Usage examples of "head for" in English with translation to French

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We headed for the mountain cottage. Nous nous dirigions vers notre maison de montagne.
He headed for the door at full speed. Il courut vers la porte à toute vitesse.
He doesn't seem to be heading for the town. Il ne semble pas se diriger vers la ville.
Everybody in the building headed for the exits at the same time. Tout le monde dans le bâtiment s'est dirigé vers les sorties en même temps.
Putin declared that Internet is bad for people because it's full of paedophiles, while admitting never using it himself, for lack of time. No doubt that without Internet, Russia is heading for a bright future. Poutine a déclaré qu'Internet était mauvais pour les gens parce qu'il est plein de pédophiles, tout en admettant ne jamais l'utiliser lui-même, par manque de temps. Il ne fait aucun doute que sans Internet, la Russie se dirige vers un avenir brillant.
Use your head for a change. Utilise ta tête pour changer.
In the fall, many birds head for the south. À l'automne, beaucoup d'oiseaux migrent vers le sud.
Just then the door opened a little way, and a creature with a long beak put its head out for a moment and said: "No admittance till the week after next!" and shut the door again with a bang. Jusqu'à ce moment la porte s'entr'ouvrit et une créature au long bec passa la tête et dit : "Personne n'entre jusqu'à la semaine prochaine." Et la porte fut refermée avec fracas.
The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath. Le nageur dressa la tête et chercha après l'air.
I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit. Je me suis convaincu que les règles strictes de mes parents étaient pour mon propre bien.
We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position. Nous aurons besoin d'une agence de chasseurs de têtes pour trouver l'homme qui convient à ce poste de cadre.
The head of the college, whose name was Miss Baker, therefore had a special place in the car park for her own small car. Le proviseur de la faculté dont le nom est Mademoiselle Baker, a en son titre de responsable administratif une place réservée dans le parking pour sa petite voiture.
For some reason or other she shook her head. Pour une quelconque raison, elle a secoué la tête.
When I got to the office, I had tons of work waiting for me. I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Lorsque je suis arrivé au bureau, j'avais une tonne de travail. Je me démenais comme un poulet sans tête.
Given her complete lack of gratitude after all that I had done for her, I told myself that I would have done better by banging my head against the wall. Au vu de son manque total de gratitude, après tous les efforts que j'ai faits pour elle, je me dis que j'aurais mieux fait de pisser dans un violon.
She cooked a special dinner for him. Elle cuisina un dîner spécial pour lui.
He laid his head on the pillow. Il posa la tête sur l'oreiller.
Please wait here for a while. S'il vous plaît, attendez un peu ici.
When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite. Quand j'étais adolescent, j'avais plein de cheveux sur la tête et aucun sur la poitrine. Maintenant, c'est juste le contraire.
Economic development is important for Africa. Le développement économique est important pour l'Afrique.
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