首   Chef   Head  

chef (head, chief): chief, chef ('head [of the kitchen'], chef).
couvre-chef (which covers the head, headgear): kerchief (fichu)
méchef (old French 'bad action'): mischief (tort, méfait, méchanceté)
achever ('to bring to the head', to terminate): to achieve
capitaine: captain, chieftain (chef, cheftaine)
capital ('of chief importance'): capital
capital (the principal part of the goods owned, stock of money): capital; capitalist (capitaliste), capitalism (capitalisme), to capitalize (capitaliser)
chapiteau ('small head [of a column]'): capital ⇨ Ã‰volution phonétique: Phonetic evolution
cheptel (richness constituted of domestic animals): cattle
capitale ('head [city]'): capital
décapiter ('to behead'): to decapitate; decapitation ('capital punishment', décapitation)
chapitre ('header', clause): chapter
capituler ('to sign a clause', surrender): to capitulate; capitulation
cap (headland): cape
cadet ('small head'): cadet
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tête (head): testy ('heady', irritable), tester ('head-piece of a bed', baldaquin)
tête-à-tête ('face to face'): tête-à-tête
tête-bêche ('head two-head [bed]', top to bottom): tête-bêche
✓ Grosse Tete (Louisiana) means 'big head' ⇨ Grand: Big.
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chère ('face', '[welcoming] face', meal): cheer (mine, chère, gaieté), cheerful (plaisant, joyeux), cheerily (gaiement), cheering (hourras), cheerless (maussade) ⇨ visage

★  Greek cephalo- (head) → bicephalous ('double headed', bicéphale), encephalitis ('brain inflammation', encéphalite)

★  Arabic ra's also means 'chief' and 'cape'. Ras Tafari (rasta) means Chief Tafari (emperor of Ethiopia also called Hailé Sélassié). Ras al-Khaima (one of the United Arab Emirates) means 'campground cape'.

⇨ Ã‰volution phonétique: Phonetic evolution

Es cabeza (head), cabo (cape), capitano (captain), capital (capital), cara (face)
It capo (head, chief, beginning), capitano (captain), capitale (capital), testa (head)
Po cabo (cape, end), Cabo de Boa Esperança (Cape of Good Hope)

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Anatomie: Anatomy
身 Corps: Body
裸 Nu: Naked
首 Chef: Head
脑 Cerveau: Brain
颅 顱 Crâne: Skull
口 Bouche: Mouth
舌 Langue: Tongue
齿 齒 Dent: Tooth
唇 Lèvres: Lips
目 Å’il: Eye
鼻 Nez: Nose
耳 Oreille: Ear
额 Front: Forehead
髟 Cheveux: Hair
须 Barbe: Beard
脖 Cou: Neck
嗓 Gorge: Throat
膊 Bras: Arm
手 Main: Hand
指 Doigt: Finger
拳 Poing: Fist
膛 Poitrine: Chest
肋 Côte: Rib
心 CÅ“ur: Heart
肥 Poumon: Lung
背 Dos: Back
肚 Ventre: Belly
腿 Jambe: Leg
足 Pied: Foot
皮 Peau: Skin
血 Sang: Blood
骨 Os: Bone
汗 Sueur: Sweat

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