head of state in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] N

1. head (of person, animal):

head
testa f
the top of one's head
la sommità del capo
he had a beret on his head
in testa portava un berretto
she put her head round the door
sporse la testa dalla porta or fece capolino dalla porta
my head aches
ho mal di testa or mi fa male la testa
to nod one's head
fare un cenno con la testa
to have a fine head of hair
avere una bella capigliatura
to get or keep or have one's head down
tenere la testa bassa or stare a capo chino
to get or keep or have one's head down (be inconspicuous) fig
non farsi notare or non dare nell'occhio
to get or keep or have one's head down (work hard) fig
lavorare a testa bassa
with one's head in one's hands
tenendosi la testa fra le mani
from head to foot or toe
dalla testa ai piedi
he pulled his sweater over his head
si sfilò il maglione
the decision was made over the heads of the members
la decisione fu presa senza consultare i soci
she was promoted over the heads of her colleagues
ottenne una promozione scavalcando i suoi colleghi
to stand on one's head
fare la verticale appoggiandosi sulla testa e le mani
to stand an argument, theory on its head fig person:
capovolgere completamente un argomento, una teoria
to stand an argument, theory on its head evidence, fact:
ribaltare un argomento, una teoria
heads turned at the sight of…
tutti si voltarono alla vista di…
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head
puntare una pistola alla testa di qn
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head fig
puntare il coltello alla gola a qn
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head before n movement
della testa, del capo
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head injury
alla testa
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head covering, bandage
sulla testa
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head markings, feathers
della testa

2. head (mind):

head
testa f
head
mente f
her head was full of grand ideas
aveva la testa piena di idee grandiose
I can't get it into her head that …
non riesco a farle entrare in testa che …
he has got it into his head that I love him
si è messo in testa che lo amo
he has taken it into his head to resign
si è messo in testa di dimettersi
what(ever) put that idea into her head?
che cosa le ha messo in testa quella idea?
I can't get the faces of those starving children out of my head
non riesco a togliermi dalla mente i volti di quei bambini che morivano di fame
I can't get that tune out of my head
non riesco a togliermi dalla testa quel motivo
you can put that idea out of your head!
puoi anche scordartelo! or toglitelo dalla testa!
he put the idea of danger out of his head
si è fatto uscire or si è tolto dalla testa l'idea del pericolo
all these interruptions have put it out of my head
tutte queste interruzioni me l'hanno fatto passare di mente
the name has gone right out of my head
ho completamente dimenticato il nome
I can't add them up in my head
non riesco ad addizionarli a mente
I wonder what's going on in her head
mi domando cosa le frulli in testa or cosa le passi per la mente
to be or go above or over sb's head (too difficult)
essere troppo difficile per qn or essere fuori dalla portata di qn
don't worry or bother your (pretty little) head about that! inf
non affaticare la tua testolina con queste cose!
use your head! inf
usa la testa!
to turn sb's head
fare girare la testa a qn
her success has turned her head
il successo le ha montato la testa
to have a (good) head for figures, business
avere il bernoccolo dei numeri, degli affari or essere tagliato per l'aritmetica, per gli affari
I have a good head for heights
non soffro di vertigini
to have no head for heights
soffrire di vertigini

III.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] ADJ (chief)

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VI.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] VB intr

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on your own head be it!
la responsabilità è tua or ricada su di te!
to go to sb's head alcohol, success, praise:
dare alla testa a qn
you've won, but don't let it go to your head
hai vinto, ma non montarti la testa
to go off one's head inf
perdere la testa or essere fuori di testa
are you off your head?
sei fuori di testa?
to keep, lose one's head
mantenere, perdere la calma
to be soft or weak in the head inf
essere rimbecillito or rincretinito
he's not right in the head inf
non ci sta (tanto) con la testa
to laugh one's head off inf
sganasciarsi dalle risate
to shout one's head off inf
gridare a squarciagola
to talk one's head off inf
non smettere più di parlare
she talked my head off inf
mi ha fatto una testa (grande) così
off the top of one's head say, answer
su due piedi, senza pensarci
I can't think of anything off the top of my head
così su due piedi non mi viene in mente niente
to give a horse its head
allentare le briglie al cavallo
to give sb their head
lasciare la briglia sul collo a qn or lasciare andare la briglia a qn
to give sb head Am vulg sl
fare un pompino a qn
to be able to do sth standing on one's head
riuscire a fare qc anche a occhi bendati
I can't make head (n)or tail of it
non riesco a venirne a capo or non ci capisco niente
I couldn't make head (n)or tail of what she was saying
non riuscivo a trovare il bandolo di quello che stava dicendo
if we all put our heads together
se ci mettiamo tutti insieme a discuterne
so Louise and I put our heads together and…
quindi Louise e io ci siamo consultati e…
the leaders put their heads together
i dirigenti si sono consultati
two heads are better than one prov
quattro occhi vedono meglio di due
be in over one's head inf
esserci dentro fino al collo

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

I.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] N

1. state (condition):

state
stato m
state of health
stato di salute
state of mind
stato d'animo
look at the state of the kitchen!
guarda in che stato è la cucina!
what state is the car in?
in che stato è la macchina?
she left the house in a terrible state (untidy, dirty)
ha lasciato la casa in uno stato pietoso
the present state of affairs
lo stato attuale delle cose
my financial state
la mia situazione finanziaria
a shocking, odd state of affairs
una situazione scandalosa, strana
to be in a good, bad state
essere in buono, cattivo stato
in a good, bad state of repair
in buone, cattive condizioni
in a poor state of health
in cattive condizioni di salute
he's in a confused state of mind
è in stato confusionale
to be in no state to do
non essere in condizioni di fare
he's not in a fit state to drive
non è in condizioni di guidare
in a liquid, solid state
allo stato liquido, solido
a state of alert, emergency, siege, war
uno stato di allerta, emergenza, assedio, guerra
a state of chaos
una situazione caotica
a state of crisis
una situazione di crisi
a state of shock
uno stato di shock
to be in a state of despair
essere disperato
what's the state of play?
a che punto siamo?
what's the state of play? (in match)
a che punto è la partita?
what's the state of play? (in negotiations)
come procedono i negoziati?

III.state [Brit steɪt, Am steɪt] ADJ

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Translations for head of state in the English»Italian Dictionary

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of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

II.state [steɪt] ADJ (pertaining to a nation)

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to have one's head in the clouds
avere la testa tra le nuvole
to be head over heels in love
essere innamorato pazzo
to fall head over heels in love with sb
innamorarsi pazzamente di qu
to bury one's head in the sand
fare come lo struzzo
to not be able to make head (n)or tail of sth
non capire un'acca di qc
heads I win, tails you lose
vinco comunque
to bang one's head against a wall
sbattere la testa contro il muro
to keep one's head above water
tenersi a galla
to keep one's head down (avoid attention)
tenersi in disparte
to keep one's head down (work hard)
impegnarsi
to hold one's head high
andare a testa alta
heads up!
attenzione!
to be soft in the head
essere un po' tonto
to have one's head screwed on right
avere la testa sulle spalle
to bite sb's head off
trattare male qu
to bring sth to a head
portare qc a un punto critico
to give sb his/her head
lasciare fare a qu di testa sua
to laugh one's head off
schiantarsi dalle risate
heads will roll
cadrà qualche testa
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Members of the judicial branch (justices) are appointed by the head of state.
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Presidential governments make no distinction between the positions of head of state and head of government, both of which are held by the president.
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These members acted jointly as head of state.
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The president is the head of state and is elected by popular vote for a 5-year term.
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He was re-elected president in 1966 aged 84, until 2013 a world record for the oldest elected head of state.
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The 1980 constitution transformed the office of head of state dramatically.
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The constitution weakened the powers of the head of state by canceling his absolute veto.
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He sets up his own private army and proclaims the reinstating of the emperor as head of state.
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The head of state is the president, who is elected by popular vote and has an important integrative role.
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In some parliamentary systems, and in some presidential systems, however, the head of state may do so on their own initiative.
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