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Detailed Translations for head from English to German

head:

head [the ~] nomen

  1. the head (head of a human being; sphere)
    der Kopf; die Kugel; die Zwiebel
  2. the head (boss; superior; chief; leader)
    der Chef; der Hauptmann; der Boss
  3. the head (headline)
    die Schlagzeile
  4. the head
    der Kopf; Kopfende; der Kopf des Tisches
  5. the head
    der Salatkopf; der Kopf
  6. the head (chieftain; tribal chief; chief; leader)
    der Stammeshäuptling; der Anführer
  7. the head
    – In HTML, a section of coding that precedes the body of a document and is used to describe the document itself (title, author, and so on) rather than the elements within the document. 1
  8. the head
    – In relation to software or documents, the top or beginning of something. 1
  9. the head
    – The read/write mechanism in a disk or tape drive. It converts changes in the magnetic field of the material on the disk or tape surface to changing electrical signals and vice versa. Disk drives usually contain one head for each surface that can be read from and written to. 1

to head verb (heads, headed, heading)

  1. to head (truncate; top; clip)
    köpfen
    • köpfen verb (köpfe, köpfst, köpft, köpfte, köpftet, gekopft)

Conjugations for head:

present
  1. head
  2. head
  3. heads
  4. head
  5. head
  6. head
simple past
  1. headed
  2. headed
  3. headed
  4. headed
  5. headed
  6. headed
present perfect
  1. have headed
  2. have headed
  3. has headed
  4. have headed
  5. have headed
  6. have headed
past continuous
  1. was heading
  2. were heading
  3. was heading
  4. were heading
  5. were heading
  6. were heading
future
  1. shall head
  2. will head
  3. will head
  4. shall head
  5. will head
  6. will head
continuous present
  1. am heading
  2. are heading
  3. is heading
  4. are heading
  5. are heading
  6. are heading
subjunctive
  1. be headed
  2. be headed
  3. be headed
  4. be headed
  5. be headed
  6. be headed
diverse
  1. head!
  2. let's head!
  3. headed
  4. heading
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for head:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anführer chief; chieftain; head; leader; tribal chief captain; captains; centurion; chairman; chief; commander; commanding officer; foreman; foremen; founder; fugleman; headman; instigator; instigators; leader; manager; master; president; prompter; ringleader; scoutmaster; skipper; standard-bearers
Boss boss; chief; head; leader; superior
Chef boss; chief; head; leader; superior boss; captain; centurion; chief; commander; headman; leader; master; principal; tuan
Hauptmann boss; chief; head; leader; superior captain; centurion; chief; commander; commanding officer; headman; leader; master; scoutmaster; skipper
Kopf head; head of a human being; sphere block; brain; brain-pan; braincase; brains; bushes; cranium; header; skull
Kopf des Tisches head
Kopfende head
Kugel head; head of a human being; sphere ammunition rounds; ball; big marble; bonce; bullet; fat person; mite; patterns; taw; testicle
Salatkopf head lettuce
Schlagzeile head; headline headline
Stammeshäuptling chief; chieftain; head; leader; tribal chief
Zwiebel head; head of a human being; sphere onion
- brain; capitulum; caput; chief; drumhead; forefront; foreland; fountainhead; head teacher; head word; header; heading; headland; headspring; headway; mind; nous; oral sex; pass; point; principal; promontory; psyche; question; read/write head; school principal; straits; top dog
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
köpfen clip; head; top; truncate behead; decapitate; graft; guillotine; head in; head into the goal
- head up; lead
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Kopfteil head
Magnetkopf head
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- froth; tuft

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Related Definitions for "head":

  1. oral stimulation of the genitals2
    • they say he gives good head2
  2. a single domestic animal2
    • 200 head of cattle2
  3. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum2
  4. a projection out from one end2
    • the head of the nail2
    • a pinhead is the head of a pin2
  5. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship2
  6. the striking part of a tool2
    • the head of the hammer2
  7. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head2
    • call heads or tails!2
  8. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk2
  9. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves2
  10. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains2
    • he stuck his head out the window2
  11. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint2
    • the head of the humerus2
  12. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason2
    • I couldn't get his words out of my head2
  13. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent2
  14. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about2
  15. the subject matter at issue2
    • under the head of minor Roman poets2
  16. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer2
  17. forward movement2
  18. a difficult juncture2
    • matters came to a head yesterday2
  19. the front of a military formation or procession2
    • the head of the column advanced boldly2
    • they were at the head of the attack2
  20. the source of water from which a stream arises2
    • they tracked him back toward the head of the stream2
  21. the part in the front or nearest the viewer2
    • he was at the head of the column2
  22. the top of something2
    • the head of the stairs2
    • the head of the page2
    • the head of the list2
  23. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container2
    • the beer had a large head of foam2
  24. a rounded compact mass2
    • the head of a comet2
  25. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)2
  26. a user of (usually soft) drugs2
    • the office was full of secret heads2
  27. a person who is in charge2
    • the head of the whole operation2
  28. an individual person2
    • tickets are $5 per head2
  29. the educator who has executive authority for a school2
  30. the pressure exerted by a fluid2
    • a head of steam2
  31. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage2
    • a head of cauliflower2
    • a head of lettuce2
  32. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head2
    • he is two heads taller than his little sister2
    • his horse won by a head2
  33. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)2
  34. remove the head of2
    • head the fish2
  35. to go or travel towards2
    • where is she heading2
    • We were headed for the mountains2
  36. travel in front of; go in advance of others2
    • The procession was headed by John2
  37. be in charge of2
    • Who is heading this project?2
  38. form a head or come or grow to a head2
    • The wheat headed early this year2
  39. be in the front of or on top of2
    • The list was headed by the name of the president2
  40. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel2
    • This student heads the class2
  41. take its rise2
    • These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas2
  42. In HTML, a section of coding that precedes the body of a document and is used to describe the document itself (title, author, and so on) rather than the elements within the document.1
  43. In relation to software or documents, the top or beginning of something.1
  44. The read/write mechanism in a disk or tape drive. It converts changes in the magnetic field of the material on the disk or tape surface to changing electrical signals and vice versa. Disk drives usually contain one head for each surface that can be read from and written to.1

Wiktionary Translations for head:

head
verb
  1. (intransitive) move in a specified direction
  2. (transitive) to strike with the head
  3. (transitive) be in command of
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or intended for the head
  2. foremost in rank or importance
noun
  1. the blunt end of a nail, etc.
  2. linguistics: morpheme that determines the category of a compound
  3. foam on carbonated beverages
  4. end of hammer, etc.
  5. top of a sail
  6. toilet of a ship
  7. headmaster, headmistress
  8. leader or chief
  9. topmost or leading part
  10. part of the body
head
verb
  1. (transitiv) mit dem Kopf stoßen
  2. vulgär: den Penis sexuell oral stimulieren
noun
  1. Linguistik: Silbenkopf ist der Teil der Silbe, der vor dem Silbenkern steht.
  2. salopp, jugendsprachlich, regional, ostdeutsch, rheinisch, westfälisch für: Kopf
  3. Person, die etwas leitet beziehungsweise als verantwortlicher Vorgesetzter in leitender Position steht
  4. Botanik: der Blütenstand der Korbblütler
  5. Botanik: eine Form des Blütenstandes
  6. Ende eines Werkzeuges wie eines Hammers oder Schlägels
  7. runder Teil einer Note in der Musik
  8. Biologie: Wuchsform von Gemüsepflanzen wie dem Kohl
  9. stumpfes Ende von Nagel, Schrauben, Nadeln
  10. das oberste Mitglied einer Organisation
  11. Anatomie: oberster bzw. vorderster Körperteil eines Lebewesens
  12. gehoben: Kopf
  13. Person an der oberster Stelle einer Hierarchie

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
head Haupt; Kopf kop — hoofd van een mens
head Kopf kop — hoofd van een dier
head Leiterin; Leiter; Leitung hoofd — iemand die gezag heeft over anderen
head Kopf hoofd — een belangrijk lichaamsdeel, helemaal bovenaan het lichaam, waarin zich de hersenen en de meeste zintuigen bevinden
head Chef(in) chef — de baas, iemand die de leiding heeft
head zukommen auf afkomen — benaderen
head Häuptling chef — Qui est à la tête d’un corps, d’une assemblée ; qui y a le premier rang et la principale autorité
head führen; leiten; lenken guideraccompagner quelqu’un pour lui montrer le chemin.
head zuvorkommen; vorangehen; voraus sein; vorgehen précéderaller devant ; marcher devant.
head stimmen; einstellen; berichtigen; führen; leiten; lenken réglertirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du parchemin, du carton, etc. cf|papier réglé.
head kaputt; lachen se fendre la gueule — très familier|fr s’amuser, rire aux éclats.
head kaputt; lachen se fendre la pêche — (familier, fr) S’amuser, rire aux éclats.
head Kopf tête — anatomie|fr partie supérieure du corps, qui est le siège du cerveau et des principaux organes des sens, et qui, chez l’homme et chez la plupart des vertébrés, tenir au reste du corps par le cou.

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