 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | heads | 141 Köpfe {pl} | |
| heads | 21 Häupter {pl} [geh.] | |
| heads [of church, family] | 13 Oberhäupter {pl} | |
| curr. heads | 11 Kopfseite {f} | |
| heads | 7 Köppe {pl} [ugs.] [nordd.] [ostd.] | |
| curr. games heads [treated as sg.] | Kopf {m} | |
| curr. heads [treated as sg.] | Münzvorderseite {f} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| Heads up! | Achtung! | |
| Heads up! | Aufgepasst! | |
| heads-up {adj} [Am.] [coll.] | hellwach [fig.] [alert, kompetent] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to bump heads [fig.] | aneinander geraten | |
| to bust heads | Schädel einschlagen | |
| to count heads | Personen zählen | |
| to turn heads [idiom] | Aufsehen erregen [Beachtung finden] | |
| to turn heads [idiom] [because of one's looks, the way one dresses] | Aufmerksamkeit erregen [des Aussehens, der Kleidung wegen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| animal heads | Tierköpfe {f} | |
| bald heads | Kahlköpfe {pl} | |
| bridge heads | Brückenköpfe {pl} | |
| buzzing heads [spinning heads] | rauchende Köpfe {pl} [fig.] | |
| children's heads | Kinderköpfe {pl} | |
| tech. cylinder heads | Zylinderköpfe {pl} | |
| dead heads | welke Blüten {pl} [als Haufen] | |
| admin. pol. department heads {pl} [of a city, or other governmental unit, collectively as a group] | Dezernentenriege {f} [ugs.] | |
| art grotesque heads [esp. Leonardo da Vinci] | Groteskenköpfe {pl} [bes. Leonardo da Vinci] | |
| heads-up [esp. Am.] [coll.] | Vorwarnung {f} | |
| pointy-heads [coll.] | Eierköpfe {pl} [ugs.] | |
| RadioTV talking heads [coll.] | TV-Sprecher {pl} [von denen nur Kopf und Schultern zu sehen sind] | |
| tech. tool heads | Werkzeugköpfe {pl} | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| Heads or tails? | Kopf oder Zahl? | |
| Heads or tails? [idiom] | Kopf oder Schrift? [Redewendung] | |
| idiom Heads will roll. | Es werden Köpfe rollen. | |
| with heads spinning {adv} [fig.] | mit rauchenden Köpfen [fig.] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| engin. mining tools exchangeable cutting heads | Wechselschneidköpfe {pl} | |
| heads and tails [distillation] | Vor- und Nachläufe {pl} [auch: Vorläufe und Nachläufe] [Destillation] | |
| econ. law Heads of Agreement <HoA> | [Absichtserklärung] | |
| comm. econ. heads of companies | Firmenleiter {pl} | |
| heads of state | Staatsoberhäupter {pl} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| Keep your heads down! [also fig.] | Haltet den Kopf in Deckung! [auch fig.] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to butt heads with sb. (over sth.) [Am.] [coll.] [fig.] [idiom] | mit jdm. (wegen etw.Gen.) aneinandergeraten | |
| idiom to put their heads together [confer with others] | die Köpfe zusammenstecken [sich beraten] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| a little heads-up [esp. Am.] [coll.] | eine kleine Vorwarnung {f} | |
| pol. heads {pl} of the Kremlin [leading Kremlin politicians] | Kreml-Spitze {f} [auch: Kremlspitze] [führende Kreml-Politiker] | |
| comm. econ. heads of the company | Firmenleiter {pl} | |
| heads of the department | Abteilungsleiter {pl} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| Can you give me a heads up? [fig.] | Können Sie mir vorher Bescheid sagen? | |
| idiom Somebody ought to bang / knock their heads together! [coll.] | Da möchte man doch gleich mit dem Knüppel dreinschlagen. [ugs.] | |
| They looked at him like he had two heads. | Sie schauten ihn an, als wäre ihm ein zweiter Kopf gewachsen. | |
| proverb Two heads are better than one. | Vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be unable to make heads nor tails of sth. [Am.] [idiom] | sichDat. auf etw.Akk. keinen Reim machen können [Redewendung] | |
| idiom to make heads or tails of sth. | etw. verstehen | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the U.S.S.R., U.S.A., and U.K. [also: ... of the USSR, the USA, and the UK] [Potsdam Conference] | Dreimächtekonferenz {f} von Berlin [Potsdamer Konferenz] | |
| heads of state and government | Staats- und Regierungschefs {pl} | |
| pol. summit of the heads of government | Gipfel {m} der Regierungschefs | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| film F The Lion Has Seven Heads [original title: Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças] [Glauber Rocha] | Der Löwe mit den sieben Köpfen | |
| lit. F The Road Virus Heads North [Stephen King] | Der Straßenvirus zieht nach Norden | |
| lit. F The Transposed Heads | Die vertauschten Köpfe - Eine indische Legende [Thomas Mann] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
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