — viele Tiefschläge einstecken (müssen)

to take a knock (self-confidence, pride etc) — erschüttert werden; (reputation) geschädigt werden; (person)

the company took a bit of a knock as a result of the tax changes — die Steuerreform hat der Firma einen Schlag versetzt

2. vt

1) (= hit, strike) stoßen; (with hand, tool, racket etc) schlagen; one's knee, head etc anschlagen, anstoßen (on an +dat); (= nudge, jolt) stoßen gegen; (= collide with car, driver) rammen

to knock one's head/elbow etc — sich (dat) den Kopf/Ellbogen etc anschlagen or anstoßen

he knocked his foot against the table — er stieß mit dem Fuß gegen den Tisch

to knock sb on the head —

that knocked his idea on the head ( Brit inf ) — damit konnte er sich die Idee aus dem Kopf schlagen (inf)

I decided to knock it on the head ( Brit inf ) — ich beschloss, der Sache (dat) ein Ende zu machen

the plan wasn't working so we knocked it on the head ( Brit inf ) — der Plan klappte nicht, also ließen wir ihn fallen

to knock sb to the ground — jdn zu Boden werfen

to knock sb unconscious — jdn bewusstlos werden lassen; (person) jdn bewusstlos schlagen

to knock sb dead (fig inf) — jdn umhauen (inf)

go out there and knock 'em dead (inf) — jetzt zeigs denen aber mal! (inf)

he knocked some holes in the side of the box — er machte ein paar Löcher in die Seite der Kiste

we knocked the two rooms into one — wir verbanden die beiden Zimmer indem wir die Verbindungswand abrissen

to knock holes in an argument — ein Argument zerpflücken

to knock sb/sth out of the way — jdn/etw beiseitestoßen

he knocked it as he went past — er ist beim Vorbeigehen dagegengestoßen; (deliberately) er hat ihm/ihr etc beim Vorbeigehen einen Stoß versetzt or gegeben

she knocked the glass to the ground — sie stieß gegen das Glas und es fiel zu Boden

watch you don't knock your glass off the table — pass auf, dass du dein Glas nicht vom Tisch stößt

to knock the nonsense out of sb — jdm den Unsinn austreiben

to knock some sense into sb — jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to knock sb's confidence — jds Selbstbewusstsein erschüttern

he was knocked sideways by it (fig inf) — es haute ihn um (inf)

confidence in the legal system has been knocked sideways (inf) — das Vertrauen in das Rechtssystem hat schwer gelitten

2) (inf: criticize) (he)runtermachen (inf)

if you haven't tried it, don't knock it — verurteile es doch nicht, wenn du es noch nie versucht hast

3. vi

1) (on door etc) klopfen, pochen (liter); (engine etc) klopfen

to knock at or on the door — an die Tür klopfen, anklopfen

opportunity was or came knocking at his door —

he is knocking on the door of the England team — er wird als Anwärter für die englische Nationalmannschaft gehandelt

to knock at or on the window — gegen das Fenster klopfen

knock before entering — bitte anklopfen

he knocked on the table — er schlug or klopfte auf den Tisch

2) (= bump, collide) stoßen (into, against gegen)

he knocked into or against the gatepost — er rammte den Türpfosten

3)

his knees were knocking (together) — ihm zitterten or schlotterten (inf) die Knie

4. interj

knock knock! — klopf, klopf

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knock [nɒk; US nɑk]

A s

1. a) Schlag m, Stoß m:

he can take a knock or two er kann einen Puff vertragen umg

b) fig (Tief)Schlag m:

take ( oder have) a knock einen Schlag einstecken müssen

2. Klopfen n, Pochen n:

there is a knock (at [US on] the door) es klopft;

give a double knock zweimal klopfen;

open to sb’s knock auf jemandes Klopfen öffnen

3. AUTO Klopfen n

4. meist pl umg Kritik f

B v/t

1. schlagen, stoßen:

knock to the ground zu Boden schlagen;

knock on the head

a) bewusstlos schlagen,

b) totschlagen;

knock one’s head against sich den Kopf anschlagen an (dat);

knock one’s head against a brick wall fig mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennen;

knock sb into the middle of next week umg jemanden fertigmachen;

knock sth into sb(’s head) jemandem etwas einhämmern oder einbläuen;

knock some sense into sb jemandem den Kopf zurechtsetzen;

knock spots off sb umg jemanden in den Sack stecken (at in dat);

knock three seconds off a record SPORT umg einen Rekord um drei Sekunden verbessern;

he’s knocked £5 off the bill (for us) umg er hat (uns) 5 Pfund von der Rechnung nachgelassen; → cold A 12, head Bes Redew

2. schlagen, klopfen:

knock into shape in Form bringen

3. umg heruntermachen umg, schlechtmachen, kritisieren

4. umg

a) jemanden umhauen umg, sprachlos machen

b) jemanden schocken

C v/i

1. schlagen, pochen, klopfen:

knock at (US on) the door an die Tür klopfen;

“please knock before entering” „bitte (an)klopfen“

2. schlagen, prallen, stoßen ( alle:

against, into gegen;

on auf akk)

3. → knock together B

4. TECH

a) rattern, rütteln (Maschine)

b) klopfen (Motor, Brennstoff)

5. knock about ( oder around) umg sich herumtreiben in (dat)

6. knock about ( oder around) umg herumliegen in (dat) (Gegenstand)

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1. transitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen gegen od. an (+ Akk.); (forcefully) schlagen gegen od. an (+ Akk.)

2) (make by striking) schlagen

knock a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) schlagen

3) (drive by striking) schlagen

knock somebody's brains out — jemandem den Schädel einschlagen

I'd like to knock their heads together — (lit.) ich könnte ihre Köpfe gegeneinander schlagen; (fig.): (reprove them) ich möchte ihnen mal gehörig die Leviten lesen

4)

knock somebody on the head — jemandem eins über od. auf den Schädel geben

knock something on the head — (fig.): (put an end to) einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende setzen

5) (coll.): (criticize) herziehen über (+ Akk.) (ugs.)

don't knock it — halt dich zurück
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen; (forcefully) schlagen

2) (seek admittance) klopfen (at an + Akk.)
3. noun
1) (rap) Klopfen, das

there was a knock on or at the door — es klopfte an der Tür

2) (blow) Schlag, der; (gentler) Stoß, der

3) (fig.): (blow of misfortune) [Schicksals]schlag, der

take a knock — einen Schlag erleiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- knock about

- knock around

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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n.

Klopfen -reien n.

Schlag -¨e m.

Stoß ¨-e m. (at) v.

klopfen (an) v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

English-german dictionary > knock
4 head

1. noun
1) Kopf, der; Haupt, das (geh.)

mind your head! — Vorsicht, dein Kopf!; (on sign) Vorsicht - geringe Durchgangshöhe!

head first — mit dem Kopf zuerst/voran

head over heels — kopfüber

head over heels in love — bis über beide Ohren verliebt (ugs.)

keep one's head — einen klaren Kopf behalten

lose one's head — (fig.) den Kopf verlieren

be unable to make head or tail of something/somebody — aus etwas/jemandem nicht klug werden

2) (mind) Kopf, der

in one's head — im Kopf

enter somebody's head — jemandem in den Sinn kommen

two heads are better than one — (prov.) zwei Köpfe sind besser als einer

I've got a good/bad head for figures — ich kann gut rechnen/rechnen kann ich überhaupt nicht

use your head — gebrauch deinen Verstand

not quite right in the head — (coll.) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] (ugs.)

get something into one's head — etwas begreifen

have got it into one's head that... — fest [davon] überzeugt sein, dass...

the first thing that comes into somebody's head — das erste, was jemandem einfällt

3) (person)

a or per head — pro Kopf

4) pl. same (in counting) Stück [Vieh], das

5) in pl. (on coin)

heads or tails? — Kopf oder Zahl?

6) (working end etc.; also Mus.) Kopf, der

playback/erasing head — Wiedergabe-/Löschkopf, der

7) (on beer) Blume, die

8) (highest part) Kopf, der; (of stairs) oberes Ende; (of list, column) oberste Reihe

9) (upper or more important end) Kopf, der; (of bed) Kopfende, das

10) (leader) Leiter, der/Leiterin, die

head of government — Regierungschef, der/-chefin, die

head of state — Staatsoberhaupt, das

11) see academic.ru/33986/headmaster">headmaster; headmistress
2. attributive adjective
head waiter — Oberkellner, der

head office — Hauptverwaltung, die; (Commerc.) Hauptbüro, das
3. transitive verb
1) (provide with heading) überschreiben; betiteln

headed notepaper — Briefpapier mit Kopf

2) (stand at top of) anführen [Liste]; (lead) leiten; führen [Bewegung]

3) (direct)

we were headed towards Plymouth — wir fuhren mit Kurs auf Plymouth

4) (Footb.) köpfen

5) (overtake and stop)

head somebody/something [off] — jemanden/etwas abdrängen
4. intransitive verb
steuern

head for London — [Flugzeug, Schiff:] Kurs auf London nehmen; [Auto:] in Richtung London fahren

head towards or for somebody/the buffet — auf jemanden/das Buffet zusteuern

you're heading for trouble — du wirst Ärger bekommen

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[hed] 1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) der Kopf

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) der Kopf

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) die Kopflänge

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) das (Ober-)Haupt; Ober...

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) der Kopf

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) die Quelle

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) oberes Ende

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) die Spitze

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) die Begabung

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) der Leiter

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (pro) Kopf

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) die Landspitze

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) die Blume
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) an erster Stelle stehen

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) leiten

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) zusteuern

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) betiteln

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) köpfen

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- -headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails? - keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
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head

[hed]

I. NOUN

1. ANAT Kopf m, Haupt nt geh

from \head to foot [or toe] von Kopf bis Fuß

to bow one's \head den Kopf senken

to nod one's \head mit dem Kopf nicken

to shake one's \head den Kopf schütteln

2. no pl (mental capacity) Kopf m, Verstand m

to put ideas into sb's \head jdm Flausen in den Kopf setzen

what put that idea into your \head? wie kommst du denn darauf?

to need a clear \head to do sth einen klaren Kopf brauchen, um etw zu tun

to have a good \head for sth für etw akk begabt sein

she's got a good \head for figures sie kann gut mit Zahlen umgehen

to clear one's \head einen klaren Kopf bekommen

to get sb/sth out of one's \head sich dat jdn/etw aus dem Kopf schlagen

I can't get that man out of my \head dieser Mann geht mir einfach nicht mehr aus dem Kopf

to use one's \head seinen Verstand benutzen

3. no pl (person unit)

a [or per] \head pro Kopf [o fam Nase]

dinner cost £20 a head das Abendessen kommt auf 20 Pfund pro Nase fam; (animal unit) Stück nt

a hundred \head of cattle einhundert Stück Vieh; (vegetable unit) Kopf m; of celery Staude f

a \head of broccoli/cauliflower ein Brokkoli/Blumenkohl

a \head of cabbage ein Kohlkopf m

a \head of lettuce ein Salat

4. no pl (measure of length) Kopf m

to be a \head taller than sb [um] einen Kopf größer sein als jd

to win by a \head mit einer Kopflänge Vorsprung gewinnen

5. no pl (top, front part)

the \head of the bed das Kopfende des Bettes

at the \head of the queue [or AM line] [ganz] am Anfang der Schlange

at the \head of the table am Kopf[ende] des Tisches

6. (blunt end) of a nail, pin, screw Kopf m; (end of tool) of a hammer Haupt nt, Kopf m; of a screwdriver Griff m; of tape, photographic film Anfang m

the \head of a match der Streichholzkopf

7. (leader) Chef(in) m(f); of a project, department Leiter(in) m(f); of Church Oberhaupt nt

the \head of the family das Familienoberhaupt

\head of section ECON, FIN Fachbereichsleiter(in) m(f)

a \head of state ein Staatsoberhaupt nt

8. esp BRIT (head teacher) Schulleiter(in) m(f), Rektor(in) m(f), Direktor(in) m(f) ÖSTERR

9. no pl (letterhead) [Brief]kopf m; (edge of book/page) Kopf m

10. usu pl (coin face) Kopf m

\heads or tails? Kopf oder Zahl?

11. (beer foam) Blume f, Krone f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

you have to pour the beer slowly so there isn't too big a \head on it man muss das Bier langsam einschenken, damit es nicht zu viel Schaum gibt

12. (water source) Quelle f

the \head of a river/stream ein Fluss-/Bachoberlauf m

13. (accumulated amount)

\head of steam Dampfdruck m

to build up a \head of steam ( fig) Dampf machen fam

14. (of spot on skin) Pfropf m

the \head of a boil/a pimple der Eiterpfropf einer Beule/eines Pickels

15. TECH of a tape recorder, video recorder Tonkopf m

16. COMPUT (data indicating start address) Kopf m

17.

▶ to not be able to get one's \head [a]round sth ( fam) etw nicht kapieren fam

▶ to not be able to make \head [n]or tail of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau [o klug] werden, sich dat auf etw akk keinen Reim machen können

▶ to bang [or knock] sb's \heads together jdm den Kopf zurechtrücken

▶ to beat [or bang] [or knock] one's \head against a brick wall mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen

▶ to bite [or snap] sb's \head off jdm den Kopf abreißen fig fam, jdn beschimpfen

▶ to bring sth to a \head (carry sth too far) etw auf die Spitze treiben; (force a decision) etw forcieren [o zur Entscheidung bringen]

▶ to have one's \head buried [or stuck] in a book in ein Buch versunken sein

▶ to bury one's \head in the sand, to have one's \head buried in the sand den Kopf in den Sand stecken

▶ to come to a \head sich akk zuspitzen

▶ to do sb's \head in BRIT ( fam: annoy) jdm auf den Wecker gehen fam; (confuse) jdn überfordern

▶ to do sth over sb's \head etw über jds Kopf hinweg tun

▶ to fall \head over heels in love with sb sich akk bis über beide Ohren in jdn verlieben

▶ to get [or put] one's \head down BRIT (concentrate) sich akk [ganz auf eine Sache] konzentrieren; (sleep) sich akk aufs Ohr hauen fam

▶ to get sth into one's \head etw begreifen

when will you get it into your thick \head that...? wann geht es endlich in deinen sturen Kopf [o kapierst du endlich], dass...? fam

▶ to give sb \head ( vulg sl) jdm einen blasen vulg, jdn lecken vulg

▶ to give sb their \head jdn gewähren lassen, jdm seinen Willen lassen

▶ to go over sb's \head über jds Kopf hinweg handeln

▶ to go to sb's \head praise, success jdm zu Kopf steigen pej; alcohol, wine jdm in den [o zu] Kopf steigen

▶ a good [or thick] \head of hair schönes volles Haar

▶ to have one's \head in the clouds in höheren Regionen schweben hum

▶ to have a/no \head for heights BRIT schwindelfrei/nicht schwindelfrei sein

▶ to have a good \head on one's shoulders ein helles [o kluges] Köpfchen sein fam

▶ to have an old [or wise] \head on young shoulders für sein Alter ziemlich erwachsen [o reif] sein

▶ to be \head over heels in love bis über beide Ohren verliebt sein fam

▶ to be in over one's \head ( fam) tief im Schlamassel stecken fam

▶ to keep one's \head above water sich akk über Wasser halten fig

▶ to keep a cool \head einen kühlen Kopf bewahren

▶ to keep one's \head einen klaren Kopf bewahren

▶ to keep one's \head down den Kopf einziehen, auf Tauchstation gehen hum

▶ to laugh one's \head off sich akk halb totlachen fam

▶ to be off one's \head ( fam: be crazy, silly) übergeschnappt [o von allen guten Geistern verlassen] sein fam; (stoned) total zu[gedröhnt] [o zugekifft] sein sl

Ben must be off his \head if he thinks Dad'll give him the money Ben kann nicht ganz bei Trost sein, wenn er glaubt, Dad würde ihm das Geld geben

▶ to be [or go] over sb's \head über jds Horizont gehen

▶ to put one's \heads together die Köpfe zusammenstecken

▶ to put [or stick] one's \head above the parapet BRIT sich akk weit aus dem Fenster lehnen fig

▶ \heads will roll Köpfe werden rollen

▶ to scream [or shout] one's \head off sich dat die Lunge aus dem Leib schreien

the dog started barking its \head off der Hund begann, wie verrückt zu bellen

▶ to have one's \head screwed on [right [or the right way]] ein patenter Mensch sein

▶ to be \head and shoulders above sb/sth jdm/etw haushoch überlegen sein

▶ to have taken sth into one's \head sich dat etw in den Kopf gesetzt haben

▶ \heads I win, tails you lose ( saying) ich gewinne auf jeden Fall

II. ADJECTIVE

attr leitende(r, s)

\head cook Küchenchef(in) m(f)

\head office Zentrale f

\head waiter/waitress Oberkellner m/Oberkellnerin f, SCHWEIZ a. Chef de service m

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (be at the front of)

▪ to \head sth etw anführen

the procession was \headed by the Queen die Queen ging der Prozession voran

2. (be in charge of)

to \head a firm/an organization eine Firma/Organisation leiten [o führen

3. PUBL (have at the top)

▪ to \head sth etw überschreiben [o mit einer Überschrift versehen]

the article wasn't \headed der Artikel hatte keine Überschrift

4. FBALL

to \head the ball den Ball köpfen

5. HORT

to \head a tree einen Baum kappen

IV. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. + adv (proceed in a certain direction)

to \head home sich akk auf den Heimweg machen

to \head along a path einen Weg entlanglaufen

2. HORT salad einen Kopf ansetzen

3. (go toward)

▪ to \head for sth auf dem Weg zu etw dat sein

he \headed straight for the fridge er steuerte direkt auf den Kühlschrank zu

to \head for the exit sich akk zum Ausgang begeben geh, zum Ausgang gehen

to \head for disaster auf eine Katastrophe zusteuern

▪ to \head into sth auf etw akk zusteuern

to be \heading into [some] rough times schweren Zeiten entgegengehen

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in cpds (= top, senior) Ober-
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head [hed]

A v/t

1. anführen, an der Spitze oder an erster Stelle stehen von (oder gen):

head a list;

head the table SPORT an der Tabellenspitze stehen, die Tabelle anführen; → bill² A 8

2. voran-, vorausgehen (dat)

3. (an)führen, leiten:

a commission headed by ein Ausschuss unter der Leitung von

4. lenken, steuern, dirigieren:

head off

a) um-, ablenken,

b) abfangen,

c) eine Gefahr etc abwenden, ein Gespräch etc abbiegen

5. übertreffen

6. einen Fluss etc (an der Quelle) umgehen

7. mit einem Kopf etc versehen

8. einen Titel geben (dat), betiteln

9. die Spitze bilden von (oder gen)

10. besonders Pflanzen köpfen, Bäume kappen, Schösslinge stutzen, zurückschneiden

11. Fußball: den Ball köpfen:

head away wegköpfen;

head in einköpfen

12. head up

a) ein Fass ausböden,

b) Wasser aufstauen

B v/i

1. a) gehen, fahren ( beide:

for nach):

be heading back auf dem Rückweg sein

b) (for) sich bewegen (auf akk … zu), lossteuern, -gehen (auf akk):

you are heading for trouble wenn du so weitermachst, bekommst du Ärger; → fall A 1

2. SCHIFF (for) Kurs halten (auf akk), zusteuern oder liegen (auf akk)

3. (mit der Front) liegen nach:

the house heads south

4. (einen Kopf) ansetzen (Gemüse etc)

5. sich entwickeln

6. entspringen (Fluss)

7. Fußball:

head clear mit dem oder per Kopf klären;

head in einköpfen;

head wide vorbeiköpfen

C adj

1. Kopf…

2. Spitzen…, Vorder…, an der Spitze stehend oder gehend

3. Chef…, Haupt…, Ober…, Spitzen…, führend, oberst(er, e, es), erst(er, e, es):

head coach SPORT bes US Cheftrainer m;

head cook Chefkoch m;

head nurse Oberschwester f

D s

1. Kopf m:

have a head umg einen Brummschädel haben, einen dicken oder schweren Kopf haben;

win by a head (Pferderennen) um eine Kopflänge gewinnen, a. fig um eine Nasenlänge gewinnen;

work sth out in one’s head etwas im Kopf ausrechnen; → stand B 1

2. poet und fig Haupt n:

head of the family Haupt der Familie, Familienvorstand m, -oberhaupt;

heads of state Staatsoberhäupter; → crowned 1

3. Kopf m, Verstand m, auch Begabung f:

he has a (good) head for languages er ist sehr sprachbegabt;

head for figures Zahlengedächtnis n;

have a good head for heights schwindelfrei sein;

two heads are better than one zwei Köpfe wissen mehr als einer

4. Spitze f, höchste Stelle, führende Stellung:

at the head of an der Spitze von (od gen)

5. a) (An)Führer(in), Leiter(in)

b) Vorstand m, Vorsteher(in)

c) Chef(in):

head of government Regierungschef

d) SCHULE Direktor m, Direktorin f

6. oberes Ende, oberer Teil oder Rand, Spitze f, z. B.

a) oberer Absatz (einer Treppe)

b) Kopf(ende) m(n) (eines Bettes, der Tafel etc)

c) Kopf m (einer Buchseite, eines Briefes, eines Nagels, einer Stecknadel, eines Hammers, eines Golfschlägers etc)

d) SCHIFF Topp m (Mast)

7. Kopf m (einer Brücke oder Mole), oberes oder unteres Ende (eines Sees etc), Boden m (eines Fasses)

8. a) Kopf m, Spitze f, vorderes Ende, Vorderteil m/n

b) SCHIFF Bug m

c) SCHIFF Toilette f (im Bug)

9. Kopf m, (einzelne) Person:

one pound a head ein Pfund pro Kopf oder Person

10. (pl head) Stück n:

50 head of cattle 50 Stück Vieh

11. Br Anzahl f, Herde f, Ansammlung f (besonders Wild)

12. Höhepunkt m, Krise f: → Bes Redew

13. (Haupt-)Haar n:

a beautiful head of hair schönes, volles Haar

14. BOT

a) (Salat- etc) Kopf m, Köpfchen n (kopfig gedrängter Blütenstand)

b) (Baum) Krone f, Wipfel m

15. ANAT Kopf m (vom Knochen oder Muskel)

16. MED Durchbruchstelle f (eines Geschwürs etc)

17. Vorgebirge n, Landspitze f, Kap n

18. pl Vorderseite f (einer Münze):

heads or tails? Wappen od Zahl?

19. JAGD Geweih n:

a deer of the first head ein fünfjähriger Hirsch

20. Schaum(krone) m(f) (vom Bier etc)

21. Br Rahm m, Sahne f

22. Quelle f (eines Flusses)

23. a) Überschrift f, Titelkopf m

b) Abschnitt m, Kapitel n

c) (Haupt)Punkt m (einer Rede etc):

the head and front das Wesentliche

24. Abteilung f, Rubrik f, Kategorie f

25. TYPO (Titel)Kopf m

26. LING Oberbegriff m

27. → heading

28. TECH

a) Stauwasser n

b) Staudamm m, -mauer f

29. PHYS, TECH

a) Gefälle n, Gefällhöhe f

b) Druckhöhe f

c) (Dampf-, Luft-, Gas) Druck m

d) Säule f, Säulenhöhe f (zur Druckmessung):

head of water Wassersäule

30. TECH

a) Spindelkopf m (einer Fräsmaschine)

b) Spindelbank f (einer Drehbank)

c) Support m (einer Bohrbank)

d) (Gewinde) Schneidkopf m

e) Saugmassel f (Gießerei)

f) Kopf-, Deckplatte f, Haube f

31. MUS

a) (Trommel) Fell n

b) (Noten) Kopf m

c) Kopf m (einer Violine etc)

32. Verdeck n, Dach n (einer Kutsche etc)

33. in Zusammensetzungen: umg

a) …süchtige(r) m/f(m): → acidhead, hashhead

b) …fan m:

filmheadBesondere Redewendungen: above ( oder over) sb’s head zu hoch für jemanden;

that is ( oder goes) above my head das geht über meinen Horizont oder Verstand;

talk above sb’s head über jemandes Kopf hinweg reden;

by head and shoulders an den Haaren (herbeiziehen), gewaltsam;

(by) head and shoulders um Haupteslänge (größer etc), weitaus;

head and shoulders above the rest den anderen turm- oder haushoch überlegen;

from head to foot von Kopf bis Fuß;

off ( oder out of) one’s head umg übergeschnappt;

go off one’s head umg überschnappen;

on one’s head auf dem Kopf stehend;

on this head in diesem Punkt;

out of one’s own head

a) von sich aus, allein,

b) auf eigene Verantwortung over sb’s head über jemandes Kopf hinweg;

go over sb’s head to do sth jemanden übergehen und etwas tun;

head over heels

a) kopfüber (die Treppe hinunterstürzen),

b) bis über die oder beide Ohren (verliebt sein) be head over heels in debt bis über die Ohren in Schulden sitzen oder stecken;

head first ( oder foremost) → headlong A;

bite ( oder snap) sb’s head off umg jemandem den Kopf abreißen, jemanden fressen;

bring to a head zum Ausbruch oder zur Entscheidung bringen;

bury one’s head in the sand den Kopf in den Sand stecken;

call for sb’s head jemandes Kopf fordern;

go for a walk to clear one’s head um einen klaren Kopf zu bekommen;

come to a head

a) MED eitern, aufbrechen (Geschwür),

b) fig zur Entscheidung oder Krise kommen, sich zuspitzen cry one’s head off umg sich die Augen ausweinen oder aus dem Kopf weinen;

it never entered his head to help her es kam ihm nie in den Sinn, ihr zu helfen;

he’d forget his head if it wasn’t screwed on umg der würde sogar seinen Kopf vergessen, wenn er nicht angeschraubt wäre;

gather head überhandnehmen;

give a horse its head einem Pferd die Zügel schießen lassen;

give sb their head fig jemanden gewähren oder machen lassen;

give sb head US vulg jemandem einen blasen (jemanden fellationieren);

his name has gone out of my head mir ist sein Name entfallen;

go to sb’s head jemandem in den oder zu Kopf steigen (Alkohol, Erfolg etc);

he has a good head on his shoulders er ist ein kluger Kopf;

have ( oder be) an old head on young shoulders für sein Alter sehr reif oder vernünftig sein;

hold sth in one’s head etwas behalten, sich etwas merken;

hold one’s head up

a) den Kopf hoch halten,

b) fig seine Selbstachtung nicht verlieren keep one’s head kühlen Kopf bewahren, die Nerven behalten;

keep one’s head above water sich über Wasser halten (a. fig);

knock sth on the head umg

a) etwas über den Haufen werfen umg,

b) einer Sache ein Ende bereiten, Schluss machen mit etwas laugh one’s head off umg sich fast oder halb totlachen;

let sb have his head jemandem seinen Willen lassen;

it lies on my head es wird mir zur Last gelegt;

lose one’s head den Kopf oder die Nerven verlieren;

make head (gut) vorankommen, Fortschritte machen;

make head against die Stirn bieten (dat), sich entgegenstemmen (dat);

I cannot make head or tail of it ich kann daraus nicht schlau werden, ich kann damit nichts anfangen;

put sth into sb’s head jemandem etwas in den Kopf setzen;

put sth out of one’s head sich etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen;

they put their heads together sie steckten die Köpfe zusammen;

run in sb’s head jemandem im Kopf herumgehen;

scream one’s head off sich die Lunge aus dem Hals oder Leib schreien umg;

take the head die Führung übernehmen;

take sth into one’s head sich etwas in den Kopf setzen;

talk one’s head off umg reden wie ein Wasserfall oder Buch;

talk sb’s head off umg jemandem ein Loch in den Bauch reden;

turn sb’s head jemandem den Kopf verdrehen; → bang¹ B 1, cloud A 1, knock B 1, roll B 1, swelled head, swollen head, top¹ A 1

hd abk

1. hand

2. head

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1. noun
1) Kopf, der; Haupt, das (geh.)

mind your head! — Vorsicht, dein Kopf!; (on sign) Vorsicht - geringe Durchgangshöhe!

head first — mit dem Kopf zuerst/voran

head over heels — kopfüber

head over heels in love — bis über beide Ohren verliebt (ugs.)

keep one's head — einen klaren Kopf behalten

lose one's head — (fig.) den Kopf verlieren

be unable to make head or tail of something/somebody — aus etwas/jemandem nicht klug werden

2) (mind) Kopf, der

in one's head — im Kopf

enter somebody's head — jemandem in den Sinn kommen

two heads are better than one — (prov.) zwei Köpfe sind besser als einer

I've got a good/bad head for figures — ich kann gut rechnen/rechnen kann ich überhaupt nicht

use your head — gebrauch deinen Verstand

not quite right in the head — (coll.) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] (ugs.)

get something into one's head — etwas begreifen

have got it into one's head that... — fest [davon] überzeugt sein, dass...

the first thing that comes into somebody's head — das erste, was jemandem einfällt

3) (person)

a or per head — pro Kopf

4) pl. same (in counting) Stück [Vieh], das

5) in pl. (on coin)

heads or tails? — Kopf oder Zahl?

6) (working end etc.; also Mus.) Kopf, der

playback/erasing head — Wiedergabe-/Löschkopf, der

7) (on beer) Blume, die

8) (highest part) Kopf, der; (of stairs) oberes Ende; (of list, column) oberste Reihe

9) (upper or more important end) Kopf, der; (of bed) Kopfende, das

10) (leader) Leiter, der/Leiterin, die

head of government — Regierungschef, der/-chefin, die

head of state — Staatsoberhaupt, das

11) see headmaster; headmistress
2. attributive adjective
head waiter — Oberkellner, der

head office — Hauptverwaltung, die; (Commerc.) Hauptbüro, das
3. transitive verb
1) (provide with heading) überschreiben; betiteln

headed notepaper — Briefpapier mit Kopf

2) (stand at top of) anführen [Liste]; (lead) leiten; führen [Bewegung]

3) (direct)

we were headed towards Plymouth — wir fuhren mit Kurs auf Plymouth

4) (Footb.) köpfen

5) (overtake and stop)

head somebody/something [off] — jemanden/etwas abdrängen
4. intransitive verb
steuern

head for London — [Flugzeug, Schiff:] Kurs auf London nehmen; [Auto:] in Richtung London fahren

head towards or for somebody/the buffet — auf jemanden/das Buffet zusteuern

you're heading for trouble — du wirst Ärger bekommen

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n.

Chef- präfix.

Haupt Häupter n.

Kopf ¨-e m. v.

an der Spitze stehen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > head
5 head

I 1. [hed]
nome

1) testa f.

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

my head aches — ho mal di testa, mi fa male la testa

to have a fine head of hair — avere una bella capigliatura

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

2) (mind) testa f., mente f.

I can't get it into her head that — non riesco a farle entrare in testa che

he has got it into his head that — si è messo in testa che

I can't get that tune out of my head — non riesco a togliermi dalla testa quel motivo

you can put that idea out of your head! — puoi scordartelo! toglitelo dalla testa!

all these interruptions have put it out of my head — tutte queste interruzioni me l'hanno fatto passare di mente

the name has gone right out of my head — ho completamente dimenticato il nome

I can't add them up in my head — non riesco ad addizionarli a mente

to be above o over sb.'s head essere troppo difficile per qcn., essere fuori dalla portata di qcn.; her success has turned her head il successo le ha montato la testa; to have a (good) head for business avere il bernoccolo degli affari; to have no head for heights — soffrire di vertigini

3) (leader) capo m.

at the head of — alla testa di

head of government, State — capo del governo, di stato

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

head of personnel — capo del personale

4) (individual person or animal)

Ј 10 a head o per head 10 sterline a testa; 50 head of cattle — 50 capi di bestiame

5) (of pin, nail) testa f., capocchia f.; (of hammer, golf club) testa f.; (of axe) lama f., taglio m.; (of spear, arrow) punta f.; (of tennis racket) ovale m.; (of stick) pomo m.

6) (of bed) testiera f., testata f.; (of table) capotavola m.; (of procession) testa f.; (of pier, river, valley) testata f.

at the head of the stairs, list — in cima alle scale, alla lista

at the head of the queue — all'inizio della fila

7) (of lettuce) cespo m.; (of garlic) testa f.

8) (of computer, tape recorder) testina f.

9) (on beer) colletto m. di schiuma

10) (on boil, spot) punta f.

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]

11) geogr. capo m., promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale heads (tossing coin)

"heads or tails?" — "testa o croce?"

"heads!" — "testa!"

heads we go — (se esce) testa andiamo
3.
modificatore

1) [ injury] alla testa

2) (chief)

head cook — capocuoco

head gardener — giardiniere capo
4.
aggettivo - headed in composti

black -head ed bird — uccello dalla testa nera

red -head ed boy — ragazzo con i capelli rossi

two -head ed monster — mostro a due teste

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on your own head be it! — la responsabilità è tua!

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

you've won, but don't let it go to your head — hai vinto, ma non montarti la testa

are you off your head? — sei fuori di testa?

to keep, lose one's head — mantenere, perdere la calma

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
II 1. [hed]
verbo transitivo

1) (be at the top of) essere in testa a [list, queue]

2) (be in charge of) essere a capo di, dirigere [ firm]; guidare, essere alla testa di [ committee]; capitanare [ team]; condurre [ inquiry]; guidare [ expedition]

3) (entitle) intitolare [article, essay]; intestare [ letter]

headed writing paper — carta da lettere intestata

4) (steer) condurre, dirigere [vehicle, boat]

he headed the sheep away from the cliff — fece allontanare le pecore dal dirupo

5) sport

to head the ball — fare un colpo di testa, colpire la palla di testa

he headed the ball into the net — segnò di testa
2.
verbo intransitivo

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!

- head for

- head off

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[hed] 1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) testa

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) testa

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) testa

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) capo; direttore, direttrice

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) testa

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) sorgente

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) capo, cima; capotavola

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) testa

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) testa

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) direttore, direttrice

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) (a) persona

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) capo

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) (colletto di schiuma di birra)
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) capitanare, guidare, essere in testa a

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) essere a capo di

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigersi verso

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) intitolare

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) colpire di testa

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
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I 1. [hed]
nome

1) testa f.

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

my head aches — ho mal di testa, mi fa male la testa

to have a fine head of hair — avere una bella capigliatura

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

2) (mind) testa f., mente f.

I can't get it into her head that — non riesco a farle entrare in testa che

he has got it into his head that — si è messo in testa che

I can't get that tune out of my head — non riesco a togliermi dalla testa quel motivo

you can put that idea out of your head! — puoi scordartelo! toglitelo dalla testa!

all these interruptions have put it out of my head — tutte queste interruzioni me l'hanno fatto passare di mente

the name has gone right out of my head — ho completamente dimenticato il nome

I can't add them up in my head — non riesco ad addizionarli a mente

to be above o over sb.'s head essere troppo difficile per qcn., essere fuori dalla portata di qcn.; her success has turned her head il successo le ha montato la testa; to have a (good) head for business avere il bernoccolo degli affari; to have no head for heights — soffrire di vertigini

3) (leader) capo m.

at the head of — alla testa di

head of government, State — capo del governo, di stato

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

head of personnel — capo del personale

4) (individual person or animal)

Ј 10 a head o per head 10 sterline a testa; 50 head of cattle — 50 capi di bestiame

5) (of pin, nail) testa f., capocchia f.; (of hammer, golf club) testa f.; (of axe) lama f., taglio m.; (of spear, arrow) punta f.; (of tennis racket) ovale m.; (of stick) pomo m.

6) (of bed) testiera f., testata f.; (of table) capotavola m.; (of procession) testa f.; (of pier, river, valley) testata f.

at the head of the stairs, list — in cima alle scale, alla lista

at the head of the queue — all'inizio della fila

7) (of lettuce) cespo m.; (of garlic) testa f.

8) (of computer, tape recorder) testina f.

9) (on beer) colletto m. di schiuma

10) (on boil, spot) punta f.

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]

11) geogr. capo m., promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale heads (tossing coin)

"heads or tails?" — "testa o croce?"

"heads!" — "testa!"

heads we go — (se esce) testa andiamo
3.
modificatore

1) [ injury] alla testa

2) (chief)

head cook — capocuoco

head gardener — giardiniere capo
4.
aggettivo - headed in composti

black -head ed bird — uccello dalla testa nera

red -head ed boy — ragazzo con i capelli rossi

two -head ed monster — mostro a due teste

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on your own head be it! — la responsabilità è tua!

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

you've won, but don't let it go to your head — hai vinto, ma non montarti la testa

are you off your head? — sei fuori di testa?

to keep, lose one's head — mantenere, perdere la calma

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
II 1. [hed]
verbo transitivo

1) (be at the top of) essere in testa a [list, queue]

2) (be in charge of) essere a capo di, dirigere [ firm]; guidare, essere alla testa di [ committee]; capitanare [ team]; condurre [ inquiry]; guidare [ expedition]

3) (entitle) intitolare [article, essay]; intestare [ letter]

headed writing paper — carta da lettere intestata

4) (steer) condurre, dirigere [vehicle, boat]

he headed the sheep away from the cliff — fece allontanare le pecore dal dirupo

5) sport

to head the ball — fare un colpo di testa, colpire la palla di testa

he headed the ball into the net — segnò di testa
2.
verbo intransitivo

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!

- head for

- head off

English-Italian dictionary > head
6 knock

[nɔk] 1. гл.
1) стучать, барабанить

to knock loudly — громко стучать

to knock at / on the door — стучать в дверь

We have knocked double-knocks at the street-door. — Мы дважды постучали во входную дверь.

I've been knocking away for ages, but nobody has answered the door. — Я стучал целую вечность, но никто так и не открыл дверь.

2)

а) ударять, бить, колотить

to knock smb. unconscious — выбить из кого-либо дух, вырубить кого-либо

to knock to pieces — разбить вдребезги

б) = knock about / around пинать, гонять ( мяч)

There's nothing to do here; let's go into that field and knock a ball about for an hour or so. — Здесь нечего делать; пойдём на то поле, попинаем мяч с часок.

в) ( knock into) = knock in вбивать во (что-л.)

to knock a nail in — вбить гвоздь

Syn:

hit, kick in

г) ( knock down) опрокидывать, сбивать

to knock over a lamp — опрокинуть лампу

Jim was knocked down by a bus. — Джим был сбит автобусом.

д) ( knock off) сбрасывать, сталкивать

Just when I had put the glass safely down on the table, the cat jumped up and knocked it off. — Только-только я поставил стакан на стол, как туда запрыгнула кошка и столкнула его на пол.

е) ( knock out) выбивать, вытряхивать

Knock the ash out before you refill your pipe. — Прежде чем заново набить трубку, вытряхните из неё пепел.

ж) ( knock up) подбросить, толкнуть вверх

A man in the crowd knocked my arm up and I dropped my bag. — Человек в толпе двинул мне по руке и выхватил у меня сумку.

3) = knock together резко ударяться, стукаться; сталкиваться; неожиданно встречаться

Syn:

bump I 2., clash 1., collide

4) разг. поражать, ошеломлять

Wasn't she in pantomime? Bet she knocked them. — А она участвовала в пантомиме? Бьюсь об заклад, она их ошеломила.

The unexpected news fairly knocked me back. — Неожиданная новость просто ошеломила меня.

Her beauty knocked out every man in the room. — Её красота ошеломила всех мужчин в комнате.

Syn:

bowl out

5) груб. трахать; обрюхатить

I've knocked some girls in my time but I've never had such a rabbiter as you. — Каких я только девиц не трахал в своей жизни, но такой похотливой бабы, как ты, ещё не встречал.

6) амер.; разг. резко критиковать; наезжать, нападать

I shouldn't like you to get the idea I'm trying to knock Portugal and the Portuguese. — Мне бы не хотелось, чтобы ты думал, будто я качу бочку на Португалию и португальцев.

7) работать с перебоями, стучать ( о двигателе)

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- knock about
- knock back
- knock down
- knock in
- knock off
- knock on
- knock out
- knock over
- knock through
- knock together
- knock under
- knock up
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to knock smb. off his pins — ошеломить кого-л.

to knock their heads together — привести в чувство, заставить образумиться

to knock one's head against a brick wall — прошибать стенку головой

to knock smb. into a cocked hat — исколошматить кого-л., одолеть кого-л., нанести поражение (кому-л.); разбить в пух и прах; превзойти, затмить

to knock smb. into the middle of next week — всыпать кому-л. по первое число; потрясти, ошеломить кого-л.

- knock home
- knock the bottom out of
- knock on the head
- knock the spots off 2. сущ.
1) удар

The bag have tough exterior materials to protect its contents against knocks, rain and dust. — У сумки плотная наружная ткань, чтобы предохранить ее содержимое от ударов, дождя и пыли.

Syn:

blow I

2) стук ( в дверь); шум

gentle knock — тихий стук

knock at the door — стук в дверь

to give a knock — постучаться ( в дверь)

Syn:

rap I 1.

3) разг. удар, неприятность, неудача

to take the knock — потерпеть неудачу; получить моральный удар

He's taken quite a few hard knocks lately. — В последнее время его постиг ряд серьёзных неудач.

Syn:

setback

4) ( knocks) амер.; разг. придирки, нападки; резкая критика

He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. — Он любит похвалу, но не выносит критики.

5) тех. детонация

engine knock — стук в двигателе

6) разг. совокупление, половой акт

to be on the knock — заниматься проституцией

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- get the knock

Англо-русский современный словарь > knock
7 knock

knock [nɒk]

coup ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) critique ⇒ 1 (d) cognement ⇒ 1 (e) heurter ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) cogner ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b), 3 (c) éreinter ⇒ 2 (c) frapper ⇒ 3 (a)

1 noun

(a) (blow) coup m;

∎ give it a knock with a hammer donne un coup de marteau dessus;

∎ there was a knock at the door/window on a frappé à la porte/fenêtre;

∎ she gave three knocks on the door elle a frappé trois fois ou coups à la porte;

∎ to hear a knock entendre frapper;

∎ no one answered my knock personne n'a répondu quand j'ai frappé;

∎ knock! knock! toc! toc!;

∎ can you give me a knock tomorrow morning? est-ce que vous pouvez (venir) frapper à ma porte demain matin pour me réveiller?

(b) (bump) coup m;

∎ to give sb a knock on the head porter à qn un coup à la tête;

∎ I got a nasty knock on the elbow (in fight, accident) j'ai reçu un sacré coup au coude; (by one's own clumsiness) je me suis bien cogné le coude;

∎ the car's had a few knocks, but nothing serious la voiture est un peu cabossée mais rien de grave

(c) (setback) coup m;

∎ his reputation has taken a hard knock sa réputation en a pris un sérieux coup;

∎ I've taken a few knocks in my time j'ai encaissé des coups moi aussi

(d) familiar (criticism) critique^□ f;

∎ she's taken a few knocks from the press la presse n'a pas toujours été très tendre avec elle

(e) Cars (in engine) cognement m

2 transitive verb

(a) (hit)

∎ to knock a nail in enfoncer un clou;

∎ she knocked a nail into the wall elle a planté un clou dans le mur;

∎ she knocked a hole in the wall elle a fait un trou dans le mur;

∎ he was knocked into the ditch il a été projeté dans le fossé;

∎ the boy was knocking the ball against the wall le garçon lançait ou envoyait la balle contre le mur;

∎ the force of the explosion knocked us to the floor la force de l'explosion nous a projetés à terre;

∎ familiar to knock sb unconscious or cold assommer qn;

∎ the boom knocked him off balance la bôme, en le heurtant, l'a déséquilibré ou lui a fait perdre l'équilibre;

∎ figurative the news knocked me off balance la nouvelle m'a sidéré ou coupé le souffle

(b) (bump) heurter, cogner;

∎ I knocked my head on or against the low ceiling je me suis cogné la tête contre le ou au plafond

(c) familiar (criticize → author, film) éreinter; (→ driving, cooking) critiquer^□ ;

∎ knocking your colleagues isn't going to help ce n'est pas en débinant vos collègues ou en cassant du sucre sur le dos de vos collègues que vous changerez quoi que ce soit;

∎ they're always knocking the trade unions ils n'arrêtent pas de taper sur les syndicats;

∎ don't knock it till you've tried it! n'en dis pas de mal avant d'avoir essayé^□

(d) British very familiar (have sex with) se faire, se taper

(e) (idioms)

∎ to knock holes in a plan/an argument démolir un projet/un argument;

∎ maybe it will knock some sense into him cela lui mettra peut-être du plomb dans la cervelle, cela le ramènera peut-être à la raison;

∎ the army soon knocked his enthusiasm out of him l'armée a eu tôt fait de tuer en lui toute trace d'enthousiasme;

∎ to knock sb into shape mettre qn au pas;

∎ British familiar to knock sth on the head (put a stop to) faire cesser qch^□ ;

∎ British familiar our plans have been knocked on the head nos projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ British familiar knock it on the head, will you! c'est pas bientôt fini?;

∎ British familiar he can knock spots off me at chess/tennis il me bat à plate couture aux échecs/au tennis;

∎ American familiar it really knocked me for a loop ça m'a vraiment scié;

∎ to knock sb dead (impress) en mettre plein la vue à qn;

∎ Texas knocked them dead last night hier soir, Texas a fait un tabac

3 intransitive verb

(a) (hit) frapper;

∎ to knock on or at the door frapper (à la porte);

∎ she came in without knocking elle est entrée sans frapper;

∎ they knock on the wall when we're too noisy ils tapent ou cognent contre le mur quand on fait trop de bruit;

∎ it was a branch knocking against the window c'était une branche qui cognait contre la fenêtre

(b) (bump)

∎ to knock against or into heurter, cogner;

∎ she knocked into the desk elle s'est heurtée ou cognée contre le bureau;

∎ my elbow knocked against the door frame je me suis cogné ou heurté le coude contre le chambranle de la porte

(c) (make sound) cogner;

∎ my heart was knocking je sentais mon cœur cogner dans ma poitrine, j'avais le cœur qui cognait;

∎ the car engine is knocking le moteur cogne;

∎ humorous his knees were knocking ses genoux jouaient des castagnettes;

∎ the pipes knock when you run the taps les tuyaux cognent quand on ouvre les robinets

➲ knock about, knock around

1 intransitive verb

familiar (loiter) traîner;

∎ Vicky must be knocking about here somewhere Vicky doit traîner quelque part dans le coin;

∎ I knocked about in Australia for a while j'ai bourlingué ou roulé ma bosse en Australie pendant quelque temps;

∎ British are my fags knocking about? est-ce que mes clopes sont dans le coin?;

∎ that's what I wear to knock about in ce sont mes vêtements d'intérieur^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

familiar traîner dans;

∎ I knocked about town all day j'ai traîné en ville toute la journée;

∎ she spent a year knocking about Europe elle a passé une année à se balader en Europe;

∎ these clothes are OK for knocking about the house in ces vêtements, ça va pour traîner à la maison;

∎ your keys are knocking about the kitchen somewhere tes clés traînent dans un coin de la cuisine

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (beat) battre; (ill-treat) malmener;

∎ he used to knock his wife about a lot il tapait sur ou il battait sa femme;

∎ the old car's been knocked about a bit la vieille voiture a pris quelques coups ici et là;

∎ the furniture has been badly knocked about les meubles ont été fort maltraités

(b) (jolt, shake) ballotter;

∎ we were really knocked about in the back of the truck nous étions ballottés à l'arrière du camion

(c) familiar (discuss) débattre^□ ;

∎ we knocked the idea about for a while nous en avons vaguement discuté pendant un certain temps

➲ knock about with, knock around with inseparable transitive verb

familiar fréquenter^□ ;

∎ they knocked about together at school ils se fréquentaient à l'école

➲ knock back separable transitive verb familiar

(a) (drink) descendre;

∎ she could knock back ten vodkas in an hour elle pouvait s'envoyer dix vodkas en une heure;

∎ he certainly knocks it back! qu'est-ce qu'il descend!

(b) (cost) coûter à^□ ;

∎ that car must have knocked him back a few thousand pounds cette voiture a bien dû lui coûter quelques milliers de livres

(c) (surprise, shock) secouer, bouleverser;

∎ the news really knocked me back la nouvelle m'a vraiment abasourdi ou m'a laissé pantois

(d) British (reject)

∎ to knock sb back rejeter qn^□ ;

∎ to knock sth back (offer, invitation) refuser qch^□ ;

∎ she knocked him back il s'est pris une veste

➲ knock down separable transitive verb

(a) (person) renverser; (in fight) envoyer par terre, étendre;

∎ she was knocked down by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus;

∎ he knocked the champion down in the first round il a envoyé le champion au tapis ou il a mis le champion knock-down dans la première reprise

(b) (hurdle, vase, pile of books) faire tomber, renverser

(c) (demolish → building) démolir; (→ wall) démolir, abattre; (→ argument) démolir

(d) (price) baisser; (salesman) faire baisser;

∎ I managed to knock him down to $500 j'ai réussi à le faire baisser jusqu'à 500 dollars

(e) British (at auction) adjuger;

∎ it was knocked down to her for £300 on le lui a adjugé pour 300 livres

➲ knock off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (from shelf, wall etc) faire tomber;

∎ the statue's arm had been knocked off la statue avait perdu un bras;

∎ he knocked the earth off the spade il fit tomber la terre qui était restée collée à la bêche;

∎ he was knocked off his bicycle by a car il s'est fait renverser à vélo par une voiture;

∎ figurative to knock sb off their pedestal or perch faire tomber qn de son piédestal;

∎ familiar to knock sb's block off casser la figure à qn

(b) (reduce by) faire une réduction de;

∎ the salesman knocked 10 percent off (for us) le vendeur nous a fait un rabais ou une remise de 10 pour cent;

∎ I managed to get something knocked off the price j'ai réussi à faire baisser un peu le prix

(c) familiar (write rapidly) torcher;

∎ she can knock off an article in half an hour elle peut pondre un article en une demi-heure

(d) very familiar (kill) descendre, buter

(e) British very familiar (steal) piquer, faucher; (rob) braquer;

∎ they knocked off a bank ils ont braqué une banque

(f) British vulgar (have sex with) baiser

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ knock it off! (stop it) arrête ton char!

2 intransitive verb

familiar (stop work) cesser le travail^□ ;

∎ we knock off at five o'clock on finit à cinq heures

➲ knock on

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (in rugby) to knock the ball on faire un en-avant

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ he's knocking on sixty il va sur la soixantaine;

∎ there were knocking on fifty people in the hall il n'y avait pas loin de cinquante personnes dans la salle

3 intransitive verb

(a) (in rugby) faire un en-avant

(b) British familiar (age)

∎ my dad's knocking on a bit now mon père commence à prendre de la bouteille

➲ knock out separable transitive verb

(a) (nail) faire sortir; (wall) abattre;

∎ one of his teeth was knocked out il a perdu une dent

(b) (make unconscious) assommer; (in boxing) mettre K-O; familiar (of drug, pill) assommer^□, mettre K-O;

∎ familiar the sleeping pill knocked her out for ten hours le somnifère l'a assommée ou mise K-O pendant dix heures

(c) familiar (astound) épater;

∎ her performance really knocked me out! son interprétation m'a vraiment épaté!

(d) (eliminate) éliminer;

∎ our team was knocked out in the first round notre équipe a été éliminée au premier tour

(e) (put out of action) mettre hors service;

∎ it can knock out a tank at 2,000 metres cela peut mettre un tank hors de combat à 2000 mètres

(f) familiar (exhaust) crever;

∎ I'm not going to knock myself out working for him je ne vais pas m'esquinter à travailler pour lui

(g) American familiar

∎ to knock oneself out (indulge oneself) se faire plaisir^□ ;

∎ there's plenty of food left, knock yourself out! il reste plein de nourriture, sers-toi autant que tu veux!^□

(h) (pipe) débourrer

➲ knock over separable transitive verb

(a) (capsize) renverser, faire tomber;

∎ I knocked a pile of plates over j'ai renversé ou fait tomber une pile d'assiettes;

∎ she was knocked over by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus

(b) American familiar (rob) braquer

➲ knock together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hit together) cogner l'un contre l'autre;

∎ they make music by knocking bamboo sticks together ils font de la musique en frappant des bambous l'un contre l'autre;

∎ familiar they need their heads knocking together, those two ces deux-là auraient bien besoin qu'on leur secoue les puces

(b) familiar (make quickly) faire à la hâte^□ ;

∎ we knocked together a rough shelter on s'est fabriqué une espèce d'abri^□

2 intransitive verb

s'entrechoquer

➲ knock up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (make quickly) faire à la hâte^□ ;

∎ these buildings were knocked up after the war ces bâtiments ont été construits à la hâte après la guerre;

∎ he knocked up a delicious meal in no time en un rien de temps, il a réussi à nous préparer quelque chose de délicieux^□

(b) British (waken) réveiller (en frappant à la porte)

(c) British familiar (exhaust) crever; (make ill) rendre malade^□ ;

∎ that walk yesterday really knocked me up la promenade d'hier m'a complètement crevé;

∎ he's knocked up with the flu il a chopé la grippe

(d) American familiar (damage) esquinter;

∎ the furniture is pretty knocked up les meubles sont plutôt esquintés ou amochés

(e) very familiar (make pregnant) mettre en cloque;

∎ she got knocked up elle s'est fait mettre en cloque

(f) (in cricket) marquer;

∎ he knocked up 50 runs before rain stopped play il a marqué 50 points avant que la pluie n'interrompe la partie

2 intransitive verb

British (in ball games) faire des balles

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > knock
8 knock

knock

A n

1 ( blow) coup m ; a knock on the head un coup sur la tête ; to take a knock prendre un coup ; a knock with a hammer un coup de marteau ; a knock at the door un coup à la porte ; I'll give you a knock at 7.30 je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30 ; I thought I heard a knock je crois qu'on a frappé ;

2 onomat knock! knock! toc! toc! ;

3 fig ( setback) coup m ; to take a knock en prendre un coup ; it gave his confidence a knock son assurance en a pris un coup ; I've had worse knocks j'ai subi pire que ça ; you must learn to take the knocks tu dois apprendre à encaisser ○ (les coups).

B vtr

1 ( strike) cogner [object] ; to knock one's head/arm on sth se cogner la tête/le bras contre qch ; to knock sb on the head/arm with sth donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qch ; to knock sb/sth into/against/across projeter qn/qch dans/contre/à travers ; to knock sb unconscious ou senseless ou silly ○ [person, object, blow] assommer qn ; to knock a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ; to knock sth straight/flat redresser/aplatir qch ; to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces ;

2 ( cause to move) to knock sth off ou out of sth faire tomber qch de qch ; to knock sb/sth over sth envoyer qn/qch par-dessus qch ; to knock sb/sth to the ground faire tomber qn/qch par terre ; she knocked the ball into the pond elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang ; to knock a nail/peg into sth enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qch ; to knock the handle off the jug casser l'anse du pot ; to knock sb off his feet [blast, wave] soulever qn ; to knock sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to knock sb flat étendre qn par terre ;

3 ( beat) to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn ; I'll knock that stupid smile off his face je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide ; that will knock a bit of sense into him ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens ;

4 ○ ( criticize) critiquer [method, opposition, achievement] ; dénigrer [person] ; don't knock it! hum arrête de critiquer!

C vi

1 ( make sound) ( involuntarily) [branch, object] cogner (on, against contre) ; ( deliberately) [person] frapper (at, on à) ; [engine, water pipes] cogner ;

2 ( collide) to knock into ou against sth heurter qch ; to knock into each other se heurter.

Idioms

his knees were knocking ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur ; to knock sth on the head ○ mettre fin à qch ; to be knocking on a bit ○ commencer à se faire vieux ; it must be knocking on ○ 30 years since… ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que… ; I'll knock your heads together! je vous ferai entendre raison!

Phrasal verbs

■ knock about ○, knock around ○:

▶ knock about traîner ;

▶ knock about [sth] [object] traîner dans [house, area] ; to knock about with sb ○ fréquenter qn ; to knock about together ○ [adults] se fréquenter ;

▶ knock [sb] about ○ malmener ;

▶ knock [sth] about

1 ( buffet) [storm] ballotter [boat] ;

2 Sport let's just knock the ball about faisons juste des balles.

■ knock back:

▶ knock back [sth], knock [sth] back

1 ( return) [player] renvoyer [ball] ;

2 ○ ( swallow) descendre ○ [drink] ;

3 ○ ( reject) rejeter [offer] ; refuser [invitation] ;

▶ knock [sb] back

1 ( surprise) [news] secouer [person] ;

2 ○ ( cost) that dress must have knocked her back a few quid ○ cette robe a dû lui coûter une fortune ;

3 ( refuse) jeter ○ [person].

■ knock down:

▶ knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [qn] à terre [victim, opponent] ; [police] défoncer [door] ; [builder] abattre [building] ; ( accidentally) [person, vehicle, animal] renverser [person, object] ; [lightning, wind] abattre [tree, fence] ; fig [person] abattre [obstacle, barrier] ;

2 ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price] ; [seller] baisser [price] ; I managed to knock him down by a few pounds j'ai réussi à le faire baisser de plusieurs livres ;

3 ( allocate) [auctioneer] adjuger [lot].

■ knock in:

▶ knock [sth] in, knock in [sth] ( deliberately) [person] planter [nail, peg] ; [golfer] rentrer ○ [ball] ; ( accidentally) [blow] enfoncer [side, top].

■ knock into:

▶ knock into [sb/sth] heurter.

■ knock off:

▶ knock off ○ [worker] arrêter de travailler ;

▶ knock [sb/sth] off, knock off [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) [person, blow, force] faire tomber [person, object] ; [movement, blow] désarçonner [rider] ; [person] écarter [insect] ; [wind, person] décapiter [flower heads] ; [person, blow] desceller [handle, end, car mirror] ;

2 ( reduce) I'll knock £10 off for you je vous ferai une réduction de 10 livres ; she wouldn't knock anything off elle ne voulait faire aucune réduction ; he knocked 20% off the bill il a déduit 20% de la note ;

3 ○ ( steal) subtiliser [car, object] ;

4 ○ ( stop) knock it off! ça suffit! ;

5 ◑ ( have sex with) culbuter ◑ [person].

■ knock out:

▶ knock [sb/sth] out, knock out [sb/sth]

1 ( dislodge) [person, blow] casser [tooth] ; [blast] souffler [window] ; [person, blow] arracher [peg, nail, support] ; [person] vider [contents] ;

2 ( make unconscious) [person, blow] assommer [person, animal] ; [drug] endormir [person, animal] ; [boxer] mettre [qn] au tapis [opponent] ; don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! ne bois pas le punch, ça va t'assommer! ; all that walking has knocked him out ○ ça l'a épuisé de marcher si longtemps ;

3 ( destroy) [enemy, shell] faire sauter [tank] ; [enemy, shell] mettre [qch] hors service [factory] ; [strike action, breakdown] paralyser [production, service] ;

4 Sport ( eliminate) [competitor] éliminer [opponent, team] ;

5 Aut ( straighten) [mechanic] redresser [dent, metal] ;

6 ○ ( produce) [machine] débiter [quantity] ; [person] jouer [tune] ;

7 ○ ( overwhelm) [performance, appearance, good news] émerveiller [person] ; [bad news] consterner ;

▶ knock oneself out

1 ( become unconscious) s'assommer ;

2 ○ ( become exhausted) s'éreinter ○.

■ knock over:

▶ knock [sb/sth] over, knock over [sb/sth] [person, animal, vehicle, force] renverser [person, animal, object].

■ knock through Constr you could knock through into the dining-room vous pourriez abattre le mur de la salle à manger.

■ knock together:

▶ knock together [knees, objects] s'entrechoquer ;

▶ knock [sth] together, knock together [sth] ○

1 ( create) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal] ; mettre [qch] sur pied [show, reception] ;

2 ( bang together) cogner l'un contre l'autre ; they need their heads knocking together fig ils auraient besoin d'une bonne leçon.

■ knock up:

▶ knock up ( in tennis) faire des balles (with avec) ;

▶ knock [sth] up, knock up [sth]

1 ○ ( make) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal, outfit] ;

2 ○ Sport [competitor, player] totaliser [points] ; réaliser [score] ;

▶ knock [sb] up, knock up [sb]

1 ( awaken) réveiller [person] ;

2 ○ ( exhaust) mettre [qn] à plat ○ ;

3 ◑ ( make pregnant) mettre [qn] en cloque ○.

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9 head

hed
1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma

2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

get that idea out of your head quítate esa idea de la cabeza

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

the prince headed the procession el príncipe iba a la cabeza de la procesión

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

the forward headed the ball into the goal el delantero cabeceó el balón y lo metió en la portería

to head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...

I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casa

head

tr[hed]

noun

1 (gen) cabeza; (mind) mente nombre femenino

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado

9 (coin) cara

10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

■ she heads the list of winners ella encabeza la lista de ganadores

2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear

■ he headed the ball into the net metió un gol de un cabezazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabeza

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entrada

on your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!

per head por barba, por cabeza

■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barba

to be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguien

to be off one's head estar chiflado,-a

to bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguien

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendados

to have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los números

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

two heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que dos

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)

4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

head (s.o.) off (On the road, etc.)

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
I

noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

• the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)

• he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la pared

the government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

• to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballo

to give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn

• wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza

success has gone to his head — el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

to fall head over heels in love with sb — enamorarse perdidamente de algn

• to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido

• to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza

• to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza

• he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato

• to stand on one's head — hacer el pino

I could do it standing on my head * — lo podría hacer con los ojos cerrados

• she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

• I ought to bang or knock your heads together — os voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos *

• he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró

- I can't get my head around that

- have one's head up one's arse or ass

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

they went over my head to the manager — pasaron por encima de mí y fueron directamente al gerente

- hold one's head up high

with head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand

- scream/shout one's head off

- I can't make head nor or or tail of it

I can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice

- turn heads

she had the kind of looks that turn heads — tenía ese tipo de belleza que llama la atención

- keep one's head above water
acid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)
2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza f

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

you never know what's going on in his head — nunca sabes lo que le está pasando por la cabeza

it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado

it was the first thing that came into my head — fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

• it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada

• it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera

• you need your head examining or examined — tú estás mal de la cabeza

• to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

• to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental

he added it all up in his head — lo sumó todo mentalmente

• he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...

I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...

who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?

don't put ideas into his head — no le metas ideas en la cabeza

• I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

• I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución

• to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia

• don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

you must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / f

• head of department — (in school, firm) jefe(-a) m / f de departamento

head of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés

• head of (the) household — cabeza mf de familia

• head of state — (Pol) jefe(-a) m / f de Estado

4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima f

at the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de

to be at the head of the class — ser el mejor de la clase

to be at the head of the league — ir a la cabeza de la liga

to be at the head of the list — encabezar la lista

to be at the head of the queue — ser el primero en la cola

to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa

5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f

• a head of celery/ garlic — una cabeza de apio/ajo

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza f

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

• this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico

• to come to a head — [situation] alcanzar un punto crítico

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

heads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

20 head of cattle — 20 cabezas de ganado (vacuno)

£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona

10) (Naut) proa f

head to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño

14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento m

this comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...

2. VT

1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar

2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear

3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

VI

where are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?

he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste

he headed up the hill — se dirigió hacia la cima de la colina

they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad

4.

CPD

head boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)

head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras

head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f

head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina

head chef N — chef mf, jefe(-a) m / f de cocina

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros

head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

• to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algn

head nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

head office N — sede f central

head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)

head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv

head start N — ventaja f

a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida

to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)

he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos

even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win — ni empezando con ventaja podría ganar

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

English-spanish dictionary > head
10 knock

nok 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) banke (på), knakke

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) slå

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) slå, banke opp

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) løpe/renne på, slå imot
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) bank(ing), slag, dunk

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) banking

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up

banke
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dunke

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subst. \/nɒk\/

1) slag

2) smell, støt, dunk

3) ( på dør) banking, knakking

• there is a knock at the door

det banker på døren

4) ( i motor) banking, hugging

5) (hverdagslig, cricket) inneperiode, omgang, innings

6) ( hverdagslig) negativ kritikk

7) (britisk, slang) forklaring: en byder som samarbeider med andre under en auksjon for så å videreselge varene og dele fortjenesten

8) (britisk, slang) skinnauksjon, forklaring: auksjon hvor flere bydere samarbeider

9) (britisk, slang) forklaring: salg av varer som nylig er anskaffet rimelig på auksjon

take a\/the knock få en knekk, bli ruinert

• I've taken some nasty knocks in my time

jeg har gått på noen smeller i mitt liv
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verb \/nɒk\/

1) slå, dunke, denge, hamre, dundre

2) ( også overført) forklaring: sette noe i bevegelse ved å slå

3) ( på dør) banke på, knakke

4) ( hverdagslig) kritisere, rakke ned på

5) (britisk, slang) forbløffe, imponere, slå an hos

6) ( om motor) dunke, slå, hugge

7) støte sammen, kollidere med

8) ( vulgært) knulle

knock about\/around mishandle, slå, behandle stygt (også overført) ( hverdagslig) flakke omkring, streife omkring, drive dank

• he has knocked about the world

han har flakket omkring i verden

( hverdagslig) leve et spennende omflakkende liv

• he has knocked about a great deal

han har opplevd mye rart \/ han har levd livet

knock about with someone vanke sammen med noen, henge sammen med noen

knock against støte mot, slå mot, kollidere med møte på, støte på, treffe på

knock along with ( hverdagslig) komme overens med

knock at banke på, knakke på

• knock at the door

banke på døren

knock back ( hverdagslig) hive i seg, sluke, spise eller drikke fort

• he can knock back five beers in no time

han kan hive i seg fem øl på et blunk

(britisk, hverdagslig) koste (en person) et visst beløp

• that knocked me back ten pounds

jeg gikk på en smell på ti pund

(austr., newzealandsk, slang) nekte, avvise, avslå bringe ut av fatning

knock down ( om person) slå ned, slå i gulvet ( om ting) slå overende, rive overende (om maskin, møbel e.l.) demontere for transport ( om bygning) rive ned ( på auksjon) selge, klubbe

• he knocked the Munch down to an anonymous bidder

han solgte Munch-bildet til en anonym byder

(hverdagslig, om pris) senke, slå av på

• knock down the price of

senke prisen på

• I knocked her down 5 per cent

jeg fikk henne til å gå ned 5%

(amer., slang) begå underslag (særlig fra arbeidsgiver)

(austr., newzealandsk) bruke (en sjekk e.l.) fritt (amer., slang) tjene, ha i inntekt

knocked up utmattet, fullstendig utslitt

knock holes in an argument se ➢ hole

knock in slå inn, slå i

knock it off! slutt med det, gi deg

knock off slå av ( om pris) slå av på

• knock ten pounds off the price

slå av ti pund på prisen

(amer., slang, særlig om jobb) slutte (med), ta kvelden

• knock off (work) at five

slutte på jobben klokken fem

kvitte seg med, få unna, få fra hånden ( hverdagslig) smelle sammen, lage på stående fot

• knock off an article

smelle sammen en artikkel

( slang) stjele, knabbe ( slang) gjøre innbrudd i ( slang) drepe, myrde (britisk, slang, vulgært, nedsettende) knulle, pule (en kvinne)

knock off cigarettes ( hverdagslig) slutte å røyke ( hverdagslig) knabbe sigaretter

knock on slå mot

• knock one's head on a wall

slå hodet mot en vegg

( rugby) forklaring: føre (ballen) med hånden eller armen mot motstanderens mållinje

knock one's head against a brick wall ( overført) stange hodet mot veggen, støte på vanskeligheter

knock on the head forklaring: svimeslå eller drepe noen ved slag i hodet (britisk, hverdagslig, overført) sette en stopper for, torpedere

• knock a plan on the head

sette en stopper for en plan

slutte med

knock out ( om tobakkspipe) tømme, banke ut av ( boksing) slå knockout på, slå bevisstløs slå, beseire, sette ut av spill ( overført) lamslå, forbløffe ( hverdagslig) smelle sammen, smøre sammen

• knock out an article

smøre sammen en artikkel

få unna, kvitte seg med (amer., hverdagslig) slite ut, utmatte ødelegge (austr., newzealandsk, slang) tjene, få utbetalt

knock out a living livnære seg, klare seg

knock over slå overende, rive overende overrumple, oppskake, overvelde ( slang) gjøre innbrudd i

knock somebody cold slå noen bevisstløs slå noen med undring

knock somebody flat slå noen i bakken

knock somebody into the middle of next week slå noen gul og blå, slå noen veggimellom

knock somebody off their feet slå bena vekk under noen

knock somebody's head off ( overført) slå inn skallen på noen

knock somebody's heads together tvinge noen til å forlikes

knock something into shape få fasong på noe, gjøre noe presentabelt, få skikk på noe

knock the bar off ( sport) rive bommen

knock the bottom out of slå bunnen ut av, slå hull på

• knock the bottom out of a theory

slå bunnen ut av en teori

knock together smelle sammen, smøre sammen slå mot hverandre

knock to pieces ( også overført) slå i småbiter

knock under to somebody bøye seg for noen, underkaste seg noen

knock up ( hverdagslig) flikke sammen, smøre sammen, smelle sammen, improvisere

• knock up a meal

smelle sammen et måltid

(britisk, hverdagslig) jage opp, vekke (ved å banke på døren) slå oppover bli sliten, bli syk, bli dårlig gjøre sliten, gjøre syk, gjøre dårlig ( cricket) ta poeng ( om ting) ødelegge, slå i stykker ( om person) skade (amer., slang) kjøre på tjukken, sette barn på, gjøre gravid (britisk, i ballspill) trene, varme opp før en kamp

knock up against ( hverdagslig) støte på, treffe på, møte

• knock up against a friend

støte på en venn

• knock up against difficulties

støte på vanskeligheter

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