head of the water

 

гидростатическое давление воды
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Тематики

• нефтегазовая промышленность

EN

• head of the water

 

нормативное значение гидростатического давления воды на основание призмы грунта
h_w,k
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[Англо-русский словарь по проектированию строительных конструкций. МНТКС, Москва, 2011]

Тематики

• строительные конструкции

Синонимы

• hw,k

EN

• characteristic value of the hydrostatic water head at the bottom of a soil prism

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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head ⇒ The human body

A n

1 Anat (of person, animal) tête f ; the top of one's head le sommet de la tête or du crâne ; he had a beret on his head il avait un béret sur la tête ; she put her head round the door elle a passé la tête par la porte ; my head aches j'ai mal à la tête ; to nod one's head hocher la tête ; to have a fine head of hair avoir une belle chevelure ; to get ou keep ou have one's head down lit avoir or garder la tête baissée ; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer ; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail ; with one's head in one's hands la tête dans les mains ; from head to foot ou toe de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête ; he pulled his sweater over his head il a retiré son pull ; the decision was made over the heads of the members la décision a été prise sans consulter les membres ; she was promoted over the heads of her colleagues elle a obtenu une promotion qui revenait de droit à ses collègues ; to stand on one's head faire le poirier ; to stand an argument/theory on its head fig [person] prendre le contre-pied d'un argument/d'une théorie ; [evidence, fact] contredire un argument/une théorie ; heads turned at the sight of… tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant… ; to hold a gun ou pistol to sb's head lit braquer un pistolet contre la tête de qn ; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de qn ;

2 ( mind) tête f, crâne ○ m pej ; her head was full of grand ideas elle avait la tête pleine de grandes idées ; I can't get it into her head that je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête or le crâne que ; he has got it into his head that I love him il s'est mis dans la tête que je l'aime ; he has taken it into his head to resign il s'est mis en tête de démissionner ; what(ever) put that idea into her head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée dans la tête? ; I can't get the faces of those starving children out of my head je n'arrive pas à oublier les visages affamés de ces enfants ; I can't get that tune out of my head je n'arrive pas à m'ôter cet air de la tête ; you can put that idea out of your head! tu peux oublier cette idée! ; he put the idea of danger out of his head il a chassé l'idée du danger de sa tête ; all these interruptions have put it out of my head toutes ces interruptions me l'ont fait sortir de la tête ; the name has gone right out of my head le nom m'est complètement sorti de la tête ; I can't add them up in my head je ne peux pas les additionner de tête ; I wonder what's going on in her head? je me demande ce qui lui passe par la tête ; to be ou go above ou over sb's head ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de qn, dépasser qn ; don't worry ou bother your (pretty little) head about that ○ ! ne te casse pas la tête pour ça ○ ! ; use your head ○ ! sers-toi de tes méninges ○ ! ; to turn sb's head tourner la tête à qn ; her success has turned her head son succès lui a tourné la tête ; to have a (good) head for figures/business être doué pour le calcul/les affaires ; I have a good head for heights je n'ai pas le vertige ; to have no head for heights avoir le vertige ;

3 Meas, Turf tête f ; to be a head/half a head taller than sb, to be taller than sb by a head/half a head dépasser qn d'une tête/d'une demi-tête ; to win by a (short) head Turf, fig gagner d'une (courte) tête ;

4 ○ ( headache) mal m de tête ; to have a bad head ○ gen avoir mal à la tête ; ( hangover) avoir mal aux cheveux ○ ;

5 (leader, director) (of family. church, agency, section) chef m ; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/f ; at the head of à la tête de ; a team of experts with Dubois at its head une équipe d'experts avec Dubois à sa tête ; head of government/State chef de gouvernement/d'État ; head of department Admin chef de service ; Sch professeur principal ; head of Maths/German Sch responsable de la section de Maths/d'allemand ; head of personnel/marketing Comm chef du personnel/du marketing ;

6 Admin, Comm ( individual person or animal) we paid £10 a head ou per head nous avons payé 10 livres sterling par personne ; to count heads compter les gens ; 50 head of cattle Agric 50 têtes de bétail ; 30 head of sheep 30 moutons ;

7 Sport, Tech (of pin, nail etc, hammer, golf club) tête f ; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m ; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m ; ( of stick) pommeau m ;

8 ( front or top end) ( of bed) chevet m ; ( of table) (haut) bout m ; ( of procession) tête f ; (of pier, river, valley, glacier, lake) extrémité f ; at the head of the stairs/page/list en haut de l'escalier/de la page/de la liste ; a letter with his address at the head une lettre avec son adresse en en-tête ; at the head of the queue en tête de la file d'attente ;

9 Bot, Hort (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f ; ( of celery) pied m ; ( of garlic) tête f ; to cut the dead heads off the roses couper les fleurs fanées des rosiers ;

10 Comput, Elec (of computer, video, tape recorder) tête f ; reading head, playback head tête f de lecture ; writing head, recording head tête f d'écriture ;

11 ( on beer) mousse f ;

12 Med (on boil, spot) tête f ; to come to a head lit, Med mûrir ; fig [crisis, trouble, unrest] arriver au point critique ; to bring sth to a head Med faire mûrir ; fig précipiter [crisis, trouble, unrest] ; amener [qch] au point critique [situation] ;

13 ( in plumbing) ( height of water) hauteur f de chute d'eau ; ( water pressure) pression f ; head of water colonne f d'eau ;

14 Phys ( of steam) pression f, volant m de vapeur spec ; to have a good head of steam fig ( be progressing well) avoir le vent en poupe ;

15 Geog cap m ;

16 Tech ( on lathe) poupée f.

B heads npl

1 ( tossing coin) face f ; ‘heads or tails?’ ‘pile ou face?’ ; ‘heads!’ ‘face!’ ; ‘heads it is!’ ‘c'est face!’ ; heads I win/we go face je gagne/on y va ;

2 Naut ( lavatory) toilettes fpl.

C modif

1 Anat [movement] de tête ; [injury] à la tête ; [covering, bandage] sur la tête ; Zool [markings, feathers] de la tête ;

2 ( chief) [cashier, cook, gardener] en chef.

D vtr

1 lit ( be at the top of) être en tête de [column, list, procession, queue] ;

2 ( be in charge of) être à la tête de [business, firm, delegation, committee, team] ; mener [expedition, inquiry, revolt] ; the inquiry headed by Inspector Lacôte l'enquête menée par l'inspecteur Lacôte ;

3 ( entitle) intituler [article, chapter, essay] ; this paragraph is headed by a quotation ce paragraphe est précédé d'une citation ; to head a letter with one's address mettre son adresse en tête d'une lettre ; headed writing paper, headed stationery papier m à lettres à en-tête ;

4 ( steer) diriger [vehicle] (towards vers) ; naviguer [boat] (towards vers) ; I headed the car for the sea j'ai pris le volant en direction de la mer ; he headed the sheep away from the cliff il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise ;

5 Sport to head the ball faire une tête ; he headed the ball into the net il a marqué un but de la tête.

E vi where was the train headed ou heading? dans quelle direction est-ce que le train allait? ; to head south/north Naut mettre le cap au sud/au nord ; he headed straight back into the room il est retourné tout droit dans la pièce ; it's time to head home ou for home il est temps de rentrer ; she headed across the dunes elle s'est engagée à travers les dunes ; look out! he's heading this way attention! il se dirige par ici! ; there's good luck heading your way ( in horoscope) la chance va vous sourire ; ⇒ head for.

F - headed (dans composés) black-headed bird oiseau à tête noire ; red-headed boy garçon (aux cheveux) roux ; two-headed monster monstre à deux têtes.

on your own head be it! à tes risques et périls! ; to go to sb's head [alcohol, success, praise] monter à la tête de qn ; you've won, but don't let it go to your head tu as gagné, mais ne te monte pas la tête ; to go off one's head ○ perdre la boule ○ ; are you off your head? tu as perdu la boule ○ ? ; to keep/lose one's head garder/perdre son sang-froid ; to be soft ou weak in the head ○ être faible d'esprit ; he's not right in the head ○ il a un grain ○ ; to laugh one's head off ○ éclater de rire ; to shout one's head off ○ crier à tue-tête ; to talk one's head off ○ ne pas arrêter de parler ; she talked my head off ○ all the way elle m'a cassé les oreilles ○ tout le long du trajet ; off the top of one's head [say, answer] sans réfléchir ; I can't think of anything off the top of my head rien ne me vient à l'esprit pour l'instant ; to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval ; to give sb their head lâcher la bride à qn ; to give sb head ● US tailler une pipe ● à qn ; to be able to do sth standing on one's head faire qch les doigts dans le nez ○ ; I can't make head (n)or tail of it je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête ; I couldn't make head (n)or tail of what she was saying je ne comprenais rien à ce qu'elle disait ; if we all put our heads together si nous nous y mettons tous ; so Louise and I put our heads together and… donc Louise et moi nous y sommes mis à deux et… ; the leaders put their heads together les dirigeants se sont consultés ; two heads are better than one Prov deux avis valent mieux qu'un.

■ head for:

▶ head for [sth]

1 lit, gen se diriger vers ; Naut ( set sail) mettre le cap sur ; the car was heading ou headed for Paris la voiture se dirigeait vers Paris ; the ship was heading ou headed for New York le navire faisait route vers New York ; where were they heading ou headed for? dans quelle direction est-ce qu'ils allaient? ; we were heading ou headed for the coast when we broke down nous roulions en direction de la côte quand nous sommes tombés en panne ; to head for home prendre le chemin du retour ; to head for the whisky bottle foncer sur la bouteille de whisky ;

2 fig courir à [defeat, victory] ; courir vers [trouble] ; to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec.

■ head off partir (for, in the direction of, towards vers) ; he headed off across the fields il est parti à travers les champs ;

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

1 lit ( intercept) bloquer, barrer la route à [person] ;

2 fig ( forestall) éluder [question] ; éviter [complaint, quarrel, rebellion] ; he headed her off onto a more interesting topic of conversation il a fait dévier sa conversation vers un sujet plus intéressant.

■ head up:

▶ head up [sth] diriger [department, team].

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.

head [hed]

tête ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (i), 1 (j), 1 (l), 1 (n), 1 (p), 1 (v) mal de tête ⇒ 1 (f) chef ⇒ 1 (g) côté face ⇒ 1 (k) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (a) être en tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (c) intituler ⇒ 2 (d) aller ⇒ 3 principal ⇒ 4 (a) premier ⇒ 4 (b)

(pl sense (l) inv)

1 noun

(a) (of human, animal) tête f;

∎ she has a fine head of hair elle a de très beaux cheveux ou une très belle chevelure;

∎ he's already a head taller than his mother il dépasse déjà sa mère d'une tête;

∎ Horseracing to win by a head gagner d'une tête;

∎ from head to toe or foot de la tête aux pieds;

∎ he was covered in mud from head to toe or foot il était couvert de boue de la tête aux pieds;

∎ she was dressed in black from head to toe or foot elle était tout en noir ou entièrement vêtue de noir;

∎ to fall head over heels tomber la tête la première;

∎ to fall head over heels in love with sb tomber éperdument amoureux de qn;

∎ to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages;

∎ he wanders around with his head in the clouds il est toujours dans les nuages;

∎ wine always goes to my head le vin me monte toujours à la tête;

∎ all this praise has gone to his head toutes ces louanges lui ont tourné la tête;

∎ to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval;

∎ figurative give him his head and put him in charge lâchez-lui la bride et laissez-le prendre des responsabilités;

∎ to stand on one's head faire le poirier;

∎ familiar I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour;

∎ that's the kind of thing he could do standing on his head c'est le genre de choses qu'il peut faire les yeux fermés;

∎ familiar she's got her head screwed on (the right way) elle a la tête sur les épaules;

∎ the girl's got a good head on her shoulders cette fille a la tête sur les épaules;

∎ he's an old head on young shoulders il est très mûr pour son âge;

∎ figurative she's head and shoulders above the rest les autres ne lui arrivent pas à la cheville;

∎ familiar to laugh one's head off rire à gorge déployée;

∎ familiar to shout or to scream one's head off crier à tue-tête;

∎ they'll have your head (on a plate) for this ils auront ta tête pour ça;

∎ heads will roll des têtes tomberont;

∎ American heads up! attention la tête!;

∎ American familiar to give sb a heads up tuyauter qn

(b) (mind, thoughts) tête f;

∎ to do sums in one's head calculer de tête;

∎ to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;

∎ the idea never entered my head ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit;

∎ don't put silly ideas into his head ne lui mettez pas des idées stupides en tête;

∎ to get sth into one's head se mettre qch dans la tête;

∎ I can't get these dates into my head je n'arrive pas à retenir ces dates;

∎ she got it into her head that she was being persecuted elle s'est mis en tête ou dans l'idée qu'on la persécutait;

∎ I can't get that into his head je n'arrive pas à le lui faire comprendre;

∎ the answer has gone right out of my head j'ai complètement oublié la réponse;

∎ I think he made it up out of his own head je crois que c'est lui qui a inventé ça;

∎ familiar use your head! fais travailler tes méninges!;

∎ familiar it's doing my head in! ça me tape sur le système!, ça me prend la tête!;

∎ familiar I just can't get my head round the idea that she's gone je n'arrive vraiment pas à me faire à l'idée qu'elle est partie;

∎ familiar to get one's head straight or together se ressaisir

(c) (aptitude)

∎ to have a good head for business avoir le sens des affaires, s'entendre aux affaires;

∎ she has no head for business elle n'a pas le sens des affaires;

∎ in my job, you need a good head for figures pour faire mon métier, il faut savoir manier les chiffres;

∎ to have a (good) head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;

∎ I've no head for heights j'ai le vertige

(d) (clear thinking, common sense)

∎ keep your head! gardez votre calme!, ne perdez pas la tête!;

∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide;

∎ you'll need a clear head in the morning vous aurez besoin d'avoir l'esprit clair demain matin;

∎ to let one's head be ruled by one's heart laisser son cœur gouverner sa raison;

∎ British familiar he's off his head il est malade, il n'est pas net;

∎ familiar he's not quite right in the head, he's a bit soft in the head il est un peu timbré;

∎ familiar to be out of one's head (drunk) être bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé

(e) (intelligence, ability) tête f;

∎ we'll have to put our heads together and find a solution nous devrons nous y mettre ensemble pour trouver une solution;

∎ off the top of my head, I'd say it would cost about £1,500 à vue de nez, je dirais que ça coûte dans les 1500 livres;

∎ I don't know off the top of my head je ne sais pas, il faudrait que je vérifie;

∎ she made some figures up off the top of her head elle a inventé des chiffres;

∎ he's talking off the top of his head il raconte n'importe quoi;

∎ her lecture was completely over my head sa conférence m'a complètement dépassé;

∎ to talk over sb's head s'exprimer de manière trop compliquée pour qn;

∎ proverb two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un

(f) familiar (headache) mal m de tête^□ ;

∎ I've got a bit of a head this morning j'ai un peu mal à la tête ce matin

(g) (chief, boss → of police, government, family) chef m; (→ of school, company) directeur(trice) m,f;

∎ the European heads of government les chefs mpl de gouvernement européens;

∎ the crowned heads of Europe les têtes fpl couronnées de l'Europe;

∎ head of department (in school) chef m de département; (in company) chef m de service

(h) (authority, responsibility)

∎ she went over my head to the president elle est allée voir le président sans me consulter;

∎ they were promoted over my head ils ont été promus avant moi;

∎ on your (own) head be it! c'est toi qui en prends la responsabilité!, à tes risques et périls!;

∎ literary his blood will be upon your head la responsabilité de sa mort pèsera sur vos épaules

(i) (top → of racquet, pin, hammer) tête f; (→ of staircase) haut m, tête f; (→ of bed) chevet m, tête f; (→ of arrow) pointe f; (→ of page) tête f; (→ of letter) en-tête m; (→ of cane) pommeau m; (→ of valley) tête f; (→ of river) source f; (→ of mineshaft) bouche f; (→ of column, rocket, still) chapiteau m; (→ of torpedo) cône m; (→ of cask) fond m;

∎ at the head of the procession/queue en tête de (la) procession/de (la) queue;

∎ sitting at the head of the table assis au bout de la ou en tête de table;

∎ to be at the head of the list venir en tête de liste

(j) Botany & Cookery (of corn) épi m; (of garlic) tête f, gousse f; (of celery) pied m; (of asparagus) pointe f; (of flower) tête f;

∎ a head of cauliflower un chou-fleur

(k) (of coin) côté m face;

∎ heads or tails? pile ou face?;

∎ I can't make head nor tail of this pour moi ça n'a ni queue ni tête;

∎ familiar humorous heads I win, tails you lose pile je gagne, face tu perds;

∎ it's a case of heads I win, tails you lose de toutes les façons je suis gagnant

(l) (of livestock) tête f;

∎ 50 head of cattle 50 têtes de bétail

(m) (in prices, donations)

∎ tickets cost £50 a head les billets valent 50 livres par personne

(n) Electronics (of tape recorder, VCR, disk drive) tête f

(o) (in rugby)

∎ to win the scrum against the head prendre le ballon à l'adversaire sur son introduction

(p) (title → of chapter) tête f;

∎ under this head sous ce titre;

∎ heads of agreement (draft) protocole m d'accord

(q) Typography en-tête m

(r) (on beer) mousse f; (on fermenting liquid) chapeau m

(s) Physics (of fluid, gas) charge f, pression f;

∎ loss of head perte f de pression;

∎ head of water charge f ou pression f d'eau;

∎ figurative to get up or to work up a head of steam s'énerver

(t) (of drum) peau f

(u) (of ship) proue f

(v) Medicine (of abscess, spot) tête f;

∎ to come to a head (abscess, spot) mûrir; figurative (problem) arriver au point critique;

∎ his resignation brought things to a head sa démission a précipité les choses

(w) vulgar (fellatio)

∎ to give sb head tailler une pipe à qn

(x) American familiar or Nautical (toilet) toilettes^□ fpl;

∎ I'm going to the head je vais pisser

2 transitive verb

(a) (command → group, organization) être à la tête de; (→ project, revolt) diriger, être à la tête de; (chair → discussion) mener; (→ commission) présider;

∎ she headed the attack on the Government's economic policy elle menait l'attaque contre la politique économique du gouvernement

(b) (be first in, on) être ou venir en tête de;

∎ Madrid heads the list of Europe's most interesting cities Madrid vient ou s'inscrit en tête des villes les plus intéressantes d'Europe;

∎ Sport she headed the pack from the start elle était en tête du peloton dès le départ

(c) (steer → vehicle) diriger; (→ person) guider, diriger;

∎ we headed the sheep down the hill nous avons fait descendre les moutons de la colline;

∎ they are heading the country into chaos ils conduisent le pays au chaos;

∎ just head me towards the nearest bar dirigez-moi vers le bar le plus proche;

∎ where are you headed? où vas-tu?;

∎ Nautical to head a ship westwards mettre le cap à l'ouest

(d) (provide title for) intituler; (be title of) être en tête de;

∎ the essay is headed 'Democracy' l'essai s'intitule ou est intitulé 'Démocratie'

(e) Football (ball) jouer de la tête;

∎ he headed the ball into the goal il a marqué de la tête

(f) old-fashioned (skirt around → lake) contourner par l'amont; (→ river) contourner par sa source

(g) (plant) écimer, étêter

3 intransitive verb

(car, crowd, person) aller, se diriger; Nautical mettre le cap sur;

∎ where are you heading? où vas-tu?;

∎ you're heading in the right direction vous allez dans la bonne direction;

∎ I'm going to head home je vais rentrer;

∎ the train headed into/out of a tunnel le train est entré dans un/sorti d'un tunnel

4 adjective

(a) (main → person) principal

(b) (first in series) premier

►► head barman chef m barman;

British School head boy = élève chargé d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;

head cashier chef m caissier;

head chef chef m de cuisine;

Commerce head clerk premier commis m, chef m de bureau;

head cold rhume m de cerveau;

head count vérification f du nombre de personnes présentes;

∎ the teacher did a head count la maîtresse a compté les élèves;

head foreman chef m d'atelier;

Mining head frame chevalement m;

head gardener jardinier(ère) m,f en chef;

Cars head gasket joint m de culasse;

Technology head gate (of lock) porte f d'amont;

British School head girl = élève chargée d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;

head housekeeper (in hotel) gouvernante f générale;

head louse pou m;

head office siège m social, bureau m central;

∎ it's British head office or American the head office on the phone c'est le siège au téléphone;

head porter (in hotel) chef-portier m; (in university college) appariteur m principal;

(a) (in rowing) tête-de-rivière f

(b) Technology canal m de prise ou d'amenée; (of water mill) bief m d'amont;

head receptionist chef m de réception;

Music head register voix f de tête;

British Cars head restraint appuie-tête m, repose-tête m;

Television & Cinema head shot gros plan m de tête;

head start (lead) avance f; (advantage) avantage m;

∎ he had a ten-minute head start over the others il a commencé dix minutes avant les autres;

∎ I got a head start j'ai pris de l'avance sur les autres;

∎ go on, I'll give you a head start allez, vas-y, je te donne un peu d'avance;

∎ being bilingual gives her a head start over the others étant bilingue, elle est avantagée par rapport aux autres;

head of state chef m d'État;

School head teacher (man) proviseur m, directeur m, chef m d'établissement; (woman) directrice f, chef m d'établissement;

head torch lampe f frontale;

Music head voice voix f de tête;

head waiter maître m d'hôtel;

British School head of year conseiller(ère) m,f (principal(e)) d'éducation

➲ head back intransitive verb

rentrer, retourner;

∎ we headed back to the office nous sommes retournés au bureau;

∎ when are you heading back? quand comptez-vous rentrer?

➲ head for inseparable transitive verb

(of car, person) se diriger vers; Nautical mettre le cap sur;

∎ where are you headed for? où vas-tu?;

∎ she headed for home elle rentra (à la maison);

∎ the country is heading for civil war le pays va droit à la guerre civile;

∎ he's heading for trouble il va s'attirer des ennuis;

∎ figurative to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ familiar to head for the hills filer

➲ head off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divert → animal, vehicle, person) détourner de son chemin; (→ enemy) forcer à reculer;

∎ figurative she headed off all questions about her private life elle a éludé toute question sur sa vie privée

(b) (crisis, disaster) prévenir, éviter; (rebellion, revolt, unrest) éviter

2 intransitive verb

partir;

∎ the children headed off to school les enfants sont partis pour ou à l'école

➲ head up separable transitive verb

(be leader of) diriger

water ['wɔ:tə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (gen) eau f;

∎ I took a drink of water j'ai bu de l'eau ou un verre d'eau;

∎ is the water safe to drink? est-ce que l'eau est potable?;

∎ hot and cold running water eau f courante chaude et froide;

∎ turn on the water (at main) ouvre l'eau; (at tap) ouvre le robinet;

∎ prisoners were put on bread and water on mit les prisonniers au pain (sec) et à l'eau;

∎ they held his head under water ils lui ont tenu la tête sous l'eau;

∎ the cellar is under 2 metres of water il y a 2 mètres d'eau dans la cave;

∎ my shoes let in water mes chaussures prennent l'eau;

∎ the water or waters of the Seine l'eau ou les eaux de la Seine;

∎ the ship was making water le bateau prenait l'eau ou faisait eau;

∎ figurative they're in rough financial waters ils sont dans une situation financière difficile;

∎ that idea won't hold water cette idée ne tient pas debout;

∎ familiar you're in hot water now tu vas avoir de gros ennuis^□, tu es dans de beaux draps;

∎ familiar her statement got us into hot water sa déclaration nous a mis dans le pétrin ou dans de beaux draps;

∎ familiar I'm trying to keep my head above water or to stay above water j'essaye de me maintenir à flot ou de faire face;

∎ the wine flowed like water le vin coulait à flots;

∎ to spend money like water jeter l'argent par les fenêtres;

∎ they poured or threw cold water on our suggestion ils n'ont pas été enthousiasmés par notre suggestion;

∎ it's like water off a duck's back ça glisse comme sur les plumes d'un canard;

∎ it's water under the bridge c'est du passé;

∎ a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then il a coulé beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts depuis;

∎ British formal he's an artist of the first water c'est un artiste de premier ordre

(b) (body of water) eau f;

∎ the children played at the water's edge les enfants ont joué au bord de l'eau;

∎ she fell in the water elle est tombée à l'eau;

∎ they sent the goods by water ils ont envoyé la marchandise par bateau

(c) (tide) marée f;

∎ at high/low water à marée haute/basse

(d) euphemism (urine) urine f;

∎ to make or to pass water uriner

(e) Medicine

∎ water on the brain hydrocéphalie f;

∎ the baby has water on the brain le bébé est hydrocéphale;

∎ to have water on the knee avoir un épanchement de synovie

(f) Textiles (of cloth) moiré m

2 transitive verb

(a) (land, plants) arroser;

∎ the land here is watered by the Seine ici, la terre est arrosée ou irriguée par la Seine

(b) (animal) donner à boire à, faire boire

(c) (dilute → alcohol) couper (d'eau)

(d) Textiles (cloth) moirer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (eyes) larmoyer

(b) (mouth)

∎ the smell made my mouth water l'odeur m'a fait venir l'eau à la bouche

4 waters plural noun

(a) (territorial) eaux fpl;

∎ in Japanese waters dans les eaux (territoriales) japonaises

(b) (spa water)

∎ to take the waters prendre les eaux, faire une cure thermale

(c) (of pregnant woman) poche f des eaux;

∎ her waters broke elle a perdu les eaux, la poche des eaux s'est rompue

(d) proverb

∎ to cast one's bread upon the waters = se comporter de façon altruiste

►► Botany water avens benoîte f des ruisseaux;

water bag outre f à eau;

British water bailiff garde-pêche m (personne);

water bed lit m à matelas d'eau;

Entomology water beetle (whirligig beetle) gyrin m, tourniquet m;

water bird oiseau m aquatique;

water birth accouchement m sous l'eau;

British water biscuit = biscuit salé croquant;

water blister ampoule f, specialist term phlyctène f;

British Administration water board service m des eaux;

Entomology water boatman notonecte f;

water bomb bombe f à eau;

water bottle (gen) bouteille f d'eau; (soldier's, worker's) bidon m à eau; (in leather) gourde f;

water buffalo (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;

Entomology water bug (water scorpion) nèpe f;

water bus navette f (sur eau);

water butt citerne f (à eau de pluie);

water cannon canon m à eau;

water carrier (container) bidon m à eau; (person) porteur(euse) m,f d'eau;

Astrology & Astronomy the Water Carrier le Verseau;

water cart (to sprinkle water) arroseuse f; (to sell water) voiture f de marchand d'eau;

water chestnut châtaigne f d'eau;

Botany water chickweed mouron m des fontaines;

water chute (in swimming-pool) toboggan m;

water clock horloge f à eau, clepsydre f;

old-fashioned water closet W-C mpl, toilettes fpl, cabinets mpl;

water cooler distributeur m d'eau fraîche;

familiar Television water cooler show émission f dont tout le monde parle^□ ;

water cooling refroidissement m par eau;

American water cracker = biscuit salé craquant;

Geography water cycle cycle m de l'évaporation;

water damage dégâts mpl des eaux;

Botany water dock oseille f aquatique;

Botany water flag flambe f d'eau;

Entomology water flea daphnie f, puce f d'eau;

water fountain (for decoration) jet m d'eau; (for drinking) distributeur m d'eau fraîche;

water gas gaz m à l'eau;

water gauge jauge f d'eau;

water glass (for drinking out of) verre m à eau; (water gauge) jauge f d'eau; Chemistry silicate m de potasse;

water gun pistolet m à eau;

water hammer (in pipes) cognements mpl dans la canalisation;

water heater chauffe-eau m inv;

Botany water hemlock ciguë f vireuse;

water hen poule f d'eau;

British water ice sorbet m;

water jacket chemise f d'eau;

Cars water jet gicleur m d'eau;

water jump brook m;

water level (of river, sea) niveau m de l'eau; (in tank) niveau m d'eau;

Botany water lily nénuphar m;

water main conduite f d'eau;

water mattress matelas m à eau;

water meadow prairie f (souvent inondée);

water meter compteur m d'eau;

Botany water milfoil volant m d'eau, myriophylle m;

Botany water mint menthe f aquatique;

water nymph naïade f;

Ornithology water ouzel cincle m plongeur, merle m d'eau;

Zoology water ox (in India) buffle m d'Inde; (in Malaysia) karbau m, kérabau m; (in Asia) buffle m d'Asie;

water park parc m aquatique;

Botany water pepper renouée f poivre-d'eau;

water pipe Building industry conduite f ou canalisation f d'eau; (hookah) narguilé m;

Ornithology water pipit pipit m spioncelle;

water pistol pistolet m à eau;

water plant plante f aquatique;

Botany water plantain plantain m d'eau;

Ecology water pollution pollution f des eaux;

water polo water-polo m;

water power énergie f hydraulique, houille f blanche;

water pump pompe f à eau;

Ornithology water rail râle m d'eau;

Zoology water rat rat m d'eau;

British water rate taxe f sur l'eau;

Astrology water sign signe m d'eau;

water ski ski m nautique;

water skier skieur(euse) m,f nautique;

water skiing ski m nautique;

Zoology water snail hélice f aquatique;

Zoology water snake serpent m d'eau;

water softener adoucisseur m d'eau;

water spaniel épagneul m (qui chasse du gibier d'eau);

Entomology water spider araignée f d'eau;

water sports (water skiing, windsurfing etc) sports mpl nautiques; vulgar = pratique sexuelle qui consiste à uriner sur son ou sa partenaire;

Mythology water sprite ondin(e) m,f;

water supply (for campers, troops) provision f d'eau; (to house) alimentation f en eau; (to area, town) distribution f des eaux, approvisionnement m en eau;

∎ the water supply has been cut off l'eau a été coupée;

water table niveau m de la nappe phréatique;

water tank réservoir m d'eau, citerne f;

water torture supplice m de l'eau;

water tower château m d'eau;

water transport transport m par voie d'eau;

water vapour vapeur f d'eau;

Botany water violet hottonie f des marais;

Zoology water vole rat m d'eau

➲ water down separable transitive verb

(a) (alcohol) couper (d'eau)

(b) figurative (speech) édulcorer; (complaint, criticism) atténuer

head [hed]

1. n

1) голова́;

(by) a head taller на го́лову вы́ше

;

from head to foot ( или heel), head to foot с головы́ до пят

;

а) опереди́ть на́ голову;

б) с больши́м трудо́м доби́ться побе́ды

2) ум; спосо́бности;

he has a good head for mathematics у него́ хоро́шие спосо́бности к матема́тике

;

he has a (good) head on his shoulders у него́ хоро́шая голова́

;

3) что-л., напомина́ющее по фо́рме го́лову;

a head of cabbage коча́н капу́сты

;

4) черено́к ( ножа); о́бу́х ( топора); боёк ( молота)

5) шля́пка ( гвоздя); голо́вка ( булавки); набалда́шник ( трости)

6) архит. замо́чный ка́мень ( свода); капите́ль ( колонны)

7) кро́на ( дерева)

8) пе́на; сли́вки

9) стр. ве́рхний брус око́нной или дверно́й коро́бки

10) глава́; руководи́тель; нача́льник ( учреждения, предприятия);

11) веду́щее, руководя́щее положе́ние;

12) пере́дняя часть, перёд (чего-л.);

13) изголо́вье ( постели)

14) ве́рхняя часть ( лестницы, страницы и т.п.);

15) верху́шка, ве́рхняя часть; кры́шка

16) мор. топ ( мачты)

17) челове́к;

5 pounds per head по пяти́ фу́нтов с челове́ка

;

18) (pl без измен.) голова́ скота́;

19) лицева́я сторона́ моне́ты

20) исто́к реки́

21) мыс

22) голо́вка ( проигрывателя)

23) тех., гидр. гидростати́ческий напо́р, давле́ние столба́ жи́дкости;

24) нос ( судна);

head to sea про́тив волны́

;

а) мор. на нос;

б) подвы́пивший

25) (обыкн. pl) мор. галью́н

26) ру́брика, отде́л; заголо́вок;

27) перело́м, кри́зис боле́зни

28) назре́вшая голо́вка нары́ва;

а) назре́ть ( о нарыве);

б) дости́гнуть крити́ческой или реша́ющей ста́дии

29) сл. наркома́н

30) тех. ба́бка ( станка)

31) pl горн. руда́ ( чистая); концентра́т ( высшего качества)

32) при́быль ( при литье)

33) attr. гла́вный;

34) attr. встре́чный;

head tide встре́чное тече́ние

;

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at the head во главе́

;

head of hair ша́пка, копна́ воло́с

;

a good head of hair густа́я шевелю́ра

;

head over heels вверх торма́шками, вверх нога́ми

;

to be head over heels in love быть по́ уши влюблённым

;

to be head over heels in debt быть круго́м в долга́х

;

(by) head and shoulders above smb. намно́го сильне́е, на го́лову вы́ше кого́-л.

;

heads or tails ≅ орёл и́ли ре́шка

;

can't make head or tail of it ничего́ не могу́ поня́ть

;

to give a horse his head отпусти́ть пово́дья

;

to give smb. his head дать кому́-л. во́лю

;

to keep (to lose) one's head сохраня́ть (теря́ть) споко́йствие, сохраня́ть (теря́ть) прису́тствие ду́ха

;

а) держа́ться на пове́рхности;

б) справля́ться с тру́дностями;

to lay ( или to put) heads together совеща́ться

;

to make head продвига́ться вперёд

;

to make head against сопротивля́ться, проти́виться

;

to go out of one's head сойти́ с ума́; рехну́ться

;

off one's head вне себя́; безу́мный

;

over head and ears, head over ears по́ уши

;

а) обостря́ть;

б) доводи́ть до конца́

2. v

1) возглавля́ть; вести́;

2) озагла́вливать; служи́ть загла́вием

3) направля́ть(ся), держа́ть курс ( for — куда-л.)

4) отбива́ть мяч голово́й; игра́ть голово́й ( в футболе)

5) брать нача́ло ( о реке)

6) формирова́ть ( крону или колос); завива́ться ( о капусте; тж. head up)

а) прегражда́ть ( путь);

б) верну́ться наза́д;

head off препя́тствовать; меша́ть; прегражда́ть ( путь); отража́ть ( нападение)

head [hed]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. tête f

• to hit sb on the head frapper qn à la tête

• to keep one's head down (inf) ( = avoid trouble) garder un profil bas ; ( = work hard) travailler dur

• head down ( = upside down) la tête en bas ; ( = looking down) la tête baissée

• my head is aching j'ai mal à la tête

• head of hair chevelure f

• to stand on one's head faire le poirier

• I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour

• to stand sth on its head prendre le contre-pied de qch

• she is a head taller than her sister elle dépasse sa sœur d'une tête

• to keep one's head above water ( = avoid failure) se maintenir à flot

• to have a big head avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• he went over my head to the director il m'a court-circuité et est allé voir le directeur

• his ideas went right over my head ses idées me dépassaient complètement

• he's got his head in the sand il pratique la politique de l'autruche

• he was talking his head off (inf) il n'arrêtait pas de parler

• to shout one's head off (inf) crier à tue-tête

• to laugh one's head off rire aux éclats

• on your own head be it! à vos risques et périls !

► a head, per head par tête

► from head to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds

• he was dressed in black from head to foot or toe il était habillé en noir de la tête aux pieds

• he was trembling from head to foot il tremblait de tout son corps► head and shoulders

• he stands head and shoulders above everybody else (in height) il dépasse tout le monde d'une tête ; (in quality) il surpasse tout le monde► head over heels

• to go head over heels (accidentally) faire la culbute ; (on purpose) faire une galipette

• to be head over heels in love with sb être follement amoureux de qn

   b. ( = mind, intellect) tête f

• I can't do it in my head je ne peux pas calculer ça de tête

• to get sth into one's head (inf) se mettre qch dans la tête

• I can't get that into his head (inf) je n'arrive pas à lui faire comprendre

• to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch

• it didn't enter his head that ça ne lui est pas venu à l'idée que...

• you never know what's going on in his head on ne sait jamais ce qui lui passe par la tête

• what put that idea into his head? qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée-là en tête ?

• she's got her head screwed on (inf) elle a la tête sur les épaules

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

• we put our heads together (inf) nous y avons réfléchi ensemble

• to keep one's head garder son sang-froid

• to lose one's head perdre la tête

• his success went to his head son succès lui est monté à la tête

• he's off his head (inf) il a perdu la boule (inf)

• to get one's head round sth (inf) ( = understand) piger (inf) qch

• it does my head in (inf) ça me prend la tête (inf)

► a (good) head (for)

• she has a good head for figures elle est douée en calcul

• she has a good head for heights elle n'a jamais le vertige

• he has no head for heights il a le vertige

• she has a good business head elle a le sens des affaires► out of one's head

• I can't get it out of my head je ne peux pas me sortir ça de la tête

• he couldn't get her out of his head il ne pouvait pas s'empêcher de penser à elle

• it went right out of my head ça m'est tout à fait sorti de la tête

   c. [of cattle] (pl) 20 head of cattle 20 têtes fpl de bétail

   d. (specific part) [of flower, pin] tête f ; [of arrow] pointe f ; [of spear] fer m ; (on beer) mousse f ; (on tape recorder) tête f (de lecture, d'enregistrement)

   e. ► to come to a head [problem] devenir critique

• it all came to a head yesterday les choses ont atteint un point critique hier► to bring things to a head précipiter les choses

   f. ( = top end) [of staircase] haut m

• at the head of (lake, valley) à l'extrémité de ; (table) au bout de ; (procession) en tête de ; ( = in charge of) à la tête de

• at the head of the queue en tête de file

   g. [of vegetable, of lettuce, cabbage] pomme f ; [of celery] pied m ; [of garlic] tête f

   h. ( = leader) [of family] chef m

• head of department [of company] chef m de service

• head of state chef m d'État

   i. [of school] (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

• head of department [of school, college] professeur mf responsable de section

   j. (of coin) face f

• heads or tails? pile ou face ?

• I can't make head or tail of it je n'y comprends rien

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = lead) être à la tête de ; [+ procession, list, poll] être en tête de

• headed by... dirigé par...

   b. ( = direct) he got in the car and headed it towards town il est monté dans la voiture et s'est dirigé vers la ville

   c. ( = put at head of) [+ chapter] intituler

   d. (Football) to head the ball faire une tête

3. intransitive verb

( = go) to head for or towards [person, vehicle] se diriger vers ; [ship] mettre le cap sur

• he headed up the hill il s'est mis à monter la colline

• he was heading home il était sur le chemin du retour

• he's heading for trouble il va avoir des ennuis

• they're heading for victory ils sont bien partis pour gagner

4. compounds

[buyer, assistant] principal

► head boy noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head girl noun (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités

► head office noun siège m social

► head start noun

• to have a head start être avantagé dès le départ (over or on sb par rapport à qn) ► head teacher noun (British) directeur m (or directrice f ) d'école

► head-to-head adjective [contest, competition] direct noun affrontement m direct

► head waiter noun maître m d'hôtel

5. Phrasal Verbs

► head off

1. intransitive verb

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] barrer la route à ; [+ questions] éluder ; [+ trouble] éviter

► head up inseparable transitive verb

[+ organization, team] diriger

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1) tête f

2) ( mind) tête f

3) ( leader) (of family, church, agency) chef m; (of social service, organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/f

4) (of pin, nail, hammer, golf club) tête f; (of axe, spear, arrow) fer m; ( of tennis racquet) tamis m; ( of stick) pommeau m; (of cabbage, lettuce) pomme f; ( of garlic) tête f

5) ( of tape recorder) also Computing tête f

6) ( top end) ( of bed) tête f; ( of table) (haut) bout m; ( of procession) tête f; (of pier, river, valley) extrémité f

7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête f

8) ( on beer) mousse f

heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f

noun modifier

1) [ injury] à la tête

2) ( chief) [ cashier, cook, gardener] en chef

transitive verb

1) être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]

2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]

3) ( steer) diriger [vehicle]; naviguer [boat]

4) Sport

- headed combining form

- head for

- head off

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n. [uc]

1 acqua: fresh water, acqua dolce; salt water, acqua salata; He fell into the water, cadde in acqua; drinking water, acqua potabile; tap water, acqua del rubinetto; stagnant water, acqua morta; acqua stagnante; running water, acqua corrente; distilled water, acqua distillata; hard water, acqua dura; soft water, acqua dolce; murky water, acqua torbida; pure water, acqua pura; shallow water, acqua bassa; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 1- Would you like still or sparkling water?, preferisce acqua liscia o frizzante?; water pollution, inquinamento delle acque (o idrico); water supply, rifornimento (o approvvigionamento) idrico

2 (pl.) acque; distesa d'acqua; acque (termali): the waters of the Dead Sea, le acque del Mar Morto; to take the waters at Bath, fare la cura delle acque a Bath; coastal waters, acque costiere; uncharted waters, terreno inesplorato; (naut.) The fishing boat was sailing in Tunisian waters, il peschereccio navigava in acque (territoriali) tunisine

3 (farm.) acqua aromatica

4 (fisiol., med.) liquido corporeo; umore

5 (pl.) (fisiol.) acque (fam.); liquido amniotico

6 (naut.) marea: high [low] water, alta [bassa] marea; high [low] water mark, limite dell'alta [della bassa] marea

7 ( di pietra preziosa) acqua; trasparenza

● water bag, otre □ water bailiff, funzionario di dogana ( in un porto); (stor.) guardiano della pesca □ (fisiol.) water balance, bilancio idrico □ (tecn.) water-base painting, pittura ad acqua; idropittura □ (pitt.) water-based paint, vernice a tempera □ water bath, bagnomaria □ water bearer, portatore d'acqua □ (astron., astrol.) the Water Bearer, l'Acquario ( costellazione e XI segno dello zodiaco) □ (geol.) water-bearing stratum, strato acquifero □ water bed, (geol.) falda freatica; ( anche) letto idrostatico, letto con materasso ad acqua □ (zool.) water bird, uccello acquatico □ water birth, parto in acqua □ water biscuit, galletta; cracker □ water blister, vescica acquosa ( sulla pelle) □ (zool.) water boa, anaconda □ (naut.) water boat, nave cisterna □ (zool.) water boatman ( Notonecta glauca), notonetta □ (fis. nucl.) water-boiler reactor, reattore ad acqua □ water bottle, bottiglia dell'acqua; ( anche mil.) borraccia; ( anche) borsa dell'acqua calda □ ( ciclismo) water bottle clip, portabottiglia □ (tecn.) water brake, freno dinamometrico idraulico □ (med.) water brash, pirosi, acidosi; bruciore di stomaco (fam.) □ water bucket, secchiello; (naut.) bugliolo □ (zool.) water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis), bufalo indiano □ water bus, vaporetto ( in servizio regolare su un fiume, un lago, ecc.) □ water butt, botte per l'acqua ( piovana) □ water cannon, cannone ad acqua; idrante □ water carriage, (mezzi di) trasporto per via d'acqua □ water carrier, vettore fluviale (o marittimo); ( ciclismo) portatore d'acqua □ water cart, carro per il trasporto dell'acqua; annaffiatrice ( carro per innaffiare) □ (zool.) water cell, cella acquifera ( del cammello) □ (bot.) water chestnut ( Trapa natans), castagna d'acqua □ water chiller, refrigeratore dell'acqua potabile □ water chute, scivolo d'acqua □ water clock, grande orologio ad acqua □ water closet, water closet; gabinetto con sciacquone □ (tecn.) water-cooled, raffreddato ad acqua □ water cooler, (tecn.) raffreddatore d'acqua; ( anche) = water chiller ► sopra □ (tecn.) water cooling, raffreddamento ( di un motore, ecc.) ad acqua □ water company, azienda (di erogazione) dell'acqua □ (dial.) water crake = water rail ► sotto □ (mecc.) water crane, gru idraulica □ (zool., USA) water cricket ( Gerris), gerride □ (med.) water cure, idroterapia □ water diviner, rabdomante □ ( caccia) water dog, cane da palude; (fig.) amante dei bagni □ water drinker, bevitore d'acqua; astemio □ water engineer, tecnico dell'acqua □ water filter, filtro dell'acqua □ water finder, rabdomante □ (zool.) water flea ( Daphnia pulex), pulce d'acqua □ (zool.) water-fly, insetto acquatico □ water garden, giardino con vasche e fontane □ water gate, cateratta, saracinesca ( di chiusa) □ water gauge, indicatore di livello dell'acqua □ water glass, contenitore di vetro ( per bulbi); tubo di livello ( per caldaia); soluzione di silicato di sodio ( per affreschi o per conservare uova) □ ( cucina) water gruel, farina d'orzo bollita nell'acqua □ water guard, guardia di finanza portuale □ ( USA) water gun, pistola ad acqua (cfr. ingl. water pistol, sotto pistol) □ (idraul.) water hammer, colpo d'ariete ( dell'acqua) □ ( golf) water hazard, ostacolo d'acqua; fossatello □ ( USA) water heater, scaldaacqua; scaldabagno (cfr. ingl. geyser) □ (edil., elettr.) water heating system, scaldaacqua ( elettrico) □ (zool.) water hen ( Gallinula chloropus), gallinella d'acqua □ water hole, buca ( in un fiume); polla (o pozza) d'acqua □ water ice, sorbetto □ water ice lolly, ghiacciolo ( da succhiare) □ water intake, presa d'acqua ( di centrale idroelettrica) □ (mecc.) water jacket, camicia d'acqua ( di un motore, ecc.) □ water jug, brocca □ (ipp.) water jump, riviera; (salto del) fossato □ (mus.) water key, chiave idraulica ( di strumento a fiato) □ water level, livello dell'acqua, livello piezometrico; (naut.) livello del mare; ( anche) piano d'acqua ( nei porti); (geol.) livello freatico □ (bot.) water lily ( Nymphaea), ninfea □ water main, conduttura principale ( d'impianto idrico) □ water mattress, materasso ad acqua □ (agric.) water meadow, marcita □ (zool.) water measurer = water strider ► sotto □ water meter, contatore dell'acqua □ (bot.) water mint ( Mentha aquatica), menta acquatica □ (zool.) water moccasin ( Agkistrodon piscivorus), mocassino acquatico ( serpente velenoso nel sud degli USA) □ water monkey, giara dal collo sottile ( per mantenere fresca l'acqua) □ (mitol.) water nymph, ninfa delle fonti; naiade □ (fig.) the waters of forgetfulness, il fiume dell'oblio; il Lete □ ( Bibbia) water of life, fonte di vita spirituale □ (med.) water on the brain, idrocefalo □ (med.) water on the knee, sinovite □ (tecn.) water paint, pittura ad acqua; idropittura □ water park ► waterpark □ water pick®, idropulsore dentale ( macchinetta che pulisce i denti con getti d'acqua) □ water pipe, conduttura dell'acqua □ water pistol, pistola ad acqua □ water plane, (naut.) piano di galleggiamento; (aeron.) idrovolante □ (bot.) water plant, pianta acquatica; idrofita □ ( sport) water polo, pallanuoto □ water-polo player, pallanuotista □ (med.) water pox, varicella □ water pump, pompa da acqua; (autom., mecc.) pompa dell'acqua □ water purification, depurazione dell'acqua □ water purifier, depuratore dell'acqua □ (zool.) water rail ( Rallus aquaticus), porciglione □ water rat, (zool., Arvicola amphibius) topo d'acqua; (fig.) ladruncolo di porto □ water rate, tariffa per la fornitura idrica; bolletta dell'acqua □ water repellent, idrorepellente □ water repellent product, idrofugo □ (tecn.) water resistance, la resistenza dell'acqua □ (tecn.) water resistant, resistente all'acqua □ (med.) water retention, ritenzione idrica □ (leg.) water right, diritto d'utilizzazione dell'acqua (spec. per irrigazione) □ (zool.) water skater = water strider ► sotto □ ( sport) water ski, sci d'acqua, idroscì ( l'attrezzo) □ ( sport) water skier, idrosciatore; chi pratica lo sci nautico □ ( sport) water skiing, sci d'acqua, sci nautico (o acquatico), idroscì ( lo sport) □ water skin, ghirba □ (zool.) water snake, serpe d'acqua; biscia acquaiola □ water softener, addolcitore (o depuratore) d'acqua □ (tecn.) water soluble, idrosolubile □ water spaniel, cane spaniel addestrato al riporto in palude □ (zool.) water spider ( Argyroneta aquatica), argironeta ( ragno) □ water splash, ruscelletto che attraversa (o pozzanghera che sommerge parte di) una strada □ water sports, sport acquatici □ water-spout, tubo di scarico ( di grondaia, ecc.), cannella; (naut.) tromba marina □ water-stained, macchiato dall'umidità; ( arte) tinteggiato a tempera □ (zool., USA) water strider ( Gerris), gerride □ water surface, superficie dell'acqua □ water system, impianto idrico; (geogr.) sistema idrografico □ water table, (archit.) (cornicione) marcapiano; (geol.) superficie (o falda) freatica □ water tank, cisterna □ (med.) water test, prova dell'acqua □ water toothpick = water pick ► sopra □ water tower, serbatoio ( idrico) sopraelevato □ water transport, trasporto per via d'acqua (o su idrovie) □ water trap, sifone; pozzetto □ ( sci nautico) water tricks, evoluzioni idrosciistiche □ water tunnel, (costr.) galleria adduttrice ( di acquedotto); (tecn.) galleria idrodinamica □ (mecc.) water turbine, turbina idraulica □ (fis.) water vapour, vapore acqueo □ water vendor, venditore d'acqua; acquaiolo □ (zool.) water vole = water rat ► sopra □ water wagon, carro per il rifornimento dell'acqua □ water waving, (ind. tess.) marezzatura; ( dei capelli) ondulazione □ water well, pozzo idrico □ (mecc.) water wheel, ruota idraulica; noria □ water witch, rabdomante □ water witching, rabdomanzia □ above water, sopra il livello dell'acqua; a galla ( anche fig.) □ (naut.) to back water, remare all'indietro; frenare coi remi □ (fig.) a blunder of the first water, un errore madornale □ to bring the water to sb. 's mouth, far venire l'acquolina in bocca a q. □ by water, per via d'acqua; per mare, via mare; per via fluviale (o lacustre) □ (fig.) to cast (o to throw) one's bread upon the waters, far un'opera buona senza speranza di ricompensa □ (fam. USA) to cut off sb. 's water, fare abbassare la cresta a q.; sistemare q. □ to drink (o to take) the waters, fare la cura delle acque termali; bere le acque □ (fig.) to go through fire and water, affrontare i più gravi pericoli; passarne di cotte e di crude □ (fig.: di una teoria, ecc.) to hold water, reggere; sostenersi; essere valido □ (fam. USA) to hold one's water, stare calmo; portare pazienza; non agitarsi □ (relig.) holy water, acqua santa □ to be in deep water (o waters), essere in acque profonde; (fig.) trovarsi in difficoltà, essere nei guai □ (fig.) to be in [to get into] hot water, essere [cacciarsi] nei guai (o nei pasticci) □ to be in low water, essere in secca; (fig.) essere a corto di quattrini, essere al verde □ (fig. fam.) to be in smooth water (o waters), navigare in acque tranquille; aver superato la tempesta (la crisi, le difficoltà, ecc.) □ to keep one's head above water, tener la testa sopra il pelo dell'acqua; tenersi a galla; (fig.) evitare la rovina, il fallimento □ (fam.) to make (o to pass) water, fare acqua; orinare □ (fig.) to muddy the waters, confondere le acque; rendere incomprensibile □ (fig.) not to hold water, non reggere alle critiche; ( di una scusa, ecc.) non reggersi in piedi; fare acqua da tutte le parti □ on the water, in mare; a bordo; in viaggio ( via mare) □ (fig. fam.) to be on the water wagon, essere astemio □ (fig.) to pour cold water on st., gettare acqua sul fuoco (fig.); raffreddare gli entusiasmi □ to shed blood like water, versare sangue a torrenti; fare una grande strage □ to spend money like water, spendere e spandere; gettar denaro a piene mani; scialacquare □ (naut., ferr.) to take in water, fare la provvista dell'acqua; rifornirsi d'acqua □ to throw cold water on st., gettare acqua fredda su qc. ( anche fig.) □ under water, sott'acqua; coperto dall'acqua; inondato □ upon the water = on the water ► sopra □ well water, acqua di fonte (o di pozzo) □ ( di nome, fama, ecc.) written on water, scritto sull'acqua; presto dimenticato; fugace □ (prov.) Still waters run deep, le acque chete rovinano i ponti