cabezada
cabezadas
plural noun1. (nautical)
a. pitching
Las cabezadas que daba el barco marearon a los pasajeros.The pitching of the ship made the passengers seasick.
cabezada
feminine noun2. (movement of the head)
a. nod
Juan me indica con una cabezada que me vaya.With a nod, Juan indicates that I should leave.
3. (butt using the skull)
a. head butt
El delantero portugués todavía tiene un moretón en la mejilla provocado por una cabezada.The Portuguese forward still has a bruise on his cheek caused by a head butt.
4. (bang on the head)
Tras la cabezada, Pedro perdió la conciencia.Pedro lost consciousness following the blow to his head.
5. (horseback riding)
a. head collar
El caballo no quiere que le ponga la cabezada.The horse doesn't want me to put on his head collar.
El jinete está acostumbrado a colocar la cabezada del caballo a diario.The rider's used to putting the horse's head stall on it every day.
6. (nautical)
a. pitch
Cuando salimos del puerto, una cabezada violenta me hizo perder el equilibrio.When we left port, a violent pitch made me lose my balence.
7. (colloquial) (short sleep)
a. nap
Tienes sueño. Necesitas una cabezada.You're sleepy. You need a nap.
cabezada
Noun1. (de sueño)
a. no direct translation
dar cabezadasto nod off
echar o dar una cabezadato have a nap
2. (golpe)
a. headbutt
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