tête

/tɛt/

noun #237 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

head

Grammar

Gender

Examples

J' , - .

I've had a headache since this morning, perhaps because of the noise.

hocha 'approbation .

She nodded her head in approval without saying a single word.

stressante .

Keep a cool head in this stressful and difficult situation.

Tête est un nom féminin très productif en locutions idiomatiques. Avoir mal à la tête (to have a headache) est très courant. Garder la tête froide (to keep a cool head) et perdre la tête (to lose one's mind, to go crazy) sont des expressions bien établies.

En tête (at the front, in the lead) et à la tête de (at the head of, leading) sont des locutions prépositionnelles. Coup de tête (impulsive act, headbutt) et tête-à-tête (face to face, private meeting) sont des composés courants. Faire la tête (to sulk, to pull a long face) et avoir la grosse tête (to be big-headed, conceited) sont idiomatiques. Tête baissée (headlong, without thinking) décrit une action imprudente.

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