head = encabezar transitive verb

head = principal adjective

head = cabeza noun

  1. head (English transitive verb, adjective and noun)
  2. head start (English noun)
  3. bite (English verb and noun)
  4. go (English verb and noun)
  5. hang (English verb and noun)
  6. head-on (English adverb & adjective)
  7. hit (English verb and noun)
  8. hitter (English noun)
  9. keep (English verb and noun)
  10. make (English verb and noun)

1head

transitive verb

Spanish Translation of HEAD

transitive verb
1
lead : encabezar
2
direct : dirigir
intransitive verb
: dirigirse

2head

adjective

Spanish Translation of HEAD

main : principal the head office la oficina central, la sede

3head

noun

Spanish Translation of HEAD

1
: cabeza feminine from head to foot de pies a cabeza to stand on one's head pararse de cabeza to nod one's head asentir con la cabeza
2
mind : mente feminine, cabeza feminine use your head! ¡usa la cabeza! to add in one's head sumar mentalmente it's all in your head es pura imaginación tuya to come into one's head venirle a la cabeza to enter one's head pasársele por la cabeza to put something out of your head sacarse algo de la cabeza don't put ideas in his head! ¡no le metas ideas a la cabeza! she's gotten it into her head that… se le ha metido en la cabeza que…
3
tip, top : cabeza feminine (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera feminine (de una mesa o un río), punta feminine (de una flecha), flor masculine (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento masculine (de una carta, etc.), espuma feminine (de cerveza)
4
director, leader : director masculine, -tora feminine; jefe masculine, -fa feminine; cabeza feminine (de una familia) head of state/government jefe de Estado/gobierno
5
: cara feminine (de una moneda) heads or tails cara o cruz
6
: cabeza feminine 500 head of cattle 500 cabezas de ganado $10 a head $10 por cabeza
7
to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico
8
heads or/nor tails I can't make heads nor tails of it para mí no tiene ni pies ni cabeza
9
heads will roll : van a rodar cabezas
10
over one's head it's over my head no alcanzo a entenderlo the joke went over his head no entendió el chiste
11
to be head over heels (in love) : estar perdidamente enamorado
12
to be out of one's head : estar como una cabra
13
to go to someone's head : subírsele a la cabeza a alguien
14
to have a good head on one's shoulders : tener cabeza
15
to hold one's head high : ir con la cabeza bien alta
16
to keep/lose one's head : mantener/perder la calma
17
to keep one's head above water : mantenerse a flote
18
to keep one's head down : mantenerse al margen
19
to rear its (ugly) head : aparecer

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