make head or tail of

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative,withcan't/cannot)Tounderstandeven minimally.Antonyms:make head nor tail of,make neither head nor tail ofSee if you canmake head or tail ofthe last section in this chapter. I'm baffled.He was unable tomake head or tail ofsome of the pattern-solving puzzles in the IQ test.; To determine to be good or bad.

Examples:

EN: I can't make head or tail of it.
ES: No entiendo ni jota.
ES: No entiendo nada.
ES: No... me he tomado el día libre.
EN: I can't make head or tail of this navigation.
ES: No entiendo la navegación.
EN: I was unable to make head or tail of it.
ES: Pero no tenía ni pies ni cabeza.
EN: When I say I don't know what you mean I'm telling you that I can't make head or tail of you so can't talk to you properly.
ES: Cuando digo que no le entiendo... digo que no encuentro sentido en usted.
EN: I couldn't make head or tail of it.
ES: No he comprendido nada.
ES: No pude comprenderlo.
EN: 'Sent two men over, but they couldn't make head or tail of the slugging.
ES: No conseguimos sacar nada en limpio del vigilante.
EN: Can you make head or tail of that?
ES: ¿Puedes decifrar algo de eso?
EN: I can't make head or tail of anyone in this house this morning.
ES: No puedo entender a nadie en esta casa esta mañana.
EN: The boys can't make head or tail of it with me I come all right.
ES: No quiero tener que andar jugando a cara o cruz con ellos.
EN: Dario can't make head or tail of the plans.
ES: Dario no sabe por dónde coger los planos.
EN: I can't make head or tail of this.
ES: No entiendo nada.
EN: But I can't make head or tail of what it's meant to be.
ES: Pero no sé qué aspecto debe tener.
EN: If we can't make head or tail of it, it cannot be directed at anyone.
ES: No tiene ni pies ni cabeza, no puede estar dirigido a nadie.
EN: One can't make head or tail of it.
ES: Uno no puede hacer responsable a cualquiera.
EN: I can't make head or tail of them.
ES: ¿oye bien el teléfono?

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