đánh đầu

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Definition

1. Verb (Sports):
   • To head (the ball): The primary meaning of "đánh đầu" is to strike or propel a ball, typically in soccer (football), using one's forehead or head.
   • To give a headbutt: In a combative or aggressive context, it can mean to strike someone or something with the head.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Sports):
  • Cầu thủ đó đánh đầu rất chính xác. (That player heads the ball very accurately.)
  • Anh ấy đánh đầu ghi bàn thắng đẹp mắt. (He headed in a beautiful goal.)
• Verb (Aggressive action):
  • Hai đối thủ có thể đánh đầu nhau. (The two opponents might headbutt each other.)

Advanced Usage

• "đánh đầu húc": This phrase emphasizes a forceful, often aggressive, headbutt.
  • Con dê đánh đầu húc vào hàng rào. (The goat butted its head against the fence.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đánh đầu bằng trán (v): To head the ball with the forehead (a more specific sports term).
  • Huấn luyện viên dạy cách đánh đầu bằng trán. (The coach teaches how to head the ball with the forehead.)

Synonyms

• To head: (Sports) To strike a ball with the head.
• To headbutt: To attack by striking with the head.

Related Idioms