head in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for head in the English»French Dictionary

I.head [Brit hɛd, Am hɛd] N

1. head ANAT (of person, animal):

head
the top of one's head
he had a beret on his head
my head aches
to nod one's head
to have a fine head of hair
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head lit
to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head fig

2. head (mind):

head
head
crâne m inf, pej
I can't get it into her head that
I can't add them up in my head
use your head inf!
to turn sb's head
I have a good head for heights

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

on your own head be it!
to go off one's head inf
are you off your head?
to be soft or weak in the head inf
he's not right in the head inf
il a un grain inf
to laugh one's head off inf
to shout one's head off inf
to talk one's head off inf
to give a horse its head
to give sb their head
to give sb head vulg sl Am
tailler une pipe à qn vulg sl
I can't make head (n)or tail of it
be in over one's head

See also head for

I.head for VB [Brit hɛd -, Am hɛd -] (head for [sth])

I.head for VB [Brit hɛd -, Am hɛd -] (head for [sth])

head in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for head in the English»French Dictionary

Phrases:

to have a head for heights Brit
to keep a cool head
to be off one's head inf
head on

head Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get it into one's head that ...
to put a hat on one's head

head Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Legroom is adequate for a six-footer, as is head room.
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He was hospitalised for four days after suffering a wounded head.
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The head and eyes of this fish are very large, while the mouth is very small and substandard.
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The gases can be thought to enter the cylinder head and then change direction in order to exit the head.
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Single-pointing was forgone in favor of die head cutting for such medium- and high-volume repetitive production.
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The GPO was served by one writer (clerk), five sorters, a head peon and ten postmen.
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The rest of the story took me awhile, but the beginning and the end just flew into my head.
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They then learn that they are not competing together, but rather head-to-head.
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There were two wounds to his right side, and two to the top of his head, which would probably have resulted in unconsciousness.
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Investigating and keen to head off accusations of demonic possession, the protagonists discover and explore a labyrinthine library in the abbey's forbidden principal tower.
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