tête — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brain noun The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the nervous system.
- cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
- head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- header noun Text or information placed at the top of a page, document, or section.
- headless adj Having no head, literally — a body without its head.
- mastermind noun A person of exceptional intelligence, especially one who plans something complex.
Senses
tête is used for these senses in English:
- brain (informal) An intelligent person.
- bright spark (colloquial, idiomatic, often, ironic) A person who is intelligent, clever or quick-witted.
- head Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
- head A headdress; a covering for the head.
- head (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- head The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
- header (soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.
- headless Without a head (body part).
brain — full definition
- noun The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the nervous system.
- noun A person's intelligence or mental ability.
- noun An especially intelligent person, or the person supplying the ideas behind a plan.
- verb Informal: to hit someone hard on the head.
cap — full definition
- noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
- noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
- noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
- noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
- verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.