French edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /tɛt/
  • (Paris) IPA(key): [tɛtʰ]
    • Paris, France (la tête): IPA(key): [la ˈtɛtʰ]
  • (Lorraine) (Belgium) and (Suisse) IPA(key): [tɛːtʰ]
    • Vosges, France:
      (file)
    • Walloon Brabant, Belgium: IPA(key): [tɛːtʰ]
    • Canton of Valais: IPA(key): [tɛːtʰ]
  • (Quebec, standard) IPA(key): [tɛɪ̯tʰ]
  • (Quebec, nonstandard) IPA(key): [taɪ̯tʰ]

Noun edit

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 edit

Further reading edit

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tête f (plural têtes)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) head