| Traduções complementares |
| head adj | (at the front, leading) | primeiro adj |
| | | líder smf |
| | The head runner was starting to slow down. |
| | O primeiro corredor estava começando a diminuir o ritmo. |
| head adj | (at the top, first) | no topo loc adv |
| | | primeiro adj |
| | The head item on the agenda was going to be difficult to resolve. |
| | O item no topo da agenda seria difícil de resolver. |
| | O primeiro item da agenda seria difícil de resolver. |
| head adj | (maritime: from in front of) | de frente loc adv |
| | The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. |
| | Os ventos fortes de frente freavam a embarcação. |
| head n | figurative (thought, intellect) (figurado) | cabeça sf |
| | He has a good head for science. |
| | Ele tem uma cabeça boa para ciências. |
| head n | figurative (intelligence) (figurado) | cabeça sf |
| | Use your head! You can find a creative way to get it done. |
| | Use a cabeça! Você consegue achar um jeito criativo de concluir isto. |
| head n | figurative (ability) | cabeça sf |
| | I just don't have the right head for management. |
| | Não tenho cabeça certa para gestão. |
| head n | figurative (composure) | compostura sf |
| | Though he was mad, he kept his head about him in public. |
| | Apesar de zangado, ele manteve sua compostura em público. |
| head n | (person) | cabeça sf |
| | They charge five dollars a head to get into the dance club. |
| | Eles cobram cinco dólares por cabeça para entrar na boate. |
| head n | (top: in achievement, ability) (figurado: realização, conquista) | topo sm |
| | He was at the head of his class at Harvard. |
| | Ele estava no topo da turma em Harvard. |
| head n | (chief, president) | cabeça sf |
| | That man is the head of the company. |
| | Aquele homem é o cabeça da empresa. |
| head n | (extremity) | ponta sf |
| | The head of the bone slots into the socket. |
| | A ponta do osso se encaixa no suporte. |
| head n | (front position) | cabeceira sf |
| | Since it was his birthday, he sat at the head of the table. |
| | Como era seu aniversário, ele se sentou na cabeceira da mesa. |
| head n | (fluid pressure) | nuvem sf |
| | As the locomotive went faster and faster, it built up quite a head of steam. |
| | Como a locomotiva ia cada vez mais rápido, ela criava uma nuvem de vapor. |
| head n | (part likely to burst) | cabeça sf |
| | He burst the pimple by poking its head with a needle. |
| | Ele estourou a espinha cutucando a cabeça dela com uma agulha. |
| head n | (drum) (do tambor) | couro sm |
| | A conga drum is tuned by adjusting the tension of its head. |
| | O atabaque é afinado ajustando-se a tensão do couro. |
| head n | (arrow) | ponta sf |
| | The shaft of the arrow was made of ash, and its head was made of metal. |
| | A haste da flecha era feita de freixo, e a ponta de metal. |
| head n | (recording device) (de vídeo cassete) | cabeça sf |
| | The sound from the cassette player was dull because the head was dirty. |
| | O som do tocador de fita cassete estava ruim porque a cabeça estava suja. |
| head n | (headline) | manchete sf |
| | The front page of the newspaper had a massive head when war broke out. |
| | A primeira página do jornal trouxe uma grande manchete quando a guerra estourou. |
| head n | (page) (página) | topo sm |
| | We usually put the article's title at the head of the page. |
| | Normalmente colocamos o título do artigo no topo da página. |
| head n | (tool) (ferramenta) | cabeça sf |
| | The head of the hammer is made of strengthened metal so it doesn't malform. |
| | A cabeça do martelo é feita de metal fortificado, de forma que ela não deforme. |
| head n | (maritime: toilet) (marítimo) | banheiro sm |
| | He's gone to the head to pee. |
| | Ele foi ao banheiro para mijar. |
| head n | (cylinder) | cabeça sf |
| | The cylinder head is an essential part of an internal combustion engine. |
| | A cabeça do cilindro é uma parte essencial de um motor interno de combustão. |
| head n | (herd animal) (animal) | cabeça sf |
| | The farmer sold his cattle for fifty dollars per head. |
| | O fazendeiro vendeu o gado por cinquenta dólares por cabeça. |
| head n | (beer, other foam) (de cerveja) | colarinho sm |
| | The waiter poured the beer so that it would have a lot of head on top. |
| | O garçom serviu a cerveja de forma que ela tivesse bastante colarinho. |
| head n | (compact plant part) (de planta) | cabeça sf |
| | This new lettuce has a tight head. |
| | Esta alface nova tem uma cabeça apertada. |
| head n | (river source) | fonte, nascente sf |
| | The head of this river is a small stream in the Rocky Mountains. |
| | A nascente deste rio é um riacho pequeno nas Montanhas Rochosas. |
| head n | (railhead) | perfil de trilho sm |
| | The engineers fixed the head so that the wheels of the train could run smoothly along it. |
| | Os engenheiros afixaram o perfil de trilho de forma que as rodas do trem corressem suavemente ao longo dele. |
| head n | slang (fellatio) | sexo oral sm + adj |
| | (gíria, vulgar) | chupada sf |
| | Ana enjoys giving her boyfriend head. |
| | Ana gosta de fazer sexo oral em seu namorado. |
| head n | (bow of a ship) | proa sf |
| | The sailors used a rope at the head of the ship to fasten it to the wharf. |
| | Os marinheiros usaram a corda na proa do navio para amarrá-lo ao cais. |
| head n as adj | (of or affecting the head) | cabeça sf |
| | The doctors kept him in hospital for observation after his head injury. |
| | Os médicos o mantiveram no hospital para observação depois da sua lesão na cabeça. |
| head suffix | (noun: state of being) | ade sufixo |
| | For example: godhead |
| | Por exemplo: divindade |
| head vi | (go in a direction) | dirigir-se v p |
| | We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. |
| | Vamos nos dirigir ao Arizona na nossa próxima viagem. |
| head vi | (form a head) | formar cabeça vt + sf |
| | This lettuce heads early. |
| | Esta alface forma cabeça cedo. |
| head [sth]⇒ vtr | (precede) | encabeçar vt |
| | The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. |
| | O candidato a primeiro ministro encabeçava a lista de candidatos. |
| head [sth] vtr | (excel) | destacar-se vp |
| | He heads his class in language studies. |
| | Ele se destaca na turma de estudos linguísticos. |
| head [sth] vtr | (be the chief of) | liderar vt |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| | Aquele homem lidera o serviço de bombeiros para todo o país. |
| head [sth] vtr | (turn aside) | dirigir vt |
| | The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. |
| | O cão pastor dirigiu as ovelhas para longe do rio. |
| head [sth] vtr | (sports: hit with one's head) | cabecear vt |
| | The football player headed the ball into the net. |
| | O jogador de futebol cabeceou a bola para dentro do gol. |
| head⇒ vtr | (put as a title) | intitular vt |
| | The journalist headed the article "Ways to Avoid Being Overworked." |
| | O jornalista intitulou o artigo "Como evitar ficar exausto". |
Locuções verbais
head | headed |
| head back vi phrasal | (start to go back, return) (começar a voltar, retornar) | retornar v int |
| | | voltar v int |
| | It's getting late; let's head back. |
| head for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (go towards, go to) | dirigir-se a vp + prep |
| | | rumar a vt + prep |
| | To find the party, head for the noise! |
| | Para encontrar a festa, dirija-se ao barulho. |
| head off vi phrasal | (set out, go) (numa viagem) | partir, ir v int |
| | We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time. |
| | Temos de partir às oito em ponto para chegarmos na festa na hora. |
head [sth] off,
head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (redirect by blocking path) | desviar, deslocar vt |
| | He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate. |
| | Ele tentou desviar do touro enfurecido ao fechar a porteira. |
head [sth] off,
head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (avert, prevent) | evitar vt |
| | With torrential rain forecast, emergency measures have been put in place to try to head off a disaster. |
| head out vi phrasal | (leave, start a journey) | começar uma jornada expres v |
| | (começar algo) | entrar de cabeça expres v |
| | | avançar v int |
| | | sair v int |
| | Henry was getting impatient to head out on his own. |
| | Henry estava ficando impaciente para começar uma jornada por si mesmo. |
| head toward/towards [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (go in direction of) | ir em direção expres v |
| | We last saw them heading toward Los Angeles. |
| head [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (lead) | conduzir, comandar, dirigir vt |
| | Rick was chosen to head up the band, perhaps because he played the drums so well. |
| | Rick foi escolhido para conduzir a banda, talvez porque ele tocava bateria muito bem. |
Formas compostas:
headed | head |
| bald-headed adj | (having no hair) | careca adj |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) | vaidoso adj |
| | | presunçoso adj |
| | | arrogante adj |
| | | convencido adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| | O excesso de elogio ao seu último projeto o deixou vaidoso. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) | convencido, metido adj |
| | Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
bullheaded,
bull-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) (figurado, pejorativo: teimoso) | cabeçudo, cabeça dura adj |
| | (figurado, pejorativo: teimoso) | como uma mula adj |
clearheaded,
also UK: clear-headed adj | mainly US (lucid) | lúcido adj |
| cool-headed adj | (calm, rational) (calmo, racional) | de cabeça fria loc adj |
| | Even under pressure she always managed a cool-headed reply. |
| empty-headed adj | (unintelligent, silly) (figurado, informal: burro, bobo) | cabeça de vento, cabeça oca expres |
| | | cabeça vazia expres |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) (obstinado) | cabeça-dura, cabeçudo, teimoso adj |
| | He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (unsentimental, pragmatic) (não sentimental, impassível) | de pé no chão loc adj |
| | | pragmático adj |
| | Some people find them unsentimental, but my hard-headed methods have always been effective. |
| | Algumas pessoas os insensíveis, mas meus métodos pragmáticos sempre foram eficazes. |
| headed for adj | (destined for, going to) | com destino a, destinado a loc adj |
be headed for [sth] (mainly US),
be heading for [sth] (UK) v expr | (be going towards [sth]) | dirigir-se vp |
| | The tour group is currently headed for Central Park, located in the center of Manhattan. |
| | O grupo turístico dirige-se para o Central Park, localizado no centro de Manhattan. |
be headed for [sth] (mainly US),
be heading for [sth] (UK) v expr | figurative (have [sth] as likely consequence) | fadado adj |
| | They are heading for disaster; the company has run out of cash and they have no assets to sell. |
| | Eles estão fadados ao desastre, a empresa está sem dinheiro e eles não tem bens para vender. |
hotheaded,
hot-headed,
hot-tempered adj | (easily angered) (figurado: facilmente irritado) | cabeça quente loc adj |
| | | esquentado adj |
| | My hotheaded boss loses his temper over the slightest mistake. |
level headed,
level-headed adj | (sensible, reasonable) | equilibrado adj |
| | | sensato adj |
| | | razoável adj |
| | | com a cabeça no lugar loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | I'm surprised he panicked - he's normally such a level-headed person. |
lightheaded (US),
light-headed (UK) adj | (dizzy, faint) | atordoado, tonto, zonzo adj |
| | I'm feeling lightheaded; could we rest for a moment? |
muddleheaded (US),
muddle-headed (UK) adj | informal (confused, scatterbrained) | confuso adj |
pigheaded,
pig-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) | teimoso, cabeçudo, cabeça-dura adj |
| | I'm afraid my husband can be incredibly pig-headed at times. |
| red-headed adj | (having auburn or ginger hair) | ruivo adj |
| | | ruivo, ruiva sm, sf |
| | Red-headed people usually have fair skin that sunburns easily. |
| | What's the name of that red-headed actress who was in the film we watched last night? |
| shaven-headed adj | (with head hair shaved off) (informal) | cabeça-raspada adj |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O rapaz cabeça-raspada era sempre olhado de lado. |
thickheaded,
thick-headed adj | informal, figurative, pejorative (stupid, unintelligent) (figurado) | cabeçudo adj |
| | | estúpido adj |
| tow-headed adj | (with light blond hair) | de cabelos claros loc adj |
| white-headed adj | (person: with white hair) (figurado, cabelo branco) | de cabeça branca loc adj |
| | | com cabelo branco loc adj |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (person: misguided) | enganado, desencaminhado adj |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (policy, idea: ill conceived) | errôneo adj |