HEAD - Tradução inglês-francês

Dicionário de Francês Oxford-Hachette

I. head [Brit hɛd, americ hɛd] SUBST

1. head ANAT (of person, animal):

head

tête f

the top of one's head

le sommet de la tête or du crâne

he had a beret on his head

il avait un béret sur la tête

she put her head round the door

elle a mis le nez à la porte

my head aches

j'ai mal à la tête

to nod one's head

hocher la tête

to have a fine head of hair

avoir une belle chevelure

to get or keep or have one's head down literal

avoir or garder la tête baissée

to get or keep or have one's head down (be inconspicuous) fig

ne pas se faire remarquer

to get or keep or have one's head down (work hard)

avoir le nez sur son travail

with one's head in one's hands

la tête dans les mains

from head to foot or toe

de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête

he pulled his sweater over his head

il a retiré son pull

the decision was made over the heads of the members

la décision a été prise sans consulter les membres

she was promoted over the heads of her colleagues

elle a obtenu une promotion qui revenait de droit à ses collègues

to stand on one's head

faire le poirier

to stand an argument/theory on its head fig person:

prendre le contre-pied d'un argument/d'une théorie

to stand an argument/theory on its head evidence, fact:

contredire un argument/une théorie

heads turned at the sight of…

tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant…

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head literal

presser un pistolet contre la tête de qn

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head fig

tenir le couteau sous la gorge de qn

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head atrib movement

de tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head injury

à la tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head covering, bandage

sur la tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head ZOOL markings, feathers

de la tête

2. head (mind):

head

tête f

head

crâne m coloq, pej

her head was full of grand ideas

elle avait la tête pleine de grandes idées

I can't get it into her head that …

je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête or le crâne que …

he has got it into his head that I love him

il s'est mis dans la tête que je l'aime

he has taken it into his head to resign

il s'est mis en tête de démissionner

what(ever) put that idea into her head?

qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée dans la tête?

I can't get the faces of those starving children out of my head

je n'arrive pas à oublier les visages affamés de ces enfants

I can't get that tune out of my head

je n'arrive pas à m'ôter cet air de la tête

you can put that idea out of your head!

tu peux oublier cette idée!

he put the idea of danger out of his head

il a chassé l'idée du danger de sa tête

all these interruptions have put it out of my head

toutes ces interruptions me l'ont fait sortir de la tête

the name has gone right out of my head

le nom m'est complètement sorti de la tête

I can't add them up in my head

je ne peux pas les additionner de tête

I wonder what's going on in her head?

je me demande ce qui lui passe par la tête

to be or go above or over sb's head (too difficult)

passer par-dessus la tête de qn, dépasser qn

don't worry or bother your (pretty little) head about that coloq!

ne te casse pas la tête pour ça! coloq

use your head coloq!

sers-toi de tes méninges! coloq

to turn sb's head

tourner la tête à qn

her success has turned her head

son succès lui a tourné la tête

to have a (good) head for figures/business

être doué pour le calcul/les affaires

I have a good head for heights

je n'ai pas le vertige

to have no head for heights

avoir le vertige

3. head (for measuring height):

head

tête f

to be a head/half a head taller than sb, to be taller than sb by a head/half a head

dépasser qn d'une tête/d'une demi-tête

to win by a (short) head (in golf)

gagner d'une (courte) tête

4. head (headache):

head coloq

mal m de tête

to have a bad head coloq (gen)

avoir mal à la tête

to have a bad head coloq (hangover)

avoir mal aux cheveux coloq

5. head (leader, director):

head (of family. church, agency, section)

chef m

head (of social service, organization)

responsable mf

head (of social service, organization)

directeur/-trice m/f

at the head of

à la tête de

a team of experts with Dubois at its head

une équipe d'experts avec Dubois à sa tête

head of government/State

chef de gouvernement/d'État

head of department ADMIN

chef de service

head of department ESCOLAR

professeur principal

head of Maths/German ESCOLAR

responsable de la section de Maths/d'allemand

head of personnel/marketing COM

chef du personnel/du marketing

6. head ADMIN, COM (individual person or animal):

we paid £10 a head or per head

nous avons payé 10 livres sterling par personne

to count heads

compter les gens

50 head of cattle AGRIC, PEC

50 têtes de bétail

30 head of sheep

30 moutons

7. head:

head DESP, TÉC (of pin, nail etc, hammer, golf club)

tête f

head (of axe, spear, arrow)

fer m

head (of tennis racquet)

tamis m

head (of stick)

pommeau m

8. head (front or top end):

head (of bed)

tête f

head (of table)

(haut) bout m

head (of procession)

tête f

head (of pier, river, valley, glacier, lake)

extrémité f

at the head of the stairs/page/list

en haut de l'escalier/de la page/de la liste

a letter with his address at the head

une lettre avec son adresse en en-tête

at the head of the queue

en tête de la file d'attente

9. head BOT:

head (of cabbage, lettuce)

pomme f

head (of celery)

pied m

head (of garlic)

tête f

to cut the dead heads off the roses

couper les fleurs fanées des rosiers

10. head (of computer, video, tape recorder):

head COMPUT, ELETRÓN

tête f

reading head , playback head

tête f de lecture

writing head , recording head

tête f d'écriture

11. head (on beer):

head

mousse f

12. head MED (on boil, spot):

head

tête f

to come to a head literal MED

mûrir

to come to a head fig crisis, trouble, unrest:

arriver au point critique

to bring sth to a head MED

faire mûrir

to bring sth to a head fig crisis, trouble, unrest

précipiter

to bring sth to a head situation

amener [qc] au point critique

13. head (in plumbing):

head (height of water)

hauteur f de chute d'eau

head (water pressure)

pression f

head of water

colonne f d'eau

14. head FÍS (of steam):

head

pression f

head

volant m de vapeur téc

to have a good head of steam (be progressing well) fig

avoir le vent en poupe

15. head GEOGR:

head

cap m

16. head TÉC (on lathe):

head

poupée f

II. heads SUBST subst pl

1. heads (tossing coin):

heads

face f

‘heads or tails?’

‘pile ou face?’

‘heads!’

‘face!’

‘heads it is!’

‘c'est face!’

heads I win/we go

face je gagne/on y va

2. heads NÁUT (lavatory):

heads

toilettes fpl

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

head cashier, cook, gardener

en chef

IV. head [Brit hɛd, americ hɛd] VERBO trans

1. head (be at the top of) literal:

head column, list, procession, queue

être en tête de

2. head (be in charge of):

head business, firm, delegation, committee, team

être à la tête de

head expedition, inquiry, revolt

mener

the inquiry headed by Inspector Lacôte

l'enquête menée par l'inspecteur Lacôte

3. head (entitle):

head article, chapter, essay

intituler

this paragraph is headed by a quotation

ce paragraphe est précédé d'une citation or il y a une citation en tête de ce paragraphe

to head a letter with one's address

mettre son adresse en tête d'une lettre

headed writing paper, headed stationery

papier m à lettres à en-tête

4. head (steer):

head vehicle

diriger (towards vers)

head boat

naviguer (towards vers)

I headed the car for the sea

j'ai pris le volant en direction de la mer

he headed the sheep away from the cliff

il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise

5. head DESP:

to head the ball

faire une tête

he headed the ball into the net

il a marqué un but de la tête

V. head [Brit hɛd, americ hɛd] VERBO intr

where was the train headed or heading?

où allait le train?

to head south/north NÁUT

mettre le cap au sud/au nord

he headed straight back into the room

il est retourné tout droit dans la pièce

it's time to head home or for home

il est temps de rentrer

she headed across the dunes

elle s'est engagée à travers les dunes

look out! he's heading this way

attention! il vient par ici!

there's good luck heading your way (in horoscope)

la chance va vous sourire

VI. -headed COMPOS

black-headed bird

oiseau à tête noire

red-headed boy

garçon (aux cheveux) roux

two-headed monster

monstre à deux têtes

VII. head [Brit hɛd, americ hɛd]

on your own head be it!

à tes risques et périls!

to go to sb's head alcohol, success, praise:

monter à la tête de qn

you've won, but don't let it go to your head

tu as gagné, mais ne te monte pas la tête

to go off one's head coloq

perdre la boule coloq

are you off your head?

tu as perdu la boule? coloq

to keep/lose one's head

garder/perdre son sang-froid

to be soft or weak in the head coloq

être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head coloq

il a un grain coloq

to laugh one's head off coloq

rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off coloq

crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off coloq

ne pas arrêter de parler

she talked my head off coloq all the way

elle m'a cassé les oreilles tout le long du trajet coloq

off the top of one's head say, answer

sans réfléchir

I can't think of anything off the top of my head

rien ne me vient à l'esprit pour l'instant

to give a horse its head

lâcher la bride à un cheval

to give sb their head

lâcher la bride à qn

to give sb head vulg americ

tailler une pipe à qn vulg

to be able to do sth standing on one's head

faire qc les doigts dans le nez coloq

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête

I couldn't make head (n)or tail of what she was saying

je ne comprenais rien à ce qu'elle disait

if we all put our heads together

si nous nous y mettons tous

so Louise and I put our heads together and…

donc Louise et moi nous y sommes mis à deux et…

the leaders put their heads together

les dirigeants se sont consultés

two heads are better than one prov

deux avis valent mieux qu'un

be in over one's head

être complètement perdu/-e

I. head for VERBO [Brit hɛd -, americ hɛd -] (head for [sth])

1. head for literal NÁUT:

head for (gen)

se diriger vers

head for (set sail)

mettre le cap sur

the car was heading or headed for Paris

la voiture se dirigeait vers Paris

the ship was heading or headed for New York

le navire faisait route vers New York

where were they heading or headed for?

où allaient-ils?

we were heading or headed for the coast when we broke down

nous allions vers la côte quand nous sommes tombés en panne

to head for home

prendre le chemin du retour

to head for the whisky bottle

foncer sur la bouteille de whisky

2. head for fig:

head for defeat, victory

courir à

head for trouble

courir vers

to be heading for a fall

courir à l'échec

I. head-to-head SUBST atrib

to come together in a head-to-head battle

s'affronter

II. head-to-head ADV

to come head-to-head

s'affronter

cylinder head SUBST

cylinder head

culasse f

death's head SUBST

death's head

tête f de mort

head start SUBST

head start

longueur f d'avance

to give sb a head start on or over sb

donner à qn une longueur d'avance sur qn

to have a head start

avoir une longueur d'avance

head waiter SUBST

head waiter

maître m d'hôtel

I. head for VERBO [Brit hɛd -, americ hɛd -] (head for [sth])

1. head for literal NÁUT:

head for (gen)

se diriger vers

head for (set sail)

mettre le cap sur

the car was heading or headed for Paris

la voiture se dirigeait vers Paris

the ship was heading or headed for New York

le navire faisait route vers New York

where were they heading or headed for?

où allaient-ils?

we were heading or headed for the coast when we broke down

nous allions vers la côte quand nous sommes tombés en panne

to head for home

prendre le chemin du retour

to head for the whisky bottle

foncer sur la bouteille de whisky

2. head for fig:

head for defeat, victory

courir à

head for trouble

courir vers

to be heading for a fall

courir à l'échec

head teacher SUBST

head teacher

directeur/-trice m/f

head tax SUBST

head tax

taxe f individuelle

head restraint SUBST MOTOR

head restraint

repose-tête m inv

no Dicionário PONS

I. head [hed] SUBST

1. head a. fig:

head

tête f

a hundred head of cattle

cent têtes de bétail

to win by a head

gagner d'une tête d'avance

to need a clear head to +infin

avoir besoin d'être à tête reposée pour +infin

to put ideas into sb's head

mettre des idées dans la tête de qn

to use one's head

se creuser la tête

at the head of the table

en tête de table

2. head no pl (letter top):

head

en-tête m

3. head (coin face):

head

côté m pile

4. head (person in charge) Brit:

head

chef m

head ESCOLAR

directeur(-trice) m (f)

5. head (water source):

head

source f

6. head (beer foam):

head

mousse f

Expressões:

to have one's head buried in a book

avoir la tête plongée dans un livre

to have one's head in the clouds

avoir la tête dans les nuages

to have a good head for figures

avoir la bosse des maths

to be head over heels in love

être fou amoureux

to have a head for heights Brit

ne pas avoir le vertige

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avoir la tête bien posée sur ses épaules

to be head and shoulders above sb

avoir plus d'une tête d'avance sur qn

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

to keep one's head above water

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

to go straight to sb's head alcohol, wine

monter à la tête de qn

to go to sb's head fame, success

monter à la tête de qn

to have taken sth into one's head

s'être mis qc dans la tête

to be off one's head coloq

délirer

head on

de front

II. head [hed] VERBO trans

1. head (lead):

head

être à la tête de

2. head DESP:

to head the ball

faire une tête

III. head [hed] VERBO intr

head

aller

to head home

aller à la maison

IV. head [hed] ADJ

head

principal(e)

head restraint SUBST

head restraint

appuie-tête m

I. head-butt SUBST DESP

head-butt

coup m de tête

II. head-butt VERBO trans

head-butt

donner un coup de tête à

head waiter SUBST

head waiter

maître m d'hôtel

I. head off VERBO trans

1. head off:

head off (get in front of sb)

aller au devant de qn

head off (turn sb aside)

se détourner de qn

2. head off fig (avoid):

head off

éviter

II. head off VERBO intr

to head off towards/to sth

garder le cap sur qc

I. head-on ADJ

head-on

de front

head-on collision

frontal(e)

II. head-on ADV

head-on

de plein front

head up VERBO trans

head up

diriger

head for VERBO trans

1. head for (go towards):

head for

se diriger vers

to head for the exit

aller vers la sortie

2. head for fig:

to head for disaster

aller au désastre

head teacher SUBST

head teacher

directeur(-trice) m (f)

head start SUBST

head start

avance f

to give sb a head start

donner de l'avance à qn

no Dicionário PONS

I. head [hed] SUBST

1. head a. fig:

head

tête f

a hundred head of cattle

cent têtes de bétail

to win by a head

gagner avec une tête d'avance

to need a clear head to +infin

avoir besoin d'avoir la tête reposée pour +infin

to put ideas into sb's head

mettre des idées dans la tête de qn

to use one's head

se creuser la tête

at the head of the table

en bout de table

2. head (person in charge):

head

chef m

head ESCOLAR

directeur(-trice) m (f)

3. head (coin face):

head

côté m pile

4. head (water source):

head

source f

5. head (beer foam):

head

mousse f

Expressões:

to have one's head buried in a book

avoir la tête plongée dans un livre

to have one's head in the clouds

avoir la tête dans les nuages

to have a good head for numbers

avoir la bosse des maths

to be head over heels in love

être fou amoureux

to have a good head on one's shoulders

avoir la tête bien posée sur ses épaules

to be head and shoulders above sb

avoir plus d'une tête d'avance sur qn

heads or tails?

pile ou face?

to keep one's head above water

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

to go straight to sb's head alcohol, wine

monter à la tête de qn

to go to sb's head fame, success

monter à la tête de qn

head on

de front

II. head [hed] VERBO trans

1. head (lead):

head

être à la tête de

2. head sports:

to head the ball

faire une tête

III. head [hed] VERBO intr

head

aller

to head home

aller à la maison

IV. head [hed] ADJ

head

principal(e)

pudding head SUBST coloq

pudding head

imbécile mf

head up VERBO trans

head up

diriger

head cold SUBST

head cold

rhume m de cerveau

head office SUBST

head office

centrale f

I. head-on ADJ

head-on

de front

head-on collision

frontal(e)

II. head-on ADV

head-on

de plein fouet

I. head-butt SUBST sports

head-butt

coup m de tête

II. head-butt VERBO trans

head-butt

donner un coup de tête à

I. head off VERBO trans

1. head off:

head off (get in front of sb)

aller au devant de qn

head off (turn sb aside)

se détourner de qn

2. head off fig (avoid):

head off

éviter

II. head off VERBO intr

to head off towards/to sth

garder le cap sur qc

head for VERBO trans

1. head for (go towards):

head for

se diriger vers

to head for the exit

aller vers la sortie

2. head for fig:

to head for disaster

aller au désastre

head back VERBO intr

head back

retourner

to head back home/to camp

retourner à la maison/au camp

Vocabulário Técnico da Refrigeração GEA

culasse (de cylindre)

cylinder head

fond de piston

piston head

refroidissement des culasses

cylinder head cooling

Present

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Past

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Present Perfect

I	have	headed
you	have	headed
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Past Perfect

I	had	headed
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