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head [hed]
sustantivo
1. cabeza (f) (of person)
- a fine head of hair -> una buena cabellera
- to be a head taller than somebody -> sacar or llevar una cabeza a alguien (RP)
- from head to foot or toe -> de la cabeza a los pies
- to stand on one's head -> hacer el pino (con la cabeza sobre el suelo)
- to stand a situation on its head (sentido figurado) -> trastornar completamente una situación
- to win by a head -> ganar por una cabeza (horse)
- she's head and shoulders above the other candidates (sentido figurado) -> está muy por encima de los demás candidatos (much better than)
- head cold (medicina) -> catarro (m)
- head start -> ventaja (f) (advantage)
2. (intellect, mind)
- to do sums in one's head -> sumar mentalmente
- to have a good head on one's shoulders -> tener la cabeza sobre los hombros
- to have a good head for business/figures -> tener (buena) cabeza para los negocios/los números
- to have a (good) head for heights -> no tener vértigo
- he has taken it into his head that… -> se le ha metido en la cabeza que…
- it never entered my head that… -> nunca se me pasó por la cabeza que…
- to put ideas into somebody's head -> meter ideas a alguien en la cabeza
- he's not right in the head (familiar) -> no está bien de la cabeza
3. cabeza (f) (of pin, hammer, garlic, list); punta (f) (of arrow); parte (f) superior (of page, stairs); cabecera (f) (of bed, table); espuma (f) (on beer); cabeza (f) (magnética), cabezal (m) (on tape recorder)
- a head of lettuce -> una lechuga
- a head of cabbage -> un repollo
- to be at the head of a list/queue -> encabezar una lista/cola
- heads or tails? -> ¿cara o cruz?(when tossing coin), ¿cara o sello? (español de Chile, español de Colombia), ¿águila o sol? (español de México), ¿cara o ceca? (RP)
- to build up a head of steam -> tomar ímpetu (person, campaign)
- to come to a head -> alcanzar un punto crítico (conflict, situation)
4. cabeza (sustantivo masculino) (person in charge) (of family, the Church); jefe(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (of business)
- head (teacher) (escuela) -> director(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (británico)
- head boy (escuela) -> delegado (m) de toda la escuela (británico)
- head girl (escuela) -> delegada (f) de toda la escuela (británico)
- head office -> sede (f) , central (f)
- head of state -> jefe (m) de Estado
- head waiter -> maître (m)
5. (unit)
- to pay £10 per or a head -> pagar 10 libras por cabeza
- six head of cattle -> seis cabezas de ganado, seis reses
6. (idioms)
- we put our heads together -> entre todos nos pusimos a pensar
- they'll have your head (on a plate) for this -> vas a pagar con el pellejo por esto
- to bury or have one's head in the sand -> adoptar la estrategia del avestruz
- to give somebody his head -> dar libertad a alguien (allow to take decisions)
- on your own head be it -> allá tú con lo que haces
- to go over somebody's head -> pasar por encima de alguien (appeal to higher authority)
- to shout one's head off (familiar) -> desgañitarse, vociferar
- the wine/the praise went to his head -> se le subió a la cabeza el vino/tanto halago
- two heads are better than one (Prov) -> dos mentes discurren más que una sola
- off the top of one's head -> sin pararse a pensar
- it was or went over my head -> no me di cuenta de nada
- I can't make head or tail of this -> no le encuentro ni pies ni cabeza a esto
- to lose one's head (familiar) -> perder la cabeza or los nervios
- to keep one's head (familiar) -> mantener la cabeza en su sitio
- to be off one's head (familiar) -> estar mal de la cabeza or como un cencerro
- to give somebody head (vulgar) -> chupársela or (oral sex) hacerle una mamada a alguien (español de España)
verbo transitivo
7. estar a la cabeza de (lead) (organization, campaign); encabezar (list, procession)
8. conducir (direct)
- one of the locals headed me in the right direction -> un lugareño me indicó el camino
9. encabezar, titular (put a title on) (page, chapter)
10. (in soccer)
- to head the ball -> cabecear el balón, darle al balón de cabeza
verbo intransitivo
11. dirigirse (move)
- they were heading out of town -> salían de la ciudad
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head [jed-uind]
1. Mandar, gobernar, dirigir (lead).
2. Degollar.
3. Poner cabeza, puño, punta o una parte muy principal a alguna cosa.
4. Podar los árboles.
5. Avanzar y cortar la retirada.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6. Adelantarse en una dirección determinada. (n)
7. Repollar, acogollarse (como un col); anudar, cuajar las flores o frutos. (n)
8. Tomar su origen, provenir de. (n)
va.
"head" in the Answers forum
| Q: | cold head |
| A: | Ahora tengo dolores de cabeza, pensando en esto. :-) |
| Q: | Head of household |
| A: | El amo de casa. |
| Q: | How do you say head light in espanol? |
| A: | You wrote the plural form and that is ok. If you notice, all 3 of us posted at exactly the same time. |
| Q: | Devoy ya co head |
| A: | whut did u say'''' |
| Q: | way in over my head |
| A: | That's good enough. Thank you so much! |
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