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| head adj | (at the front, leading) | čelní, první příd |
| | The head runner was starting to slow down. |
| head adj | (at the top, first) | první příd |
| | The head item on the agenda was going to be difficult to resolve. |
| head adj | (maritime: from in front of) | čelní, přední příd |
| | The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. |
| head n | figurative (thought, intellect) (přeneseně: mít na něco hlavu) | hlava ž |
| | He has a good head for science. |
| head n | figurative (intelligence) (přeneseně: inteligence) | hlava ž |
| | Use your head! You can find a creative way to get it done. |
| head n | figurative (ability) | schopnost ž |
| | I just don't have the right head for management. |
| head n | figurative (composure) (psychická) | vyrovnanost ž |
| | Though he was mad, he kept his head about him in public. |
| head n | (person) (přeneseně: osoba) | hlava ž |
| | | osoba ž |
| | They charge five dollars a head to get into the dance club. |
| head n | (top: in achievement, ability) (přeneseně: nejlepší) | špička ž |
| | He was at the head of his class at Harvard. |
| head n | (chief, president) (přeneseně: vedoucí, předseda) | hlava ž |
| | That man is the head of the company. |
| head n | (extremity) | okraj m |
| | The head of the bone slots into the socket. |
| head n | (front position) (stolu) | čelo s |
| | Since it was his birthday, he sat at the head of the table. |
| head n | (fluid pressure) | přetlak m |
| | As the locomotive went faster and faster, it built up quite a head of steam. |
| head n | (part likely to burst) (přeneseně) | hlavička ž |
| | He burst the pimple by poking its head with a needle. |
| head n | (drum) (bubnu) | membrána, blána ž |
| | A conga drum is tuned by adjusting the tension of its head. |
| head n | (arrow) (šípu, šipky) | hrot m |
| | The shaft of the arrow was made of ash, and its head was made of metal. |
| head n | (recording device) (rekordéru) | hlava ž |
| | The sound from the cassette player was dull because the head was dirty. |
| head n | (headline) (v novinách) | titulek m |
| | The front page of the newspaper had a massive head when war broke out. |
| head n | (page) | záhlaví s |
| | We usually put the article's title at the head of the page. |
| head n | (tool) (kladiva) | čelo s |
| | The head of the hammer is made of strengthened metal so it doesn't malform. |
| head n | (maritime: toilet) (na lodi) | záchod m |
| | He's gone to the head to pee. |
| head n | (cylinder) (válce v motoru) | hlava ž |
| | The cylinder head is an essential part of an internal combustion engine. |
| head n | (herd animal) (dobytka) | kus m |
| | The farmer sold his cattle for fifty dollars per head. |
| head n | (beer, other foam) (přeneseně: z pěny na nápoji) | čepice, čepička ž |
| | The waiter poured the beer so that it would have a lot of head on top. |
| head n | (compact plant part) (salátu) | hlávka ž |
| | This new lettuce has a tight head. |
| head n | (river source) (říční) | zdroj m |
| | The head of this river is a small stream in the Rocky Mountains. |
| head n | (railhead) (kolejnice) | hlava ž |
| | The engineers fixed the head so that the wheels of the train could run smoothly along it. |
| head n | slang (fellatio) (hovorový výraz: orální sex) | kouření s |
| | Ana enjoys giving her boyfriend head. |
| head n | (bow of a ship) | příď ž |
| | The sailors used a rope at the head of the ship to fasten it to the wharf. |
| head n as adj | (of or affecting the head) (týkající se hlavy) | hlavový příd |
| | The doctors kept him in hospital for observation after his head injury. |
| head suffix | (noun: state of being) | bytí s |
| | For example: godhead |
| head vi | (go in a direction) | mířit ned |
| | | zamířit dok |
| | We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. |
| head vi | (form a head) | tvořit hlávku ned + ž |
| | This lettuce heads early. |
| head [sth]⇒ vtr | (precede) (v pořadí) | předcházet ned |
| | The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. |
| head [sth] vtr | (excel) (v něčem) | vynikat ned |
| | He heads his class in language studies. |
| head [sth] vtr | (be the chief of) (být nadřízeným) | vést ned |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| head [sth] vtr | (turn aside) | odvést dok |
| | | odvádět ned |
| | The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. |
| head [sth] vtr | (sports: hit with one's head) | hlavičkovat ned |
| | | odhlavičkovat dok |
| | The football player headed the ball into the net. |
| head⇒ vtr | (put as a title) | nazvat dok |
| | | pojmenovat dok |
| | | nadepsat dok |
| | The journalist headed the article "Ways to Avoid Being Overworked." |
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| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | namyšlený člověk příd + m |
| | (neformální) | nafoukanec m |
| | All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
| bow your head vtr | (lower: your head) (hlavu) | sklopit, sklonit dok |
| | The parishioners bowed their heads in prayer. |
| butthead n | US, pejorative, vulgar, slang (stupid person) (pejorativní výraz) | trouba m |
| | (pejorativní výraz) | pitomec, blbec m |
| | Get out of the way, butthead! |
| cool head n | slang, figurative (composure, calm) | chladná hlava |
| | After the accident, and even though she had been injured, she had a cool head. |
| drum [sth] into [sb]'s head v expr | (instill by repetition) (něco někomu) | vtloukat do hlavy ned, fráze |
| | Our father, a clever but uneducated man, always drummed into our heads the importance of a good education. |
| fall head over heels v expr | (tumble) | skutálet se dok |
| | Alex fell head over heels down the mountainside. |
| | Skutálel se dolů ze svahu. |
fall head over heels,
fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) | bezhlavě se zamilovat přísl + dok |
| | (přen.: zamilovat se) | ztratit hlavu dok + ž |
| | After knowing him for just two weeks I'd fallen head over heels. |
| fall head over heels for [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) | bezhlavě se zamilovat do dok, fráze |
| | (přen.: zamilovat se do někoho) | ztratit hlavu pro dok, fráze |
| | In Greek mythology, Eros shot a golden arrow that made Apollo fall head over heels for Daphne. |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) (do někoho) | bezhlavě se zamilovat do dok, fráze |
| | (přen.: zamilovat se do někoho) | ztratit hlavu pro dok, fráze |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
| go to [sb]'s head v expr | figurative, slang (make egotistical) (přen., pýcha) | stoupnout do hlavy dok, fráze |
| | His one hit record went to his head, and now he is impossible to live with. |
go to [sb]'s head,
go straight to [sb]'s head v expr | (make drunk) (alkohol) | stoupnout do hlavy dok, fráze |
| | That glass of wine has gone straight to my head! |
| hang your head v expr | (in shame) (zklamáním, hanbou atd.) | svěsit hlavu dok + ž |
| | The defendant hung his head as the judge pronounced his sentence. |
| have a good head on your shoulders v expr | figurative (be sensible) | být dobrým člověkem ned, fráze |
| | I don't mind him dating my daughter. That boy has a good head on his shoulders. |
| have your head in the clouds v expr | figurative (be a dreamer) (přeneseně: být snílek) | mít hlavu v oblacích ned, fráze |
| | That boy is smart, but he will never amount to much because he has his head in the clouds. |
be head and shoulders above [sb/sth],
stand head and shoulders above [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (be vastly superior to) | o třídu lepší než fráze |
| | George's essay was head and shoulders above those of the rest of the class. |
| Head Chef n | (professional cook who runs a kitchen) | šéfkuchař, šéfkuchařka m, ž |
| | The head chef makes an excellent caesar salad. |
head louse,
plural: head lice n | usually plural (parasite on the scalp) (ve vlasech) | veš ž |
| | She treated her kids for head lice but it didn't work. |
| head of hair n | (hair: amount, thickness) | husté vlasy |
| | That beautiful girl has a gorgeous head of hair. |
| head of the household n | ([sb] in charge of family) | hlava domácnosti ž + ž |
| | Forget about Dad, my Mum is definitely the head of the household! |
head of state,
Head of State n | (national leader) | hlava státu |
| | In a kingdom, the head of state is a king rather than a president. |
| head office n | (headquarters) | centrála ž |
| | The head office of our company is now overseas because we got bought out. |
| head-on adv | (in collision) (srážka) | čelně přísl |
| | The car veered across the road and hit a van head-on. |
| head-on adv | figurative (directly, honestly) | přímo, přímočaře přísl |
| | Her novels tackle difficult social issues head-on. |
| head-on adj | (collision: direct, full-frontal) (srážka) | čelní příd |
| | There were two fatalities in the head-on collision. |
| | Emma was lucky to survive the head-on crash of her small sports car into a bus. |
head on,
head-on adj | figurative (direct, honest) | přímý, přímočarý příd |
| | Rather than talking around the subject, let's take a head-on look at the issues. |
| head start n | (race: starting ahead) (na startu) | náskok m |
| | My little sister runs slowly, so I give her a head start. |
| head start n | figurative (advantage) (do života) | náskok m |
| | | výhoda ž |
| | His parents' wealth gave him a head start in life. |
| head straight for [sth] v expr | (person: go directly) (kam) | jít přímo ned + přísl |
| | Bianca grabbed her coat and headed straight for the exit. |
| head straight for [sth/sb] v expr | (vehicle: move towards) (vozidlem) | směřovat k ned + předl |
| | When Colin looked up, he realized the truck was heading straight for him. |
| head-to-head adj | (contest: between two people) (přen.: utkat se s někým osobně) | tváří v tvář fráze |
| | | mezi čtyřma očima fráze |
| head to head adv | (in direct opposition) | proti, naproti přísl |
| | | proti sobě předl + záj |
| head-on collision n | (full-frontal crash) | čelní náraz |
| | In the head-on collision with the lorry, the Mini came off worst. |
headbutt,
head-butt n | (violent blow made with the head) (hovorový výraz: úder hlavou) | hlavička ž |
| | With a swift headbutt, the goat knocked the little boy over. |
headfirst,
head first adv | (with the head in front) | střemhlav přísl |
| | | hlavou dopředu ž + přísl |
| | Max dove into the water headfirst. |
headfirst,
head first adv | figurative (recklessly) | lehkomyslně přísl |
| | Sam has a tendency to jump into projects headfirst. |
headhunter,
head-hunter n | figurative (recruiter) (přeneseně) | lovec talentů, lovec mozků m + m |
| | Tamara was recruited by a headhunter for her new job. |
headteacher,
head teacher n | UK (principal of a school) | ředitel školy, ředitelka školy m + ž, ž + ž |
| | The impudent boy was sent to explain himself to the headteacher. |
| hit the nail on the head v expr | figurative (be exactly right) | uhodit hřebík na hlavičku |
| | Russell's comment really hit the nail on the head. |
| lose your head v expr | figurative (become overexcited) | ztratit hlavu |
| | Don't lose your head in an emergency. Just stay calm. |
| off the top of your head expr | figurative, informal (spontaneously, improvising) | z hlavy předl + ž |
| | Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of that actor. |
| pat on the head n | (gentle touch) (uznale) | poklepání po rameni fráze |
| | There is nothing the dog likes better than a pat on the head. |
| pat [sb/sth] on the head v expr | (touch gently on head) (uznale) | poklepat po rameni dok, fráze |
| | Rob patted his son on the head. |
rear its head,
rear its ugly head v expr | figurative (issue, problem: arise) (přeneseně: o problému) | vystrkovat růžky ned + m mn |
| | | přijít řeč na dok, fráze |
| | | objevit se dok |
| | When Rick and Daisy argue, the issue of money often rears its head. |
| right in the head adj | slang (sane) | mít to v hlavě v pořádku |
| | He's a nice enough guy but I don't think he's quite right in the head. |
| roof over your head n | informal (place to live) | střecha nad hlavou |
| | Your house may not be fancy, but at least it's a roof over your head. |
| | The earthquake refugees don't have a roof over their heads. |
| running head n | (title at top of a book's pages) | živé záhlaví příd + s |
| shout your head off v expr | figurative, informal (rant, shout at length) (přeneseně) | vykřičet hlasivky dok + ž mn |
| | He was shouting his head off but nobody heard him over the noise of the crowd. OK, I heard you - you don't have to shout your head off! |
| shower head n | (nozzle of a shower attachment) | sprchová hlavice příd + ž |
| | The shower head was clogged with limescale, so the water was coming out in a trickle. |
| sore head n | US, informal ([sb] discontented and irritable) | bolavá hlava |