tête

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French

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

tête f (plural têtes)

  1. head (part of the body)
    J’ai mal à la têteI have a headache
  2. head (leader)
  3. (soccer) header
  4. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study
    Ce type-là, c’est une têteThis guy is a head

Derived terms

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French teste, from Latin testa (pot, jug, brick).

Pronunciation

Noun

tête f (plural têtes)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) head