head up

dirigere, essere a capo di

Dirigere una squadra, un'organizzazione o un'attività ed essere responsabili del suo lavoro.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: head up something (She heads up the research department.)

Sinonimi: lead, manage, direct, run

Espressioni comuni: head up a team, head up a project, head up something

orzare

Una barca gira orientando maggiormente la prua verso la direzione da cui arriva il vento.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: head up into the wind (The skipper headed up into the wind.)

Sinonimi: luff up

Contrari: bear away

Espressioni comuni: head up slowly, head up into wind

chiudere una botte

Chiudere una botte applicando un fondo piatto di legno a un'estremità.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: head up something (The cooper headed up the cask before testing it.)

Sinonimi: seal, close

Espressioni comuni: head up a barrel, head up a cask