head Significado & definición

Significado de head en español

• 0 the part of your body that contains your brain, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc. -- cabeza

  • He fell and hit his head on the table.

• 1 your mind -- cabeza

  • I kept hearing that song in my head.

  • All these thoughts were going round in my head.

• 2 the person who is in charge of an organization -- director, -ora

  • Her father is the head of an oil company.

• 3 the person in charge of a school -- director, -ora

• 4 the front or top part of something -- cabecera

  • Who is that at the head of the table?

• 5 used to tell someone in a slightly angry way that they should think more carefully about what they are doing -- ¡usa la cabeza!

  • Why didn’t you use your head and cover the furniture before you started painting?

• 6 If a problem comes to a head, it becomes very bad. -- llegar a un punto crítico

• 7 to be too difficult for someone to understand -- resultarle a alguien difícil de comprender

  • All this talk about philosophy went right over my head.

• 8 to laugh, shout, scream, etc. very much and very loudly -- reír a carcajadas, gritar a pleno pulmón, etc.

• 9 to be practical and wise -- tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

  • Ask Lois to help – she’s got her head screwed on the right way.

• 10 to be a lot better than someone or something -- ser mucho mejor que alguien/algo

  • There’s no competition – they’re head and shoulders above the rest.

• 11 to move in a particular direction -- dirigirse

  • I was heading towards the park.

  • I think we should head home now, before it gets too dark.

• 12 to be in charge of a group, organization, etc. -- dirigir, encabezar

  • She heads the country’s leading travel company.

• 13 the top part of your body that has your eyes, nose and mouth on it -- cabeza [ feminine ]

  • I bumped my head. Me golpeé la cabeza.

• 14 sb’s mind -- mente [ feminine ]

  • a voice in my head telling me to stop una voz en mi mente que me dice que pare

• 15 a boss or leader -- líder [ masculine ]

  • He’s head of the European branch. Él es líder de la rama europea.

  • the head of the family el cabeza de la familia

• 16 the top or front of -- principio [ masculine ]

  • the head of a pin la cabeza de un alfiler

  • at the head of the page en el principio de la página

• 17 the side of a coin with a picture of a head on it -- cara

• 18 (of a bad situation) to become so bad that it must be dealt with -- llegar a un punto crítico

  • when racial tensions finally came to a head cuando las tensiones raciales finalmente llegaron a un punto crítico

• 19 to be too difficult for sb to understand -- pasar por encima

  • Most of his jokes go right over my head. La mayoría de sus bromas pasan directamente por encima de mi.

• 20 to make sb too proud -- subirse a la cabeza de alguien

  • His recent wins have gone to his head. Sus recientes victorias se le han subido a la cabeza.

• 21 very much in love -- locamente enamorado/ada

  • They’re head over heels in love. Están locamente enamorados.

• 22 to stay calm -- mantenerse a flote

  • As a soldier, you have to keep your head. Como soldado, tienes que mantenerte a flote.

• 23 to travel in a particular direction -- dirigirse

  • Head south on Route 85. Diríjase hacia el sur por la Ruta 85.

  • Let’s head back to the campsite. Dirijámonos de vuelta al camping.

• 24 to be the leader or in the top position -- dirigir

  • The company is headed by a former baseball star. La compañía está dirigida por una ex estrella del béisbol.

• 25 to hit a ball with your head -- cabecear

  • He headed the ball into the back of the net. Cabeceó el balón hacia el fondo de la red.