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

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I think with my head. Je pense avec ma tête.
A republic is a nation whose head is not a king or queen, but a president. Une république est une nation dirigée non par un roi ou une reine mais par un président.
Can I speak to the head nurse? Puis-je parler à l'infirmière-chef ?
That story about an apple falling on Newton's head is most probably apocryphal. Cette histoire de pomme tombant sur la tête de Newton est probablement apocryphe.
He is the head of marketing. C'est le patron du marketing.
He bent his head low. Il inclina profondément la tête.
A small boat is steered by means of a tiller fitted to the head of the rudder. Un petit bateau se dirige grâce à une barre accrochée à l'extrémité du gouvernail.
He is at the head of the class. C'est le chef de classe.
How many men are there that wear a coat that cost a hundred francs, and carry a diamond in the head of their cane, and dine for twenty-five SOUS for all that! It seems as though we could never pay enough for the pleasures of vanity. Combien de gens ont un habit de cent francs, un diamant à la pomme de leur canne, et dînent à vingt-cinq sous ! Il semble que nous n'achetions jamais assez chèrement les plaisirs de la vanité.
He hung his head sheepishly. Il inclina la tête embarrassé.
He is the head of the sales department. Il est le chef du département de vente.
The statue has no head. La statue n'a pas de tête.
As head of the sales team she reports only to the managing director. En tant que chef du service des ventes elle ne rapporte qu'au directeur général.
We're chopping off their head. On leur coupe la tête.
Since Puerto Rico is a US colony, Puerto Rico's head of state is the President of the USA, but inhabitants of Puerto Rico are not allowed to vote in US presidential elections. Comme Porto Rico est une colonie étasunienne, le chef de l'État de Porto Rico est le Président des USA, mais les habitants de Porto Rico n'ont pas le droit de voter aux élections présidentielles étasusiennes.
You should have your head examined. Tu devrais faire examiner ta tête.
She'll rip my head off. Elle m'arrachera la tête.
His success went to his head. Le succès lui monta à la tête.
Suddenly, the Sphinx raised its head. Tout à coup, le Sphinx a levé la tête.
He hit me on the head. Il m'a frappé à la tête.
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