encabeçado; dirigido; com cabeça
1. Having a head or heads of a specified kind (adjective)
The organization is headed by a strong leader.
A organização é encabeçada por um líder forte.
2. Moving in a specified direction (adjective/verb)
We are headed towards success.
Estamos nos dirigindo para o sucesso.
3. Past tense of 'head': to be in charge of or lead (verb)
She headed the project for three years.
Ela chefiou o projeto por três anos.
4. In sports, to strike a ball with one's head (verb)
The striker headed the ball into the goal.
O atacante cabeceou a bola para dentro do gol.
5. To go in a specified direction (verb)
They headed home after the party.
Eles se dirigiram para casa após a festa.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'encabeçado' and 'dirigido' are interchangeable depending on context. In sports, 'cabecear' and its derivative 'cabeceado' are universally understood in Brazil and Portugal. The word 'headed' is frequently used in corporate and business contexts in English-speaking cultures, with 'encabeçado' being the preferred translation.
Related Idioms & Phrases
headed for trouble - indo direto para o problema
headed in the right direction - indo na direção certa
hard-headed - teimoso
level-headed - equilibrado, sensato
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