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head

Pronunciation: /hed/

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French translation of head

A. n

B. n pl

  • (of coin) face (f) ‘heads or tails?’ = ‘pile ou face?’

C. adj

  • 1 [injury] à la tête
  • 2 (chief) [cashier, cook, gardener] en chef

D. vtr

  • 1 être en tête de [list, queue]; être à la tête de [firm, team]; mener [expedition, inquiry]
  • 2headed writing paper = papier (m) à lettres à en-tête
  • 3 (steer) diriger [vehicle] (towards vers)

E. vi

  • where was the train headed or heading? = où allait le train? to head home = rentrer he's heading this way! = il vient par ici!

Idioms

to go to sb's head

to keep/lose one's head

garder/perdre son sang-froid

off the top of one's head

[say, answer] sans réfléchir

Phrasal verbs

head for

a se diriger vers [place] b courir à [defeat]; courir vers [trouble]

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