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head
- noun
- gen tête f;
from ~ to foot or toe de la tête aux pieds;
to stand on one's ~ faire le poirier;
£10 a ~ or per ~ 10 livres sterling par personne;
- (of family, church) chef m;
(of organization) responsable mf, directeur/-trice m/f;
~ of State chef d'État.
- gen tête f;
- heads plural noun (of coin) face f;
‘~s or tails?’ ‘pile ou face?’
- adjective
- (injury) à la tête;
- (chief) (cashier, cook, gardener) en chef.
- transitive verb
- être en tête de (list, queue);
être à la tête de (firm, team);
mener (expedition, inquiry);
- ~ed writing paper papier m à lettres à en-tête;
- (steer) diriger (vehicle) (towards vers);
- Sport to ~ the ball faire une tête.
- être en tête de (list, queue);
- intransitive verb where was the train ~ed or ~ing? où allait le train?;
to ~ home rentrer;
he's ~ing this way! il vient par ici!
IDIOMS:
to go to sb's ~ monter à la tête de qn;
to keep/lose one's ~ garder/perdre son sang-froid;
off the top of one's ~ (say, answer) sans réfléchir.
head for to keep/lose one's ~ garder/perdre son sang-froid;
off the top of one's ~ (say, answer) sans réfléchir.
- se diriger vers (place);
- courir à (defeat);
courir vers (trouble).
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'head' found in these entries:
English:
back - bald - bandage - bang - bend - bow - bump - carry - chop - clear - crack - crown - departmental - droop - duck - enter - foot - get - hair - head cold - head-hunt - head-hunter - head office - head-on - head rest - head start - head teacher - heel - hit - household - incline - injury - jerk - knock - lift - loll - long - look - make - move - nod - overhead - per - poke - pop - pound - quiff - raise - shake - skinhead
French:
arrière - autruche - baisser - blesser - caboche - cap - chapeauter - chasseur - chef - citron - code - collier - côté - couteau - crâne - culasse - dessus - directeur - direction - disproportionné - dodeliner - écraser - effigie - enivrer - épaule - étourdir - fouet - fourrer - frictionner - froidement - fromage - frontal - gratter - griser - hasard - hauteur - hochement - hocher - latin - loger - loup - lourd - lune - marche - mille - monter - mousse - múrir - non - nord
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| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| head | n | (anatomy) | tête nf | ||||||
| The neck connects the head to the body. | |||||||||
| Le cou relie la tête au corps. | |||||||||
| head | n | (leader, director) dirigeant | chef nm | ||||||
| He is the head of the library association. | |||||||||
| Il est le chef de la l'association des libraires. | |||||||||
| head | adj | (principal) | en chef adj inv | ||||||
| chef adj | |||||||||
| The head physician is Dr. Thomas. | |||||||||
| Le médecin en chef est le Dr Thomas. | |||||||||
| Le médecin-chef est le docteur Thomas. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (lead) | être à la tête vtr | ||||||
| présider vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| The ex-congressman headed the investigation. | |||||||||
| C'est cet ancien député qui était à la tête de l'enquête. | |||||||||
| C'est cet ancien député qui présidait à l'enquête. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (direction) direction | indiquer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| diriger vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| Head me in the right direction and I'll be sure to get there. | |||||||||
| Indiquez-moi la bonne direction et je serai sûr d'y arriver. | |||||||||
| Dirigez-moi dans la bonne direction et je serai sûr d'y arriver. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| head | adj | (at the front of) | de tête adj inv | ||||||
| The head runner was starting to slow down. | |||||||||
| Le coureur de tête commençait à ralentir. | |||||||||
| head | adj | (maritime: of the prow) | traduction non disponible | ||||||
| The head current was very strong that day. | |||||||||
| head | adj | (of the head) | tête nf | ||||||
| The doctors kept him in hospital for observation after his head injury. | |||||||||
| Les docteurs le gardèrent en observation après sa blessure à la tête. | |||||||||
| head | adj | (at the top of) | premier adj | ||||||
| The head item on the agenda was going to be difficult to resolve. | |||||||||
| Le premier sujet à l'ordre du jour allait être difficile à résoudre. | |||||||||
| head | adj | (maritime: from in front of) nautisme | debout, de bout adj inv | ||||||
| The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. | |||||||||
| Le vent debout (or: de bout) qui soufflait très fort fit ralentir le voilier. | |||||||||
| head | n | figurative (thought, intellect) | doué adj | ||||||
| figuré, familier | avoir la bosse vi | ||||||||
| avoir des dispositions, avoir des aptitudes vi | |||||||||
| He has a good head for science. | |||||||||
| Il est doué pour les sciences. | |||||||||
| Il a la bosse des sciences. | |||||||||
| Il a des dispositions (or: Il a des aptitudes) pour les sciences. | |||||||||
| head | n | figurative (intelligence) figuré | tête nf | ||||||
| cerveau nm | |||||||||
| Use your head! You can find a creative way to get it done. | |||||||||
| Utilise ta tête ! Tu peux trouver un moyen créatif de le faire. | |||||||||
| Utilise ton cerveau ! Tu peux trouver une façon créative de le faire. | |||||||||
| head | n | figurative (ability) | doué adj | ||||||
| I just don't have the right head for management. | |||||||||
| Je ne suis tout simplement doué pour les relations humaines. | |||||||||
| head | n | figurative (composure) | sang-froid nm | ||||||
| calme nm | |||||||||
| Though he was mad, he kept his head about him in public. | |||||||||
| Bien qu'il fût furieux, il garda son sang-froid en public. | |||||||||
| Bien qu'il fût furieux, il garda son calme en public. | |||||||||
| head | n | (person) | traduction non disponible | ||||||
| He's a really good head, always friendly and helpful. | |||||||||
| head | n | (per person) familier | tête nf | ||||||
| personne nf | |||||||||
| They charge five dollars a head to get into the dance club. | |||||||||
| Il faut payer cinq dollars par tête pour entrer dans cette discothèque. | |||||||||
| Il faut payer cinq dollars par personne pour entrer dans cette discothèque. | |||||||||
| head | n | (coin) pièce de monnaie | face nf | ||||||
| Heads or tails? she asked, flipping the coin. | |||||||||
| Pile ou face ? Demanda-t-elle tout en lançant la pièce. | |||||||||
| head | n | (at the top) | tête nf | ||||||
| premier nm | |||||||||
| He was at the head of his class at Harvard. | |||||||||
| Il était en tête de sa classe à Harvard. | |||||||||
| Il était le premier de sa classe à Harvard. | |||||||||
| head | n | (chief, president) | président nm | ||||||
| directeur nm | |||||||||
| That man is the head of the company. | |||||||||
| Il est le président de la société. | |||||||||
| Il était le directeur de la société. | |||||||||
| head | n | (extremity) | extrémité nf | ||||||
| sommet nm | |||||||||
| You can only see the head of the iceberg. Most of it is under water. | |||||||||
| * Il était à l'extrémité de la jetée. | |||||||||
| Ce n'est que le sommet de l'iceberg. La majorité est immergée. | |||||||||
| head | n | (front position) | bout nm | ||||||
| Since it was his birthday, he sat at the head of the table. | |||||||||
| Comme c'était son anniversaire, il s'assit en bout de table. | |||||||||
| head | n | (fluid pressure) | traduction non disponible | ||||||
| As the locomotive went faster and faster, it built up quite a head of steam. | |||||||||
| head | n | (part likely to burst) | tête nf | ||||||
| He burst the blister by poking its head with a needle. | |||||||||
| Il a percé la cloque en touchant la tête avec une aiguille. | |||||||||
| head | n | (drum) percussions | peau nf | ||||||
| A conga drum is tuned by adjusting the tension of its head. | |||||||||
| On ajuste la tonalité des congas en modifiant la tension de la peau. | |||||||||
| head | n | (arrow) objet pointu | pointe nf | ||||||
| The arrow's head was made of metal. | |||||||||
| La pointe de la flèche était en métal. | |||||||||
| head | n | (recording device) | tête nf | ||||||
| The sound from the cassette player was dull because the head was dirty. | |||||||||
| Le son du lecteur de cassettes était mauvais parce que la tête était sale. | |||||||||
| head | n | (headline) journalisme | manchette nf | ||||||
| The front page of the newspaper had a massive head when war broke out. | |||||||||
| Le journal publia une manchette énorme en une quand la guerre éclata. | |||||||||
| head | n | (geography) géographie | promontoire nm | ||||||
| A head land is surrounded by water on three sides. ? | |||||||||
| Un promontoire est entouré d'eau sur trois côtés. | |||||||||
| head | n | (page) | haut nm | ||||||
| We usually put the article's title at the head of the page. | |||||||||
| En général, on met le titre de l'article en haut de la page. | |||||||||
| head | n | (tool) | tête nf | ||||||
| The head of the hammer is made of strengthened metal so it doesn't malform. | |||||||||
| La tête du marteau est en métal renforcé afin qu'il ne se déforme pas. | |||||||||
| head | n | (maritime: bow) | avant nm | ||||||
| The head of a ship is called the bow. | |||||||||
| L'avant du bateau s'appelle la proue. | |||||||||
| head | n | (toilet; usu. maritime) | cabinet de toilettes nm | ||||||
| argot, militaire | tinettes nfpl | ||||||||
| He's gone to the head to pee. | |||||||||
| Il est allé au cabinet de toilettes pour uriner. | |||||||||
| Il est allé pisser aux tinettes. | |||||||||
| head | n | (cylinder) | tête nf | ||||||
| The cylinder head is an essential part of an internal combustion engine. | |||||||||
| La tête du cylindre est un des éléments essentiels d'un moteur de combustion interne. | |||||||||
| head | n | (herd animal) élevage | tête nf | ||||||
| The farmer sold his cattle for fifty dollars per head. | |||||||||
| L'agriculteur a vendu ses bêtes pour cinquante dollars par tête. | |||||||||
| head | n | (beer, other foam) bière | chapeau de mousse nm | ||||||
| mousse nf | |||||||||
| figuré | faux col nm | ||||||||
| The waiter poured the beer so that it would have a lot of head on top. | |||||||||
| La serveuse servit la bière de façon à obtenir un beau chapeau de mousse. | |||||||||
| La serveuse servit la bière de façon à obtenir une belle mousse. | |||||||||
| La serveuse servit la bière de façon à obtenir un faux col épais. | |||||||||
| head | n | (compact plant part) | tête nf | ||||||
| This new lettuce has a tight head. | |||||||||
| Cette nouvelle laitue a une tête allongée. | |||||||||
| head | n | (river source) | source nf | ||||||
| The head of this river is a small stream in the Rocky Mountains. | |||||||||
| Cette rivière prend sa source dans un petit ruisseau situé dans les Rocheuses. | |||||||||
| head | n | (railhead) transport ferroviaire | champignon nm | ||||||
| The engineers fixed the head so that the wheels of the train could run smoothly along it. | |||||||||
| Les ouvriers réparèrent les champignons du rail afin que les roues du train y glissent mieux. | |||||||||
| head | n | (fellatio) fellation : vulgaire | pipe nf | ||||||
| The prostitutes charge more for vaginal sex than for giving head. | |||||||||
| Les prostituées demandent plus d'argent pour une pénétration vaginale que pour une pipe. | |||||||||
| head | vi | (go in a direction) | se diriger vpr ⇒ | ||||||
| mettre le cap vi | |||||||||
| We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. | |||||||||
| Nous allons nous diriger vers l'Arizona. | |||||||||
| Nous allons mettre le cap sur l'Arizona pour notre prochain voyage. | |||||||||
| head | vi | (form a head) | traduction non disponible | ||||||
| This lettuce heads early. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (precede) être le premier | être en tête vi | ||||||
| The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. | |||||||||
| Le candidat ministériel était en tête de la liste des candidats. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (excel) être le meilleur | être en tête vi | ||||||
| premier nm | |||||||||
| He heads his class in language studies. | |||||||||
| Il est en tête de sa classe en langues. | |||||||||
| Il est le premier de sa classe en langues. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (be the chief of) diriger | être à la tête vtr | ||||||
| diriger vtr ⇒ | |||||||||
| That man heads the fire service for the whole country. | |||||||||
| Cet homme est à la tête de l'antenne nationale des pompiers. | |||||||||
| Cet homme dirige l'antenne nationale des pompiers. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (turn aside) | diriger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. | |||||||||
| Le chien de berger dirigea les moutons de façon à ce qu'ils s'éloignent de la rivière. | |||||||||
| head | vtr | (sports: hit with one's head) football | faire une tête vi | ||||||
| tête nf | |||||||||
| The football player headed the ball into the net. | |||||||||
| Le joueur de foot fit une tête et marqua un but. | |||||||||
| Le joueur marqua un but de la tête. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "head" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| above your head | au-dessus de votre tête | ||||||||
| at the head | à la tête | ||||||||
| back head | nf | tête renversée | |||||||
| bald head | nf | crâne chauve (crâne chauve) | |||||||
| bed head | cheveux en bataille | ||||||||
| bed head | grand dossier | ||||||||
| bed-head | grand dossier | ||||||||
| bolt-head | nf | tête de boulon | |||||||
| button head | à tête ronde | ||||||||
| cool head | nf | tête froide | |||||||
| cylinder head | nf | culasse (Mécanique) | |||||||
| death's-head | nf | tête de mort | |||||||
| death's-head moth | n | tête de mort | |||||||
| deputy head teacher | nm | censeur (Scolaire) | |||||||
| double-head | adj | à deux têtes | |||||||
| dragon's head | nf | tête de dragon | |||||||
| duck one's head (duck one's head) | v | baisser la tête | |||||||
| erase head | nf | tête d'effacement | |||||||
| eraser head | nf | tête d'effacement | |||||||
| fall head over heels (colloquial) | v | débouler ⇒ (personne) familier | |||||||
| fall head over heels for (fall in love) | v | tomber amoureux fou de | |||||||
| from head to foot | de la tête au pied | ||||||||
| get sth out of one's mind / head | v | s'ôter qch de l'esprit / la tête | |||||||
| go to sb's head | v | entêter ⇒ (vin, parfum) | |||||||
| great-head | nf | tête bien faite | |||||||
| hang one's head | v | baisser la tête | |||||||
| hard head | nmf | réaliste | |||||||
| have one's head screwed on the right way | avoir la tête sur les épaules | ||||||||
| head away from | v | s'en aller de | |||||||
| head boy (secondary education) | nm | président des élèves (enseignement secondaire) | |||||||
| head case (psychiatric case) (offensive) | nm | fou | |||||||
| head cold | nm | rhume de cerveau | |||||||
| head cold | nm | coryza (écoulement nasal) | |||||||
| head covering (Clothing) | nm | bonnet (Vêtement) | |||||||
| head for | v | aller à | |||||||
| head for (go) | v | filer ⇒ (se préparer des ennuis) | |||||||
| head for (go) | v | filer ⇒ | |||||||
| head gear | nm | coiffe (couvre-chef) | |||||||
| head girl (secondary education) | nf | présidente des élèves (enseignement secondaire) | |||||||
| head house | nf | grande maison | |||||||
| head lettuce | laitue, salade | ||||||||
| head motion | mouvement de tête | ||||||||
| head of hair | nf | chevelure | |||||||
| head of hair | nf | crinière | |||||||
| head of household | chef de famille | ||||||||
| head of state | chef d'État | ||||||||
| head of the family | chef de famille | ||||||||
| head of the household | chef de famille | ||||||||
| head of the show | nm | cacique péjorative | |||||||
| head off | v | partir ⇒ | |||||||
| head office | nm | siège social | |||||||
| head on | adj | frontal | |||||||
| head over heels in love | adj | amoureux | |||||||
| head over heels in love | adv | éperdument amoureux | |||||||
| head rest | nm | appui-tête | |||||||
| head spin | nm | vertige | |||||||
| head start | adj | avantagé | |||||||
| head straight for | v | avancer ⇒ | |||||||
| head table | nf | table principale, d'honneur | |||||||
| head tax | nm | impôt de capitation | |||||||
| head teacher | nm | proviseur (lycée) Fr | |||||||
| head teacher | nm | principal (collège) Fr | |||||||
| head to head | adj | en confrontation directe | |||||||
| head to head | adv | en confrontation directe | |||||||
| head to tail | adv | tête-bêche | |||||||
| head toward | v | se diriger ⇒ | |||||||
| head up | v | aller à | |||||||
| head waiter | chef de rang | ||||||||
| head wind | grand vent | ||||||||
| head-cook | nm | chef (culinaire) | |||||||
| head-hanging | la tête basse | ||||||||
| head-high | la tête haute | ||||||||
| head-hunt (business) | nm | recrutement de cadres | |||||||
| head-hunt (business) | vtr | recruter ⇒ | |||||||
| head-hunter (business) | nm | chasseur de têtes | |||||||
| head-man | chef d'une tribu (d'une tribu) | ||||||||
| head-on | adj | frontal | |||||||
| head-on | adj | frontale (Collision) | |||||||
| head-on collision | nf | collision frontale | |||||||
| head-over-heels | adj | amoureux (éperdument) | |||||||
| head-shaking | nm | hochement de la tête | |||||||
| head-to-head (intimate) | nm inv | tête-à-tête | |||||||
| head-turned | nf | tête tournée | |||||||
| head-waiter | nm | maître d'hôtel | |||||||
| heavy-head | grosse tête | ||||||||
| heels over head | adj | agité | |||||||
| hit the nail on the head | v | mettre le doigt dessus | |||||||
| horse-head | nf | tête de cheval | |||||||
| hot head (Figurative) | nf | tête brûlée Figuré | |||||||
| keep your head | garder son sang froid | ||||||||
| level head | nm inv | sang-froid | |||||||
| levelling head (geology) | nf | embase géologie | |||||||
| lose your head | perdre la tête | ||||||||
| make head | v | comprendre ⇒ | |||||||
| make your head spin | v | faire tourner la tête | |||||||
| nail or bolt with a ring head | nm | piton (clou, vis) | |||||||
| off the top of one's head (colloquial) | de tête familier | ||||||||
| off the top of your head | nf | première chose qui vient à l'esprit | |||||||
| pat on the head | v | tapoter doucement la tête de qqn | |||||||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot "head".
"It's off with his head"
"Makes my head explode"
"messed up in the head"
"To go (straight) to one's head / mouth"
"Upswing begins in the head"
"Whole painting by X, head by Y"
'swivel of regulating wheel head"
'the first head on the block'
...head, heart and facility of honest and high...
...The computer-geek in her rearing its ugly head.
99p per head roast
a bright ringing weight in his head
A company whose head office is located
A head like a pumpkin
a light bulb goes off in his head
A memory went past my head
A quick memory went past my head
A real head turner
a reform to a head
a shrimp heart is in their head
A song in my head - from Star Trek
allow him his head
American citizens were getting such a head on us
Ancien responsable=Former Head?
angled head
As I pulled the jersey over my head and once more felt the smooth fabric
as though your head was suspended from above
be in over my head
Big head
blow your head (off)
Suite...
"Makes my head explode"
"messed up in the head"
"To go (straight) to one's head / mouth"
"Upswing begins in the head"
"Whole painting by X, head by Y"
'swivel of regulating wheel head"
'the first head on the block'
...head, heart and facility of honest and high...
...The computer-geek in her rearing its ugly head.
99p per head roast
a bright ringing weight in his head
A company whose head office is located
A head like a pumpkin
a light bulb goes off in his head
A memory went past my head
A quick memory went past my head
A real head turner
a reform to a head
a shrimp heart is in their head
A song in my head - from Star Trek
allow him his head
American citizens were getting such a head on us
Ancien responsable=Former Head?
angled head
As I pulled the jersey over my head and once more felt the smooth fabric
as though your head was suspended from above
be in over my head
Big head
blow your head (off)
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