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headed

/ˈhɛdɪd/

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adjective

À en-tête

Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.

Examples :

"I wrote my thank-you note on headed stationery with my family's address printed at the top. "

J'ai écrit mon mot de remerciement sur du papier à en-tête avec l'adresse de ma famille imprimée en haut.

stationery business communication writing

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adjective

Doté d'une tête avec des caractéristiques spécifiques

(in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.

Examples :

"a large-headed caricature of a politician"

Une caricature de politicien à grosse tête.

body appearance

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adjective

Dirigé vers, en direction de

(in combination) Heading in a certain direction.

Examples :

"southward-headed caravans"

Des caravanes en direction du sud

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verb

Diriger, commander

To be in command of. (See also head up.)

Examples :

"Who heads the board of trustees?"

Qui dirige le conseil d'administration ?

organization job business work government military

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verb

Commencer, débuter

To come at the beginning of; to commence.

Examples :

"A group of clowns headed the procession."

Un groupe de clowns a commencé la procession.

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verb

Donner de la tête

To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

Examples :

"The soccer player headed the ball into the goal, scoring the winning point. "

Le joueur de football a donné de la tête dans le ballon pour marquer le but de la victoire.

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verb

Se diriger vers

To move in a specified direction.

Examples :

"How does the ship head?"

Dans quelle direction le navire se dirige-t-il ?

direction action

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verb

Écêter

To remove the head from a fish.

Examples :

"The salmon are first headed and then scaled."

Les saumons sont d'abord écaillés puis éviscérés.

fish food action

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verb

Prendre sa source, provenir de

To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

Examples :

"The small stream headed in the nearby mountains, eventually flowing into the larger river. "

Le petit ruisseau prenait sa source dans les montagnes voisines, pour finalement se jeter dans la rivière plus large.

geography nature

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verb

Former une tête

To form a head.

Examples :

"This kind of cabbage heads early."

Ce type de chou forme une tête tôt.

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verb

Coiffer, munir d'une tête

To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.

Examples :

"to head a nail"

Coiffer un clou.

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verb

Émousser, couper la tête de

To cut off the top of; to lop off.

Examples :

"to head trees"

Émousser des arbres

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verb

Décapiter, décapiter

To behead; to decapitate.

Examples :

"The cruel king headed his enemies after they lost the battle. "

Le roi cruel a décapité ses ennemis après qu'ils aient perdu la bataille.

body action inhuman war

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verb

Diriger, mener

To go in front of.

Examples :

"to head a drove of cattle"

Diriger un troupeau de bétail.

direction action

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verb

S'opposer, faire face à

To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

Examples :

"The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult."

Le vent s'est opposé au navire et a rendu la progression difficile.

action attitude direction

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verb

Contenir, réfréner

(by extension) To check or restrain.

Examples :

"The teacher headed off the students' complaints by offering extra credit. "

Le professeur a réfréné les plaintes des élèves en offrant des points supplémentaires.

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verb

Diriger, mener

To set on the head.

Examples :

"to head a cask"

Diriger un tonneau.