testa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) head
2. (feminine) obverse (of a coin)
3. (feminine) head (of a bone)
4. (feminine, singular, singular-only, uncountable) head (of a train), the first car(s)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of testare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of testare:

Concepts

head

pate

brain

🧠

caput

chieftain

forefront

header

head of hair

lead

leader

manager

mane

mind

neck

nous

postmaster

psyche

skull

💀

top

🔝

seed coat

testa

episperm

knowledge

acceptation

head

boss

capital

chief

Opposite of

coda

Synonyms

capo

zucca

mente

cervello

🧠

collo

cranio

💀

pensiero

💭

primo

1st

cappello

👒

capigliatura

capocchia

bbricòcola

capoccia

crapa

cucuzza

lucca

tèsta

mazzòcca-zòcca

chioma

Translations

tête

cabeza

cabeça

caput

cap

Kopf

baş

hoofd

κεφάλι

Haupt

ser

kop

رأس

cap

Hyphenated as

tè‧sta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛs.ta/

Etymology

From Latin testa. The semantic development is earthen pot → skull → head.

Sentences

Quando finalmente riuscì a mettere in moto qualcosa , fu capace anche di alzare leggermente la testa .

When he finally managed to set something in motion, he was also able to raise his head slightly.

Qui però trova il ricettatore italiano ucciso da un colpo alla testa .

Here, however, he finds the Italian receiver killed by a blow to the head.

In realtà il blocco doveva contenere la testa stessa e un braccio , senza distinzione .

In reality, the block had to contain the head itself and an arm, without distinction.