RED-HEADED - Traducción inglés-francés

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

red-headed ADJ.

red-headed

roux/rousse

I. head [ingl. brit. hɛd, ingl. am. hɛd] SUST.

1. head ANAT. (of person, animal):

head

tête f

the top of one's head

le sommet de la tête or du crâne

he had a beret on his head

il avait un béret sur la tête

she put her head round the door

elle a mis le nez à la porte

my head aches

j'ai mal à la tête

to nod one's head

hocher la tête

to have a fine head of hair

avoir une belle chevelure

to get or keep or have one's head down literal

avoir or garder la tête baissée

to get or keep or have one's head down (be inconspicuous) fig.

ne pas se faire remarquer

to get or keep or have one's head down (work hard)

avoir le nez sur son travail

with one's head in one's hands

la tête dans les mains

from head to foot or toe

de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête

he pulled his sweater over his head

il a retiré son pull

the decision was made over the heads of the members

la décision a été prise sans consulter les membres

she was promoted over the heads of her colleagues

elle a obtenu une promotion qui revenait de droit à ses collègues

to stand on one's head

faire le poirier

to stand an argument/theory on its head fig. person:

prendre le contre-pied d'un argument/d'une théorie

to stand an argument/theory on its head evidence, fact:

contredire un argument/une théorie

heads turned at the sight of…

tout le monde s'est retourné en voyant…

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head literal

presser un pistolet contre la tête de qn

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head fig.

tenir le couteau sous la gorge de qn

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head atrbv. movement

de tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head injury

à la tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head covering, bandage

sur la tête

to hold a gun or pistol to sb's head ZOOL. markings, feathers

de la tête

2. head (mind):

head

tête f

head

crâne m coloq., pey.

her head was full of grand ideas

elle avait la tête pleine de grandes idées

I can't get it into her head that …

je n'arrive pas à lui enfoncer dans la tête or le crâne que …

he has got it into his head that I love him

il s'est mis dans la tête que je l'aime

he has taken it into his head to resign

il s'est mis en tête de démissionner

what(ever) put that idea into her head?

qu'est-ce qui lui a mis cette idée dans la tête?

I can't get the faces of those starving children out of my head

je n'arrive pas à oublier les visages affamés de ces enfants

I can't get that tune out of my head

je n'arrive pas à m'ôter cet air de la tête

you can put that idea out of your head!

tu peux oublier cette idée!

he put the idea of danger out of his head

il a chassé l'idée du danger de sa tête

all these interruptions have put it out of my head

toutes ces interruptions me l'ont fait sortir de la tête

the name has gone right out of my head

le nom m'est complètement sorti de la tête

I can't add them up in my head

je ne peux pas les additionner de tête

I wonder what's going on in her head?

je me demande ce qui lui passe par la tête

to be or go above or over sb's head (too difficult)

passer par-dessus la tête de qn, dépasser qn

don't worry or bother your (pretty little) head about that coloq.!

ne te casse pas la tête pour ça! coloq.

use your head coloq.!

sers-toi de tes méninges! coloq.

to turn sb's head

tourner la tête à qn

her success has turned her head

son succès lui a tourné la tête

to have a (good) head for figures/business

être doué pour le calcul/les affaires

I have a good head for heights

je n'ai pas le vertige

to have no head for heights

avoir le vertige

3. head (for measuring height):

head

tête f

to be a head/half a head taller than sb, to be taller than sb by a head/half a head

dépasser qn d'une tête/d'une demi-tête

to win by a (short) head (in golf)

gagner d'une (courte) tête

4. head (headache):

head coloq.

mal m de tête

to have a bad head coloq. (gen)

avoir mal à la tête

to have a bad head coloq. (hangover)

avoir mal aux cheveux coloq.

5. head (leader, director):

head (of family. church, agency, section)

chef m

head (of social service, organization)

responsable mf

head (of social service, organization)

directeur/-trice m/f

at the head of

à la tête de

a team of experts with Dubois at its head

une équipe d'experts avec Dubois à sa tête

head of government/State

chef de gouvernement/d'État

head of department ADMIN.

chef de service

head of department ENS.

professeur principal

head of Maths/German ENS.

responsable de la section de Maths/d'allemand

head of personnel/marketing COM.

chef du personnel/du marketing

6. head ADMIN., COM. (individual person or animal):

we paid £10 a head or per head

nous avons payé 10 livres sterling par personne

to count heads

compter les gens

50 head of cattle AGR. GANAD.

50 têtes de bétail

30 head of sheep

30 moutons

7. head:

head DEP., TÉC. (of pin, nail etc, hammer, golf club)

tête f

head (of axe, spear, arrow)

fer m

head (of tennis racquet)

tamis m

head (of stick)

pommeau m

8. head (front or top end):

head (of bed)

tête f

head (of table)

(haut) bout m

head (of procession)

tête f

head (of pier, river, valley, glacier, lake)

extrémité f

at the head of the stairs/page/list

en haut de l'escalier/de la page/de la liste

a letter with his address at the head

une lettre avec son adresse en en-tête

at the head of the queue

en tête de la file d'attente

9. head BOT.:

head (of cabbage, lettuce)

pomme f

head (of celery)

pied m

head (of garlic)

tête f

to cut the dead heads off the roses

couper les fleurs fanées des rosiers

10. head (of computer, video, tape recorder):

head INFORM., ELECTR.

tête f

reading head , playback head

tête f de lecture

writing head , recording head

tête f d'écriture

11. head (on beer):

head

mousse f

12. head MED. (on boil, spot):

head

tête f

to come to a head literal MED.

mûrir

to come to a head fig. crisis, trouble, unrest:

arriver au point critique

to bring sth to a head MED.

faire mûrir

to bring sth to a head fig. crisis, trouble, unrest

précipiter

to bring sth to a head situation

amener [qc] au point critique

13. head (in plumbing):

head (height of water)

hauteur f de chute d'eau

head (water pressure)

pression f

head of water

colonne f d'eau

14. head FÍS. (of steam):

head

pression f

head

volant m de vapeur espec.

to have a good head of steam (be progressing well) fig.

avoir le vent en poupe

15. head GEOGR.:

head

cap m

16. head TÉC. (on lathe):

head

poupée f

II. heads SUST. sust. pl.

1. heads (tossing coin):

heads

face f

‘heads or tails?’

‘pile ou face?’

‘heads!’

‘face!’

‘heads it is!’

‘c'est face!’

heads I win/we go

face je gagne/on y va

2. heads NÁUT. (lavatory):

heads

toilettes fpl

III. head [ingl. brit. hɛd, ingl. am. hɛd] ADJ. (chief)

head cashier, cook, gardener

en chef

IV. head [ingl. brit. hɛd, ingl. am. hɛd] V. trans.

1. head (be at the top of) literal:

head column, list, procession, queue

être en tête de

2. head (be in charge of):

head business, firm, delegation, committee, team

être à la tête de

head expedition, inquiry, revolt

mener

the inquiry headed by Inspector Lacôte

l'enquête menée par l'inspecteur Lacôte

3. head (entitle):

head article, chapter, essay

intituler

this paragraph is headed by a quotation

ce paragraphe est précédé d'une citation or il y a une citation en tête de ce paragraphe

to head a letter with one's address

mettre son adresse en tête d'une lettre

headed writing paper, headed stationery

papier m à lettres à en-tête

4. head (steer):

head vehicle

diriger (towards vers)

head boat

naviguer (towards vers)

I headed the car for the sea

j'ai pris le volant en direction de la mer

he headed the sheep away from the cliff

il a éloigné les moutons de la falaise

5. head DEP.:

to head the ball

faire une tête

he headed the ball into the net

il a marqué un but de la tête

V. head [ingl. brit. hɛd, ingl. am. hɛd] V. intr.

where was the train headed or heading?

où allait le train?

to head south/north NÁUT.

mettre le cap au sud/au nord

he headed straight back into the room

il est retourné tout droit dans la pièce

it's time to head home or for home

il est temps de rentrer

she headed across the dunes

elle s'est engagée à travers les dunes

look out! he's heading this way

attention! il vient par ici!

there's good luck heading your way (in horoscope)

la chance va vous sourire

VI. -headed COMPOSIT.

black-headed bird

oiseau à tête noire

red-headed boy

garçon (aux cheveux) roux

two-headed monster

monstre à deux têtes

VII. head [ingl. brit. hɛd, ingl. am. hɛd]

on your own head be it!

à tes risques et périls!

to go to sb's head alcohol, success, praise:

monter à la tête de qn

you've won, but don't let it go to your head

tu as gagné, mais ne te monte pas la tête

to go off one's head coloq.

perdre la boule coloq.

are you off your head?

tu as perdu la boule? coloq.

to keep/lose one's head

garder/perdre son sang-froid

to be soft or weak in the head coloq.

être faible d'esprit

he's not right in the head coloq.

il a un grain coloq.

to laugh one's head off coloq.

rire aux éclats

to shout one's head off coloq.

crier à tue-tête

to talk one's head off coloq.

ne pas arrêter de parler

she talked my head off coloq. all the way

elle m'a cassé les oreilles tout le long du trajet coloq.

off the top of one's head say, answer

sans réfléchir

I can't think of anything off the top of my head

rien ne me vient à l'esprit pour l'instant

to give a horse its head

lâcher la bride à un cheval

to give sb their head

lâcher la bride à qn

to give sb head vulg. argot ingl. am.

tailler une pipe à qn vulg. argot

to be able to do sth standing on one's head

faire qc les doigts dans le nez coloq.

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

je n'y comprends rien, ça n'a ni queue ni tête

I couldn't make head (n)or tail of what she was saying

je ne comprenais rien à ce qu'elle disait

if we all put our heads together

si nous nous y mettons tous

so Louise and I put our heads together and…

donc Louise et moi nous y sommes mis à deux et…

the leaders put their heads together

les dirigeants se sont consultés

two heads are better than one provb.

deux avis valent mieux qu'un

be in over one's head

être complètement perdu/-e

I. head for V. [ingl. brit. hɛd -, ingl. am. hɛd -] (head for [sth])

1. head for literal NÁUT.:

head for (gen)

se diriger vers

head for (set sail)

mettre le cap sur

the car was heading or headed for Paris

la voiture se dirigeait vers Paris

the ship was heading or headed for New York

le navire faisait route vers New York

where were they heading or headed for?

où allaient-ils?

we were heading or headed for the coast when we broke down

nous allions vers la côte quand nous sommes tombés en panne

to head for home

prendre le chemin du retour

to head for the whisky bottle

foncer sur la bouteille de whisky

2. head for fig.:

head for defeat, victory

courir à

head for trouble

courir vers

to be heading for a fall

courir à l'échec

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

francés

red-headed ADJ.

1. red-headed (with red hair) → red-haired

2. red-headed ZOOL.:

red-headed

à tête rouge

red-haired ADJ.

red-haired

roux(rousse)

francés

inglés

rouquin(e) personne

redheaded

roux (rousse) personne

redheaded

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

francés

redheaded ADJ.

1. redheaded (with red hair):

redheaded

roux(rousse)

2. redheaded ZOOL.:

redheaded

à tête rouge

francés

inglés

rouquin(e) personne

redheaded

roux (rousse) personne

redheaded

Present

I	head
you	head
he/she/it	heads
we	head
you	head
they	head

Past

I	headed
you	headed
he/she/it	headed
we	headed
you	headed
they	headed

Present Perfect

I	have	headed
you	have	headed
he/she/it	has	headed
we	have	headed
you	have	headed
they	have	headed

Past Perfect

I	had	headed
you	had	headed
he/she/it	had	headed
we	had	headed
you	had	headed
they	had	headed

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

This time, she is whisked back to a bedroom where a red-haired boy has set his bedroom drapes aflame.

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The video begins inside the building where the red-haired girl and her boyfriend are walking together.

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Physically he was tall and red-haired, and possessed an outgoing, friendly personality.

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Activities during the festival are lectures, workshops and demonstrations which are aimed specifically at red-haired people.

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He even forgets about the little red-haired girl.

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