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head1 /hed/ sustantivo
- (Anat) cabeza f;
a fine ~ of hair una buena cabellera;
from ~ to foot o toe de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo;
~ over heels: she tripped and went ~ over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo;
to be ~ over heels in love estar(conj.⇒) locamente enamorado;
to go to sb's ~ subírsele a la cabeza a algn;
to make ~ or tail o (AmE also) ~s or tails of sth entender(conj.⇒) algo
- (mind, brain) cabeza f;
I said the first thing that came into my ~ dije lo primero que se me ocurrió;
she added it up in her ~ hizo la suma mentalmente;
she has a good ~ for business tiene cabeza para los negocios;
I've no ~ for heights sufro de vértigo;
it never entered my ~ that … ni se me pasó por la cabeza que …;
to keep/lose one's ~ mantener(conj.⇒)/perder(conj.⇒) la calma
- (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f;
(of spear, arrow) punta f;
(of hammer) cabeza f;
(on beer) espuma f
- (top end — of bed, table) cabecera f;
(— of page, letter) encabezamiento m;
(— of procession, line) cabeza f
- (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f;
- (chief) director, -tora m,f;
~ of state jefe, -fa m,f de Estado;
the ~ of the household el/la cabeza de familia;
(before n) ~ waiter maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
- (~ teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)
- (chief) director, -tora m,f;
- (person): $15 per ~ 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
- (crisis): to come to a ~ hacer(conj.⇒) crisis
- (magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m
- (of drill) cabezal m
- (Geog) cabo m
head2 verbo transitivo
Phrasal Verbs
head for v + prep + o
-
- ‹revolt› acaudillar;
‹team› capitanear;
‹expedition/department› dirigir(conj.⇒)
- ‹revolt› acaudillar;
- (direct) (+ adv compl) ‹vehicle/ship› dirigir(conj.⇒)
- (in soccer) ‹ball› cabecear
- ‹page/chapter› encabezar(conj.⇒)
Phrasal Verbs
head for v + prep + o
- (go toward) [ship] ir(conj.⇒) con rumbo a;
to ~ for home ponerse(conj.⇒) en camino a casa;
the car was ~ing straight for me el coche venía derecho hacia mí
- (be in danger of): to be ~ed o ~ing for sth ir(conj.⇒) camino de algo
- v + adv (set out) salir(conj.⇒)
- v + o + adv, v + adv + o
- (get in front of) atajar, cortarle el paso a
- (prevent, forestall) ‹criticism/threat› prevenir(conj.⇒)
head: headache~ache sustantivo
dolor m de cabeza;
I've got a ~ache tengo dolor de cabeza, me duele la cabeza;
headband~band sustantivo
cinta f del pelo, vincha f (AmS), huincha f (Bol, Chi, Per);
headboard~board sustantivo
cabecera f;
headdress~dress sustantivo
tocado m
dolor m de cabeza;
I've got a ~ache tengo dolor de cabeza, me duele la cabeza;
headband~band sustantivo
cinta f del pelo, vincha f (AmS), huincha f (Bol, Chi, Per);
headboard~board sustantivo
cabecera f;
headdress~dress sustantivo
tocado m
head: headfirst~first /'hed'fɜ:rst / || /ˌhed'fɜ:st/ adverbio
ofrecerle(conj.⇒) un puesto a;
headhunter~hunter sustantivo (Busn) cazatalentos sustantivo masculino
- (with head foremost) de cabeza
- (over-hastily) precipitadamente;
ofrecerle(conj.⇒) un puesto a;
headhunter~hunter sustantivo (Busn) cazatalentos sustantivo masculino
head: headlamp~lamp sustantivo
faro m;
headland~land /'hedlənd/ sustantivo
cabo m;
headlight~light sustantivo
faro m;
headline~line sustantivo
titular m;
the news ~lines el resumen informativo or de noticias;
headlong~long adverbio
director m (de colegio);
headmistress~mistress /'hed'mɪstrəs / || /ˌhed'mɪstrɪs/ sustantivo
directora f (de colegio);
head office~ office sustantivo
(oficina f) central f;
head-on~-on /'hed'ɑ:n / || /ˌhed'ɒn/ adjetivo ‹crash/collision› frontal, de frente;
headphones~phones sustantivo plural
auriculares mpl, cascos mpl;
headquarters~quarters /'hed'kwɔ:rtərz / || /ˌhed'kwɔ:təz/ sustantivo (pl ~quarters) (+ sing or pl vb) oficina f central;
(Mil) cuartel m general;
headrest~rest sustantivo
reposacabezas m, apoyacabezas m;
headroom~room n uncountable
altura f
faro m;
headland~land /'hedlənd/ sustantivo
cabo m;
headlight~light sustantivo
faro m;
headline~line sustantivo
titular m;
the news ~lines el resumen informativo or de noticias;
headlong~long adverbio
- (hastily) precipitadamente
- (with head foremost) de cabeza;
director m (de colegio);
headmistress~mistress /'hed'mɪstrəs / || /ˌhed'mɪstrɪs/ sustantivo
directora f (de colegio);
head office~ office sustantivo
(oficina f) central f;
head-on~-on /'hed'ɑ:n / || /ˌhed'ɒn/ adjetivo ‹crash/collision› frontal, de frente;
headphones~phones sustantivo plural
auriculares mpl, cascos mpl;
headquarters~quarters /'hed'kwɔ:rtərz / || /ˌhed'kwɔ:təz/ sustantivo (pl ~quarters) (+ sing or pl vb) oficina f central;
(Mil) cuartel m general;
headrest~rest sustantivo
reposacabezas m, apoyacabezas m;
headroom~room n uncountable
altura f
head: headscarf~scarf sustantivo
pañuelo m (de cabeza);
headset~set sustantivo
auriculares mpl, cascos mpl;
headstand~stand sustantivo: to do a ~stand pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer(conj.⇒) el pino (Esp);
head start~ start sustantivo
ventaja f;
headstone~stone sustantivo
lápida f;
headstrong~strong adjetivo
testarudo, obstinado;
headteacher~teacher /'hed'ti:tʃər / || /ˌhed'ti:tʃə(r)/ sustantivo (BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio);
headway~way n uncountable: to make ~way hacer(conj.⇒) progresos, avanzar(conj.⇒)
pañuelo m (de cabeza);
headset~set sustantivo
auriculares mpl, cascos mpl;
headstand~stand sustantivo: to do a ~stand pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer(conj.⇒) el pino (Esp);
head start~ start sustantivo
ventaja f;
headstone~stone sustantivo
lápida f;
headstrong~strong adjetivo
testarudo, obstinado;
headteacher~teacher /'hed'ti:tʃər / || /ˌhed'ti:tʃə(r)/ sustantivo (BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio);
headway~way n uncountable: to make ~way hacer(conj.⇒) progresos, avanzar(conj.⇒)
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
head [hed]
| I | nombre 1 Anat cabeza: he bowed his head in shame, agachó la cabeza avergonzado 2 mente: she can do those sums in her head, puede hacer esos cálculos de cabeza he's off his head, está loco economics goes over my head, de economía no entiendo nada he has a good head for figures, tiene cabeza para los números keep your head, mantén la calma 3 (de empresa, colegio) director,-ora 4 (de mesa, cama) cabecera 5 (de vídeo) cabezal 6 head of state, jefe de Estado 7 (de moneda) cara: heads or tails?, ¿cara o cruz? 8 (cada persona) $50 a head, 50 dólares por cabeza |
| II | adjetivo principal the head waiter, maître, jefe de comedor |
| III | verbo transitivo 1 (una lista, procesión) encabezar 2 (un libro) titular 3 Ftb cabecear |
| IV | verbo intransitivo dirigirse [for, a] [towards, hacia] ♦ LOC: you must be off your head, debes de estar loco I can't get that tune out of my head, no puedo quitarme esa melodía de la cabeza I can't make head or tail of this note, no le veo ni pies ni cabeza a esta nota figurado I could do it standing on my head, eso lo hago yo con la gorra to come to a head, llegar a un punto crítico to go over sb's head, hacer algo sin hacer caso de alguien to keep one's head above the water, mantenerse a flote to laugh one's head off, partirse de la risa head over heels (in love), locamente enamorado,-a off the top of one's head, sobre la marcha |
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| back head | (Mechanics, of a boiler) Mecánica, de una caldera | cabezal nm | |||||||
| bald head | n | (head with no hair) | calva nf | ||||||
| Se frotó la calva en el lugar del golpe. | |||||||||
| España | calva nf | ||||||||
| Cuba | calva nf | ||||||||
| Argentina,informal | pelada nf | ||||||||
| La pelada del viejo brillaba a la luz del sol. | |||||||||
| España fam | bola de billar nf | ||||||||
| Bonita bola de billar que te has dejado con ese afeitado craneal, Paco. | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | calva nf | ||||||||
| No le quedaba ni un pelo en la calva. | |||||||||
| infrml | pelao adj | ||||||||
| Mi hermano mayor ya esta pelao | |||||||||
| México infrml | pelona nf | ||||||||
| La pelona del Chelis lo hace ver bien. | |||||||||
| crowned head | n | monarca nmf | |||||||
| death's-head moth | mariposa de la calavera nf | ||||||||
| death's-head moth | esfinge de la calavera nf | ||||||||
| death's-head moth | mariposa de la muerte nf | ||||||||
| death’s head | n | calavera nf | |||||||
| department head | n | en una tienda | jefe de departamento | ||||||
| deputy head teacher | subdirector del colegio nm | ||||||||
| dragon's head | cabeza de dragón n | ||||||||
| drum into someone's head | meterle a alguien en la cabeza v | ||||||||
| drum into someone's head | hacer entender a alguien v | ||||||||
| drum sth into sb's head | vi | informal, figurative (impress sth upon sb by repetition) fam | machacar vi | ||||||
| Our father, a clever but uneducated man, always drummed into our heads the importance of a good education. | |||||||||
| Nuestro padre, un hombre inteligente pero sin estudios, siempre (nos) estaba machacando con la importancia de una buena formación. | |||||||||
| recalcar vtr | |||||||||
| meter (a alguien) algo en la cabeza loc verb | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | martillar vtr | ||||||||
| El martillar de mi madre me causaba muchos dolores de cabeza. | |||||||||
| erase head | n | (IT) informática | cabezal borrador nm | ||||||
| erase head | n | (IT) informática | cabezal de borrado nm | ||||||
| fall head over heels | vi | (fall in love) | enamorarse perdidamente loc veb | ||||||
| After knowing him for just two weeks I fell head over heels in love with him. | |||||||||
| Lo conocí en junio y me enamoré perdidamente de él. | |||||||||
| España fam | enamorarse hasta las trancas loc verb | ||||||||
| Estoy enamorado de ella hasta las trancas. Estoy hasta las trancas por ella. | |||||||||
| Colombia fam | estar tragado (de) loc verb | ||||||||
| Estoy súper tragado de Ángela; me gusta muchísimo | |||||||||
| fall head over heels for | vtr | (fall in love with) | perder la cabeza por loc verb | ||||||
| I bet that when I introduce you to my friend, you will fall head over heels for her! | |||||||||
| enamorarse perdidamente de loc verb | |||||||||
| enamorarse locamente de loc verb | |||||||||
| from head to foot | adv | (all over one's body) | de la cabeza a los pies loc adv | ||||||
| I got soaked, I was drenched from head to foot. | |||||||||
| de pies a cabeza loc adv | |||||||||
| get sth out of one's mind / head | sacar algo de la cabeza v | ||||||||
| go to sb's head | subírsele a la cabeza v | ||||||||
| hang one's head | bajar la cabeza v | ||||||||
| hard head | n | figurative (unsentimental person) | frío adj | ||||||
| He has a hard head on him for someone so young. | |||||||||
| have a good head on one's shoulders | tener la cabeza sobre los hombros v | ||||||||
| have one's head in the clouds | estar en las nubes v | ||||||||
| have one's head in the sand | esconder la cabeza bajo el ala v | ||||||||
| have one's head screwed on | tener la cabeza sobre los hombros | ||||||||
| have one's head screwed on | tener la cabeza bien amueblada loc | ||||||||
| have your head in the sand | vi | figurative (ignore or be in denial of reality) | usar la técnica del avestruz fr hecha | ||||||
| Se ha pasado dos años usando la técnica del avestruz porque no quería ver que su mujer lo engañaba.... | |||||||||
| esconder la cabeza bajo el ala vtr | |||||||||
| meter la cabeza en un hoyo fr hecha | |||||||||
| have your head screwed on | vi | informal, figurative (be sensible, practical) | tener la cabeza en su sitio fr hecha | ||||||
| Note: usually "have your head screwed on right" | |||||||||
| It is best to have your head screwed on when dealing with money. | |||||||||
| I'm confident he'll make a wise decision; he's got his head screwed on right. | |||||||||
| Podrá parecer muy despistada, pero tiene la cabeza en su sitio. No comete errores. | |||||||||
| tener la cabeza bien puesta, en los hombros fr hecha | |||||||||
| head and shoulders above | mucho mejor que adv | ||||||||
| head boy | n | delegado de la escuela nm | |||||||
| head butt | cabezazo n | ||||||||
| head case | n | coloquial | chiflado nm | ||||||
| head case | n | coloquial | loco nm | ||||||
| head case | n | coloquial | majara nm | ||||||
| head case | n | coloquial | majareta nm | ||||||
| head cold | n | resfriado de cabeza nm | |||||||
| head count | recuento de personas n | ||||||||
| head covering | n | (headgear: sth worn to cover the head) | cubrirse la cabeza loc verb | ||||||
| You must wear a head covering to visit this church. | |||||||||
| Debes cubrirte la cabeza al entrar en la Iglesia. | |||||||||
| tocado nm | |||||||||
| Las figuras muestran como fue evolucionando el tocado femenino en Europa desde el siglo XIII hasta la época actual. | |||||||||
| head-fake | n | slang (sth misleading) | truco para despistar nm | ||||||
| gambeta nf | |||||||||
| Se sacó de encima al defensor con una magistral gambeta y metió el gol. | |||||||||
| head for | vtr | (go towards, go to) | dirigirse hacia vtr | ||||||
| To find the party, head for the noise! | |||||||||
| España | tirar para vi + prep | ||||||||
| La casa en donde hacemos la fiesta no tiene número, pero tú tira para el ruido. | |||||||||
| apuntar hacia vi + prep | |||||||||
| Se habían perdido y ya era de noche. Divisaron unas luces a lo lejos y hacia allí apuntaron | |||||||||
| head game | n | US, slang (effort to confuse or delude sb) España, fam | ser un liante vi | ||||||
| Note: playing head games = subtly manipulating or upsetting sb | |||||||||
| Jan was not invited; her head games disrupted the last meeting. | |||||||||
| Mira, no voy a invitar a esa tía, es una lianta. | |||||||||
| intriga, manipulación nf | |||||||||
| Manipula a las personas y urde viles intrigas para obtener lo que quiere. | |||||||||
| head house | sede central n | ||||||||
| head lamp | faro n | ||||||||
| head lettuce | lechuga de cogollo n | ||||||||
| head mistress | directora de colegio n | ||||||||
| head motion | movimiento de cabeza n | ||||||||
| head of hair | cabellera n | ||||||||
| head of household | cabeza de familia n | ||||||||
| head of state | jefe de estado n | ||||||||
| head of the show | director del espectáculo nm | ||||||||
| head of the show | director del show | ||||||||
| head of the show | estrella del show | ||||||||
| head off | vi | (set out, go) | salir vi | ||||||
| We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time. | |||||||||
| Tendríamos que salir media hora antes si queremos llegar a tiempo, a esa hora hay mucho tránsito. | |||||||||
| irse (para) vi | |||||||||
| Ya me voy para la casa de mi amigo. | |||||||||
| head off | vtr | (redirect by blocking path) | desviar cortando el paso loc verb | ||||||
| He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate. | |||||||||
| Nos tuvimos que desviar porque había un árbol caído que nos cortaba el paso. | |||||||||
| head office | oficina central n | ||||||||
| head over heels in love | adj | idiom (completely infatuated) | estar locamente enamorado loc verb | ||||||
| After Cara's first date with Matt, she had fallen head over heels in love with him. | |||||||||
| estar enamorado hasta la médula loc verb | |||||||||
| head space | espacio frontal nm | ||||||||
| head space | atención nf | ||||||||
| head spin | (break-dancing) | trompo n | |||||||
| head start | ventaja n | ||||||||
| head straight for | ir directo a v | ||||||||
| head table | mesa principal n | ||||||||
| head tax | impuesto per cápita n | ||||||||
| head teacher | n | director de la escuela nm | |||||||
| head to tail | de cabo a rabo adv | ||||||||
| head toward | moverse hacia v | ||||||||
| head up | vtr | (lead) | liderar vtr | ||||||
| Rick was chosen to head up the band, perhaps because he played the drums so well. | |||||||||
| estar al frente de loc verb | |||||||||
| El que está ahora al frente de la empresa es el hijo mayor. | |||||||||
| head waiter | n | jefe de comedor nm | |||||||
| head waiter | n | maitre nm | |||||||
| head waiter | n | maitre d'hotel nm | |||||||
| head wind | n | (wind blowing head-on) | viento de frente nm | ||||||
| There was a strong head wind and so progress was slow. | |||||||||
| viento de cara nm | |||||||||
| Nos costaba avanzar porque el viento nos venía de cara. | |||||||||
| viento en contra nm | |||||||||
| Avanzábamos muy lentos porque teníamos viento en contra. | |||||||||
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English:
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Spanish:
ajo - Babia - barba - blanca - blanco - boca - cabecear - cabecera - cabeza - cabezal - cabezazo - cabezón - cabezona - cabezudo - cabra - cantidad - casa - cátedra - catedrática - catedrático - caudillo - cazatalentos - ceja - central - cero - choque - clavo - coco - coronilla - coscorrón - creída - creído - crisma - culata - dar - descontar - desgraciada - desgraciado - despejarse - desternillarse - director - directora - encabezar - encabezamiento - encaminarse - escalabrar - escalabrarse - frente - frontal - gacha
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