head = encabezar transitive verb
head = principal adjective
head = cabeza noun
1head
transitive verb
Spanish Translation of HEAD
2head
adjective
3head
noun
Spanish Translation of HEAD
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: 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
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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…
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: cara feminine (de una moneda) heads or tails cara o cruz
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: cabeza feminine 500 head of cattle 500 cabezas de ganado $10 a head $10 por cabeza
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to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico
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heads or/nor tails I can't make heads nor tails of it para mí no tiene ni pies ni cabeza
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heads will roll : van a rodar cabezas
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over one's head it's over my head no alcanzo a entenderlo the joke went over his head no entendió el chiste
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to be head over heels (in love) : estar perdidamente enamorado
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to be out of one's head : estar como una cabra
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to go to someone's head : subírsele a la cabeza a alguien
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to have a good head on one's shoulders : tener cabeza
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to hold one's head high : ir con la cabeza bien alta
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to keep/lose one's head : mantener/perder la calma
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to keep one's head above water : mantenerse a flote
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to keep one's head down : mantenerse al margen
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to rear its (ugly) head : aparecer
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