headlong
With the head first or downWith the head first or down.
» He rushed headlong to his ruin.
Er rannte blindlings in sein Verderben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 senses(not comparable)With the head first or down.
mit dem Kopf zuerst
голово́й вперёдgolovój vperjód
with the head before the body
(not comparable)With an unrestrained forward motion.
Figures out today show the economy plunging headlong into recession.
kopfüber
сломя́ го́ловуslomjá gólovu, очертя́ го́ловуočertjá gólovu, стремгла́вstremgláv
(not comparable)Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
Hals über Kopf, kopfüber
сломя́ го́ловуslomjá gólovu, очертя́ го́ловуočertjá gólovu
Examples
14 sentencesHe rushed headlong to his ruin.
deEr rannte blindlings in sein Verderben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He plunged headlong into his work.
His car crashed headlong into the wall.
deSein Wagen krachte ungebremst in die Mauer. — raggione
I often rush headlong into new experiences.
He throws himself headlong into everything he undertakes.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assFrom Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.
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