| Principal Translations |
| headed adj | (notepaper: personalized) | con membrete loc adj |
| | (AmL) | membretado adj |
| | On the bedside table of the hotel room was a pad of headed notepaper. |
| | En la mesita de noche de la habitación de hotel había un bloc de papel con membrete. |
headed,
-headed adj | (having a certain mentality) | de mente loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | The problem with my new pain medication is that it makes me addle-headed. |
headed,
-headed adj | (having a head type or number) (cantidad) | de [número] cabezas loc adj |
| | (característica) | con la cabeza [+ adjetivo] loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | In Greek mythology, Cerberus was a three-headed dog. |
| | En la mitología griega, Cerbero era un perro de tres cabezas. |
headed,
-headed adj | (object: having a type of tip) (alfiler, clavo) | de cabeza [+ adjetivo] loc adj |
| | (flecha) | de punta [+ adjetivo] loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | Marina's shawl was secured by a pearl-headed pin. |
| | Un alfiler de cabeza redonda sostenía el chal de Marina. |
headed,
-headed adj | (group: having a type of leader) | encabezado por, dirigido por adj + prep |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | As of today, the country has its first female-headed government. |
| | A partir de hoy, el país tiene su primer Gobierno encabezado por una mujer. |
| Additional Translations |
| head adj | (at the front, leading) | que va en cabeza lo adj |
| | | líder nm |
| | The head runner was starting to slow down. |
| | El corredor que iba en cabeza empezó a aminorar el paso. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El líder del pelotón llevaba tres kilómetros de ventaja. |
| head adj | (at the top, first) | primer adj |
| | | principal adj mf |
| | The head item on the agenda was going to be difficult to resolve. |
| | El primer punto del temario iba a ser difícil de resolver. |
| | El punto principal del temario iba a ser difícil de resolver. |
| head adj | (maritime: from in front of) | de proa loc adj |
| | The strong head winds slowed the sailing vessel. |
| | Los fuertes vientos de proa redujeron la velocidad del velero. |
| head n | figurative (thought, intellect) (figurado) | cabeza nf |
| | | mente nf |
| | He has a good head for science. |
| | Tiene una buena cabeza para la ciencia. |
| | Tiene una buena mente para la ciencia. |
| head n | figurative (intelligence) (figurado) | cabeza nf |
| | (figurado) | mente nf |
| | (figurado) | sesos nmpl |
| | Use your head! You can find a creative way to get it done. |
| | ¡Usa la cabeza! Puedes hallar una manera creativa de hacerlo. |
| | ¡Usa la mente! Puedes hallar una manera creativa de hacerlo. |
| head n | figurative (ability) (figurado) | mente nf |
| | (figurado) | cabeza nf |
| | I just don't have the right head for management. |
| | Simplemente no tengo mente para los negocios. |
| | Simplemente no tengo cabeza para los negocios. |
| head n | figurative (composure) | compostura nf |
| | Though he was mad, he kept his head about him in public. |
| | Aunque estaba enojado, mantuvo su compostura en público. |
| head n | (person) | cabeza nf |
| | | cápita nf |
| | They charge five dollars a head to get into the dance club. |
| | La entrada a la discoteca costaba cinco dólares por cabeza. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La renta per cápita seguía aumentando. |
| head n | (top: in achievement, ability) | cabeza nf |
| | | élite nf |
| | He was at the head of his class at Harvard. |
| | Él estaba a la cabeza de su clase en Harvard. |
| head n | (chief, president) | presidente n común |
| | | jefe, jefa nm, nf |
| | That man is the head of the company. |
| | Ese hombre es el presidente de la empresa. |
| head n | (extremity) | cabeza nf |
| | The head of the bone slots into the socket. |
| | La cabeza del hueso entra en la cuenca. |
| head n | (front position) (mesa) | cabecera nf |
| | Since it was his birthday, he sat at the head of the table. |
| | Dado a que era su cumpleaños él se sentó en la cabecera de la mesa. |
| head n | (fluid pressure) (de gas) | presión nf |
| | As the locomotive went faster and faster, it built up quite a head of steam. |
| | Mientras la locomotora aceleraba la presión de vapor seguía en aumento. |
| head n | (part likely to burst) | cabeza nf |
| | He burst the pimple by poking its head with a needle. |
| | Hizo explotar el grano pinchando la cabeza con una aguja. |
| head n | (drum) (tambor) | parche nm |
| | A conga drum is tuned by adjusting the tension of its head. |
| | Un tambor de conga se afina ajustando la tensión del parche. |
| head n | (arrow) (flecha) | punta nf |
| | The shaft of the arrow was made of ash, and its head was made of metal. |
| | La vara de la flecha estaba hecha de fresno y la punta de metal. |
| head n | (recording device) | cabezal nf |
| | The sound from the cassette player was dull because the head was dirty. |
| | El sonido de la casetera no era nítido debido a que el cabezal estaba sucio. |
| head n | (headline) | encabezamiento nm |
| | | titular nm |
| | The front page of the newspaper had a massive head when war broke out. |
| | La portada del periódico tenía un encabezamiento enorme cuando estalló la guerra. |
| | La portada del periódico tenía un titular enorme cuando estalló la guerra. |
| head n | (page) | encabezado nm |
| | We usually put the article's title at the head of the page. |
| | Generalmente colocamos el título del artículo en el encabezado de la página. |
| head n | (tool) | cabeza nm |
| | The head of the hammer is made of strengthened metal so it doesn't malform. |
| | La cabeza del martillo está hecha de metal endurecido para que no se deforme. |
| head n | (maritime: toilet) | baño nm |
| | He's gone to the head to pee. |
| | Ha ido al baño a orinar. |
| head n | (cylinder) (cilindro) | culata nf |
| | The cylinder head is an essential part of an internal combustion engine. |
| | La culata del cilindro es una parte vital de un motor de combustión interna. |
| head n | (herd animal) (ganado) | cabeza nf |
| | The farmer sold his cattle for fifty dollars per head. |
| | El granjero vendió su ganado a cincuenta dólares por cabeza. |
| head n | (beer, other foam) | espuma nf |
| | The waiter poured the beer so that it would have a lot of head on top. |
| | El mozo vertió la cerveza de tal modo que tuviera mucha espuma. |
| head n | (compact plant part) (verdura de hoja) | cogollo nm |
| | This new lettuce has a tight head. |
| | Este nuevo tipo de lechuga tiene un cogollo compacto. |
| head n | (river source) | fuente nf |
| | (figurado) | nacimiento nm |
| | | cabecera nf |
| | The head of this river is a small stream in the Rocky Mountains. |
| | La fuente de este río es un pequeño arroyo en las Montañas Rocosas. |
| | El nacimiento de este río es un pequeño arroyo en las Montañas Rocosas. |
| head n | (railhead) (ferrocarril) | cabeza de raíl loc nom f |
| | The engineers fixed the head so that the wheels of the train could run smoothly along it. |
| | Los ingenieros ajustaron la cabeza del raíl para que las ruedas pudieran circular con suavidad. |
| head n | slang (fellatio) (vulgar) | mamada, chupada nf |
| | (AR: vulgar) | pete nm |
| | Ana enjoys giving her boyfriend head. |
| head n | (bow of a ship) | proa nf |
| | The sailors used a rope at the head of the ship to fasten it to the wharf. |
| | Los marineros usaron una cuerda en la proa del barco para atarlo al muelle. |
| head n as adj | (of or affecting the head) | en la cabeza loc adj |
| | The doctors kept him in hospital for observation after his head injury. |
| | Los doctores lo dejaron en observación en el hospital por la lesión en su cabeza. |
| head suffix | (noun: state of being) | -dad sufijo |
| | | -ía sufijo |
| | For example: godhead |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. «Deidad» y «virginidad» contienen el sufijo «-dad». |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. «Hombría» y «cercanía» contienen el sufijo «-ía». |
| head vi | (go in a direction) | dirigirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ir hacia, ir a vi + prep |
| | We are going to head to Arizona next on our trip. |
| | A continuación nos dirigiremos a Arizona en nuestro viaje. |
| head vi | (form a head) (verdura de hoja) | formar cogollo loc verb |
| | This lettuce heads early. |
| | Esta lechuga forma cogollo temprano. |
| head [sth]⇒ vtr | (precede) | encabezar⇒, liderar⇒ vtr |
| | The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. |
| | El candidato a primer ministro encabeza (or: lidera) la lista de candidatos. |
| head [sth] vtr | (excel) | sobresalir⇒ vtr |
| | He heads his class in language studies. |
| | Él sobresale en su clase de lenguas. |
| head [sth] vtr | (be the chief of) | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | | estar a cargo loc verb |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| | Ese hombre dirige el servicio de bomberos de toda la nación. |
| head [sth] vtr | (turn aside) | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | The sheepdog headed the sheep away from the river. |
| | El perro pastor dirigió a las ovejas lejos del río. |
| head [sth] vtr | (sports: hit with one's head) (deporte) | cabecear⇒ vtr |
| | The football player headed the ball into the net. |
| | El futbolista cabeceó el balón a la red. |
| head⇒ vtr | (put as a title) | titular⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | intitular⇒ vtr |
| | The journalist headed the article "Ways to Avoid Being Overworked." |
| | El periodista tituló el artículo "Maneras de evitar trabajar de más". |
Locuciones verbales
head | headed | -headed |
| head back vi phrasal | (start to go back, return) | regresar⇒ vi |
| | | volver⇒ vi |
| | | retornar⇒ vi |
| | It's getting late; let's head back. |
| | Se hace tarde, regresemos a casa. |
| head for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (go towards, go to) | dirigirse hacia v prnl + prep |
| | | ir hacia vi + prep |
| | | apuntar hacia vi + prep |
| | (ES, informal) | tirar para vi + prep |
| | To find the party, head for the noise! |
| | Para encontrar la fiesta, ¡dirígete hacia el ruido! |
| head off vi phrasal | (set out, go) | salir⇒ vi |
| | We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time. |
| | Tenemos que salir a las 8 en punto si queremos llegar a tiempo a la fiesta. |
head [sth] off,
head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (redirect by blocking path) | desviar⇒ vtr |
| | He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate. |
| | Cerró el portal para tratar de desviar al toro que venía a la carga. |
head [sth] off,
head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (avert, prevent) | prevenir⇒ vtr |
| | | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | With torrential rain forecast, emergency measures have been put in place to try to head off a disaster. |
| | Con un pronóstico de lluvias torrenciales, se han adoptado medidas de emergencia para tratar de prevenir un desastre. |
| head out vi phrasal | (leave, start a journey) | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | | salir⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | partir⇒ vi |
| | Henry was getting impatient to head out on his own. |
| | Henry estaba impaciente por marcharse por su cuenta. |
| head toward/towards [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (go in direction of) | ir en dirección a loc verb |
| | We last saw them heading toward Los Angeles. |
| | La última vez que los vimos, iban en dirección a Los Ángeles. |
Compound Forms:
headed | head | -headed |
| bald-headed adj | (having no hair) | calvo/a adj |
| | | sin pelo loc adj |
big headed,
big-headed adj | figurative, informal (conceited) (coloquial) | creído/a adj |
| | | presumido/a adj |
| | | jactancioso/a adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun |
| | The excessive praise for his last project has made him big headed. |
| | Los elogios excesivos a su proyecto lo han convertido en un creído. |
bigheaded,
big-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, informal (conceited) | engreído/a adj |
| | | creído/a adj |
| | Alfie is so bigheaded, he thinks all the girls in his class must fancy him. |
black-headed gull,
laughing gull n | (small gull of Eurasia) | gaviota reidora loc nom f |
bullheaded,
bull-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) | cabeza dura loc adj |
| | | terco/a adj |
clearheaded,
also UK: clear-headed adj | mainly US (lucid) | lúcido/a adj |
| cool-headed adj | (calm, rational) | imperturbable adj mf |
| | Even under pressure she always managed a cool-headed reply. |
| | Incluso bajo presión, ella siempre tiene una respuesta imperturbable. |
| | | de cabeza fría loc adj |
| | Incluso bajo presión, ella siempre consigue dar respuestas de cabeza fría. |
| | | calmo/a adj |
| | | racional adj mf |
| | | objetivo/a adj |
| | Incluso bajo presión, ella siempre tiene una respuesta calma. |
| empty-headed adj | (unintelligent, silly) | cabeza hueca loc adj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cabeza de termo loc adj |
| | (MX, coloquial) | cabeza de chorlito loc adj |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (stubborn, unwilling to take advice) (figurado) | cabeza dura loc adj |
| | He is so hard-headed he refused to turn back even when it was obvious we were on the wrong road. |
| | Es tan cabeza dura que se negó a dar la vuelta aunque sabía que estábamos yendo mal. |
| | | terco/a adj |
| | | testarudo/a adj |
| | | obstinado/a adj |
| | Es tan terco que se negó a dar la vuelta aunque sabía que estábamos yendo mal. |
hard-headed,
hardheaded adj | (unsentimental, pragmatic) | inescrupuloso adj |
| | Some people find them unsentimental, but my hard-headed methods have always been effective. |
| | Algunos los encuentran poco sentimentales, pero mis métodos inescrupulosos siempre han sido efectivos. |
headed for [sth] (mainly US),
heading for [sth] (UK) adj + prep | (destined for, going to) | dirigido a adj + prep |
| | | que va a, que va hacia loc prep |
| | | con rumbo a loc prep |
| | All vehicles headed for the border are being stopped for inspection. |
be headed for [sth] (mainly US),
be heading for [sth] (UK) v expr | (be going towards [sth]) | dirigirse a, dirigirse hacia v prnl + prep |
| | The tour group is currently headed for Central Park, located in the center of Manhattan. |
| | | ir con rumbo a loc verb |
be headed for [sth] (mainly US),
be heading for [sth] (UK) v expr | figurative (have [sth] as likely consequence) (figurado) | ir camino a loc verb |
| | | ir directo a, ir derecho a loc verb |
| | They are heading for disaster; the company has run out of cash and they have no assets to sell. |
hotheaded,
hot-headed,
hot-tempered adj | (easily angered) (persona: perder la calma) | exaltado/a adj |
| | (coloquial, AR) | calentón adj |
| | My hotheaded boss loses his temper over the slightest mistake. |
level headed,
level-headed adj | (sensible, reasonable) | equilibrado/a adj |
| | | racional adj mf |
| | | juicioso/a adj |
| | | ponderado/a adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | I'm surprised he panicked - he's normally such a level-headed person. |
| | Me sorprende que haya entrado en pánico, normalmente es una persona muy equilibrada. |
lightheaded (US),
light-headed (UK) adj | (dizzy, faint) | aturdido adj |
| | | mareado/a adj |
| | I'm feeling lightheaded; could we rest for a moment? |
muddleheaded (US),
muddle-headed (UK) adj | informal (confused, scatterbrained) | atolondrado/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | turulato/a adj |
pigheaded,
pig-headed adj | figurative, pejorative, slang (stubborn) (coloquial) | cabeza dura loc adj |
| | | cabezón/ona adj |
| | | cabezota adj mf |
| | I'm afraid my husband can be incredibly pig-headed at times. |
| | Me temo que mi marido a veces puede ser muy cabeza dura. |
| red-headed adj | (having auburn or ginger hair) | pelirrojo/a adj |
| | 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? |
| | La gente pelirroja generalmente tiene piel blanca que se quema fácilmente con el sol. |
| shaven-headed adj | (with head hair shaved off) | rapado/a adj |
| | | con la cabeza afeitada loc adj |
solitary vireo,
blue-headed vireo n | (bird: North and Central America) | vireo solitario loc nom m |
| | | vireo cabeciazul loc nom m |
thickheaded,
thick-headed adj | informal, figurative, pejorative (stupid, unintelligent) (coloquial) | zoquete n común |
| | (MX) | cabezón, cabezona nm, nf |
| | (AR) | duro, dura nm, nf |
| | (MX, SV, EC, NI, HO, coloquial) | menso, mensa nm, nf |
| tow-headed adj | (with light blond hair) | rubio/a adj |
| white-headed adj | (person: with white hair) | canoso/a adj |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (person: misguided) | equivocado y terco loc adj |
| | | que persiste en un error loc adj |
| | | obstinado en el error loc adj |
| | | descaminado y obstinado loc adj |
wrongheaded (US),
wrong-headed (UK) adj | (policy, idea: ill conceived) | erróneo/a adj |
| | | mal concebido loc adj |
| | | equivocado/a adj |