head

S1 W1

BrE /hed/ AmE /hed/

noun, verb en → es

past headed pp headed ing heading

1 BODY PART [noun] A1

the top part of the human body where the eyes, nose, and mouth are located

cabeza

Collocations head injury · headache

  • She hit her head on the door.

    Ella se golpeó la cabeza con la puerta.

2 LEADER [noun] A1

the person who is in charge of a group or organization

jefe, líder

Collocations head teacher · head of department

  • The head of the company is very strict.

    El jefe de la empresa es muy estricto.

3 MOVE TOWARDS [verb] A2

to move in a particular direction or towards a place

ir hacia, encaminarse a

  • head for somewhere
  • We're heading for the beach.

    Nos encaminamos a la playa.

4 BEGIN [verb] A2

to start doing something or to begin an activity

empezar, comenzar

  • head into sth
  • Let's head into the meeting.

    Vamos a empezar la reunión.

5 TOPIC [noun] B1

the main topic or subject of something, such as a book or speech

tema principal, tema central

Collocations head of the article

  • The head of his speech was about climate change.

    El tema principal de su discurso fue sobre el cambio climático.

6 LEAD [verb] B1

to be the leader or to go in front of a group

ir delante, liderar

  • head up sth
  • She heads up the marketing team.

    Ella lidera el equipo de mercadotecnia.

7 TOP [noun] B1

the top part of something, such as a page or document

parte superior, encabezado

Collocations head of the page

  • Write your name at the head of the page.

    Escribe tu nombre en la parte superior de la página.

8 GO FIRST [verb] B1

to go first or to be in front, especially when leading a group

ir delante

Collocations head the line

  • He headed the queue.

    Él fue el primero en la fila.

Phrasal verbs

head off STOP B2

detener, impedir

  • We need to head off any potential problems.

    Necesitamos detener cualquier problema potencial.

head up LEAD B2

liderar, encabezar

  • He heads up the project.

    Él lidera el proyecto.

head out LEAVE B2

salir, partir

  • We're heading out for a walk.

    Nos vamos de paseo.

head over GO TO B2

ir hacia, dirigirse a

  • Let's head over to the park.

    Vamos al parque.

head for MOVE TOWARDS B2

ir hacia, encaminarse a

  • We're heading for the mountains.

    Nos dirigimos a las montañas.

Idioms

head over heels B2

locamente, profundamente enamorado/a

  • She fell head over heels in love with him.

    Ella se enamoró perdidamente de él.

head and shoulders above C1

mucho mejor que, superior a

  • She is head and shoulders above the rest.

    Ella es mucho mejor que el resto.

head in the clouds C1

con la cabeza en las nubes, soñador/a

  • He's always got his head in the clouds.

    Él siempre tiene la cabeza en las nubes.