English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

tête — meaning in English

French → English · translate English → French instead

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

  1. noun The organ inside the skull that controls thought, memory, emotion, and the rest of the nervous system.
  2. noun A person's intelligence or mental ability.
  3. noun An especially intelligent person, or the person supplying the ideas behind a plan.
  4. verb Informal: to hit someone hard on the head.

cap — full definition

  1. noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
  2. noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
  3. noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
  4. noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
  5. verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.

Related French words