en la cabeza

en la cabeza(
ehn
 
lah
 
kah
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beh
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sah
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. on one's head
Se le cayó una maceta en la cabeza, pero no le pasó nada.A flowerpot fell on his head, but he was unharmed.
b. on the head
Se dio un golpe con la mesa y ahora tiene un chichón en la cabeza.He banged into the table and now he has a bump on the head.
c. one's head
No vi que el armarito de la cocina estaba abierto y me di un golpe en la cabeza.I didn't see the kitchen closet was open and I banged my head.
d. in one's head
Inexplicablemente, la mujer llegó a urgencias con un clavo de 10 centímetros en la cabeza.Inexplicably, the woman arrived at the emergency room with a 10-centimeter nail in her head.
e. in the head
Sobrevivió, aunque le metieron dos tiros en la cabeza.She survived, even though she got two shots in the head.
a. in one's head
¿No lo apuntas? - No me hace falta, lo tengo todo en la cabeza.Don't you write it down? - I don't need to, I have it all in my head.
b. into one's head
Cuando a Juan se le mete algo en la cabeza, no hay forma de convencerlo de lo contrario.When Juan gets something into his head, there's no way you can convince him otherwise.
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