airhead

• Substantivo com dois sentidos distintos: pode designar uma pessoa leviana, distraída ou tola, ou uma cabeça de ponte tomada por tropas aerotransportadas em uma operação militar.

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to a person who is flighty, scatterbrained, or lacking intelligence, or it can refer to a bridgehead seized by airborne troops in a military operation.

1. Foolish or scatterbrained personB2informal

   A person who is silly, forgetful, or lacking in intelligence.

   Pessoa avoada

   • Don't be such an airhead; you forgot your keys again.
   • She's a bit of an airhead but very kind-hearted.
   • He called me an airhead for losing my wallet.

   Sinônimosbirdbrainblockheadduncenumskullscatterbrainsimpleton

   Antônimosgeniusintellectualsage

2. Military bridgeheadC1formal

   A position seized by airborne troops behind enemy lines to secure a landing zone.

   Cabeça de ponte aérea

   • The paratroopers established an airhead near the river.
   • Securing the airhead was critical for the operation.
   • The enemy attempted to destroy the airhead before reinforcements arrived.

   Sinônimosbridgeheadfootholdtoehold