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headhunting

headhunting

English

Verb

headhunting

present participle of headhunt

Noun

headhunting ‎(plural headhuntings)

The cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel

Translations

cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies

Chinese:
Mandarin: 獵首, 猎首 ‎(lièshǒu), 獵頭 (zh), 猎头 (zh) ‎(liètóu)
French: chasse aux têtes f

German: Kopfjagd f
Japanese: 首狩り ‎(くびかり, kubikari)
Russian: охо́та за голова́ми f ‎(oxóta za golovámi)

active recruitment of executive or talented personnel

Chinese:
Mandarin: 挖角 (zh) ‎(wājiǎo) (poaching)
German: Headhunting n

Japanese: 引き抜き ‎(ひきぬき, hikinuki) (poaching), ヘッドハンティング ‎(heddohantingu)
Russian: охо́та за голова́ми f ‎(oxóta za golovámi), охо́та за ума́ми f ‎(oxóta za umámi)