head of a missile

управляемая ракета, УР; летящий осколок [обломок]; обстреливать ракетами; применять ракеты ( по цели) ; см. тж. rocket

— "suitcase" missile

— AA air defense missile

— ABM interceptor missile

— ABM missile

— abort a missile

— absolute missile

— acrobatic missile

— active missile

— active-homing missile

— active-radar guidance missile

— advanced medium range air-to-air missile

— advanced short range air-to-air missile

— advanced strategic air launched missile

— aeroballistic missile

— aerodynamic canard configuration surface-to-air missile

— aerodynamic missile

— aerodynamically neutral spin stabilized missile

— after-launch half-sommersault missile

— aim a missile in azimuth

— aim a missile in bearing

— aim a missile

— aimed missile

— air defense missile

— air defense suppression counterradar missile carrier winged missile

— air defense suppression missile

— air interceptor missile

— air missile

— air slewed missile

— air supported missile

— air-based missile

— airborne antiballistic missile

— airborne missile

— air-breathing missile

— aircraft missile

— aircraft radiation homing missile

— aircraft-configured winged missile

— aircraft-fire control radar guided missile

— aircraft-shaped winged missile

— airfield attack missile

— air-launched low volume ramjet missile

— air-launched missile

— airmobile missile

— air-radar missile

— air-to-air guided missile

— air-to-air missile

— air-to-ground antiradiation missile

— air-to-ground guided missile

— air-to-ground passive radar homing missile

— air-to-missile missile

— air-to-ship antifast patrol boat missile

— air-to-ship missile

— air-to-space missile

— air-to-subsurface missile

— air-to-surface antiradar missile

— air-to-surface AT missile

— air-to-surface ballistic missile

— air-to-surface defense suppression missile

— air-to-surface guided missile

— air-to-surface missile

— air-to-surface ramjet cruise missile

— air-to-surface standoff missile

— air-to-underwater missile

— air-transportable missile

— all-aspect air-to-air missile

— all-aspect missile

— all-homing AT guided missile

— all-purpose guided missile

— all-weather AT guided missile

— all-weather missile

— ampulized missile

— anti-ABM missile

— antiair warfare missile

— anti-airborne radar missile

— anti-air-to-air missile

— anti-antiaircraft missile

— antiantimissile missile

— antibig city missile

— antibomber missile

— anticruise missile missile

— antifast patrol boat missile

— antifortification missile

— antihelicopter missile

— anti-ICBM missile

— antiintermediate range BM missile

— antijammer missile

— anti-low flying aircraft missile

— antimine missile

— anti-MIRV missile

— antimissile missile

— antimissile surface-to-air missile

— antipersonnel missile

— antipode ballistic missile

— antiradar missile

— antiradar standoff missile

— antiradialion missile

— antirccket missile

— antisatellite missile

— antiship missile

— antisubmarine missile

— antisurface ship cruise missile

— antisurface ship missile

— antitactical ballistic missile

— armed missile

— army missile

— artillery ballistic missile

— Asia missiles

— AT aircraft missile

— AT ballistic missile

— AT guided missile

— AT submissile cluster warhead unguided missile

— AT wire-controlled missile

— AT wire-guided missile

— attack missile

— attacking missile

— ballistic missile

— basic missile

— battlefield AA missile

— battlefield close support missile

— battlefield support missile

— battle-line missile

— bazooka-type AA missile

— beach-bombardment missile

— beam-rider missile

— beyond visual range missile

— beyond-the-horizon range air-to-surface missile

— bipropellant missile

— bombardment missile

— bomber defense missile

— button-on missile

— chemical warhead missile

— clear weather missile

— close air combat missile

— close air support mission missile

— close-in missile

— close-support missile

— coastal defense missile

— command guidance missile

— command-homing missile

— command-to-line-of-sight guided missile

— common missile

— composite missile

— constant-bearing missile

— contraorbit missile

— controllable-tail surface configuration cruise missile

— controllable-wing configuration cruise missile

— conventional missile

— corner-reflector towing missile

— corps general support missile

— counterair missile

— counter-air-to-surface missile missile

— counterballislic missile missile

— counterforce nuclear missile

— countermissile missile

— counterradar homing missile

— counterradiation homing missile

— counterraeasures missile

— countersatellite missile

— counter-surface-to-surface missile

— countervalue nuclear missile

— cruciform control surface cruise missile

— cruise missile

— day-clear weather optically guided missile

— deceive a missile

— decoy missile

— deep interdiction missile

— defense missile

— defense-suppression missile

— delayed impact space missile

— delivery missile

— demolition missile

— depressed trajectory missile

— direct a missile

— direct laser guidance AT missile

— direct sight missile

— direct support missile

— direct-fire missile

— direct-hit missile

— directional control AT missile

— disciplined missile

— distract incoming missile

— diversionary bomber defense missile

— diversionary missile

— diving antiship missile

— dogfight missile

— dormant missile

— double-stage missile

— dummy missile

— ECCM missile

— ECM warhead missile

— ECM-carrier winged missile

— endoatmospheric antiballistic missile

— engine heat and exhaust radiation homing AT missile

— engine ignition radiation homing missile

— EO guidance antiarmor missile

— EO guided missile

— erect a missile

— EW missile

— exhaust fumes heat seeking AT missile

— exoatmospheric antiballistic missile

— expendable missile

— explosive warhead missile

— extended range missile

— externally loaded missile

— FA missile

— fast acceleration antimissile missile

— fast-reaction type missile

— fiber optic guided missile

— field army air defense missile

— fighter-launched antisateilite missile

— fire a missile

— fire-and-forget guidance missile

— fire-support missile

— first-strike missile

— fixed based missile

— fixed land-based missile

— fixed site missile

— flare carrying missile

— fleet ballistic missile

— fleet missile

— flexible missile

— foil a missile

— foot mobile infantry AT missile

— forward firing missile

— frame the missile in the target

— free-flight missile

— fully loaded missile

— general-purpose missile

— global missile

— global positioning system-guided tactical cruise missile

— ground attack missile

— ground hugging cruise missile

— ground vehicle-launched laser beam rider AT missile

— ground-based missile

— ground-fired AT missile

— ground-guided missile

— ground-launched missile

— ground-support missile

— ground-to-air missile

— ground-to-ground missile

— ground-to-sea missile

— ground-to-space missile

— ground-to-underwater missile

— guidance missile

— guide a missile

— guided missile

— gun-launched missile

— hard target counterforce missile

— hardened silo missile

— head-on attack missile

— head-on course IR-homing missile

— heat-homing missile

— HEAT-warhead missile

— heavy missile

— helicopter antiradiation missile

— helicopter AT missile

— helicopter-fired missile

— helicopter-launched antiship missile

— helicopter-launched AT standoff missile

— helicopter-launched missile

— helicopter-to-ship missile

— helicopter-to-surface missile

— high-angle-of-attack missile

— highly fractionated missile

— high-power laser anti-ICBM missile

— high-speed antiradiation missile

— high-speed penetration counterradar missile

— home-on-jam missile

— homing missile

— homing submissile-scattering cluster warhead missile

— homing torpedo-carrying missile

— hydrogen-warhead missile

— hypersonic missile

— iaunch-and-leave missile

— ICBM interception missile

— ICBM-precursor missile

— improved capability missile

— in-bound missile

— incendiary warhead missile

— incoming missile

— indirect-fire missile

— individual laser beam riding AA missile

— inertially-guided missile

— infantry-launched missile

— intelligent missile

— interceptor missile

— intercontinental ballistic missile

— intercontinental range missile

— interdiction missile

— interhemispheric range missile

— intermediate range missile

— internally-guided missile

— internally-loaded missile

— inventory missile

— IR antitank missile

— IR beam riding missile

— IR guidance AA missile

— jeep-mounted missile

— land-attack missile

— land-based missile

— landing-force support missile

— land-launched ballistic missile

— land-mobile missile

— large missile

— laser beam guided missile

— laser beam riding missile

— laser homing antiarmor missile

— laser terminal homing missile

— laser thermal imaging seeker missile

— laser warhead antimissile missile

— laser-augmented airborne AT missile

— laser-guided infantry surface-to-air missile

— laser-guided missile

— laser-guided small hypersonic missile

— laser-powerplant antiballistic missile

— laser-propelled antiballistic missile

— laser-seeking missile

— laser-semiactive missile

— last-ditch defense missile

— launch a missile

— lead-angle guided missile

— light missile

— line-of-sight missile

— local-defense missile

— lock-on after launch missile

— lock-on before launch missile

— long legs missile

— long-range ground based theater nuclear missile

— long-range missile

— low altitude missile

— main armament tank missile

— main beam homing antiradiation missile

— main missile

— maneuverable reentry vehicle missile

— man-portable missile

— man-portable surface-to-air missile

— manual-guided AT missile

— medium altitude missile

— medium-range air-to-surface cruise missile

— midair "about face" air-to-air defense missile

— midair slewing air-to-air defense missile

— midrange ballistic missile

— mind-guided missile

— minimum-energy missile

— MIRVed warhead cruise missile

— missile-carrying missile

— missile-defense missile

— mobile medium range MIRVed ballistic missile

— mobile solid-fuel ICBM missile

— mobile system surface-to-air missile

— mobile-based missile

— multimission air-launched missile

— multiple missile

— multiple range cruise missile

— multiple warhead AT missile

— multiple warhead cruise missile

— multiple warhead intermediate range ballistic missile

— multiple warheaded missile

— multishot air missile

— near-strategic missile

— neutron warhead missile

— nonballistic missile

— nonguided missile

— non-heavy missile

— nonnuclear missile

— nontactical missile

— nontest missile

— no-warhead hypervelocity missile

— nuclear ballistic missile

— nuclear delivery missile

— nuclear warheaded missile

— nuclear-armed missile

— nuclear-capable missile

— nuclear-fueled missile

— nuclear-tipped missile

— ocean-bed dormant missile

— offensive missile

— offset missile

— one-man missile

— one-stage missile

— one-station missile

— operational missile

— operationally deployed missile

— optical beam rider missile

— optical sight-guided missile

— optically-tracked missile

— orbital jump-down missile

— orbital missile

— ordnance missile

— orient a missile

— OTH range missile

— outer space missile

— passive-guided missile

— passive-homing missile

— penetrating cruise missile

— penetration aid missile

— penetration cruise missile

— point-defense antimissile missile

— point-defense missile

— post-attack surviving missiles

— precise terminal guidance missile

— precision guided reentry vehicle missile

— quick-reaction short range missile

— radar homing maneuvering warhead missile

— radar-busting missile

— radar-guidance AA missile

— radar-guided missile

— radar-homing missile

— radar-seeking standoff missile

— radar-tracked missile

— radio-controlled missile

— radio-guided missile

— radiological warhead missile

— radio-relay missile

— railroad-based missile

— ready-to-fire missile

— rearward-launched missile

— reconnaissance missile

— reject a missile

— release a missile

— reload missile

— restartable multipulse engine missile

— retaliatory missile

— retire a missile

— retire missile

— retired missile

— road-mobile missile

— rolling airframe missile

— RPV-reconnaissance winged missile

— SAM intercept missile

— satellite missile

— satellite-launched ballistic missile

— saturation missile

— sea-based missile

— sea-launched missile

— sea-mobile missile

— sea-skimmer missile

— sea-skimming missile

— sea-to-surface strategic ballistic missile

— selective range missile

— self-initiated AA missile

— semiactive missile

— semiactive radar and passive IR homing warhead surface-to-air missile

— semiautomatic command-to-line-ofsight missile

— semiballistic missile

— semimobile missile

— semistrategic missile

— shaped-charge warhead missile

— ship self-defense missile

— ship-based missile

— shipboard antiballistic missile

— shipboard cruise missile

— shipboard missile

— shipborne missile

— ship-defense missile

— ship-launched antiship missile

— ship-launched missile

— ship-launched strategic missile

— ship-to-air missile

— ship-to-ship missile

— ship-to-shore missile

— ship-to-submarine missile

— shore-based missile

— shore-bombardment missile

— short-preparation missile

— short-range air-to-air missile

— short-range assault missile

— short-range attack missile

— short-range bomber defense missile

— short-range missile

— short-range surface-to-air missile

— short-range tactical air-to-air missile

— shoulder-fired missile

— shoulder-launched missile

— side-fired missile

— silo-based missile

— silo-defending antiballistic missile

— single warhead missile

— single-stage missile

— slaved-launch interceptor missile

— slewed launch missile

— small high speed low-altitude antiship missile

— small intercontmental missile

— small missile

— small radar echoing area missile

— space-based missile

— space-borne missile

— space-launched ballistic missile

— space-launched missile

— space-space missile

— space-to-ground missile

— space-to-surface missile

— spin-stabilized missile

— standoff missile

— stellar-guided missile

— stellar-inertial missile

— storable-fueled missile

— strategic air-launched missile

— strategic ballistic missile

— strategic cruise missile

— strategic low-altitude missile

— strategic missile

— strategic offensive missile

— strike missile

— sub-launched missile

— submarine antiship missile

— submarine underwater-launched depressed trajectory ballistic missile

— submarine-based missile

— submarine-launched ballistic missile

— submarine-launched cruise missile

— submarine-launched missile

— submarine-to-aircraft missile

— submarine-to-ship missile

— submarine-to-submarine missile

— submarine-to-surface missile

— subsonic cruise attack missile

— subsurface-to-subsurface missile

— subsurface-to-surface missile

— supersonic AT guided missile

— supersonic missile

— support missile

— suppression missile

— surface attack missile

— surface ship surface-to-air missile

— surface-launched antishipping missile

— surface-launched interceptor missile

— surface-launched missile

— surface-to-air missile with antimissile capability

— surface-to-air missile

— surface-to-sea cruise missile

— surface-to-sea missile

— surface-to-space antimissile missile

— surface-to-subsurface missile

— surface-to-surface ballistic missile

— surface-to-surface FA missile

— surface-to-surface missile

— surface-to-underwater missile

— tactical air missile

— tactical ballistic missile

— tactical bombardment missile

— tactical cruise missile

— tactical missile

— tail-pipe homing missile

— tank gun-launched laser terminal guidance semiactive warhead missile

— tank-attacking missile

— tank-busting air-to-ground missile

— target missile

— target-seeking missile

— terminal defense missile

— terminal homing missile

— terminal radar guidance warhead missile

— terminal-guided AT guided missile

— theater ballistic missile

— thermonuclear ballistic missile

— torpedo carrying missile

— trigger off a missile

— triple independently targetable warhead missile

— truck-mobile missile

— tube-launched AT missile

— turbojet-propelled missile

— two-stage missile

— ultra-long range missile

— unarmed missile

— unboosted missile

— underwater capsulized bottom-based missile

— underwater-launched missile

— underwater-to-air missile

— underwater-to-surface missile

— underwater-to-underwater missile

— unfired missile

— unguided missile

— variable-range missile

— vehicle-launched missile

— vertical-launched missile

— visually guided AT missile

— warhead delivery missile

— warmup a missile

— water-to-air missile

— wide-body transport aircraft-based standoff cruise missile

— winged missile

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• ракета

• ракетный

- installation of missiles

- stationing of missiles

- deployment of missiles

- missile capable of a range in excess of km

- head of a missile

- confidence firings of missiles

- station missiles

- install missiles

- deploy missiles

- target a missile

- direct a missile

- guide a missile

- dispatch a missile

- fire a missile

- launch a missile

- dismantle missiles

- bar missiles from a country

- trundle missiles

- destruction of enemy missiles in flight

- air-to-surface missile

- light missile

- missile weaponry

- underwater-to-underwater missile

- non-heavy missile

- incoming missile

- cruise missile

- intercontinental ballistic missile

- liquid fuel missile

- Pershing missile

- ballistic missile

- medium-range missile

- ballistic defence interceptor missile

- missile dimensions

- ground-launched missile

- two-storey missile

- missile components

- strategic ballistic missile

- anti-aircraft missile

- air-breathing cruise missile

- missile base

- solid-fuel missile

- unarmed missile

- surface-to-surface missile

- MX missile

- missile firing submarine

- single-warhead missile

- nuclear missile

- transoceanic missile

- missile programme

- supply missile

- operational missile

- obsolete missiles

- soft missile base

- flight-test a cruise missile

- system to counter strategic ballistic missiles

- conventionally-armed cruise missile

- hard-target-kill-capacity missile

- manoeuvring re-entry vehicle missile

- sea- and ground-launched missiles

- test a nuclear missile

- heavy missile

- intermediate-range missile

- land-based missile

- land-mobile missile

- highly accurate mobile missile

- missile gap

- ground-to-ground missile

- mobile missile

- submarine-based missiles

- tactical missile

- hard-site intercontinental ballistic missile

- missile range

- fully loaded missile

- armed missile

- transcontinental missile

- air-launched missile

- missile ship

- air-defence missile

- anti-ship missile

- triple-warhead missile

- ultralong-range missile

- nuclear missile arsenals

- guided missile

- new generation of ballistic missiles

- anti-submarine missile

- surface-to-air missile

- Trident missile

- interceptor missile

- short-range attack missile

- subsurface-to-subsurface missile

- surface-to-subsurface missile

- long-range missile

- large missile

- cruise missile equipped with multiple independently targetable targeted warheads

- submarine-launched missiles

- strategic missile

- air-to-air missile

- fractional orbital missile

- unguided missile

- mother missile

- underwater-to-surface missile

- sea-based missile

- killer missile

- anti-radar missile

- sea-air missile

- multiple independently targeted missile

A n.

1 (anat.) testa; capo; ( per estens.) testa, cervello, mente: He struck me on the head, mi ha colpito sulla testa; a head of hair, una (bella) testa di capelli; Your brother is taller than you by a head, tuo fratello ti supera di tutta la testa; to lower (o to bow) one's head, abbassare il capo; He's a hot head, è una testa calda; Use your head!, usa la testa (o il cervello)!; to keep a cool head, saper tenere la testa a posto; avere il sangue freddo; to enter sb. 's head, passare per la testa; to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna); to bend one's head, chinare il capo ( anche fig.); to toss one's head, scuotere la testa; scrollare il capo; to put an idea into sb. 's head, mettere un'idea in testa a q.; to put st. out of one's head, togliersi qc. dalla mente; to shake one's head, scuotere il capo (in segno di diniego, di disapprovazione, o di meraviglia)

2 ( di un oggetto) testa; capo; capocchia; cima; estremità; punta; ( di un letto) capezzale, testata, testiera: the head of an arrow, la punta d'una freccia; the head of a nail [of a hammer], la testa d'un chiodo [d'un martello]; the head of a pier, l'estremità d'un molo; (naut.) the head of a mast, la cima di un albero; the head of a pin, la capocchia d'uno spillo; cylinder head, testa del cilindro; at the head of the page, in capo (o in cima) alla pagina; at the head of a staircase, in cima alle scale; at the head of the table, a capotavola

3 (geogr.) capo; promontorio; fonte; inizio ( d'un lago); sorgente, capo ( di un fiume): Beachy Head, Capo Beachy; at the head of the lake, all'inizio del lago; in cima al lago ( dove entra l'immissario)

4 persona a capo, alla testa (di qc.); capo; dirigente: department head, caporeparto; to be at the head of an army [of a business], essere alla testa di un esercito [di un'azienda]; head of household, capofamiglia

5 (ingl.) direttore, direttrice ( di scuola); preside (m. e f.)

6 bacino (per es., idroelettrico); canale adduttore ( dell'acqua a un mulino)

7 (inv. al pl.) capo, capi ( di bestiame); testa ( contando persone): 50 head of cattle, 50 capi di bovini; We were given 5 dollars a head, ricevemmo 5 dollari a testa

8 (bot.) capolino; cesto; cespo; palla: a clover head, un capolino di trifoglio; a head of lettuce, un cespo di lattuga

9 cappello di panna; colletto di schiuma ( di birra, ecc.)

10 fondo: the head of a barrel [of a cask], il fondo d'un barile [d'una botte]; the heads of a drum, i fondi (o le pelli) d'un tamburo

11 lama; taglio: the head of an axe, la lama di un'accetta; il taglio di un'ascia

12 capo; capitolo; paragrafo; punto; voce; intestazione, titolo (► heading)

13 (med.) punta purulenta, testa ( d'un foruncolo, ecc.)

14 (fig.) crisi decisiva (o finale); punto di massima tensione: Matters are in danger of coming to a head, c'è il pericolo che la situazione precipiti (o che giunga alla crisi finale)

15 (mecc. dei fluidi, = pressure head) altezza piezometrica; prevalenza, pressione di mandata ( dell'acqua o del vapore)

16 (fam.) mal di testa (spec. conseguente a una sbornia): Boy, do I have a head!, mamma mia, che mal di testa!

17 (ind. min.) galleria

18 (mecc.) testa, fungo ( di una valvola)

19 ( di motore) testa, testata

20 (elettron., = magnetic head) testina ( di registratore, ecc.)

21 (naut.) prora, prua: The ship was head to the wind, la nave aveva la prua controvento (o era alla cappa)

22 (edil.) traversa ( di porta o di finestra)

23 (mil.) testata ( di missile); ogiva

24 ( slang; spec. in combinazione) drogato: acid head, chi si droga con LSD

25 ( slang USA) tifoso; fanatico; appassionato

26 ( gergo naut.) latrina (spec. a bordo)

27 (volg.) pene eretto; orgasmo

28 (volg.) bocchino; pompino: to give head, fare un pompino; fare sesso orale

29 (pl.) testa ( di una moneta): Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; (fig.) Heads I win, tails you lose, comunque vadano le cose, io ci guadagno e tu ci perdi

B a. attr.

1 capo; principale; primo: the head waiter, il capo cameriere; our head office, il nostro ufficio principale; la nostra sede centrale; DIALOGO → - On the phone- She's visiting our head office in Glasgow, è in visita presso la nostra sede centrale di Glasgow

2 da testa; per la testa: a head scarf, un foulard; un fazzoletto da testa

3 di testa; situato in testa

4 (naut.) di prua; contrario: head wind, vento di prua; head tide, corrente contraria

5 (anat.) cefalico: head fold, plica cefalica

● head and shoulders, di tutta la testa e delle spalle; (fig.) di gran lunga: She is head and shoulders above her classmates, è di gran lunga superiore ai suoi compagni di classe □ head-and-shoulder photograph, fotografia formato tessera □ (in GB) head boy, studente anziano che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo dei ► «prefects», def. 2); capitano della scuola □ head butt ► headbutt □ head case ► headcase □ head clerk, capoufficio, capo ufficio □ head coach, ( calcio) commissario tecnico; ( pallavolo) allenatore in prima □ head count ► headcount □ head first, a testa avanti, a capo in giù, a capofitto; (fig.) a precipizio, avventatamente; ( di un feto) dalla parte della testa: to dive head first, tuffarsi di testa □ (in GB) head girl, studentessa anziana che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo delle ► «prefects», def. 2); capitana della scuola □ ( sport) head guard, casco □ head job, incarico direttivo; (volg. USA) sesso orale; bocchino, pompino (volg.) □ (zool.) head louse ( Pediculus humanus capitis), pidocchio dei capelli □ head-money, taglia ( su un bandito); = head tax ► sotto □ (comput.) head mounted display, casco virtuale; casco visore □ head note, nota in testa a un capitolo; (mus.) nota di testa □ (med.) head nurse, caposala; infermiera capo □ (fam.) head of cauliflower, palla di cavolo □ (polit.) head of state, capo di Stato □ ( sport) head of the race, testa della corsa □ (fam.) to… one's head off, fare qc. ( gridare, ridere, parlare, ecc.) in modo sfrenato, a tutto spiano, come un matto: The baby was screaming his head off, il bambino urlava a pieni polmoni; to laugh one's head off, ridere come un matto □ head-on, (avv.) a testa avanti; frontalmente; (fig.) a viso aperto, con determinazione; (agg.) frontale; (fig.) a viso aperto, duro: The two cars collided head-on, le due auto si sono scontrate frontalmente; We must address the problem head-on, dobbiamo affrontare con determinazione il problema (o non dobbiamo girare intorno al problema); a head-on collision, (autom.) una collisione (o uno scontro) frontale; a head-on confrontation, un confronto a viso aperto □ head over heels, capovolto, sulla testa, a gambe all'aria □ head over heels in love with sb., innamorato cotto di q. □ head-page, prima pagina ( di un libro) □ head porter, portiere capo, primo portiere ( d'albergo, ecc.) □ ( vela) head reaching, bolina stretta ( una delle andature) □ (naut.) head sea, mare di prua □ ( sport e fig.) head start, vantaggio iniziale □ head tax, tassa pro capite; testatico □ head teacher, preside ( di scuola) □ head-to-head, (sost.) confronto (o duello) serrato; testa a testa; (agg. e avv.) testa contro testa; serrato, ai ferri corti: a head-to-head battle, uno scontro ai ferri corti □ head tube, tubo del manubrio, tubo di sterzo ( di bicicletta) □ ( slang) head trip, viaggio ( di drogato), ‘trip’ □ head-turning, notevole; degno di nota; che non passa inosservato □ (aeron.) head-up display (abbr. HUD), visualizzatore ‘head up’ □ (mus.) head voice, registro di testa □ (idraul.) head water, acqua a monte □ (fam.) Heads will roll, rotolerà qualche testa!; qualcuno ci rimetterà il posto! □ to be at the head of the class, essere il primo della classe □ (fig.) to be banging (o beating, hitting) one's head against a brick wall, sbattere contro un muro □ (fig.) to bury one's head in the sand, nascondere la testa nella sabbia; fare lo struzzo □ (ipp.) by a head, di una testa □ to come to a head, ( di crisi, ecc.) raggiungere il culmine; precipitare; (med.: di foruncolo, ecc.) suppurare □ (fam. GB) to do sb. 's head in, fare una testa così (o riempire la testa) a q. □ (naut.) ( down) by the head, appruato □ from head to foot (o to toe), da capo a piedi; da cima a fondo □ (fam.) to get one's head down, concentrarsi, metterci la testa dentro (fam.); (GB anche) dormire □ to get one's head round st., capire qc.; ( anche) farsi una ragione di qc. □ to give sb. sb. 's head, dare carta bianca, dare mano libera a q.: The boss finally gave us our head, alla fine il capo ci diede carta bianca □ (fam.) to go off one's head, uscire di testa; andare fuori di testa □ to go over sb. 's head, andare al di là delle capacità di comprensione di q., essere troppo difficile per q.; ( anche) scavalcare q., agire all'insaputa di (o senza consultare) q.: He went over my head to complain to the boss, mi scavalcò andando a reclamare dal capo □ to go to sb. 's head, dare alla testa a q.: Whisky [success] has gone to his head, il whisky [il successo] gli ha dato alla testa □ to have a big head, avere la testa grossa; (fig.) essere presuntuoso □ (fig.) to have a (good) head on one's shoulders, avere la testa sul collo □ to have a good head for, essere portato per; avere il bernoccolo di: My brother has a good head for business, mio fratello ha il bernoccolo degli affari □ to keep one's head, non perdere la testa; mantenere la calma □ to keep one's head above water, restare a galla (fig.) □ (fig.) to keep one's head down, non dare nell'occhio; tenersi in disparte; rimanere defilato □ (fam.) to knock st. on the head, mandare qc. all'aria (un progetto, ecc.) □ to lose one's head, perdere la testa □ to make head, far progressi; avanzare □ to make head against sb., tener testa a q.; opporre resistenza a q. □ (fam.) to be off (o out of) one's head, essere fuori di testa; essere pazzo □ (fam.) off the top of one's head, a braccio, improvvisando: DIALOGO → - Moving house- Not off the top of my head, non così su due piedi □ (fig.) an old head on young shoulders, una persona saggia benché giovane □ out of one's own head, di testa propria □ to put one's heads together, collaborare; unire le forze □ (fig.) standing on one's head, a occhi chiusi, senza alcuna difficoltà □ to take it into one's head to do st., mettersi in testa di fare qc. □ to talk over (o above) sb. 's head, parlare in modo troppo difficile per q.; parlare senza farsi capire □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa a q., attrarre, far innamorare q.; ( anche) montare la testa a q.: Success hadn't turned his head, il successo non gli aveva montato la testa (o non gli aveva dato alla testa) □ to turn heads, attirare l'attenzione; non passare inosservato □ to be unable to make head or tail of st., non riuscire a trovare il bandolo di qc.; non saperci trovare né capo né coda; non capirci un'acca: I couldn't make head nor tail of his speech, non ho capito un'acca del suo intervento □ to be weak in the head, avere poco sale in zucca; avere scarso comprendonio (fam.) □ (prov.) Two heads are better than one, due teste sono meglio di una.

A v. t.

1 capeggiare; capitanare; guidare; mettersi (o essere) a capo di; essere in testa a: to head a revolt, capeggiare una rivolta; to head an army, capitanare un esercito; to head an expedition, essere a capo di una spedizione; to head the government, guidare il governo; fare il primo ministro

2 fornire di testa; fare la capocchia a ( uno spillo)

3 intestare; intitolare: to head a letter, intestare una lettera; to head a chapter, intitolare un capitolo

4 ( sport: calcio) colpire ( la palla) di testa

5 cimare, potare ( alberi, piante)

6 condurre; dirigere

7 tener testa, far fronte a ( un pericolo, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 dirigersi a: The explorer headed eastward, l'esploratore si diresse a oriente; to head for one's destination, dirigersi alla propria meta

2 ( di piante, anche to head out, to head up) fare cesto; accestire

3 ( di fiume) avere capo; nascere

4 ( di un foruncolo, ecc.) maturare

● to head one's class, essere il primo della classe □ to head home, dirigersi verso casa.

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— encapsulated missile

— endo-atmospheric missile

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— expendable missile

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— extraterrestrial missile

— field missile

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— finless missile

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— fixed-site missile

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— fleet missile

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— free-flight missile

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— fueled missile

— fully-active homing missile

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— future-generation missile

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— gravity-powered missile

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— guidance evaluation missile

— guidance missile

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— hammerhead missile

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— helicopter-launched missile

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— internally-guided missile

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— lower fuselage missile

— low-launch missile

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— main missile

— maneuverable missile

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— multiple-launched missile

— multiple-nozzle missile

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— multipurpose missile

— multistage missile

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— nonexpendable missile

— nonguided missile

— nonnuclear missile

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— nuclear-powered missile

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1) голова, череп

- shaven head

- death's head

- patient's head

2) руководитель, глава, начальник

- executive head

3) ум, интеллект, умственные способности; (а.) a clear (bright, logical) head светлый (ясный, логичный) ум

- steady head

4) скот, голова скота (единица счёта), поголовье скота; 20 heads of deer двадцать голов оленей

- fifty head of cattle

5) верхняя главная часть предмета, верх, верхушка, верхняя часть, головная часть, передняя часть, головка, шляпка

- forked head

- a head of cabbage

- head division of a parade

- the head of a flower

- head of a hammer

6) раздел, рубрика, параграф, пункт, заголовок

- heads of chapters

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