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/hed/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: a roof over one's head; a toss of one's {hair/head}; to hit the nail on the head; to shake one's head› (parte del cuerpo)
⇨ cabeza
› (cerebro)
⇨ cabeza
Use your head Usa la cabeza
›
⇨ cabecera
the head of the bed la cabecera de la cama
›
⇨ jefe,fa
› UK (US principal)
⇨ forma abreviada de head teacher (director,-a de colegio)
{a/per} head
⇨ por cabeza
It costs ten dollars a head Cuesta diez dólares por cabeza
head first
⇨ de cabeza
heads or tails
⇨ cara o cruz
to get one's head round sth (inform)
⇨ hacerse una idea de algo
⇨ conseguir entender algo
to go over sb's head
⇨ ser imposible de entender
⇨ pasar por encima de alguien [en la jerarquía]
to go to one's head
⇨ subírsele a alguien a la cabeza col.
to have a head for sth
⇨ tener talento para algo
not to make head {nor/or} tail of sth
⇨ no encontrar a algo ni pies ni cabeza col.
(Definition of head n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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