head up

diriger, être à la tête de

Diriger une équipe, une organisation ou une activité et être responsable du travail effectué.

En anglais simple : You lead a team, organization, or activity and are responsible for its work.

• She heads up our team.
• He headed up the project last year.
• Who will head up the new department?

Comment l'utiliser : head up something (She heads up the research department.)

Synonymes : lead, manage, direct, run

Expressions courantes : head up a team, head up a project, head up something

lofer

Un bateau tourne pour orienter davantage son avant vers la direction d'où vient le vent.

En anglais simple : A boat turns so that its front points more toward the direction the wind comes from.

• Head up a little.
• The boat headed up as the wind changed.
• Can you head up without letting the sails flap?

Comment l'utiliser : head up into the wind (The skipper headed up into the wind.)

Synonymes : luff up

Contraires : bear away

Expressions courantes : head up slowly, head up into wind

fermer un tonneau

Fermer un tonneau en fixant une pièce plate en bois à son extrémité.

En anglais simple : You close a barrel by fitting a flat wooden end onto it.

• The cooper headed up the barrel.
• They head up the casks once the wooden sides are ready.
• Has this barrel been headed up properly?

Comment l'utiliser : head up something (The cooper headed up the cask before testing it.)

Synonymes : seal, close

Expressions courantes : head up a barrel, head up a cask