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red·head

 (rĕd′hĕd′)
n.
1. A person with red hair.
2. A North American duck (Aythya americana), the male of which has a gray back and wings, a red head, and a black breast.
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redhead

(ˈrɛdˌhɛd)
n
1. a person with red hair
2. (Animals) a diving duck, Aythya americana, of North America, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish-brown head
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

red•head

(ˈrɛdˌhɛd)

n.
1. a person with red hair.
2. a North American diving duck, Aythya americana, the male of which has a chestnut-red head.
[1655–65]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.redhead - someone who has red hairredhead - someone who has red hair    
carrottop, redheader, red-header
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.redhead - North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown headredhead - North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
Aythya americana
duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Aythya, genus Aythya - canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.
3.redhead - black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neckredhead - black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
Melanerpes erythrocephalus, redheaded woodpecker
peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
genus Melanerpes, Melanerpes - a genus of Picidae
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Translations
ذو شَعْرٍ أحْمَرشَعْرُ أَحْمَر
zrzekzrzka
rødhåret person
punapää
crvenokos
vörös
rauîhærîur maîur
赤毛
머리털이 붉은 사람
ryšavec
rdečelasec
rödhårig person
คนที่มีผมสีแดง
kızıl saçlıkızıl saçlı kimse
người có tóc đỏ

redhead

[ˈredhed] N → pelirrojo/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

redhead

[ˈrɛdhɛd] n → roux (rousse)m/fred-headed [ˌrɛdˈhɛdɪd] adj → roux(rousse)red herring n
that's a red herring → c'est pour brouiller les pistesred-hot [ˌrɛdˈhɒt] adj
[iron, metal] → brûlant(e), chauffé(e) au rouge; [lava, stone, coals] → incandescent(e)
(= too hot to touch) [radiator] → brûlant(e)
(= excellent) [performance, lover] → extraordinaire; [competition] → passionnant(e)
the red-hot favourite → le grand favori(la)(e)(te)
(= latest) [news, information] → de dernière minuteredial button [ˈriːdaɪəlbʌtən] n → touche f bisredial facility [ˈriːdaɪəlfəsɪlɪti] n → rappel m du dernier numéro composéRed Indian n (offensive) → Peau-Rouge mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

redhead

[ˈrɛdˌhɛd] n (person with red hair) → rosso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

red

(red) noun, adjective
1. (of) the colour of blood. a red car/dress / cheeks; red cheeks; a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.
2. (of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.
3. (a) communist. Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.
the Red Army
the army of the former USSR.
ˈredden verb
1. to make or become red or redder. to redden the lips with lipstick.
2. to blush. She reddened as she realized her mistake.
ˈreddish adjective
slightly red. reddish hair.
ˈredness noun
ˈredcurrant noun
a type of garden bush grown for its small red fruit.
ˈredhead noun
a person with red hair.
red herring
1. something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.
2. a false clue or line of enquiry.
ˌred-ˈhot adjective
(of metal etc) so hot that it is glowing red. red-hot steel; This iron is red-hot.
Red Indian
a North American Indian.
red-letter day
a day which will always be remembered because of something especially good that happened on it.
red tape
annoying and unnecessary rules and regulations.
be in the red
to be in debt.
catch red-handed
to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong. The police caught the thief red-handed.
see red
to become angry. When he started criticizing my work, I really saw red.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

redhead

→ شَعْرُ أَحْمَر zrzek rødhåret person Rothaariger κοκκινομάλλης pelirrojo punapää roux crvenokos rosso 赤毛 머리털이 붉은 사람 roodharige rødtopp rudzielec ruivo рыжий rödhårig person คนที่มีผมสีแดง kızıl saçlı người có tóc đỏ 红发的人
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