head
[hed]noun
| 1. | [gen]
testa f
a or per head a testa off the top of one's head senza rifletterci troppo to bite or snap sb's head off aggredire qn to sing/shout one's head off cantare/urlare a squarciagola to laugh one's head off ridere a crepapelle to be banging one's head against a brick wall dare delle testate contro il muro I couldn't make head nor tail of it non ha né capo né coda on your own head be it la responsabilità è tua to have a good head for sthg essere portato ( f portata) per qc to have a head for heights non soffrire di vertigini to be off one's head (UK) or to be out of one's head (US) (inf) essere fuori di testa we put our heads together ci abbiamo riflettuto insieme to go to one's head dare alla testa a qn to keep one's head mantenere il sangue freddo to lose one's head perdere la testa to be soft in the head essere scemo ( f scema) |
| 2. | [of stairs, queue, page]
cima f
[of nail, hammer, bed] testa f at the head of the table a capotavola |
| 3. | [of cabbage]
cespo m
[of flower] cima f |
| 4. | [of company, family]
capo m
[of department] responsabile mf |
| 5. | [head teacher] preside mf |
| 6. | ELECTRON testina f |
| to come to a head arrivare al culmine |
head
[hed]transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [be at front or top of] essere in cima a |
| 2. | [be in charge of] essere a capo di |
| 3. | FOOTBALL colpire di testa |
head
[hed]intransitive verb Conjugation
dirigersi
where are you heading? dove sei diretto?
heads
plural noun
testa f (sing)
heads or tails? testa o croce?
head for
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [place] dirigersi verso |
| 2. | (fig) [trouble, disaster] andare incontro a |
head off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [intercept] intercettare |
| 2. | [forestall] scongiurare |
head off
intransitive verb Conjugation
[leave] andarsene
