tête

Definitions of tête
  1. noun
    the top of something
    synonyms: pointe
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    type of:
    sommet
    the upper part of anything
  2. noun
    the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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    types:
    tête humaine
    the head of a human being
    caboche
    informal terms for a human head
    type of:
    membre
    any body part visible externally
  3. noun
    an informal British expression for head or mind
    synonyms: caboche
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    type of:
    cerveau, esprit
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
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