"tête" meaning in French

See tête in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɛt/, [tɛtʰ] [Paris], [tɛːtʰ] [Belgium, Lorraine, Switzerland], [tɛɪ̯tʰ] [Quebec, standard], [taɪ̯tʰ] [Quebec, nonstandard] Audio: Fr-tête.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-tête.wav , Fr-BE-tête.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-tête.wav , Qc-tête-standard.ogg , Qc-tête.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Simon Villeneuve-tête.wav , Qc-tête.oga , FR-CA-tête.oga Forms: têtes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”). Replaced French chef (from Latin caput), which is still used in some expressions. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|teste|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French teste, {{inh+|fr|frm|teste}} Inherited from Middle French teste, {{inh|fr|fro|teste}} Old French teste, {{inh|fr|la|testa||pot, jug, brick}} Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”), {{cog|fr|chef|}} French chef, {{uder|fr|la|caput|}} Latin caput Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tête f (plural têtes)
  1. head (part of the body) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tête-fr-noun-xMcPJ0x2
  2. head (leader) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tête-fr-noun-xsF7i1I1
  3. (soccer) header Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-tête-fr-noun-HgWEol2f Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 57 38 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  4. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-tête-fr-noun-LQ5VLsz8 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 7 3 33 58 Categories (other): French undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 1 1 44 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 1 42 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 29 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à bas sa tête, à la tête du client, à tête reposée, à tue-tête, attraper la grosse tête, avoir des yeux derrière la tête, avoir en tête, avoir la tête ailleurs, avoir la tête comme un seau, avoir la tête dans le cul, avoir la tête dans les nuages, avoir la tête de l’emploi, avoir la tête qui tourne, avoir la tête sur les épaules, avoir toute sa tête, avoir une idée derrière la tête, avoir une tête et des jambes, casse-tête, chasseur de tête, chasseur de têtes, coup de tête, coûter les yeux de la tête, de la tête aux pieds, de tête, des pieds à la tête, en tête, faire la tête, garder la tête froide, garder la tête haute, la tête dans le guidon, la tête la première, le poisson pourrit par la tête, mal de tête, monter à la tête, ne plus savoir où donner de la tête, n’avoir ni queue ni tête, n’en faire qu’à sa tête, par tête de pipe, passer par la tête, perdre la tête, piquer une tête, position de tête, prendre la grosse tête, prendre la tête, prise de tête, sans queue ni tête, se creuser la tête, se mettre en tête, se mettre martel en tête, se payer la tête, se prendre la tête, sortir la tête de l’eau, tenir tête à, tête à claques, tête à Toto, tête baissée, tête blonde, tête brûlée, tête carrée, tête chercheuse, tête de bourrique, tête de cul, tête de gondole, tête de linotte, tête de mort, tête de mule, tête de nègre, tête de nœud, tête de pont, tête de Turc, tête d’affiche, tête d’enterrement, tête d’épingle, tête en l’air, tête-à-tête, trotter dans la tête, voix de tête

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "tête de bourrique"
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      "word": "à bas sa tête"
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      "word": "à la tête du client"
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      "word": "avoir la tête comme un seau"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir la tête dans le cul"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir la tête dans les nuages"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir la tête de l’emploi"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir la tête qui tourne"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir la tête sur les épaules"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir toute sa tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir une idée derrière la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir une tête et des jambes"
    },
    {
      "word": "casse-tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "chasseur de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "chasseur de têtes"
    },
    {
      "word": "coup de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "coûter les yeux de la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "de la tête aux pieds"
    },
    {
      "word": "de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "des pieds à la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "en tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "garder la tête froide"
    },
    {
      "word": "garder la tête haute"
    },
    {
      "word": "la tête dans le guidon"
    },
    {
      "word": "la tête la première"
    },
    {
      "word": "le poisson pourrit par la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "mal de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "monter à la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "ne plus savoir où donner de la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "n’avoir ni queue ni tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "n’en faire qu’à sa tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "par tête de pipe"
    },
    {
      "word": "passer par la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "perdre la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "piquer une tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "position de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre la grosse tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "prendre la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "prise de tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "sans queue ni tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "se creuser la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "se mettre en tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "se mettre martel en tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "se payer la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "se prendre la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "sortir la tête de l’eau"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenir tête à"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête à claques"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête à Toto"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête baissée"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête blonde"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête brûlée"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête carrée"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête chercheuse"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de bourrique"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de cul"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de gondole"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de linotte"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de mort"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de mule"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de nègre"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de nœud"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de pont"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête de Turc"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête d’affiche"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête d’enterrement"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête d’épingle"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête en l’air"
    },
    {
      "word": "tête-à-tête"
    },
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      "word": "trotter dans la tête"
    },
    {
      "word": "voix de tête"
    }
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          "header",
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      "ipa": "[tɛːtʰ]",
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        "Lorraine",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
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  "word": "tête"
}

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