Was heißt »Ober­haupt« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Ober­haupt lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • head

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Sogar Leute, die nicht an die katholische Kirche glauben, verehren den Papst als ein symbolisches Oberhaupt.

Even people who don't believe in the Catholic church venerate the Pope as a symbolic leader.

Die neulichen Skandale, in die Messdiener und religiöse Oberhäupter verwickelt waren, haben den Glauben, den die Leute in die Kirche haben, unterminiert.

The recent scandals involving altar boys and religious leaders have undermined the faith people have in the Church.

Du musst den König von Spanien als dein Oberhaupt akzeptieren.

You must accept the king of Spain as your leader.

Meine Urgroßmutter ist das unangefochtene Oberhaupt unserer Familie.

Great-Grandma is the undisputed matriarch of our family.

Papst Franziskus begibt sich am Freitag auf eine langersehnte Reise in den Irak, die erste eines Oberhauptes der katholischen Kirche zur Geburtsstätte des Propheten Abraham.

Pope Francis begins a long-desired trip to Iraq Friday, the first to the birthplace of the Prophet Abraham by any head of the Catholic Church.

Synonyme

An­füh­rer:
chief
leader
Boss:
boss
Chef:
boss
manager
Füh­rer:
leader
Häupt­ling:
bigwig
boss
chief
chieftain
clan chief
headman
tribal chief
Haupt­mann:
captain
Lei­ter:
conductor
director
leader

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Three out of every five players had head injuries.

  • My head still hurts.

  • Tom had a lump on his head.

  • Mary patted Tom on the head and smiled at him.

  • A coconut fell on Tom's head.

  • An apple fell on Newton's head.

  • A peach fell on Newton's head.

  • He shook his head to say no.

  • He sighed and shook his head.

  • He nodded his head in approval.

  • She landed on her head.

  • He did some quick math in his head.

  • He shot himself in the head.

  • Mary nodded her head in agreement.

  • I can't tell you off the top of my head, but I can try and find out for you.

  • Tom was head over heels in love.

  • Tom is the head of the research group.

  • Tom is the head of the laboratory.

  • Tom is the head scientist.

  • "It's all in here," said Tom pointing to his head.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Dik­ta­tor:
dictator
Fa­mi­li­en­ober­haupt:
head of the family
Herr­scher:
monarch
potentate
ruler
Mo­n­arch:
monarch
Prä­si­dent:
president
Staats­ober­haupt:
chief of State
head of State
Ty­rann:
flycatcher
tyrant
Vor­stands­vor­sit­zen­der:
chairman
chief executive officer

Oberhaupt übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Oberhaupt. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Oberhaupt. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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