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1 Ich habe ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb.
I have a memory like a sieve.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Ich habe ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb.
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2 Gedächtnis
n; -ses, -se1. Fähigkeit: memory; kurzes / schlechtes Gedächtnis short / bad memory; ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb a memory like a sieve; ich habe kein gutes Gedächtnis für Gesichter etc. I’m no good at remembering faces etc.; das Gedächtnis verlieren lose one’s memory; wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right2. (Erinnerung) memory, recollection, remembrance; aus dem Gedächtnis from memory; (auswendig) by heart; im Gedächtnis behalten remember, keep in mind; sich (Dat) etw. ins Gedächtnis ( zurück) rufen recall s.th., call s.th. to mind; etw. seinem Gedächtnis einprägen commit s.th. to memory; stärker engrave s.th.on one’s memory; das ist meinem Gedächtnis entfallen it has slipped my memory; jemandes Gedächtnis nachhelfen jog s.o.’s memory; wir haben unsere Methoden, Ihrem Gedächtnis nachzuhelfen we have ways of making you remember* * *das Gedächtnisremembrance; recollection; brain; memory* * *Ge|dạ̈cht|nis [gə'dɛçtnɪs]nt -ses, -sememory; (= Andenken auch) remembranceetw aus dem Gedächtnis hersagen — to recite sth from memory
das ist seinem Gedächtnis entfallen — it went out of his mind
jdm im Gedächtnis bleiben — to stick in sb's mind
im Gedächtnis bleiben — to be remembered
etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen — to recall sth, to call sth to mind
wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt — if my memory serves me right
zum Gedächtnis der or an die Toten — in memory or remembrance of the dead
* * *das1) (to stop being able to remember things.) lose one's memory2) (the power to remember things: a good memory for details.) memory3) (the mind's store of remembered things: Her memory is full of interesting stories.) memory* * *Ge·dächt·nis<-ses, -se>[gəˈdɛçtnɪs, pl gəˈdɛçtnɪsə]nt1. (Informationsspeicherung im Gehirn) memoryein kurzes \Gedächtnis haben (fam) to have a short memorysein \Gedächtnis anstrengen to make a real effort to remember sthjds \Gedächtnis entfallen to slip one's mindetw aus dem \Gedächtnis hersagen to recite [or quote] sth from memorysein \Gedächtnis verlieren to lose one's memoryjdn/etw aus dem \Gedächtnis verlieren to erase sb/sth from one's memoryjdm/sich etw ins \Gedächtnis zurückrufen to remind sb of sth/to recall sth2. (Andenken, Gedenken) memory, remembrancezum \Gedächtnis der Toten in memory [or remembrance] of the dead* * *das; Gedächtnisses, Gedächtnisse1) memoryein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)
2) (Andenken) memory; remembrancezum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody
* * *1. Fähigkeit: memory;kurzes/schlechtes Gedächtnis short/bad memory;ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb a memory like a sieve;das Gedächtnis verlieren lose one’s memory;wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt if my memory serves me right2. (Erinnerung) memory, recollection, remembrance;aus dem Gedächtnis from memory; (auswendig) by heart;im Gedächtnis behalten remember, keep in mind;sich (dat)etwas ins Gedächtnis (zurück)rufen recall sth, call sth to mind;etwas seinem Gedächtnis einprägen commit sth to memory; stärker engrave sthon one’s memory;das ist meinem Gedächtnis entfallen it has slipped my memory;jemandes Gedächtnis nachhelfen jog sb’s memory;wir haben unsere Methoden, Ihrem Gedächtnis nachzuhelfen we have ways of making you remember3. (Andenken) commemoration;zum Gedächtnis an (+akk) in memory of* * *das; Gedächtnisses, Gedächtnisse1) memorysich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis [zurück]rufen — recall something
ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb — (ugs.) a memory like a sieve (coll.)
2) (Andenken) memory; remembrancezum Gedächtnis an jemanden — in memory or remembrance of somebody
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3 Sieb
n; -(e)s, -e sieve; für Flüssiges: strainer; für Gemüse: colander; für Sand etc.: riddle, screen; für Siebdruck: screen; für Öl, Benzin: gauze filter; ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb umg. a memory like a sieve* * *das Siebstrainer; colander; screen; sieve; sifter* * *[ziːp]nt -(e)s, -e[-bə] sieve; (für Erde auch) riddle; (für Korn, Gold auch) screen; (= Teesieb) strainer; (= Gemüsesieb) colanderein Gedächtnis wie ein Síéb haben — to have a memory like a sieve
* * *das1) (a bowl with small holes in it for draining water off vegetables.) colander2) (a container with a bottom full of very small holes, used to separate liquids from solids or small, fine pieces from larger ones etc: He poured the soup through a sieve to remove all the lumps.) sieve* * *<-[e]s, -e>[zi:p, pl ˈzi:bə]nt2. BAU riddle* * *das; Sieb[e]s, Siebe sieve; (KaffeeSieb, TeeSieb) strainer; (für Sand, Kies usw.) riddle* * *Sieb n; -(e)s, -e sieve; für Flüssiges: strainer; für Gemüse: colander; für Sand etc: riddle, screen; für Siebdruck: screen; für Öl, Benzin: gauze filter;ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb umg a memory like a sieve* * *das; Sieb[e]s, Siebe sieve; (KaffeeSieb, TeeSieb) strainer; (für Sand, Kies usw.) riddle* * *-e (für Flüssigkeiten) n.strainer n. -e (für Sand) n.riddle n. -e n.colander (kitchenware) n.sieve n.sifter n. -
4 passoire
passoire [pαswaʀ]feminine noun* * *paswaʀ* * *pɒswaʀ nf* * *passoire nf ( pour légumes) colander; ( pour infusion) strainer; ( tamis) sieve; troué comme une passoire riddled with holes; être une vraie passoire○ [frontière] to be like an open door; [gardien de buts] to let anything through.avoir la tête comme une passoire○ to have a mind like a sieve○.[paswar] nom féminin1. [à petits trous] sieve[à gros trous] colander2. (familier) [personne, institution négligente] -
5 pamięć
- cimemory; ( wspomnienie) memory, remembrancemieć dobrą/słabą pamięć (do czegoś) — to have a good/bad memory (for sth)
pamięć stała — KOMPUT read-only memory
pamięć operacyjna — KOMPUT random-access memory
uczyć się (nauczyć się) czegoś na pamięć — perf to learn sth by heart
świętej pamięci... — (the) late...
* * *f.1. ( zdolność psychiczna) memory, mind; pamięć wzrokowa visual memory; mieć dobrą/krótką pamięć have a good/short memory; mieć kurzą/doskonałą pamięć have a memory like a sieve/an elephant; zanik pamięci amnesia; memory loss, loss of memory; pamięć absolutna total recall; pamięć asocjacyjna/skojarzeniowa associative/content-addressable memory; pamięć długotrwała psych. long-term memory; pamięć operacyjna psych. working memory; pamięć proceduralna psych. procedural memory; uczyć się na pamięć learn by heart, memorize; znać coś na pamięć know sth (off) by heart; wytężać pamięć rack one's brains; liczyć w pamięci calculate mentally; odświeżać komuś pamięć refresh l. jog sb's memory; wymazać kogoś/coś z pamięci put sb/sth out of one's mind; zakochać się bez pamięci fall head over heels in love; przywodzić komuś na pamięć bring sth back to mind; przebiegać pamięcią retrace in one's memory; wracać do czegoś pamięcią look back on sth; utkwić w pamięci l. wryć l. wbić się komuś w pamięć be imprinted on sb's mind, be etched l. stamped on sb's mind, be engraved in sb's memory; zachować (kogoś/coś) w pamięci keep (sb/sth) in memory; zachować coś w miłej pamięci treasure sth in one's memory; za ludzkiej pamięci in l. within living l. human memory; mieć coś świeżo w pamięci sth is fresh in sb's mind; mam słabą pamięć do nazwisk I have a bad memory for names; jeżeli mnie pamięć nie myli if my memory serves me; pamięć mi nie dopisuje l. pamięć mnie zawodzi my memory is failing me, my memory is playing tricks on me; wypadło mi to zupełnie z pamięci it eluded me.2. (= wspomnienie) memory, remembrance; świętej pamięci late; nieodżałowanej pamięci the late lamented; błogosławionej pamięci of blessed memory; ku pamięci ( osoby zmarłej) in memoriam; ku czyjejś pamięci in memory l. remembrance of sb; pamięć o kimś pozostaje żywa sb's memory lives on; dziękuję za pamięć thank you for your remembrance; czcić pamięć memorialize, remember; uczcić pamięć commemorate.3. el., komp. memory, storage; pamięć buforowa komp. buffer; pamięć podręczna komp. cache storage; bank pamięci memory bank; funkcja pamięci ( w telefonie) memory facility; pamięć numeru ( w telefonie) speed dial.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pamięć
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6 забравям
1. forgetняма да го забравя I won't forget about it, I'll bear it in mindне забравяй да дойдеш! remember to come! забравих (не ми дойде на ум) I never thought of it, it slipped cut of my mindзабравям имена I can't remember names, names escape me, I have a bad memory for namesзабравих името му I forgot his name, his name slipped out of my mind, his name went out of/slipped/escaped my memoryда не забравя, докато не съм забравил before I forget, while I rememberнапоследък често забравям my memory often fails me of lateзабравям някаква обида forgive an injury, forgive and forgetобидата още не е забравена the insult smarts yetзабравям миналото let bygones be bygonesнека забравим цялата случка/работа least said, soonest mendedне мога да го забравя I can't get over itзабрави го! forget it! get that/him out of your head!2. (оставям нещо някъде) forget, leave (behind)забравих книгата си у вас I left my book at your homeзабравих да взема книгата I forgot to take the book with me3. (пренебрегвам) (срам, приличие) lose(дълга си) neglectзабравям всяко благоразумие cast caution/prudence to the windзабравям се4. forget o.s.не се забравяй don't forger yourself! come off your perch!5. (не се владея) lose o.'s self-control, have no command over o.'sЗ. (безлично) be forgotten, go/pass out of mindтакива неща не се забравят лесно such things are not easily forgottenхубавите неща лесно се забравят (като поговорка) eaten bread is soon forgottenскандалът около него се забрави he has outlived the scandal* * *забра̀вям,гл.1. forget; да не забравя, докато не съм забравил before I forget, while I remember; да не забравяме we mustn’t forget; забрави го! forget it! get that/him out or your head! забравих (не ми дойде наум) I never thought of it, it slipped out of my mind; забравих името му I forgot his name, his name slipped out of my mind, his name went out of/slipped/escaped my memory; \забравям имена I can’t remember names, names escape me, I have a bad memory for names; \забравям миналото let bygones be bygones; \забравям някаква обида forgive an injury, forgive and forget; \забравям си думите (за актьор, оратор и пр.) dry up; лесно \забравям have a memory like a sieve; напоследък често \забравям my memory often fails me of late; не забравяй да дойдеш! remember to come! не \забравям bear/keep in mind; не мога да го забравя I can’t get over it; нека забравим цялата случка/работа least said, soonest mended; обидата още не е забравена the insult smarts yet;3. ( пренебрегвам) ( срам, приличие) lose; ( дълга си) neglect; \забравям всяко благоразумие cast caution/prudence to the wind;\забравям се 1. forget o.s.; не се забравяй don’t forget yourself! come off your perch!;2. (не се владея) lose o.’s self-control, have no command over o.’s.;3. безл. be forgotten, go/pass out of mind; скандалът около него се забрави he has outlived the scandal; хубавите неща лесно се забравят ( като поговорка) eaten bread is soon forgotten.* * *forget: You have to remind me about it, because I shall забравям it. - Трябва да ми напомниш за това, защото аз ще забравя.; neglect; omit (пропускам)* * *1. (дълга си) neglect 2. (не се владея) lose o.'s self-control, have no command over o.'s. 3. (оставям нещо някъде) forget, leave (behind) 4. (пренебрегвам) (срам, приличие) lose 5. forget 6. forget o.s. 7. З. (безлично) be forgotten, go/pass out of mind 8. ЗАБРАВЯМ всяко благоразумие cast caution/prudence to the wind 9. ЗАБРАВЯМ имена I can't remember names, names escape me, I have a bad memory for names 10. ЗАБРАВЯМ миналото let bygones be bygones 11. ЗАБРАВЯМ някаква обида forgive an injury, forgive and forget 12. ЗАБРАВЯМ се 13. да не ЗАБРАВЯМе we mustn't forget 14. да не забравя, докато не съм забравил before I forget, while I remember 15. забрави го! forget it! get that/him out of your head! 16. забравих да взема книгата I forgot to take the book with me 17. забравих името му I forgot his name, his name slipped out of my mind, his name went out of/slipped/escaped my memory 18. забравих книгата си у вас I left my book at your home 19. напоследък често ЗАБРАВЯМ my memory often fails me of late 20. не ЗАБРАВЯМ bear/keep in mind 21. не забравяй да дойдеш! remember to come! забравих (не ми дойде на ум) I never thought of it, it slipped cut of my mind 22. не мога да го забравя I can't get over it 23. не се забравяй don't forger yourself! come off your perch! 24. нека забравим цялата случка/работа least said, soonest mended 25. няма да го забравя I won't forget about it, I'll bear it in mind 26. обидата още не е забравена the insult smarts yet 27. скандалът около него се забрави he has outlived the scandal 28. такива неща не се забравят лесно such things are not easily forgotten 29. хубавите неща лесно се забравят (като поговорка) eaten bread is soon forgotten -
7 Gedächtnis
Ge·dächt·nis <-ses, -se> [gəʼdɛçtnɪs, pl gəʼdɛçtnɪsə] nt1) ( Informationsspeicherung im Gehirn) memory;ein kurzes \Gedächtnis haben ( fam) to have a short memory;sein \Gedächtnis anstrengen to make a real effort to remember sth;jds \Gedächtnis entfallen to slip one's mind;etw aus dem \Gedächtnis hersagen to recite [or quote] sth from memory;sein \Gedächtnis verlieren to lose one's memory;jdn/etw aus dem \Gedächtnis verlieren to erase sb/sth from one's memory;jdm/sich etw ins \Gedächtnis zurückrufen to remind sb of sth/to recall sth2) (Andenken, Gedenken) memory, remembrance;zum \Gedächtnis der Toten in memory [or remembrance] of the dead -
8 голова как решето
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9 ничего не помнить
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10 забравя
забра̀вя,забра̀вям гл.1. forget; да не забравя, докато не съм забравил before I forget, while I remember; да не забравяме we mustn’t forget; забрави го! forget it! get that/him out or your head! забравих (не ми дойде наум) I never thought of it, it slipped out of my mind; забравих името му I forgot his name, his name slipped out of my mind, his name went out of/slipped/escaped my memory; \забравя имена I can’t remember names, names escape me, I have a bad memory for names; \забравя миналото let bygones be bygones; \забравя някаква обида forgive an injury, forgive and forget; \забравя си думите (за актьор, оратор и пр.) dry up; лесно \забравя have a memory like a sieve; напоследък често \забравя my memory often fails me of late; не забравяй да дойдеш! remember to come! не \забравя bear/keep in mind; не мога да го забравя I can’t get over it; нека забравим цялата случка/работа least said, soonest mended; обидата още не е забравена the insult smarts yet;3. ( пренебрегвам) ( срам, приличие) lose; ( дълга си) neglect; \забравя всяко благоразумие cast caution/prudence to the wind;\забравя се 1. forget o.s.; не се забравяй don’t forget yourself! come off your perch!;2. (не се владея) lose o.’s self-control, have no command over o.’s.;3. безл. be forgotten, go/pass out of mind; скандалът около него се забрави he has outlived the scandal; хубавите неща лесно се забравят ( като поговорка) eaten bread is soon forgotten. -
11 næse
nose, runny* * *(en -r) nose;( irettesættelse) reprimand;( på fly) nose;( på fodtøj) toe;(fig) have flair;[ have næse for] have a nose for, have flair for;[ det gik hans næse forbi] it passed by him, he just missed it;[ få en lang næse] be disappointed;[ stikke sin næse i] poke (el. stick) one's nose into;[ stikke (el. sætte) næsen i sky](fig) stick one's nose in the air;[ sætte sin næse op efter] aim at,(neds) fondly hope to get;[ tabe næse og mund] gape, be dumbfounded;[ tage næsen til sig] back out;(se også II. pille, I. pudse, II. række, snyde);[ med præp:][ gå lige efter næsen] follow one's nose;[ lige for næsen af os] under our (very) noses ( fx he stole it from under our (very) noses);( også) it was staring me in the face;[ ikke kunne huske fra næse til mund] have a memory like a sieve;( er syg) he is flat on his back,( er død) he has turned up his toes;[ sidde med næsen i bøgerne] pore over one's books; be (el. sit) buried in one's books;[ han sidder altid med næsen i en bog] he always has his nose in a book;(dvs irettesætte ham) rap him over (el. on) the knuckles;[pr. næse] a head, each;(dvs af beundring) go into raptures about;[ spille en på næsen] fool somebody;( være fræk) be pert to somebody;(se også II. rynke, skind);(fig) take somebody in, do somebody. -
12 tener cabeza de pollo
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13 памет
memoryзрителна/слухова памет a visual/an aural memoryотлична зрителна памет a camera eyeпамет за думи a good verbal memoryв памет на in memory of, ( като надписи) in living memory ofno памет from memoryв памет та на някого embedded/engraved in s.o.'s memoryврязвам се в памет та на be engraved/stamped on s.o.'s memory, stick in s.o.'s memoryживея/жив съм в памет та на live on in the memory ofако паметта мн не ме лъже if my memory does not fail me; if my memory is not at fault; if I remember rightlyизплъзвам се от паметта на escape/slip o.'s memoryвъзстановявам по памет reconstruct from memory, retrace* * *па̀мет,ж., само ед. memory; автономна \памет off-line memory; ако \паметта ми не ме лъже if my memory does not fail me; if my memory is not at fault; if I remember rightly; буферна \памет комп. buffer pool; в \памет на in memory of, ( като надпис) in living memory of; вечна му \памет may his memory live for ever; допълнителна \памет extended memory; запечатан в \паметта на някого embedded/engraved in s.o.’s memory; изплъзвам се от \паметта на escape/slip o.’s memory; имам много слаба \памет have a memory like sieve; магнитна дискова \памет комп. magnetic disc storage; напрягам \паметта си rummage/search in o.’s memory; обем на \паметта комп. storage capacity; оперативна \памет main memory; отлична зрителна \памет a camera eye; \памет без изтриване non-erasable memory; \памет за думи a good verbal memory; свиря по \памет play from memory; скица по \памет memory sketch.* * *memory: He possesses a good памет - Той има добра памет; Reconstruct from памет - Възстановявам по памет; recollection; remembrance* * *1. memory 2. no ПАМЕТ from memory 3. ПАМЕТ за думи a good verbal memory 4. ако ПАМЕТта мн не ме лъже if my memory does not fail me;if my memory is not at fault;if I remember rightly 5. в ПАМЕТ на in memory of, (като надписи) in living memory of 6. в ПАМЕТ та на някого embedded/engraved in s.o.'s. memory 7. вечна му ПАМЕТ may his memory live for ever 8. врязвам се в ПАМЕТ та на be engraved/ stamped on s.o.'s memory, stick in s.o.'s memory 9. възстановявам по ПАМЕТ reconstruct from memory, retrace 10. добра ПАМЕТ a good/retentive/tenacious memory 11. живея/жив съм в ПАМЕТ та на live on in the memory of 12. запечатан 13. зрителна/слухова ПАМЕТ a visual/an aural memory 14. изплъзвам се от ПАМЕТта на escape/slip o.'s memory 15. къса ПАМЕТ a short memory 16. отлична зрителна ПАМЕТ a camera eye 17. свиря по ПАМЕТ play from memory 18. скица по ПАМЕТ a memory sketch 19. слаба ПАМЕТ a bad/poor memory -
14 tête
tête [tεt]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] head• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubbornb. ( = visage, expression) face• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!c. ( = personne) head• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a headd. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] tope. ( = partie antérieure) headf. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at mathsg. (Football) headerh. (locutions)• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot► en tête• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls2. <► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)* * *tɛt1) gén headla tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed
la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high
tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong
la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down
au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead
être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)
2) ( dessus du crâne) head3) ( visage) faceune bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face
tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?
tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!
4) ( esprit) mindde tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head
ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?
mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her
se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do
monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head
il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head
5) ( personne) faceavoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]
en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together
6) ( mesure de longueur) headgagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head
7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)8) ( individu)par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita
par tête de pipe — (colloq) each
9) ( vie) headvouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head
risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)
des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll
10) ( direction)11) ( premières places) topêtre en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead
le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...
des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with
12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head13) Sport ( au football) header15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridgetête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it
en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)
se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)
prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)
se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)
* * *tɛt nf1) [personne, animal] headla tête la première [tomber] — head first
2) (= visage, expression) face3) FOOTBALL headerfaire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header
4) (= position)en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head
en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading
à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of
prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of
calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth
perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head
ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?
tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb
* * *tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favouritesGB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.[tɛt] nom fémininA.[PARTIE DU CORPS]j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinningne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching usdès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked awayfaire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face inj'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on itil ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinkingse cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings3. [visage, expression] faceavec lui, c'est à la tête du clienta. [restaurant] he charges what he feels likeb. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face4. [mesure] headB.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do somethingavoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempereda. [succès] to go to somebody's headb. [chagrin] to unbalance somebodyavoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubbornexcuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles awayil n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrainça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] headavoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool headC.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]1. [individu] personêtre une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headedtête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrainjouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skinsauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]1. [faîte] top2. [partie avant] front endprendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the processiona. [marcher au premier rang] to take the leadb. [commander, diriger] to take overa. [généralement] terminus, end of the line3. [début]6. ACOUSTIQUE head8. INFORMATIQUE heada. [sur rivière] bridgeheadb. [sur plage] beachheadà la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [en possession de]elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of————————de tête locution adjectivale1. [femme, homme] able2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)————————de tête locution adverbiale[calculer] in one's headde tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us————————en tête locution adverbiale1. [devant]a. [généralement] to be at the frontb. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead2. [à l'esprit]en tête à tête locution adverbialeen tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front ofles dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession3. [au premier rang de] at the top of————————par tête locution adverbialeça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece→ link=parpar tête————————sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [sur la personne de]le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister2. [au nom de] in the name of3. [en prêtant serment]————————tête brûlée nom féminin————————tête de mort nom féminin1. [crâne] skull————————→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)————————tête de Turc nom féminin -
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f.1 head.me duele la cabeza I've got a headachelavarse la cabeza to wash one's hairpor cabeza per headtirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)cabeza de ajo head of garliccabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) headcabeza nuclear nuclear warhead2 unit.3 lead, leading position.* * *1 (gen) head3 (de región) main town1 (jefe) head, leader\a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top ofandar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feetandar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebodycabeza abajo upside downcabeza arriba the right way up, uprightcalentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about somethingdarse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against somethingde pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toeestar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the headírsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzymeterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's headno tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sensepasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebodyperder la cabeza figurado to lose one's headquitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of somethingquitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget somethingser un cabeza dura to be stubbornsubirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's headtengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splittingtirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolver la cabeza to look roundcabeza cuadrada familiar bigotcabeza de ajo bulb of garliccabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbraincabeza de espárrago asparagus tipcabeza de lista main candidatecabeza de partido administrative capitalcabeza de puente bridgeheadcabeza de turco scapegoatcabeza hueca scatterbraincabeza loca familiar scatterbraincabeza rapada skinhead* * *noun f.- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura* * *1. SF1) [de persona] headme duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches
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afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands•
asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlongmarcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header
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lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair•
negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head•
por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person•
se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy•
volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's headal oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head
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me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning2)- andar o ir de cabezacortar cabezas —
írsele a algn de la cabeza —
el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner
hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up
estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —
meter algo en la cabeza a algn —
por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...
metérsele a algn en la cabeza —
se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone
pasársele a algn por la cabeza —
subirse a la cabeza —
3) (=frente)•
a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration•
ir en cabeza — to be in the leadir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list
4) (=distancia) head5) [de montaña] top, summit6) (=objeto)cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device
cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end
cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball
cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead
cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas
cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead
2. SMF1) (=líder) head, leaderes cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces
2)cabeza cuadrada — * bigot
cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain
cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed
cabeza de serrín — * airhead *
cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead
cabeza visible — head, leader
* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.----* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] headnegó con la cabeza she shook her headasintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his headsacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the windowvolvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followedbajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shameme duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head acheses para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cryse tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the netun día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o footpararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand2 (medida) headganó por una cabeza he won by a headle lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder3 (pelo) hairme tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair4(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazyal pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for itusa la cabeza use your headnunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for scienceno lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?5(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthdaytenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something elsetú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his headse me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get marriedle dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my headjamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mindya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that womananda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about hercalentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sthcomo malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to rollir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head highírsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzyjugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feetaún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feetla selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rutlevantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sthno caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that womanromperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle downser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupidsubírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her headtener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sievetener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-landtrae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondnadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakesCompuestos:hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)masculine and feminine scapegoatAmasculine and feminine skinheadB1(individuo): por cabeza each, a headpagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each2 (de ganado) headtienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattleC(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the leada la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sectorse colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion pollsiban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstrationel equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the divisionCompuestos:masculine and feminine leader, lead climbermasculine and feminine head of the familymasculine head of the Churchfeminine beachheadfeminine bridgeheadderrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seedD1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head2 (de un misil) warheadCompuestos:atomic warhead● cabeza de biela or émbolomain bearing, big end ( BrE)warheadnuclear warheadCompuestos:write headrecording headplayback headplayback headF (de plátanos) hand, bunchCompuesto:bulb of garlicG (de un camión) tractor unit* * *
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
d) ( inteligencia):
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;
( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2a) ( individuo):
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] head;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;Amen cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;Famle abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;Famdesde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;Famno te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;Famla cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;Famse me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;RP Famjugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;Famme estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;Famrodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;Famle amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;[atreverse] to speak up; Famsubirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;Fam Famtener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;Famtenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;Famtener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in HeavenCulin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese Famno me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;venir a la cabeza to come to mind;ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!tener mucha cabeza to have brains3. [juicio] sense;tener poca cabeza to have no sense;obrar con cabeza to use one's head;tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;perder la cabeza to lose one's head;Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?4. [posición] front, head;cabeza abajo upside down;cabeza arriba the right way up;[en lista] at the top o head;el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;[al cargo de] in charge of;estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movementcabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] headcabeza de ajo head of garlic;cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;cabeza de combate warhead;cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;cabeza de guerra warhead;cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;cabeza magnética magnetic head;cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head7.por cabeza [persona] per head;costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each9. CompEsp Famesta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;Espescarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;RPdarle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;Famir de cabeza a to head straight for;Esp Famir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;Esp Famllevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;Famsentar la cabeza to settle down;Fam(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;Esp Famtraer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad♦ nmfFam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;Fam cabeza dura:es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;cabeza de familia head of the family;Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;cabeza rapada skinhead;Dep cabeza de serie seed;el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;cabeza de turco scapegoat* * *I f1 ANAT head;no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);andar oir de cabeza be snowed under;sentar la cabeza settle down;levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat2 ( razón):perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;llevar otraer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;3 ( memoria):tener mala cabeza have a bad memory4 ( pensamiento):pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;calentarse la cabeza get worked up;mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains5 ( persona):por cabeza per head, per person6:en cabeza the team at the top;estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader* * *cabeza nf1) : head2)cabeza hueca : scatterbrain3)de cabeza : head first4)dolor de cabeza : headache* * *cabeza n1. 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КОРОТКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ (у кого) ДЕВИЧЬЯ ПАМЯТЬ coll ДЫРЯВАЯ (КУРИНАЯ, птичья obs) ПАМЯТЬ coll NP usu. used as VP subj. with copula) ( s.o. has) a bad memory, (is) forgetful: у X-a короткая память = X has a short (a lousy etc) memory X has a head (a brain, a memory) like a sieve.Конечно, у западных ученых короткая память на русские фамилии... (Эткинд 1). Of course Western scholars have short memories for Russian surnames... (1a).«Одним словом, старик мог бы порассказать много интересного, если бы к концу каждого столетия писал мемуары. Но Вечный Жид был неграмотен и... имел дырявую память» (Ильф и Петров 2). "In short, the old man could have described many interesting things had he written his memoirs at the end of each century. But the Wandering Jew was illiterate and...had a memory like a sieve..." (2a). -
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• КОРОТКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ (у кого; ДЕВИЧЬЯ ПАМЯТЬ coll ДЫРЯВАЯ <КУРИНАЯ, ПТИЧЬЯ obs> ПАМЯТЬ coll[NP; usu. used as VPsubj with copula]=====⇒ (s.o. has) a bad memory, (is) forgetful:- X has a head <a brain, a memory> like a sieve.♦ Конечно, у западных ученых короткая память на русские фамилии... (Эткинд 1). Of course Western scholars have short memories for Russian surnames... (1a).♦ "Одним словом, старик мог бы порассказать много интересного, если бы к концу каждого столетия писал мемуары. Но Вечный Жид был неграмотен и... имел дырявую память" (Ильф и Петров 2). "In short, the old man could have described many interesting things had he written his memoirs at the end of each century. But the Wandering Jew was illiterate and...had a memory like a sieve..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > девичья память
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• КОРОТКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ (у кого; ДЕВИЧЬЯ ПАМЯТЬ coll ДЫРЯВАЯ <КУРИНАЯ, ПТИЧЬЯ obs> ПАМЯТЬ coll[NP; usu. used as VPsubj with copula]=====⇒ (s.o. has) a bad memory, (is) forgetful:- X has a head <a brain, a memory> like a sieve.♦ Конечно, у западных ученых короткая память на русские фамилии... (Эткинд 1). Of course Western scholars have short memories for Russian surnames... (1a).♦ "Одним словом, старик мог бы порассказать много интересного, если бы к концу каждого столетия писал мемуары. Но Вечный Жид был неграмотен и... имел дырявую память" (Ильф и Петров 2). "In short, the old man could have described many interesting things had he written his memoirs at the end of each century. But the Wandering Jew was illiterate and...had a memory like a sieve..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дырявая память
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• КОРОТКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ (у кого; ДЕВИЧЬЯ ПАМЯТЬ coll ДЫРЯВАЯ <КУРИНАЯ, ПТИЧЬЯ obs> ПАМЯТЬ coll[NP; usu. used as VPsubj with copula]=====⇒ (s.o. has) a bad memory, (is) forgetful:- у X-a короткая память≈ X has a short <a lousy etc> memory;- X has a head <a brain, a memory> like a sieve.♦ Конечно, у западных ученых короткая память на русские фамилии... (Эткинд 1). Of course Western scholars have short memories for Russian surnames... (1a).♦ "Одним словом, старик мог бы порассказать много интересного, если бы к концу каждого столетия писал мемуары. Но Вечный Жид был неграмотен и... имел дырявую память" (Ильф и Петров 2). "In short, the old man could have described many interesting things had he written his memoirs at the end of each century. But the Wandering Jew was illiterate and...had a memory like a sieve..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > короткая память
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• КОРОТКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ (у кого; ДЕВИЧЬЯ ПАМЯТЬ coll ДЫРЯВАЯ <КУРИНАЯ, ПТИЧЬЯ obs> ПАМЯТЬ coll[NP; usu. used as VPsubj with copula]=====⇒ (s.o. has) a bad memory, (is) forgetful:- X has a head <a brain, a memory> like a sieve.♦ Конечно, у западных ученых короткая память на русские фамилии... (Эткинд 1). Of course Western scholars have short memories for Russian surnames... (1a).♦ "Одним словом, старик мог бы порассказать много интересного, если бы к концу каждого столетия писал мемуары. Но Вечный Жид был неграмотен и... имел дырявую память" (Ильф и Петров 2). "In short, the old man could have described many interesting things had he written his memoirs at the end of each century. But the Wandering Jew was illiterate and...had a memory like a sieve..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куриная память
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have a memory like a sieve — to be very bad at remembering things. I ve never known anyone so forgetful she s got a memory like a sieve … New idioms dictionary
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have a mind like a sieve — to be very bad at remembering things. I ve never known anyone so forgetful she s got a memory like a sieve … New idioms dictionary
have a memory/mind like a sieve — informal : to have a very bad memory : to be unable to remember things I m sorry. I have a memory like a sieve. What was your name again? • • • Main Entry: ↑sieve … Useful english dictionary
memory — mem|o|ry W1S1 [ˈmeməri] n plural memories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to remember)¦ 2¦(something you remember)¦ 3¦(computer)¦ 4 in/within memory 5 in memory of somebody 6 somebody s memory 7 a walk/trip down memory lane 8 somebody s memory is playing … Dictionary of contemporary English
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sieve — sieve1 [sıv] n [: Old English; Origin: sife] 1.) a) a round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces b) a round wire tool for separating small objects from… … Dictionary of contemporary English