How is the word de tête translated from French to English

English translation
Off the top of my head
phrase

Se dit quand on répond sans rien vérifier.

Said when answering without checking.

Examples with “de tête”

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  • De tête, une quarantaine. — Off the top of my head, about forty.

  • Je ne peux pas te donner la date exacte de tête. — I can't tell you the exact date off the top of my head.

  • Elle a demandé un chiffre et, de tête, j'ai dit vingt. — She asked for a number, and off the top of my head I said twenty.

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