| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| head adj | (at the front, leading) | anführend Adj |
| | The head runner was starting to slow down. |
| head adj | (at the top, first) | erste Adj |
| | | oberste Adj |
| | The head item on the agenda was going to be difficult to resolve. |
| head adj | (maritime: from in front of) | Gegenwind Nm |
| | The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. |
| head n | figurative (thought, intellect) | Gespür Nn |
| | He has a good head for science. |
| head n | figurative (intelligence) | Kopf Nm |
| | | Intelligenz Nf |
| | Use your head! You can find a creative way to get it done. |
| head n | figurative (ability) | Fähigkeit Nf |
| | I just don't have the right head for management. |
| head n | figurative (composure) | Fassung Nf |
| | Though he was mad, he kept his head about him in public. |
| head n | (person) | Kopf Nm |
| | | Person Nf |
| | They charge five dollars a head to get into the dance club. |
| head n | (top: in achievement, ability) | Beste Nm |
| | | Beste Nf |
| | He was at the head of his class at Harvard. |
| head n | (chief, president) | Chef Nm |
| | | Präsident Nm |
| | That man is the head of the company. |
| head n | (extremity) | äußeres Ende Adj + Nn |
| | The head of the bone slots into the socket. |
| head n | (front position) | Kopf Nm |
| | | Kopfende Nn |
| | Since it was his birthday, he sat at the head of the table. |
| head n | (fluid pressure) | Wolke Nf |
| | As the locomotive went faster and faster, it built up quite a head of steam. |
| head n | (part likely to burst) | Oberfläche Nf |
| | He burst the pimple by poking its head with a needle. |
| head n | (drum) | oberes Ende Adj + Nn |
| | A conga drum is tuned by adjusting the tension of its head. |
| head n | (arrow) (Pfeil) | Spitze Nf |
| | The shaft of the arrow was made of ash, and its head was made of metal. |
| head n | (recording device) | Aufnahmegerät Nn |
| | The sound from the cassette player was dull because the head was dirty. |
| head n | (headline) | Schlagzeile Nf |
| | The front page of the newspaper had a massive head when war broke out. |
| head n | (page) | oberer Teil Adj + Nm |
| | We usually put the article's title at the head of the page. |
| head n | (tool) (Werkzeug) | Kopf Nm |
| | The head of the hammer is made of strengthened metal so it doesn't malform. |
| head n | (maritime: toilet) (Seefahrt) | Toilette Nn |
| | | Vorschiff Nn |
| | He's gone to the head to pee. |
| head n | (cylinder) | Zylinderkopf Nm |
| | The cylinder head is an essential part of an internal combustion engine. |
| head n | (herd animal) (Herde) | Tier Nn |
| | The farmer sold his cattle for fifty dollars per head. |
| head n | (beer, other foam) (übertragen) | Blume Nf |
| | | Schaum Nm |
| | (übertragen) | Krone Nf |
| | The waiter poured the beer so that it would have a lot of head on top. |
| head n | (compact plant part) (Botanik) | Kopf Nm |
| | This new lettuce has a tight head. |
| head n | (river source) (Fluss) | Quelle Nf |
| | The head of this river is a small stream in the Rocky Mountains. |
| head n | (railhead) | Kopfbahnhof Nm |
| | | Endbahnhof Nm |
| | The engineers fixed the head so that the wheels of the train could run smoothly along it. |
| head n | slang (fellatio) (Slang, vulgär, Anglizismus) | Blowjob Nm |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | Blasen Nn |
| | Ana enjoys giving her boyfriend head. |
| head n | (bow of a ship) | Bug- Präf |
| | 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) | Kopf- Präf |
| | The doctors kept him in hospital for observation after his head injury. |
| head suffix | (noun: state of being) | -kopf Suffix |
| | For example: godhead |
| head vi | (go in a direction) | fahren Vi |
| | | auf dem Weg sein Rdw |
| | We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. |
| head vi | (form a head) (Pflanze) | austreiben Vi, sepa |
| | This lettuce heads early. |
| head [sth]⇒ vtr | (precede) | anführen Vt, sepa |
| | The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. |
| head [sth] vtr | (excel) | übertreffen Vi, fix |
| | | der Beste sein Rdw |
| | He heads his class in language studies. |
| head [sth] vtr | (be the chief of) | leiten Vt |
| | | anführen Vt, sepa |
| | | kommandieren Vi |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| head [sth] vtr | (turn aside) | treiben Vt |
| | The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. |
| head [sth] vtr | (sports: hit with one's head) (Sport) | einen Köpfer machen Rdw |
| | The football player headed the ball into the net. |
| head⇒ vtr | (put as a title) (informell) | nennen Vt |
| | | [etw] die Überschrift geben VP |
| | | betiteln Vt |
| | The journalist headed the article "Ways to Avoid Being Overworked." |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter: head | -head |
assistant principal (US), deputy head teacher, deputy head (UK) n | (deputy to head teacher) | stellvertretender Rektor V Part Präs + Nm |
| | | stellvertretende Rektorin V Part Präs + Nf |
| Anmerkung: Capitalized when used as a title. |
| bald head n | (head with no hair) | Glatze Nf |
| | He quickly put on a hat to keep the hailstones from bouncing on his bald head. |
| big head n | (conceited or arrogant attitude) | Angeber Nm |
| | | Angeberin Nf |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | Großmaul Nn |
| | (Slang) | Proll Nm |
| | All those accolades that Paul has been getting are giving him a big head. |
| bite [sb]'s head off v expr | (speak angrily) (ugs, übertragen) | jmdm den Kopf abreißen Rdw |
| | (ugs) | anmotzen, anmeckern Vt, sepa |
| | (Slang) | anranzen Vt, sepa |
| bow your head vtr | (lower: your head) | seinen Kopf neigen VP |
| | | seinen Kopf senken VP |
| | The parishioners bowed their heads in prayer. |
| | Die Gemeindemitglieder neigten ihren Kopf im Gebet. |
| bury your head in the sand v expr | figurative (ignore stressful situation) | den Kopf in den Sand stecken Rdw |
| | | sich vor der Wahrheit verschließen, die Wahrheit nicht sehen wollen Rdw |
| come to a head v expr | figurative (become a crisis) | zuspitzen Vr, sepa |
| | Tension between the couple came to a head when Tony accused Sarah of having an affair. |
| conk n | informal (blow to the head) | Kopfnuss Nf |
| | | Schlag auf den Kopf Rdw |
| cool head n | slang, figurative (composure, calm) (übertragen) | kühler Kopf Adj + Nm |
| | | Ruhe Nf |
| | After the accident, and even though she had been injured, she had a cool head. |
crosshead, cross head n | (machinery: part of an engine) | Kreuzkopf Nm |
crosshead, cross head n | (building: transverse timber) | Querbalken Nm |
| | | Traverse Nf |
crosshead, cross-head n as adj | (tool, tip: with a crosshead) | Kreuzschlitz- Präf |
| | | Kreuz- Präf |
| | Use a crosshead screwdriver to loosen the screws. |
| drum [sth] into [sb]'s head v expr | (instill by repetition) (übertragen, ugs) | jemandem etwas eintrichtern Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen, ugs) | jemandem etwas einprügeln Vt, sepa |
| | Our father, a clever but uneducated man, always drummed into our heads the importance of a good education. |
| duck your head v expr | (lower your head) | den Kopf einziehen VP |
| | | ducken Vr |
| | I ducked my head to avoid hitting it on the lintel. |
| | Vergiss nicht, den Kopf einzuziehen, wenn du runter gehst. |
| fall head over heels v expr | (tumble) | Hals über Kopf herunterstürzen, Hals über Kopf hinunterstürzen Rdw |
| | | Hals über Kopf herunterfallen, Hals über Kopf hinunterfallen Rdw |
| | Alex fell head over heels down the mountainside. |
fall head over heels, fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) | sich Hals über Kopf verlieben Rdw |
| | (Slang) | sich total verknallen Adj + Vr |
| | 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) | sich Hals über Kopf in jemanden verlieben Rdw |
| | (Slang) | sich total in jemanden verknallen Rdw |
| | 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) | sich Hals über Kopf in jemanden verlieben Rdw |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
| flower head n | (clustered flower) | Blüte Nf |
| | | Blütenkorb, Blütenstand Nm |
get your head around [sth], get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) (informell) | raffen Vt |
| | (informell) | kapieren Vt |
| | | verstehen Vt |
| Anmerkung: Often used in the negative |
| | I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it. |
| go head to head v expr | | Kopf an Kopf liegen Rdw |
| | The winners of the heats went head to head in the final. |
| go to [sb]'s head v expr | figurative, slang (make egotistical) | zu Kopf steigen Rdw |
| | His one hit record went to his head, and now he is impossible to live with. |
| | Der Erfolg seiner Single ist ihm zu Kopf gestiegen. Er ist ein schrecklicher Mitbewohner geworden. |
go to [sb]'s head, go straight to [sb]'s head v expr | (make drunk) | betrunken machen Adj + Vt |
| | That glass of wine has gone straight to my head! |
| | Dieses Glas Wein hat mich sofort betrunken gemacht! |
| hang your head v expr | (in shame) | den Kopf vor Scham hängen lassen Rdw |
| | The defendant hung his head as the judge pronounced his sentence. |
| have a good head on your shoulders v expr | figurative (be sensible) | das Herz am richtigen Fleck tragen Rdw |
| | 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) (übertragen) | mit dem Kopf in den Wolken hängen Rdw |
| | | ein Tagträumer sein Rdw |
| | That boy is smart, but he will never amount to much because he has his head in the clouds. |
| have your head screwed on v expr | informal, figurative (be sensible, practical) (Moral) | sein Herz am richtigen Fleck haben Rdw |
| | (Vernunft) | bei klarem Verstand sein Rdw |
| | It is best to have your head screwed on when dealing with money. |
| | I'm confident he'll make a wise decision; he's got his head screwed on right. |
be head and shoulders above [sb/sth], stand head and shoulders above [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (be vastly superior to) | viel besser sein etwas VP |
| | | etwas bei Weitem überlegen sein, um Welten besser sein als etwas VP |
| | | etwas überragen Vt, fix |
| | George's essay was head and shoulders above those of the rest of the class. |
| head cold n | (viral infection) (Schnupfen, Husten) | Erkältung Nf |
| | (Fieber) | Grippe Nf |
| head count n | (tally) | Durchzählen Nn |
| | The teacher did a quick head count before dividing the class into two groups. |
| head count n | (number of people) | Zahl, Anzahl Nf |
| head injury n | (wound to the head) | Kopfverletzung Nf |
| | A young lad was struck by a car and is now in intensive care with a serious head injury. |
head louse, plural: head lice n | usually plural (parasite on the scalp) (ugs) | Laus Nf |
| | | Kopflaus Nf |
| | She treated her kids for head lice but it didn't work. |
| head of hair n | (hair: amount, thickness) (übertragen, ugs) | Mäne Nf |
| | | Haarpracht Nf |
| | That beautiful girl has a gorgeous head of hair. |
| head of the household n | ([sb] in charge of family) | Person, die in der Familie das Sagen hat Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | Person, die in der Familie die Hosen anhat Rdw |
| | | Familienoberhaupt Nn |
| | Forget about Dad, my Mum is definitely the head of the household! |
head of state, Head of State n | (national leader) | Staatschef Nm |
| | In a kingdom, the head of state is a king rather than a president. |
| head office n | (headquarters) | Hauptsitz Nm |
| | | Hauptniederlassung Nf |
| | | Hauptgeschäft Nn |
| | | Hauptverwaltung Nf |
| | The head office of our company is now overseas because we got bought out. |
| | Der Hauptsitz unserer Firma befindet sich jetzt im Ausland, da das Unternehmen aufgekauft wurde. |
| head-on adv | (in collision) | frontal Adv |
| | | mit dem Kopf voraus Rdw |
| | | mit der Vorderseite zuerst Rdw |
| | The car veered across the road and hit a van head-on. |
| | Das Auto drehte sich, schlitterte die Straße entlang und stieß frontal mit einem Kleintransporter zusammen. |
| head-on adj | (collision: direct, full-frontal) | frontal Adj |
| | | mit dem Kopf voraus Rdw |
| | | mit der Vorderseite zuerst Rdw |
| | 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. |
| | Es gab zwei Tote bei dem frontalen Zusammenstoß. // Emma hatte in ihrem kleinen Sportauto viel Glück, dass sie den frontalen Zusammenstoß mit dem Bus überlebte. |
head on, head-on adj | figurative (direct, honest) | direkt Adj |
| | | ehrlich Adj |
| | | offen Adj |
| | Rather than talking around the subject, let's take a head-on look at the issues. |
| | Anstatt um dieses Thema drumrum zu reden, lasst uns direkt mit diesen Problemen auseinandersetzen. |
| head over heels in love expr | figurative (infatuated) (übertragen) | sich Hals über Kopf in jmdn verlieben Rdw |
| | | jmdm verfallen sein V Part Perf + Vi |
| | (ugs) | in jmdn total verschossen sein Rdw |
| | After Cara's first date with Matt, she was head over heels in love with him. |
head shot, headshot n | (portrait photo: head only) | Poträt Nn |
| | | Kopfbild Nn |
| head start n | (race: starting ahead) | Vorsprung Nm |
| | My little sister runs slowly, so I give her a head start. |
| head start n | figurative (advantage) (übertragen) | Vorsprung Nm |
| | | Vorteil Nm |
| | His parents' wealth gave him a head start in life. |
| head straight for [sth] v expr | (person: go directly) | direkt zu etwas gehen Rdw |
| | (informell) | schnurstracks auf etwas zusteuern Rdw |
| | Bianca grabbed her coat and headed straight for the exit. |
| head straight for [sth/sb] v expr | (vehicle: move towards) | direkt auf jemanden zukommen Rdw |
| | | genau in die Richtung von jemandem steuern Rdw |
| | When Colin looked up, he realized the truck was heading straight for him. |
head to head, head-to-head adj | (contest: between two people) | Kopf an Kopf Rdw |
| | | knapp Adj |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| | There was a head-to-head round between the final two contestants to determine the winner. |
| head to head adv | figurative (in direct opposition) | Kopf an Kopf Rdw |
| | | gegeneinander Adv |
| | The leaders of the two parties came head to head in today's debate about immigration. |
| head waiter n | (highest-ranking food server) | Oberkellner Nm |
| | | Oberkellnerin Nf |
| | Anthony is the head waiter at a restaurant. |
| head-on adv | figurative (directly, honestly) (ugs) | klipp und klar Rdw |
| | | offen und ehrlich Rdw |
| | | ganz direkt Adv + Adj |
| | Her novels tackle difficult social issues head-on. |
| | Ihr Roman setzt sich offen und ehrlich mit schwierigen sozialen Problemen auseinander. |
| head-on collision n | (full-frontal crash) | Frontalzusammenstoß Nm |
| | | frontaler Aufprall Adj + Nm |
| | In the head-on collision with the lorry, the Mini came off worst. |
headbutt, head-butt n | (violent blow made with the head) | Kopfstoß Nm |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Kopfnuss Nf |
| | With a swift headbutt, the goat knocked the little boy over. |
headbutt [sb/sth], head-butt [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (hit with the forehead) (umgangssprachlich) | jmdm eine Kopfnuss verpassen Rdw |
| | | jmdm einen Kopfstoß versetzen Rdw |
| | | jmdn mit dem Kopf treffen Rdw |
| | The wrestler violently headbutted his opponent. |
headfirst, head first adv | (with the head in front) | mit dem Kopf zuerst Rdw |
| | | mit dem Kopf nach vorne Rdw |
| | | erst mit dem Kopf Rdw |
| | Max dove into the water headfirst. |
headfirst, head first adv | figurative (recklessly) | draufgängerisch Adj |
| | | halsbrecherisch Adj |
| | | wagemutig Adj |
| | Sam has a tendency to jump into projects headfirst. |
headhunt, head-hunt vi | figurative (find job candidate) | abwerben Vi, sepa |
headhunt [sb], head-hunt [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (identify as a job candidate) | abwerben Vt, sepa |
headhunter, head-hunter n | figurative (recruiter) (Anglizismus) | Headhunter Nm |
| | | Abwerber Nm |
| | | Personalabwerber Nm |
| | Tamara was recruited by a headhunter for her new job. |
headhunting, head-hunting n | figurative (recruiting of new employees) (Anglizismus) | Headhunting Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Recruiting Nn |
headhunting, head-hunting n | (anthropology) | Kopfjagd Nf |
headteacher, head teacher n | UK (principal of a school) | Direktor Nm |
| | | Schulleiter Nm |
| | The impudent boy was sent to explain himself to the headteacher. |
| hit the nail on the head v expr | figurative (be exactly right) | den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen Rdw |
| | | mitten ins Schwarze treffen Rdw |
| | Russell's comment really hit the nail on the head. |
hothead, hot-head n | figurative, slang ([sb] quick to anger) | Hitzkopf Nm |
| | | Feuerkopf Nm |
| | | jemand, der leicht wütend wird Rdw |
| | Some hotheads were causing trouble at the protest march. |
| in over your head expr | figurative (overly involved with [sb]) | Hals über Kopf Rdw |
| in over your head expr | figurative (your problems are too hard for you) (übertragen) | Hals über Kopf Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | den Mund zu voll nehmen Rdw |
| | | sich zu viel zumuten Rdw |
| keep your head v expr | figurative (stay calm) | nicht den Kopf verlieren Rdw |
| | | nicht durchdrehen Adv + Vi, sepa |
| | | ruhig bleiben Adj + Vt |
| keep your head above water v expr | figurative (be financially stable) | den Kopf über Wasser halten Rdw |
| laugh your head off v expr | figurative, informal (laugh heartily) | sich vor Lachen den Bauch halten Rdw |
| lose your head v expr | figurative (become overexcited) | den Kopf verlieren Rdw |
| | | in Panik geraten Rdw |
| | Don't lose your head in an emergency. Just stay calm. |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US), make head or tail of [sth], make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) (ugs) | etwas kapieren Vt |
| | | etwas verstehen Vt |
| | (Slang) | etwas raffen Vt |
| Anmerkung: Usually in the negative. |
meathead, also US: beef-head n | informal (male: idiot) | Idiot Nm |
| | | Blödmann Nm |
nailhead, nail head n | (flat top of a nail) | Nagelkopf Nm |
| off the top of your head expr | figurative, informal (spontaneously, improvising) | spontan Adj |
| | | aus dem Stegreif Rdw |
| | Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of that actor. |
on [sb]'s head, on your head expr | figurative ([sb] will face the consequences) (übertragen) | auf deine Kappe Rdw |
| | | deine Schuld Pron + Nf |
| | What you are suggesting is an unorthodox approach; if it goes wrong, it will be on your head. |
| pat on the head n | (gentle touch) | tätscheln Vt |
| | 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) | tätscheln Vt |
| | Rob patted his son on the head. |
| pinhead n | figurative, pejorative, slang (stupid person) (übertragen) | Dummkopf, Schwachkopf Nm |
| | (übertragen) | Bremsbirne Nf |
| | | Depp, Trottel Nm |
| pinhead n | (point of a pin) | Nadelkopf, Stecknadelkopf Nm |
rear its head, rear its ugly head v expr | figurative (issue, problem: arise) | aufkommen Vi, sepa |
| | (Unterhaltung) | zur Sprache kommen Rdw |
| | When Rick and Daisy argue, the issue of money often rears its head. |
| right in the head adj | slang (sane) | ganz richtig im Kopf Rdw |
| | | ganz richtig ticken Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | alle Tassen im Schrank haben Rdw |
| | 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) | Dach über dem Kopf Rdw |
| | 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. |
roundhead screw, round-head screw n | (fastener with rounded head) | Rundkopfschraube Nf |
| running head n | (title at top of a book's pages) | Kurztitel Nm |
| | | Kopfzeile Nf |
| shake your head v expr | (move from side to side) | jmds Kopf schütteln Nm + Vt |
| | Geoff shook his head in disbelief at the news. |
| shout your head off v expr | figurative, informal (rant, shout at length) | sich die Seele aus dem Leib schreien Rdw |
| | 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) | Duschkopf Nm |
| | | Brausekopf Nm |
| | The shower head was clogged with limescale, so the water was coming out in a trickle. |
snake's head, snake's head fritillary n | (flowering plant) | Schachblume Nf |
| | | Schachbrettblume Nf |
| sore head n | US, informal ([sb] discontented and irritable) | Kopfzerbrechen Nn |
| sprinkler head n | (on lawn sprinkler) | Sprinklerkopf Nm |
| | | Rasensprenger Nm |
wellhead, also UK: well head n | (source of a well) | Quelle Nf |
| | | Bohrlochkopf Nm |
wellhead, also UK: well head n | figurative (fountainhead, primary source) (übertragen) | Quelle Nf |
wellhead, also UK: well head n | (top of oil or gas well) | -kopf Suffix |
| | | -mund Suffix |