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his head is screwed (on) the right way

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1 his head is screwed on the right way

Общая лексика: у него есть голова на плечах, у него котелок хорошо варит

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his head is screwed on the right way
2 have one's head screwed on the right way

have one's head screwed on (the right way) иметь голову на плечах
Robert has his head screwed on the right way — if he gets lost he'll ask someone for directions.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's head screwed on the right way
3 he's got his head screwed on (the right way)

tiene la cabeza sobre los hombros

English-spanish dictionary > he's got his head screwed on (the right way)
4 head

{hed}
I. 1. глава, прен. човек, глава
from HEAD to foot от глава (та) до пети (те)
taller by a HEAD c една глава по-висок
per HEAD на човек/глава
to turn HEAD over heels обръщам се презглава
he stands HEAD and shoulders above her прен. той стой много по-високо от нея/далеч я превъзхожда
to show oneself HEAD показвам се, появявам се
to talk someone's HEAD off проглушавам ушите на/уморявам някого с приказки
to lose one's HEAD бивам обезглавен, прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се, загубвам и ума, и дума
to keep/hold one's HEAD above water държа си главата над водата, прен. свързвам двата края, нямам дългове
King's/Queen's HEAD пощенска марка с лика на краля/кралицата
2. (рl без изменение) глава добитък
twenty HEAD of cattle двадесет глави добитък
large HEAD of game много дивеч
3. прен. ум, разсъдък, способности, талант, разг. акъл
he has a good HEAD on his shoulders сече му акълът, умен човек e
to have no HEAD for mathematics не ме бива по/мъчно усвоявам математиката
to have a HEAD like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня
to put something into someone's HEAD внушавам/давам някому идея за нещо
to put something out of someone's HEAD карам някого да забрави нещо
to put something out of one's HEAD преставам да мисля за нещо, избивам си нещо от главата
to get a swelled/aм. big. HEAD навирвам нос, придавам си важност, важнича, големея се
to have a HEAD (on one) имам главоболие, боли ме главата (и от пиянство), акъллия съм
of one's own HEAD самостоятелно, на своя глава
to reckon in one's HEAD смятам наум
he has got/taken it into his HEAD to/that наумил си e да, внушил си e, че
his name has got out of my HEAD забравил съм му името
to talk over/above another's HEAD/the HEAD s of others/one's audience говоря неразбираемо за слушателите си/на твърде труден за слушателите си език
to keep one's HEAD запазвам самообладание
to go off one's HEAD полудявам
to be off/out of one's HEAD луд/полудял съм
4. началник, шеф, ръководител, вожд, главатар, глава (на семейство), директор (и на училище)
HEAD of state държавен глава
5. предна част, глава, нос (на кораб), главичка (на гвоздей и пр.), острие (на брадва и пр.), чело (на чук), воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо), метал. леяк, мъртва глава
6. предно/първо място
at the HEAD of начело на
to take the HEAD of the table сядам на председателското място (на масата)
7. връх, горна част (на страница и пр.), горен край (на езеро)
to stand something on its HEAD поставям нещо с главата надолу
8. извор
9. геогр. нос
10. жило, връх (на цирей)
11. пяна, яка (на бира)
12. рубрика, отдел (във вестник), заглавие, точка, категория, новина, кратко съобшение (по радиото, телевизията)
under separate HEADs отделно. под отделни заглавия
13. ези, лицева страна на монета
HEADs or tails ези-тура
14. тех. височина на/напор, налягане
15. стр. ригел, горна греда на рамка за врата/прозорец, арх. капител
16. тех. глава (на магнетофон)
17. (опъната) кожа (на барабан), място за ключовете, главичка, охлюв (на цигулка)
18. бот. съцветие, главичка, глава
HEAD of cabbage зелка
HEAD of lettuce салата
19. sl. наркоман
20. грам. главна/основна дума (в конструкция)
21. sl. клозет
on his HEAD be it той да носи оповорността
HEAD over ears прен. затънал до уши
over one's HEAD над/надвиснал над главата ми (особ. за опасност), твърде груден, неразбираем, без мое знание/съгласие
he was promoted over my HEAD новишиха гo, без да се допитат до мен, повишиха него вместо мене
to come/gather to a HEAD назрявам (за цирей)
to come to a HEAD прен. достигам връхна точка/критичен/решителен момент
to bring to a HEAD предизвиквам криза, довеждам до критично положение
to make HEAD against съпротивлявам се/боря се/напредвам срещу
I can't make HEAD or tail of something не мога да проумея/разбера нещо
to give a horse/person his HEAD отпускам юздите на кон/прен. някому
to let someone have/give someone his HEAD давам свобода (на действие) на някого
we put our HEADs together прен. съвещавахме се
II. 1. челен, преден, първи, главен, старши (на служител)
HEAD Post Office Централна пощенска станция
2. насрещен (за вятър и пр.)
3. муз. От горен регистър (за глас)
III. 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя
2. озаглавявам, слагам заглавие на
3. слагам глава/главичка на, слагам острие на (стрела)
4. отсичам главата на (животно), отрязвам/прекършвам връхчетата (на растение)
5. изправям се срещу (вълни и пр.)
6. тръгвам за, вървя към (for), насочвам (се), упътвам (се)
направлявам, държа курс/посока към (for)
to HEAD for trouble търся си белята
7. завивам се (за зелка)
8. изкласявам (за жито и пр.)
9. сп. удрям (топка) с глава
10. водя начаглото си, извирам от (за река)
11. изпреварвам, задминавам
12. ам. препречвам пътя на (стадо и пр.)
head back връщам, пращам в обратна посока, препречвам пътя на (с цел да отклоня, върна)
head off отклонявам, изпреварвам, за да отклоня, отблъсквам, препятствувам на, препречвам пътя на, прен. предотвратявам, попречвам на
to HEAD off an equalizer удрям с глава, за да изравня резултата

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{hed} n 1. глава; прен. човек, глава; from head to foot от глава(та(2) {hed} a 1. челен, преден; първи, главен; старши (на служител{3} {hed} v 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя; 2. озаглавявам,

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челен; шеф; яка; озаглавявам; оглавявам; преден; главатар; главен; възгласявам; глава; ези; лидер; началник; насрещен;

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1. (рl без изменение) глава добитък 2. 1 (опъната) кожа (на барабан), място за ключовете, главичка, охлюв (на цигулка) 3. 1 sl. наркоман 4. 1 ам. препречвам пътя на (стадо и пр.) 5. 1 бот. съцветие, главичка, глава 6. 1 ези, лицева страна на монета 7. 1 изпреварвам, задминавам 8. 1 пяна, яка (на бира) 9. 1 рубрика, отдел (във вестник), заглавие, точка, категория, новина, кратко съобшение (по радиото, телевизията) 10. 1 стр. ригел, горна греда на рамка за врата/прозорец, арх. капител 11. 1 тех. височина на/напор, налягане 12. 1 тех. глава (на магнетофон) 13. 2 sl. клозет 14. 20. грам. главна/основна дума (в конструкция) 15. at the head of начело на 16. from head to foot от глава (та) до пети (те) 17. he has a good head on his shoulders сече му акълът, умен човек e 18. he has got/taken it into his head to/that наумил си e да, внушил си e, че 19. he stands head and shoulders above her прен. той стой много по-високо от нея/далеч я превъзхожда 20. he was promoted over my head новишиха гo, без да се допитат до мен, повишиха него вместо мене 21. head back връщам, пращам в обратна посока, препречвам пътя на (с цел да отклоня, върна) 22. head of cabbage зелка 23. head of lettuce салата 24. head of state държавен глава 25. head off отклонявам, изпреварвам, за да отклоня, отблъсквам, препятствувам на, препречвам пътя на, прен. предотвратявам, попречвам на 26. head over ears прен. затънал до уши 27. head post office Централна пощенска станция 28. heads or tails ези-тура 29. his name has got out of my head забравил съм му името 30. i can't make head or tail of something не мога да проумея/разбера нещо 31. i. глава, прен. човек, глава 32. ii. челен, преден, първи, главен, старши (на служител) 33. iii. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя 34. king's/queen's head пощенска марка с лика на краля/кралицата 35. large head of game много дивеч 36. of one's own head самостоятелно, на своя глава 37. on his head be it той да носи оповорността 38. over one's head над/надвиснал над главата ми (особ. за опасност), твърде груден, неразбираем, без мое знание/съгласие 39. per head на човек/глава 40. taller by a head c една глава по-висок 41. to be off/out of one's head луд/полудял съм 42. to bring to a head предизвиквам криза, довеждам до критично положение 43. to come to a head прен. достигам връхна точка/критичен/решителен момент 44. to come/gather to a head назрявам (за цирей) 45. to get a swelled/aм. big. head навирвам нос, придавам си важност, важнича, големея се 46. to give a horse/person his head отпускам юздите на кон/прен. някому 47. to go off one's head полудявам 48. to have a head (on one) имам главоболие, боли ме главата (и от пиянство), акъллия съм 49. to have a head like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня 50. to have no head for mathematics не ме бива по/мъчно усвоявам математиката 51. to head for trouble търся си белята 52. to head off an equalizer удрям с глава, за да изравня резултата 53. to keep one's head запазвам самообладание 54. to keep/hold one's head above water държа си главата над водата, прен. свързвам двата края, нямам дългове 55. to let someone have/give someone his head давам свобода (на действие) на някого 56. to lose one's head бивам обезглавен, прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се, загубвам и ума, и дума 57. to make head against съпротивлявам се/боря се/напредвам срещу 58. to put something into someone's head внушавам/давам някому идея за нещо 59. to put something out of one's head преставам да мисля за нещо, избивам си нещо от главата 60. to put something out of someone's head карам някого да забрави нещо 61. to reckon in one's head смятам наум 62. to show oneself head показвам се, появявам се 63. to stand something on its head поставям нещо с главата надолу 64. to take the head of the table сядам на председателското място (на масата) 65. to talk over/above another's head/the head s of others/one's audience говоря неразбираемо за слушателите си/на твърде труден за слушателите си език 66. to talk someone's head off проглушавам ушите на/уморявам някого с приказки 67. to turn head over heels обръщам се презглава 68. twenty head of cattle двадесет глави добитък 69. under separate heads отделно. под отделни заглавия 70. we put our heads together прен. съвещавахме се 71. водя начаглото си, извирам от (за река) 72. връх, горна част (на страница и пр.), горен край (на езеро) 73. геогр. нос 74. жило, връх (на цирей) 75. завивам се (за зелка) 76. извор 77. изкласявам (за жито и пр.) 78. изправям се срещу (вълни и пр.) 79. муз. От горен регистър (за глас) 80. направлявам, държа курс/посока към (for) 81. насрещен (за вятър и пр.) 82. началник, шеф, ръководител, вожд, главатар, глава (на семейство), директор (и на училище) 83. озаглавявам, слагам заглавие на 84. отсичам главата на (животно), отрязвам/прекършвам връхчетата (на растение) 85. предна част, глава, нос (на кораб), главичка (на гвоздей и пр.), острие (на брадва и пр.), чело (на чук), воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо), метал. леяк, мъртва глава 86. предно/първо място 87. прен. ум, разсъдък, способности, талант, разг. акъл 88. слагам глава/главичка на, слагам острие на (стрела) 89. сп. удрям (топка) с глава 90. тръгвам за, вървя към (for), насочвам (се), упътвам (се)
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head [hed] I. n 1. глава; прен. човек, глава; глава добитък (pl без изменение); per \head на човек (глава); thirty \head of cattle тридесет глави добитък; from \head to foot от глава до пети; to walk with o.'s \head high in the air ходя с високо вдигнато чело; by a \head taller с една глава по-висок; these instructions were given over my \head тези указания са били дадени без мое знание (без да се допитат до мен); he was promoted over my \head произведоха (повишиха) го вместо мен; \head first ( foremost) с главата напред; стремглаво; to fall \head first падам с главата надолу; to turn \head over heels обръщам се презглава; on his \head be it отговорността е негова; to cut ( strike) off s.o.'s \head, to cut ( make) s.o. shorter by a \head обезглавявам някого; to lose o.'s \head обезглавен съм; прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се; we laid ( put) our \heads together ние се съвещавахме; to do s.th. on o.'s \head правя нещо леко (лесно); върша нещо без усилие; to get a swelled ( the big) \head навирвам нос, придавам си важност, големея се, надувам се, важнича; to bury o.'s \head in the sand отказвам упорито да призная съществуващи факти; dead \head разг. посетител (пътник) без билет; death's \head череп; to bite ( snap) s.o.'s \head off разг. срязвам някого, отвръщам грубо и рязко; I can do it standing on my \head мога да го направя с вързани очи; it does my \head in това ме побърква, изнервя, разстройва; to build up a \head of steam постепенно побеснявам, губя търпение, излизам от кожата си; to give s.o.'s \head a washing прен. трия сол на главата на някого; wine that goes ( gets) to o.'s \head вино, което удря в главата; success went to her \head успехът ѝ завъртя главата, прен. забрави се; to have o.'s \head in the clouds хвърча в облаците; she stands \head and sholders above him прен. тя стои много по-високо от него; to hide o.'s ( diminished) \head спотайвам се (от срам); to hold ( keep) o.'s \head above water прен. държа се на повърхността, боря се с трудностите; to keep o.'s \head down 1) спотайвам се, кротувам, трая си; 2) налягам си парцалите; работя упорито; to keep o.'s \head above ground живея, съществувам; to knock their \heads together накарвам ги да се помирят; to knock (s.th.) on the \head 1) опровергавам; 2) прекратявам, спирам, слагам край на; to lift s.o.'s \head зарадвам някого; повдигам духа на някого; to stake o.'s \head on залагам (режа, давам) си главата за; to talk s.o.'s \head off проглушавам ушите на някого с приказки, уморявам някого от приказки; to work o.'s \head off работя като вол; to make \head or tail of разбирам, проумявам, разгадавам; 2. прен. ум, разум, разсъдък; разг. акъл; she has a good \head on her shoulders, her head is screwed on ( the right way) тя е умен човек, има акъл в главата си; to screw o.'s \head tight опичам си ума, не се поддавам на изкушение; to have no \head for geography не ме бива по география, не мога да помня (усвоявам) материала по география; it is above my \head това е прекалено сложно за мен, не го разбирам; to have a \head like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня; to reckon in o.'s \head правя си сметка наум; he has got ( taken) it into his \head that той си е наумил, че; it never entered my \head that никога не ми е идвало наум, че; I think he made it up out of his own \head струва ми се, че той сам си измисли това; to have a \head, to have a \head on one имам акъл, акъллия съм; to keep a level ( cool) \head, to keep o.'s \head запазвам самообладание; he is off ( out of) his \head той не е на себе си, той е луд (полудял); to go out of o.'s \head полудявам, обърквам се; soft ( touched, weak, not quite right) in the \head смахнат, шашав, не с всичкия си; to turn s.o.'s \head подлудявам някого, побърквам някого; to turn s.th. over in o.'s \head премислям нещо; off the top of o.'s \head 1) импровизирано, без подготовка; 2) наизуст, "на сън"; 3. началник; шеф, бос; ръководител; водач; вожд, главатар; 4. предна част, начало, глава; нос (на кораб); острие (на брадва); чело (на чук); воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо); to take the \head of the table сядам на председателското място (на маса); at the \head of начело на; war-\head воен. боен заряд; \head on the wind мор. срещу вятъра (и прен.); to make \head напредвам, прогресирам; 5. връх, горна част, глава; главичка (на гвоздей); at the \head of the list на първо място в списъка, начело на списъка; 6. извор; fountain-\head извор; прен. източник; 7. геогр. нос; 8. жило, връх (на цирей и пр.); to come to a \head нарязвам; прен. достигам до критическа (решителна) точка; to bring to a \head довеждам до критическа точка; 9. издигната част на постеля (за главата), възглавие, възглаве; 10. пяна, яка (на бира); 11. рубрика, отдел; заглавие; under separate \heads отделно, под отделни заглавия; 12. ези, лицева страна на монета; \heads or tails ези-тура; \heads I win, tails you lose прен. и така, и иначе ти губиш; 13. тех., хидр. напор, налягане; \head of water височина на водния стълб; 14. строит., архит. ключ, ключов камък (на свод); 15. общ брой, число; 16. мет. леяк; мъртва (изгубена) глава; 17. тех. супорт, подвижно седло на струг; to make \head against съпротивлявам се срещу; боря се против; напредвам срещу; by the \head мор. с надлъжен наклон към носа (на кораб), със забит (наклонен) нос (за кораб); прен., шег. сръбнал, пийнал; to let s.o. have o.'s \head, to give s.o. their \head давам свобода (на действие) на някого; to give a horse its \head отпускам юздите на кон; II. adj 1. челен, преден; първи, главен; \head agent главен представител; \head waiter оберкелнер; 2. насрещен, срещуположен; \head tide ( wind) насрещно течение (вятър); 3. муз. от горен регистър (за глас); III. v 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя; 2. тръгвам, отивам, вървя ( for); 3. озаглавявам; слагам заглавие на; 4. водя началото си от (за река); извирам от; 5. отсичам главата на ( животно), обезглавявам; 6. слагам глава (главичка) на; 7. завивам се (за зелка); 8. сп. удрям ( топка) с глава;

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5 head

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;

head race

(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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu

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

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

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

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

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

glavni, na čelu

British English head boy — najboljši dijak v razredu

head cook — glavni kuhar

head nurse — glavna medicinska sestra

head waiter — glavni natakar, plačilni

head wind — nasprotni veter
II [hed]
noun

glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrina

above one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga

at the head of — na čelu

by head and shoulders — ali by the head and ears — s silo, na silo

(by) head and shoulders above — mnogo boljši od

by a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjo

crowned heads — kronane glave

a deer of the first head — petleten jelen ali srnjak

nautical down by the head — s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi

head of the family — družinski poglavar

heads of state — državni voditelji

the head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja upora

from head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnoma

head first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljeno

a large head of game — velik trop živali

hot head — vročekrvnež

a beautiful head of hair — gosti lasje

head over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos

old head on young shoulders — pameten mlad človek

off one's head — ali out of one's head — nor

over one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo

over head and ears — ali head over ears — preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma

on this head — o tem predmetu

out of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku

two heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko misli

head of water — vodni steber

heads or tails — obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)

twopence a head — 2 penija na osebo

slang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamka

weak in the head — slaboumen

head, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo

figuratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren

ten head of cattle — deset glav živine;

Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi koga

colloquially to bite ( —ali snap) s.o.'s head off — uničiti koga

to bring to a head — pripeljati do krize

figuratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijati

to carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen

to come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti se

medicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napraviti

to drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči

to eat ( —ali cry, scream, run) one's head off — pretirano se razburjati

it entered my head — v glavo mi je padlo

to give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzde

to get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kaj

to go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za koga

to go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopiti

this horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden

to have a good head for — biti nadarjen za

to have a head — imeti "mačka"

to have a good head on one's shoulders — biti dobre glave

to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjariti

to have one's head screwed in the right way — imeti glavo na pravem koncu

to have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv

to hit the nail on the head — točno zadeti

to keep one's head — ostati miren

figuratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životariti

to knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kaj

to lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati se

to let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi

to lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v breme

to lose one's head — izgubiti glavo

I cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave

to make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovati

to make head against — uspešno se upirati

to be put over the heads of other persons — pri napredovanju preskočiti druge

to put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavo

to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glave

to put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glave

to put one's head in the lion's mouth — izpostavljati se nevarnosti

to rear one's head — glavo dvigniti

to run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavi

to run one's head against a brick wall — riniti z glavo skozi zid

to shake one's head — odkimati

to shake one's head at — z glavo zmajati

to suffer from swelled ( —ali swollen) head — biti zelo domišljav

to take the head — prevzeti vodstvo

to take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepsti

to talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoriti

to talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem

to talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoriti

to throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vrat

to talk one's head off — nenehno govoriti

to turn one's head — v glavo stopiti

to turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešati

to win by a head — zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)

to work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garati

heads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeru
III [hed]
1.

transitive verb

voditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;

2.

intransitive verb

biti obrnjen z glavo, pročeljem proti; iti, gibati se proti ( for); pluti proti ( for); razvijati se; American izvirati (reka)

to head for war — siliti v vojno

English-Slovenian dictionary > head
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/hed/ * danh từ - cái đầu (người, thú vật) =from head to foot+ từ đầu đến chân =taller by a head+ cao hơn một đầu (ngựa thi) - người, đầu người; (số nhiều không đổi) con (vật nuôi), đầu (vật nuôi) =5 shillings per head+ mỗi (đầu) người được 5 silinh =to count heads+ đếm đầu người (người có mặt) =a hundred head of cattle+ một trăm con thú nuôi, một trăm đầu thú nuôi - đầu óc, trí nhớ; năng khiếu, tài năng =to have a good head for mathematics+ có năng khiếu về toán =to reckon in one's head+ tính thầm trong óc - (thông tục) chứng nhức đầu (thường là sau khi uống rượu say) =to have a [bad] head+ bị nhức đầu, bị nặng đầu - vị trí đứng đầu, người đứng đầu, người chỉ huy, thủ trưởng (cơ quan), hiệu trưởng (trường học), chủ =at the head of...+ đứng đầu..., ở cương vị chỉ huy... =the head of a family+ chủ gia đình - vật hình đầu =a head of cabbage+ cái bắp cải - đoạn đầu, phần đầu =the head of a procession+ đoạn đầu đám rước - đầu (trang sách, bàn, giường, cầu thang..., búa, rìu, ghim băng, đinh ốc, bu lông...); ngọn, đỉnh, chỏm, chóp (núi, cây, cột...); vòi (máy nước...); đầu nguồn, ngọn nguồn (sông...); đầu mũi (tên...); lưỡi (cày...); đáy, ván đáy (thùng...) - bọt (cốc rượu bia); váng kem (trên mặt bình sữa...) - ngòi (mụn, nhọt) - gạc (hươu, nai) - mũi (tàu) - mũi biển - mặt ngửa (đồng tiền) =head(s) or tail(s)?+ ngửa hay sấp? - (ngành mỏ) đường hầm - (hàng hải) nhà xí cho thuỷ thủ (ở mũi tàu) - đề mục, chương mục, phần chính (trong một bài diễn thuyết...); loại =on that head+ ở phần này, ở chương này =under the same head+ dưới cùng đề mục - lúc nguy kịch; lúc gay go căng thẳng; cơn khủng hoảng =to come to a head+ lâm vào cơn khủng hoảng; đến lúc nguy kịch =to bring to a head+ làm gay go, làm căng thẳng - cột nước; áp suất =hydrostatic head+ áp suất thuỷ tinh =static head+ áp suất tĩnh !to addle one's head - (xem) addle !to bang (hammer knock) something into somebody's head - nhồi nhét cái gì vào đầu ai !to be able to do something on one's head - (từ lóng) có thể làm được một cái gì một cách dễ dàng !to be head over ears in !to be over head and ears in - ngập lút đến đầu đến cổ, ngập đến mang tai =to be head over ears in debt+ nợ nần ngập lên đến tận đầu, nợ như chúa chổm !to be (go) off one's head - mất trí, hoá điên !to beat somebody's head off - đánh vỡ đầu ai; đánh gục ai; đánh bại ai hoàn toàn !better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - (tục ngữ) đầu gà còn hơn đuôi trâu !to buy something over somebody's head - mua tranh được ai cái gì !by head and shoulders above somebody - khoẻ hơn ai nhiều - cao lớn hơn ai một đầu !to carry (hold) one's head high - ngẩng cao đầu !can't make head or tail of - không hiểu đầu đuôi ra sao !to cost someone his head - làm chi ai mất đầu !horse eats its head off - (xem) eat !to get (take) into one's head that - nghĩ rằng, đinh ninh rằng; muốn rằng !to fet (put) somebody (something) out of one's head - quên ai (cái gì) đi, không nghĩ đến ai (cái gì) nữa !to give a horse his head - thả dây cương ra cho ngựa đi tự do thoải mái !to have a head on one's shoulders !to have [got] one's head screwed on the right way - sáng suốt, có óc phán đoán, có óc suy xét !head first (foremost) - lộn phộc đầu xuống trước - (nghĩa bóng) vội vàng, hấp tấp !head and front - người đề xướng và lânh đạo (một phong trào...) !head of hair - mái tóc dày cộm !head over heels - (xem) heel !to keep one's head (a level head, a cool head) - giữ bình tĩnh, điềm tĩnh !to keep one's head above water - (xem) above !to lay (put) heads together - hội ý với nhau, bàn bạc với nhau !to lose one's head - (xem) lose !to make head - tiến lên, tiến tới !to make head against - kháng cự thắng lợi !not right in one's head - gàn gàn, hâm hâm !old head on young shoulders - khôn ngoan trước tuổi !out of one's head - do mình nghĩ ra, do mình tạo ra !to stand on one's head - (nghĩa bóng) lập dị !to talk somebody's head off - (xem) talk !to talk over someone's head - nói khó hiểu, làm cho ai không hiểu gì cả !to turn something over in one's head - suy đi tính lại cái gì trong óc, nghiền ngẫm cái gì trong óc !two heads are better than one - (tục ngữ) ý kiến tập thể bao giờ cũng sáng suốt hơn, ba ông thợ da bằng Gia Cát Lượng * ngoại động từ - làm đầu, làm chóp (cho một cái gì) - hớt ngọn, chặt ngọn (cây) ((cũng) to head down) - để ở đầu, ghi ở đầu (trong chương mục...) =to head a list+ đứng đầu danh sách - đứng đầu, chỉ huy, lânh đạo; đi đầu, dẫn đầu =to head an uprising+ lânh đạo một cuộc nổi dậy =to head a procession+ đi đâu một đám rước - đương đầu với, đối chọi với - vượt, thắng hơn (ai) - đi vòng phía đầu nguồn (con sông...) - (thể dục,thể thao) đánh đầu, đội đầu (bóng đá) - đóng đầy thùng - (hàng hải) hướng (mũi tàu về phía nào) =to head the ship for...+ hướng mũi tàu về phía... * nội động từ - kết thành bắp (bắp cải); kết thành cụm đầu (hoa...) - mưng chín (mụn nhọt) - tiến về, hướng về, đi về (phía nào...) !to head back - tiến lên trước để chặn bắt (ai) phải quay lại !to head off - (như) to head back - chặn tránh (một vấn đề gì khi chịu bóng bằng cách hướng câu chuyện sang một vấn đề khác...)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

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

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

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

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

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

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

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

head

tr[hed]

noun

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

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

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

9 (coin) cara

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

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

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

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

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

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

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

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

per head por barba, por cabeza

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

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

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

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

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

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

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

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

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

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

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

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

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

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

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

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

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

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

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

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

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

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

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

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

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3)

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

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

4)

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

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

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

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

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

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

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

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

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

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

7)

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

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.

vi

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

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

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

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

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

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

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

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

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

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

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

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

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

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

- I can't get my head around that

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

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

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

- hold one's head up high

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

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

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

- scream/shout one's head off

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

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

- turn heads

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

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

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

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

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

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

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

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

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

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

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

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

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

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

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

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

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

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

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

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

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

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

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

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

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

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

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

10) (Naut) proa f

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

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

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

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

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

2. VT

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

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

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

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

VI

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

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

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

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

4.

CPD

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

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

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

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

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

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

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

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

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

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

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

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

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

head office N — sede f central

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

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

head start N — ventaja f

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

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

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

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

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

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I

noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

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

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

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

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

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

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

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

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

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

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

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3)

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

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

4)

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

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

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

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

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

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

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

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

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

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

7)

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

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.

vi

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

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

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

English-spanish dictionary > head
9 head

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

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

head first — mit dem Kopf zuerst/voran

head over heels — kopfüber

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

keep one's head — einen klaren Kopf behalten

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

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

2) (mind) Kopf, der

in one's head — im Kopf

enter somebody's head — jemandem in den Sinn kommen

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

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

use your head — gebrauch deinen Verstand

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

get something into one's head — etwas begreifen

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

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

3) (person)

a or per head — pro Kopf

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

5) in pl. (on coin)

heads or tails? — Kopf oder Zahl?

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

playback/erasing head — Wiedergabe-/Löschkopf, der

7) (on beer) Blume, die

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

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

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

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

head of state — Staatsoberhaupt, das

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

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

headed notepaper — Briefpapier mit Kopf

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

3) (direct)

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

4) (Footb.) köpfen

5) (overtake and stop)

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

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

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

you're heading for trouble — du wirst Ärger bekommen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[hed]

I. NOUN

1. ANAT Kopf m, Haupt nt geh

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

to bow one's \head den Kopf senken

to nod one's \head mit dem Kopf nicken

to shake one's \head den Kopf schütteln

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

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

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

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

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

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

to clear one's \head einen klaren Kopf bekommen

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

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

to use one's \head seinen Verstand benutzen

3. no pl (person unit)

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

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

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

a \head of broccoli/cauliflower ein Brokkoli/Blumenkohl

a \head of cabbage ein Kohlkopf m

a \head of lettuce ein Salat

4. no pl (measure of length) Kopf m

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

to win by a \head mit einer Kopflänge Vorsprung gewinnen

5. no pl (top, front part)

the \head of the bed das Kopfende des Bettes

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

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

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

the \head of a match der Streichholzkopf

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

the \head of the family das Familienoberhaupt

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

a \head of state ein Staatsoberhaupt nt

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

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

10. usu pl (coin face) Kopf m

\heads or tails? Kopf oder Zahl?

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

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

12. (water source) Quelle f

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

13. (accumulated amount)

\head of steam Dampfdruck m

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

14. (of spot on skin) Pfropf m

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

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

16. COMPUT (data indicating start address) Kopf m

17.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

▶ to come to a \head sich akk zuspitzen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

▶ to keep a cool \head einen kühlen Kopf bewahren

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

▶ \heads will roll Köpfe werden rollen

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

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

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

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

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

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

II. ADJECTIVE

attr leitende(r, s)

\head cook Küchenchef(in) m(f)

\head office Zentrale f

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

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (be at the front of)

▪ to \head sth etw anführen

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

2. (be in charge of)

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

3. PUBL (have at the top)

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

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

4. FBALL

to \head the ball den Ball köpfen

5. HORT

to \head a tree einen Baum kappen

IV. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. + adv (proceed in a certain direction)

to \head home sich akk auf den Heimweg machen

to \head along a path einen Weg entlanglaufen

2. HORT salad einen Kopf ansetzen

3. (go toward)

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

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

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

to \head for disaster auf eine Katastrophe zusteuern

▪ to \head into sth auf etw akk zusteuern

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

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

A v/t

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

head a list;

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

2. voran-, vorausgehen (dat)

3. (an)führen, leiten:

a commission headed by ein Ausschuss unter der Leitung von

4. lenken, steuern, dirigieren:

head off

a) um-, ablenken,

b) abfangen,

c) eine Gefahr etc abwenden, ein Gespräch etc abbiegen

5. übertreffen

6. einen Fluss etc (an der Quelle) umgehen

7. mit einem Kopf etc versehen

8. einen Titel geben (dat), betiteln

9. die Spitze bilden von (oder gen)

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

11. Fußball: den Ball köpfen:

head away wegköpfen;

head in einköpfen

12. head up

a) ein Fass ausböden,

b) Wasser aufstauen

B v/i

1. a) gehen, fahren ( beide:

for nach):

be heading back auf dem Rückweg sein

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

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

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

3. (mit der Front) liegen nach:

the house heads south

4. (einen Kopf) ansetzen (Gemüse etc)

5. sich entwickeln

6. entspringen (Fluss)

7. Fußball:

head clear mit dem oder per Kopf klären;

head in einköpfen;

head wide vorbeiköpfen

C adj

1. Kopf…

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

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

head coach SPORT bes US Cheftrainer m;

head cook Chefkoch m;

head nurse Oberschwester f

D s

1. Kopf m:

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

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

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

2. poet und fig Haupt n:

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

heads of state Staatsoberhäupter; → crowned 1

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

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

head for figures Zahlengedächtnis n;

have a good head for heights schwindelfrei sein;

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

4. Spitze f, höchste Stelle, führende Stellung:

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

5. a) (An)Führer(in), Leiter(in)

b) Vorstand m, Vorsteher(in)

c) Chef(in):

head of government Regierungschef

d) SCHULE Direktor m, Direktorin f

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

a) oberer Absatz (einer Treppe)

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

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

d) SCHIFF Topp m (Mast)

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

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

b) SCHIFF Bug m

c) SCHIFF Toilette f (im Bug)

9. Kopf m, (einzelne) Person:

one pound a head ein Pfund pro Kopf oder Person

10. (pl head) Stück n:

50 head of cattle 50 Stück Vieh

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

12. Höhepunkt m, Krise f: → Bes Redew

13. (Haupt-)Haar n:

a beautiful head of hair schönes, volles Haar

14. BOT

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

b) (Baum) Krone f, Wipfel m

15. ANAT Kopf m (vom Knochen oder Muskel)

16. MED Durchbruchstelle f (eines Geschwürs etc)

17. Vorgebirge n, Landspitze f, Kap n

18. pl Vorderseite f (einer Münze):

heads or tails? Wappen od Zahl?

19. JAGD Geweih n:

a deer of the first head ein fünfjähriger Hirsch

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

21. Br Rahm m, Sahne f

22. Quelle f (eines Flusses)

23. a) Überschrift f, Titelkopf m

b) Abschnitt m, Kapitel n

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

the head and front das Wesentliche

24. Abteilung f, Rubrik f, Kategorie f

25. TYPO (Titel)Kopf m

26. LING Oberbegriff m

27. → heading

28. TECH

a) Stauwasser n

b) Staudamm m, -mauer f

29. PHYS, TECH

a) Gefälle n, Gefällhöhe f

b) Druckhöhe f

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

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

head of water Wassersäule

30. TECH

a) Spindelkopf m (einer Fräsmaschine)

b) Spindelbank f (einer Drehbank)

c) Support m (einer Bohrbank)

d) (Gewinde) Schneidkopf m

e) Saugmassel f (Gießerei)

f) Kopf-, Deckplatte f, Haube f

31. MUS

a) (Trommel) Fell n

b) (Noten) Kopf m

c) Kopf m (einer Violine etc)

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

33. in Zusammensetzungen: umg

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

b) …fan m:

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

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

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

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

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

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

from head to foot von Kopf bis Fuß;

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

go off one’s head umg überschnappen;

on one’s head auf dem Kopf stehend;

on this head in diesem Punkt;

out of one’s own head

a) von sich aus, allein,

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

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

head over heels

a) kopfüber (die Treppe hinunterstürzen),

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

head first ( oder foremost) → headlong A;

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

bring to a head zum Ausbruch oder zur Entscheidung bringen;

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

call for sb’s head jemandes Kopf fordern;

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

come to a head

a) MED eitern, aufbrechen (Geschwür),

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

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

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

gather head überhandnehmen;

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

give sb their head fig jemanden gewähren oder machen lassen;

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

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

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

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

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

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

hold one’s head up

a) den Kopf hoch halten,

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

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

knock sth on the head umg

a) etwas über den Haufen werfen umg,

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

let sb have his head jemandem seinen Willen lassen;

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

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

make head (gut) vorankommen, Fortschritte machen;

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

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

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

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

they put their heads together sie steckten die Köpfe zusammen;

run in sb’s head jemandem im Kopf herumgehen;

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

take the head die Führung übernehmen;

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

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

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

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

hd abk

1. hand

2. head

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

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

head first — mit dem Kopf zuerst/voran

head over heels — kopfüber

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

keep one's head — einen klaren Kopf behalten

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

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

2) (mind) Kopf, der

in one's head — im Kopf

enter somebody's head — jemandem in den Sinn kommen

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

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

use your head — gebrauch deinen Verstand

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

get something into one's head — etwas begreifen

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

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

3) (person)

a or per head — pro Kopf

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

5) in pl. (on coin)

heads or tails? — Kopf oder Zahl?

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

playback/erasing head — Wiedergabe-/Löschkopf, der

7) (on beer) Blume, die

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

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

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

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

head of state — Staatsoberhaupt, das

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

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

headed notepaper — Briefpapier mit Kopf

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

3) (direct)

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

4) (Footb.) köpfen

5) (overtake and stop)

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

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

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

you're heading for trouble — du wirst Ärger bekommen

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n.

Chef- präfix.

Haupt Häupter n.

Kopf ¨-e m. v.

an der Spitze stehen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > head
10 head

[hed] n

1) anat Kopf m, Haupt nt ( geh)

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

to bow one's \head den Kopf senken;

to nod one's \head mit dem Kopf nicken;

to shake one's \head den Kopf schütteln

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

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

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

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

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

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

to clear one's \head einen klaren Kopf bekommen;

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

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

to use one's \head seinen Verstand benutzen

3) no pl ( person unit)

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

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

a hundred \head of cattle einhundert Stück Vieh;

( vegetable unit) Kopf m; of celery Staude f;

a \head of broccoli/ cauliflower ein Brokkoli/Blumenkohl;

a \head of cabbage ein Kohlkopf m;

a \head of lettuce ein Salat

4) no pl ( measure of length) Kopf m;

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

to win by a \head mit einer Kopflänge Vorsprung gewinnen

5) no pl (top, front part)

the \head of the bed das Kopfende des Bettes;

at the \head of the queue [or (Am) line] [ganz] am Anfang der Schlange;

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

6) ( blunt end) of a nail, pin, screw Kopf m ( end of tool) of a hammer Haupt nt, Kopf m;

of a screwdriver Griff m;

the \head of a match der Streichholzkopf

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

the \head of the family das Familienoberhaupt;

a \head of state ein Staatsoberhaupt nt

8) ( esp Brit) ( head teacher) Schulleiter(in) m(f), Rektor(in) m(f)

9) no pl ( letterhead) [Brief]kopf m

10) usu pl ( coin face) Kopf m;

\heads or tails? Kopf oder Zahl?

11) ( beer foam) Blume f;

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

12) ( water source) Quelle f;

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

13) ( accumulated amount)

\head of steam Dampfdruck m;

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

14) ( of spot on skin) Pfropf m;

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

15) tech of a tape recorder, video recorder Tonkopf m

PHRASES:

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

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

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

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

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

to have a/no \head for heights ( Brit) schwindelfrei/nicht schwindelfrei sein;

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

to bury one's \head in the sand;

to have one's \head buried in the sand den Kopf in den Sand stecken;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to keep a cool \head einen kühlen Kopf bewahren;

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

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

to bring sth to a \head ( carry sth too far) etw auf die Spitze treiben;

( force a decision) etw forcieren [o zur Entscheidung bringen];

to come to a \head sich akk zuspitzen;

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

to get [or put] one's \head down ( Brit) ( concentrate) sich akk [ganz auf eine Sache] konzentrieren;

( sleep) sich akk aufs Ohr hauen ( fam)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

\heads will roll Köpfe werden rollen;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

attr, inv leitende(r, s);

\head cook Küchenchef(in) m(f);

\head office Zentrale f;

\head waiter/ waitress Oberkellner m /Oberkellnerin f vt

1) ( be at the front of)

to \head sth etw anführen;

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

2) ( be in charge of)

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

3) publ ( have at the top)

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

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

4) fball

to \head the ball den Ball köpfen

5) hort

to \head a tree einen Baum kappen vi

1) + adv ( proceed in a certain direction)

to \head home sich akk auf den Heimweg machen;

to \head along a path einen Weg entlanglaufen

2) hort salad einen Kopf ansetzen

3) ( go toward)

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

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

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

to \head for disaster auf eine Katastrophe zusteuern;

to \head into sth auf etw akk zusteuern;

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

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11 head

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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

partir

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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[hed] 1.
noun

1) tête f

she put her head round the door — elle a mis la nez à la porte

my head aches — j'ai mal à la tête

a fine head of hair — une belle chevelure

to keep one's head down — lit garder la tête baissée; fig ( be inconspicuous) ne pas se faire remarquer; ( work hard) avoir le nez sur son travail

from head to foot ou toe — de la tête aux pieds

the decision was made over their heads — la décision a été prise sans les consulter

to stand on one's head — faire le poirier

heads turned at the sight of... — tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant...

to hold a gun to somebody's head — lit presser un pistolet contre la tête de quelqu'un; fig tenir le couteau sous la gorge de quelqu'un

to have a bad head — (colloq) avoir mal à la tête

to be a head taller than somebody — dépasser quelqu'un d'une tête

to win by a (short) head — [horse] gagner d'une (courte) tête

£10 a head ou per head — 10 livres sterling par personne

50 head of cattle — Agriculture 50 têtes de bétail

2) ( mind) tête f

I can't get it into her head that — je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête que

he has got it into his head that — il s'est mis dans la tête que

he has taken it into his head to resign — il s'est mis en tête de démissionner

you can put that idea out of your head! — tu peux oublier cette idée!

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

to be over somebody's head — ( too difficult) passer par-dessus la tête de quelqu'un

use your head! — (colloq) sers-toi de tes méninges! (colloq)

her success has turned her head — son succès lui a tourné la tête

to have a (good) head for figures — être doué pour le calcul

to have no head for heights — avoir le vertige

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

at the head of — à la tête de

head of government/State — chef de gouvernement/d'État

head of department — Administration chef de service; School professeur principal

head of personnel — Commerce chef du personnel

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

at the head of the stairs/list — en haut de l'escalier/de la liste

at the head of the queue — en tête de la file d'attente

7) Medicine (on boil, spot) tête f

to come to a head — lit, Medicine mûrir; fig [crisis] arriver au point critique

to bring something to a head — Medicine faire mûrir; fig précipiter [crisis]; amener [quelque chose] au point critique [situation]

8) ( on beer) mousse f
2.
heads plural noun ( tossing coin) face f

‘heads or tails?’ — ‘pile ou face?’

heads I win/we go — face je gagne/on y va
3.
noun modifier

1) [ injury] à la tête

2) ( chief) [ cashier, cook, gardener] en chef
4.
transitive verb

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

2) ( entitle) intituler [chapter]

headed writing paper — papier m à lettres à en-tête

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

he headed the sheep away from the cliff — il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise

4) Sport

to head the ball — faire une tête

he headed the ball into the net — il a marqué un but de la tête
5.
intransitive verb

where was the train headed ou heading? — où allait le train?

to head south/north — Nautical mettre le cap au sud/au nord

to head home — rentrer

he's heading this way! — il se dirige par ici!; head for
6.
- headed combining form

black-headed bird — oiseau à tête noire

red-headed boy — garçon (aux cheveux) roux

two-headed monster — monstre à deux têtes

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

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on your own head be it! — à tes risques et périls!

to go to somebody's head — monter à la tête de quelqu'un

to go off one's head — (colloq) perdre la boule (colloq)

are you off your head? — tu as perdu la boule? (colloq)

to keep/lose one's head — garder/perdre son sang-froid

to be soft ou weak in the head — (colloq) être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head — (colloq) il a un grain (colloq)

to laugh one's head off — (colloq) rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off — (colloq) crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off — (colloq) ne pas arrêter de parler

off the top of one's head — [say, answer] sans réfléchir

to give a horse its/somebody their head — lâcher la bride à un cheval/à quelqu'un

to be able to do something standing on one's head — faire quelque chose les doigts dans le nez (colloq)

I can't make head (n)or tail of it — je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête

if we all put our heads together — si nous nous y mettons tous

the leaders put their heads together — les dirigeants se sont consultés

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

English-French dictionary > head
12 have one's head screwed on

have one's head screwed on (the right way) иметь голову на плечах
Robert has his head screwed on the right way — if he gets lost he'll ask someone for directions.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have one's head screwed on
13 глава

1. head

с вдигната/наведена глава head up/down

с гола глава bare-headed

с главата напред head foremost/first

с главата надолу head downwards

прен. wrong side up; upside down

глава до глава сп. neck and neck

(за коне при състезание) nip and tuck

боли ме глава have a headache

не мога да си вдигна главата от работа have o.'s hands full, be up to the ears in work

вино, което се качва в главата a heady wine, wine that goes/gets to o.'s head

2. (ум) mind, brains

умна глава a brainy fellow

той е умна глава he has a good head on his shoulders; his head is screwed on the right way

сече му главата he has a fine brain, he is sharp-witted

3. (отделен човек, животно) head

на глава a piece, per head, per capita

доход на глава income per capita/head

на глава от населението per capita of the population

двадесет глави добитък twenty head of cattle

4. (вожд) head

глава на семейство head of a family; wage-earner

държавен глава head of state

5.( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head

глава на гвоздей nail-head

глава зеле a head of cabbage

глава на карфица pinhead

глава лук an onion

глава на мак a poppy head

глава чесън a bulb of garlic

6. (на книга и пр.) chapter

главапърва chapter one

7. (на машина, уред) head-stock

дебела глава a thick skull

(упорит човек) a pig-headed fellow

дебела му е главата (тъп е) he's a numskull/a bonehead/a blockhead

луда глава a hothead, a madcap, a blockhead

лукова глава прен. a nobody, a nonentity

празна глава an empty pate

горе главата cheer up! глави надясно! воен. eyes right! от глава до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.'s finger ends

за главата му ще е he'll cut his own throat

едно за главата, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter; all at si/es and sevens

на своя глава on o.'s own account/responsibility, on o.'s own head, off o.'s own bat

идва ми до главата s.th. befalls me

имала глава да пати it had to be just my luck; I was born for trouble

да ми е мирна главата to be on the safe side

нямам глава за (математика, езици и пр.) have no head for

не ми носи главата бира I can't drink beer, beer doesn't agree with me

блъскам си главата вж. блъскам

вдигам на главата си

обръщам с глава та надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy turvy/upside down

докарвам на главата на bring s.th. about s.o.'s ears

завъртявам главата на turn s.o.'s head

избивам от главата на get/knock out of s.o.'s head

излизам на глава с cope with, get the better of, hold o.'s own against

качвам се на главата на някого wind s.o. round o.'s (little) finger; get out of hand

децата са и се качили на главата her children have got out of hand

тя му се е качила на главата she's got him right under her thumb

махвам нещо от главата си get s.th. off o.'s hands; get rid of s.th.

махай се от главата ми off with you; hop it

минава ми нещо през главата suffel

набивам в главата, напълням главата на drive/hammer/knock into s.o.'s head, drive home to s.o.

надигам глава rear o.'s head, take the bit in/between o.'s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive

надминавам с една глава stand one head above

главата си режа, отрязвам си главата I'll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that)

слагам си главата в торбата take o.'s life in o.'s hands

стой над главата на breathe down s.o.'s neck

счупвам си главата break o.'s neck

търкам сол на главата на give s.o.'s head a washing; give s.o. a dressing down; haul/call over the coals

хващам се за главата be flabbergasted, be at o.'s wits end, be struck dumb

стоя цяла глава над другите stand head and shoulders above the rest

зоол. death's head moth

имам глава вид look like death

спя глава сън sleep like a log

8. нар. глава бледен deadly pale, with a deathly pale face

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глава̀,

ж., -ѝ 1. head; sl. bonce; боли ме \главаа have a headache; \главаа до \главаа спорт. neck and neck; (за коне при състезание) nip and tuck; не мога да си вдигна \главаата от работа have o.’s hands full, be up to the ears in work; с вдигната/наведена \главаа head up/down; с \главаата напред head foremost/first; с \главаата надолу head downwards; прен. wrong side up; upside down; с гола \главаа bareheaded;

2. (ум) mind, brains; той е умна \главаа he has a good head on his shoulders; his head is screwed on the right way; умна \главаа a brainy fellow;

3. ( отделен човек, животно) head; двадесет \главаи добитък twenty head of cattle; доход на \главаа income per capita/head; на \главаа a piece, per head, per capita; на \главаа от населението per capita of the population;

4. ( вожд) head; \главаа на семейство head of a family; wage-earner; държавен \главаа head of state;

5. ( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head; \главаа лук an onion; \главаа на гвоздей nail-head; \главаа на карфица pinhead; \главаа чесън a bulb of garlic;

6. (на книга и пр.) chapter;

7. (на машина, уред) head-stock;

8. (на магнетофон) head; записваща \главаа record(ing) head; изтриваща \главаа erase/erasing head; • блъскам си \главаата beat/busy o.’s brains (about, with); вдигам на \главаата си, обръщам с \главаата надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy-turvy/upside down; \главаата си режа, отрязвам \главаата си I’ll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that); \главаи надясно! воен. eyes right! горе \главаата cheer up!, keep your chin up! да ми е мирна \главаата to be on the safe side; дебела \главаа thick skull; ( упорит човек) pig-headed fellow; дебела му е \главаата ( тъп е) he’s a numskull/a bonehead/a blockhead; докарвам на \главаата на bring s.th. about s.o.’s ears; едно за \главаата, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter; all at sixes and sevens; завъртам \главаата на turn s.o.’s head; идва ми до \главаата s.th. befalls me; избивам от \главаата на get/knock out of s.o.’s head; излизам на \главаа с cope with, get the better of, hold o.’s own against; имала \главаа да пати it had to be just my luck; I was born for trouble; качвам се на \главаата на някого wind s.o. round o.’s (little) finger; get out of hand; луда \главаа hothead, madcap, blockhead; (за момиче) fizgig; лукова \главаа прен. nobody, nonentity; махай се от \главаата ми off with you; hop it; махам нещо от \главаата си get s.th. off o.’s hands; get rid of s.th.; минава ми нещо през \главаата suffer; набивам в \главаата на drive/hammer/knock into s.o.’s head, drive home to s.o.; надигам \главаа rear o.’s head, take the bit in/between o.’s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive; надминавам с една \главаа stand one head above; на своя \главаа on o.’s own account/responsibility, on o.’s own head, off o.’s own bat; не можеш да излезеш на \главаа с него there is no reasoning with him; не си блъскай \главаата с това don’t trouble your head about that; от \главаа до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.’s finger ends; cap-a-pie; от много \главаа не боли store is no sore; отрязал е \главаата на баща си разг. he’s a chip off the old block; празна \главаа empty pate; слагам \главаата си в торбата take o.’s life in o.’s hands; стоя над \главаата на breathe down s.o.’s neck; стоя цяла \главаа над другите stand head and shoulders above the rest; счупвам \главаата си break o.’s neck; търкам сол на \главаата на give s.o.’s head a washing; give s.o. a dressing down; haul/call s.o. over the coals; тя се е качила на \главаата му she’s got him right under her thumb; удар/удрям с \главаа head-butt; хващам се за \главаата be flabbergasted, be at o.’s wits end, be struck dumb; ще хвърчат \главаи heads will roll.

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master (на колеж); (на семейство) - master; chapter (на книга); head: My глава aches. - Главата ме боли.

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1. ( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head 2. (вожд) head 3. (за коне при състезание) nip and tuck 4. (на книга и пр.) chapter 5. (на машина, уред) head-stock 6. (отделен човек, животно) head 7. (ум) mind, brains 8. (упорит човек) a pig-headed fellow 9. head 10. ГЛАВА до ГЛАВА сn. neck and neck 11. ГЛАВА зеле a head of cabbage 12. ГЛАВА лук an onion 13. ГЛАВА на гвоздей nail-head 14. ГЛАВА на карфица pinhead 15. ГЛАВА на мак a poppy head 16. ГЛАВА на семейство head of a family;wage-earner 17. ГЛАВА чесън a bulb of garlic 18. ГЛАВАпърва chapter one 19. ГЛАВАта си режа, отрязвам си ГЛАВАта I'll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that) 20. блъскам си ГЛАВАта вж. блъскам: вдигам на ГЛАВАта си, обръщам с ГЛАВА та надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy turvy/upside down 21. боли ме ГЛАВА have a headache 22. вино, което се качва в ГЛАВАта a heady wine, wine that goes/gets to o.'s head 23. горе ГЛАВАта cheer up! глави надясно! воен. eyes right! отГЛАВА до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.'s finger ends 24. да ми е мирна ГЛАВАта to be on the safe side 25. двадесет глави добитък twenty head of cattle 26. дебела ГЛАВА a thick skull 27. дебела му е ГЛАВАта (тъп е) he's a numskull/a bonehead/ a blockhead 28. децата са и се качили на ГЛАВАта her children have got out of hand 29. докарвам на ГЛАВАта на bring s. th. about s. o.'s ears 30. доход на ГЛАВА income per capita/head 31. държавен ГЛАВА head of state 32. едно за ГЛАВАта, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter;all at si\\es and sevens 33. за ГЛАВАта му ще е he'll cut his own throat 34. завъртявам ГЛАВАта на turn s.o.'s head 35. зоол. death's head moth 36. идва ми до ГЛАВАта s. th. befalls me 37. избивам от ГЛАВАта на get/knock out of s. o.'s head 38. излизам на ГЛАВА с cope with, get the better of, hold o.'s own against 39. имала ГЛАВА да пати it had to be just my luck;I was born for trouble 40. имам ГЛАВА вид look like death 41. качвам се на ГЛАВАта на някого wind s. o. round o.'s (little) finger;get out of hand 42. луда ГЛАВА а hothead, a madcap, a blockhead 43. лукова ГЛАВА прен. a nobody, a nonentity 44. махай се от ГЛАВАта ми off with you;hop it 45. махвам нещо от ГЛАВАта си get s. th. off o.'s hands;get rid of s.th. 46. минава ми нещо през ГЛАВАта suffel 47. на ГЛАВА a piece, per head, per capita 48. на ГЛАВА от населението per capita of the population 49. на своя ГЛАВА on o.'s own account/responsibility, on o.'s own head, off o.'s own bat 50. набивам в ГЛАВАта, напълням ГЛАВАта на drive/hammer/knock into s. o.'s head, drive home to s.o. 51. надигам ГЛАВА rear o.'s head, take the bit in/between o.'s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive 52. надминавам с една ГЛАВА stand one head above 53. нар.: ГЛАВА бледен deadly pale, with a deathly pale face 54. не ми носи ГЛАВАта бира I can't drink beer, beer doesn't agree with me 55. не мога да си вдигна ГЛАВАта от работа have o.'s hands full, be up to the ears in work 56. нямам ГЛАВА за (математика, езици и пр.) have no head for 57. празна ГЛАВА an empty pate 58. прен. wrong side up;upside down 59. с ГЛАВАта надолу head downwards 60. с ГЛАВАта напред head foremost/first 61. с вдигната/наведена ГЛАВА head up/down 62. с гола ГЛАВА bare-headed 63. сече му ГЛАВАта he has a fine brain, he is sharp-witted 64. слагам си ГЛАВАта в торбата take o.'s life in o.'s hands 65. спя ГЛАВА сън sleep like a log 66. стой над ГЛАВАта на breathe down s. o.'s neck 67. счупвам си ГЛАВАта break o.'s neck 68. той е умна ГЛАВА he has a good head on his shoulders;his head is screwed on the right way 69. търкам сол на ГЛАВАта на give s. o.'s head a washing;give s. o. a dressing down;haul/call over the coals 70. тя му се е качила на ГЛАВАта she's got him right under her thumb 71. умна ГЛАВА a brainy fellow 72. хващам се за ГЛАВАта be flabbergasted, be at o.'s wits end, be struck dumb: стоя цяла ГЛАВА над другите stand head and shoulders above the. rest.

Български-английски речник > глава
14 screw

[skru:] 1. noun
1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) vijak

2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) privijanje
2. verb
1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) priviti

2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) priviti, odviti

3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) jebati

4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) jebati

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- screwdriver
- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage
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I [skru:]
noun

vijak; ladijski, letalski vijak, propeler; en vrtljaj vijaka, privijanje, pritegovanje vijaka; pritisk, odčepnik; svitek (papirja); zavitek ( of tobacco — tobaka); parabolično gibanje žoge; star, neporaben konj; skopuh, krvoses; priganjaški učitelj, strog izpraševalec; hud, težak izpit; vulgar jetničar; slang plača, mezda, dohodek

Archimedian screw, endless screw — neskončni vijak

differential screw — diferencial

female screw, internal screw — vijak z matico

interrupted screw — dvojni vijak

left-handed screw — vijak, ki se giblje v levo stran

right-and-left screw — vijak z zavoji različne smeri na dveh nasprotnih koncih

wing screw — vijak s krilcem

a weekly screw of 50 shillings slang borna mezda 50 šilingov na teden

there is a screw loose (somewhere) — nekaj ni v redu (nekje), nekaj šepa, (nekje) nekaj ne funkcionira

he has a screw loose figuratively manjka mu eno kolesce v glavi

to give another screw — še malo priviti

to put the screw on s.o. figuratively privi(ja)ti koga, (pri)siliti, izvajati pritisk na koga
II [skru:]
transitive verb

pritrditi z vijakom (on na), priviti; ojačiti, okrepiti; pritiskati, tlačiti, izkoriščati; figuratively strogo izpraševati; obračati ( one's head — glavo); vrteti; zviti; nakremžiti, deformirati (obraz); intransitive verb dati se priviti; figuratively vrteti se, viti se; izvajati pritisk; figuratively biti skopuh, krvoses; sport zavrteti se v stran

to screw o.s. into s.th. figuratively vmešati (vsiliti) se v kaj

to screw a lock on the door — z vijaki pritrditi ključavnico na vrata

he screws his tenants — on privija, izkorišča svoje najemnike

he screwed his face into a sort of smile — skremžil je obraz v nekak nasmešek

to screw one's face into wrinkles — nakremžiti se

this nut screws well — ta matica se dobro privija

his head is screwed (on) the right way figuratively ima glavo na pravem koncu, je bister

he screwed (a)round uneasily in his chair — nemirno se je obračal na svojem stolu

English-Slovenian dictionary > screw
15 голова

жен.
1) head имеющий форму головы ≈ capitate(d) с непокрытой головой ≈ bareheaded голова кружится, мутится в голове ≈ smb.'s head is swimming голова трещит/раскалывается/разламывается ≈ smb. has a splitting/pounding headache шумит в голове ≈ smb.'s head is pounding склонять голову перед кем-л. ≈ to bow down before smb. хвататься за голову ≈ перен. to clutch one's head (in despair, horror etc) с головы до ног
2) (как единица счета) head сто голов скота ≈ a hundreds head of cattle
3) перен. head;
mind, brain человек с головой ≈ a man with brains, a man of sense мне пришла/взбрела в голову мысль ≈ a thought has occurred to me, a thought has struck me, a thought has come into my mind, a thought has crossed my mind голова идет кругом ≈ thoughts are in a whirl голова забита ≈ smb.'s head is filled with ясная голова ≈ clear mind на свежую голову ≈ with a clear head, when one's head is clear вбивать себе в голову, брать себе в голову ≈ to get/take into one's head, to get an idea into one's head that выкинуть из головы ≈ to put out of one's head, to dismiss, to get rid (of) вылетать из головы, выскакивать из головы ≈ to slip smb.'s mind, to go out of smb.'s head
4) (должностное лицо) head, chief, master сам себе голова ≈ one's own master городской голова ≈ mayor
5) перен. (человек) head голова садовая ≈ разг. cabbagehead, blockhead горячая голова ≈ hothead смелая голова ≈ bold spirit пустая голова ≈ empty pate светлая голова ≈ lucid mind, bright intellect, bright spirit 'баранья голова' ≈ (дурак) sheep's-head буйная голова ≈ (bold) daredevil ∙ как снег на голову ≈ all of a sudden головой ручаться за кого-л. ≈ to answer/vouch for smb. as for oneself, to vouch for smb. with one's life валить с больной головы на здоровую ≈ to lay the blame on smb.'s else выдать себя с головой ≈ to give oneself away давать голову на отсечение ≈ разг. to stake one's head/life заплатить головой за что-л., отвечать головой ≈ to pay for smth. with one's life положить/сложить (свою) голову за что-л. ≈ to give (up) one's life for smth. не укладываться в голове у кого-л. ≈ to be beyond smb., to be beyond smb.'s comprehension это не идет/выходит у него из головы ≈ he can't get it out of his mind быть на голову выше кого-л. ≈ перен. to be head and shoulders above smb., to be a cut above smb. навязываться на голову/шею кому-л. ≈ to force oneself upon smb. садиться на голову кому-л. ≈ разг. to be/walk all over smb., to push smb. around вертеться в голове ≈ to be on/at the tip of smb.'s tongue( о чем-л. ускользнувшем из памяти) ;
to keep running through smb.'s head/mind (о навязчивых мыслях) морочить голову в головах с головой без головы через голову выше головы в первую голову на свою голову повесить голову ломать голову

голов|а - ж.
1. head (в знач. единицы счёта скота pl. head) ;
перен. (ум) mind;
(умственные способности) brains pl. ;
у меня болит ~ my head aches, I have a headache;
у меня ~ кружится I feel giddy;
у них ~ кружится от успеха they are giddy with success;
над ~ой overhead;
~ой вперёд head first;
он ушёл в воду с ~ой the water came over his head;
светлая ~ clear/lucid mind;
тупая ~ dull brain;
не выходить из ~ы not go out of one`s mind;
работать ~ой use one`s brains;
не терять ~ы keep* one`s head;
у него ~ хорошо работает he has a good head on his shoulders;
his head is screwed on the right way разг. ;
это мне и в голову бы не пришло it would never have entered my head, it would never have occurred to me;
100 голов скота a hundred head of cattle;

2. (сахару) sugar-loaf*;

3.: городской ~ ист. mayor;
он человек с ~ой he is a man* of brains, he has brains;
~ в голову (о лошадях на скачках) neck-and-neck;
с ~ы до ног from head to foot, from top to toe;
в первую голову first and foremost;
сделать что-л. на свою голову bring* smth. upon one self;
ломать голову rack one`s brains;
на свежую голову while one is fresh;
быть на голову выше кого-л. be* head and shoulders above smb. ;
свалить с больной ~ы на здоровую lay blame on smb. else;
намылить кому-л. голову give* smb. a dressing down;
поплатиться за что-л. ~ой pay for smth. with one`s life;
дел - выше ~ы up to the ears in work;
(мчаться) сломя голову (go*) at breakneck speed;
бежать сломя голову rush;
run* headlong;
отвечать, ручаться ~ой за что-л. take* full responsibility for smth. ;
выдать себя с ~ой give* one self away;
очертя голову headlong;
сам себе ~ one`s own master.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > голова
16 klep|ka

f 1. (deseczka) (podłogowa) woodblock; (w beczce, łodzi) stave
- szpara między klepkami a gap between the woodblocks

- parkiet wyłożono dębową klepką the floor was laid with oak woodblocks a. parquet
2. sgt pot. (materiał) woodblocks pl; parquet (flooring) 3. sgt pot. (podłoga) woodblock floor, parquet
■ on ma wszystkie klepki pot. he’s all there pot., his head is screwed on the right way pot.

- on nie ma a. brakuje mu piątej klepki pot. he’s not all there pot., he has a screw loose pot.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > klep|ka
17 у него есть голова на плечах

General subject: his head is screwed on the right way

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > у него есть голова на плечах
18 у него котелок хорошо варит

General subject: his head is screwed on the right way

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > у него котелок хорошо варит
19 a avea capul pe umeri

are capul pe umeri his head is screwed on the right way.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea capul pe umeri
20 дубина стоеросовая

груб.-прост., бран.

blockhead, numskull, dolt; a prize sap

- Он только с виду дубина стоеросовая, а черепок у него работает на тридцать узлов... (А. Новиков-Прибой, Одобренная крамола) — 'He only looks a prize sap, but his head's screwed on the right way.'

- Называй меня хоть дубиной стоеросовой! - перебил Колицын. - Но уж если я тебя поймал, то я должен тебя немедленно увидеть. (Ю. Бондарев, Выбор) — 'You can call me a blockhead if you like,' Kolitsyn interrupted him. 'But now that I've caught you, I must see you immediately.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дубина стоеросовая

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