bare-headed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bare-headed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bareheaded [Am ˌbɛrˈhɛdəd, Brit bɛːˈhɛdɪd] ADJ

bareheaded

sin sombrero

bareheaded

con la cabeza descubierta

Translations for bare-headed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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entró sin sombrero

he came in bareheaded o without a hat

bare-headed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bare-headed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pelo N m

1. pelo:

pelo (cabello)

hair

pelo (de animal)

fur

pelo (de ave)

plumage

pelo (de barba)

whisker

tener el pelo rubio

to have fair hair

tirar el pelo (perro)

to moult Brit

tirar el pelo (perro)

to molt Am

cortarse el pelo

to have one's hair cut

soltarse el pelo

to take one's hair down

soltarse el pelo fig

to let one's hair down

2. pelo:

pelo (vello)

down

pelo (pelusa)

fluff

pelo (de alfombra)

pile

3. pelo inf (categoría):

de pelo

wealthy

la gente de medio pelo

the hoi polloi

luce buen pelo

he/she is doing well

4. pelo (+ al):

al pelo

perfectly

todo irá al pelo

everything will be fine

el traje ha quedado al pelo

the suit looks great

venir al pelo

to be just right

venir al pelo

to happen [or come] at just the right time

sin venir al pelo

inconveniently

5. pelo inf (poco):

por un pelo te caes

you very nearly fell

escaparse por un pelo

to escape by the skin of one's teeth

no se mueve ni un pelo de aire

the air is completely still

Phrases:

cortar un pelo en el aire (cuchillo)

to be as sharp as a razor

cortar un pelo en el aire (listo)

to be very clever

no tener pelos en la lengua inf

not to mince words

un hombre de pelo en pecho

a real man

ponerse a uno los pelos de punta

to make one's hair stand on end

no tocar un pelo (de la ropa) a alguien inf

not to lay a finger on sb

contar algo con pelos y señales inf

to describe sth in great detail

colgado de un pelo

hanging from a thread

no tener (un) pelo de tonto inf

to be nobody's fool

agarrarse a un pelo

to clutch at straws

estar hasta los pelos inf

to be fed up

tomar el pelo a alguien inf

to pull sb's leg

no se te ve el pelo, ¿por dónde andas? inf

I/we haven't seen you for ages, where have you been hiding?

a pelo (la cabeza descubierta)

bare-headed

a pelo (sin prepararse)

unprepared

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He found that drivers passed an average of 8.5 cm closer when they overtook a cyclist wearing a helmet than when they overtook a bareheaded one.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Some had their hats on and some were bareheaded.

paleofuture.gizmodo.com

The fugitive would set out barefooted and bareheaded, carrying a wooden cross-staff as a symbol of protection under the church.

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In his bronze, he is shown bareheaded, in military uniform, with his cloak thrown back.

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Most of them are bareheaded, having short beard and long moustaches with their hair reaching out to shoulders.

nation.com.pk

All went bareheaded and barefoot.

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Men with the set blank stare of extreme excitement danced round and round, bareheaded, their long locks flying wildly as they revolved...

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The cap became a casualty of the clothes rationing and wartime austerity of the 1940s, since when pupils have gone bareheaded.

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One of those pictures showed a bareheaded woman.

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Young girls accustom to walk bareheaded, but after the wedding ritual bride's binders, bride undressing the godmother puts her a beautiful "basma" or "maram".

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