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1 brainy
adjective (clever: She's a brainy child.) brilante, muy inteligente, con mucho talentobrainy adj inteligentetr['breɪnɪ]1 familiar inteligente, sesudo,-aadj.• inteligente adj.• listo, -a adj.• sesudo, -a adj.'breɪniadjective -nier, -niest (colloq) inteligente, listo['breɪnɪ]ADJ (compar brainier) (superl brainiest) listo, inteligente* * *['breɪni]adjective -nier, -niest (colloq) inteligente, listo -
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brein1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; (also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cerebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) cabeza, inteligencia3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cerebro, cerebrito•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave
brain n cerebro / sesotr[breɪn]1 (organ) cerebro, seso1 (intellect) cerebro, seso, inteligencia2 (as food) sesos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto blow one's brains out pegarse un tiroto blow somebody's brains out volar la tapa de los sesos a alguiento brain somebody familiar partirle la cara a alguiento have brains ser un cerebro, ser inteligenteto have something on the brain estar obsesionado,-a con algoto pick somebody's brains hacer una consulta a alguienthe brains (instigator, originator) el cerebro grisbrain cell célula cerebralbrain death muerte nombre femenino cerebralbrain drain fuga de cerebrosbrain scan electroencefalograma nombre masculinobrain scanner escáner nombre masculino cerebralbrain tumour tumor nombre masculino cerebralbrain wave idea genialelectronic brain cerebro electrónicobrain ['breɪn] vt: romper la crisma a, aplastar el cráneo abrain n1) : cerebro m2) brains nplintellect: inteligencia f, sesos mpln.• cerebro s.m.• inteligencia s.f.• seso s.m.
I breɪn1) ( organ) cerebro m; (before n)brain damage — lesión f cerebral
brain surgeon — neurocirujano, -na m,f
brain tumor — tumor m cerebral
2) ( intellect)to have something on the brain — (colloq) tener* algo metido en la cabeza
3) ( clever person) cerebro m; (before n)the brain drain — la fuga de cerebros; see also brains
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transitive verb (colloq) romperle* la crisma a (fam)[breɪn]1. N1) (Anat) cerebro m- get one's brain into gear2) brainsa) (Anat, Culin) sesos mpl- beat sb's brains out- blow one's brains outpick 2., 5), rack I, 2., 1)he's got brains — es muy listo, tiene mucha cabeza
2.VT ** romper la crisma a *3.CPDbrain cell N — (Anat) célula f cerebral
brain damage N — lesión f cerebral or medular
brain death N — muerte f clínica or cerebral
brain drain N — fuga f de cerebros
brain haemorrhage, brain hemorrhage (US) N — hemorragia f cerebral
brain scan N — exploración f cerebral mediante escáner
brain scanner N — escáner m cerebral
brains trust, brain trust (US) N — grupo m de peritos; (TV etc) jurado m de expertos
brain surgeon N — neurocirujano(-a) m / f
brain teaser N — rompecabezas m inv
brain tumour, brain tumor (US) N — tumor m cerebral
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I [breɪn]1) ( organ) cerebro m; (before n)brain damage — lesión f cerebral
brain surgeon — neurocirujano, -na m,f
brain tumor — tumor m cerebral
2) ( intellect)to have something on the brain — (colloq) tener* algo metido en la cabeza
3) ( clever person) cerebro m; (before n)the brain drain — la fuga de cerebros; see also brains
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transitive verb (colloq) romperle* la crisma a (fam) -
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Del verbo listar: ( conjugate listar) \ \
listo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
listó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: listar listo
listar ( conjugate listar) verbo transitivo to list
listo
◊ -ta adjetivo1 [ser] ‹ persona› clever, bright, smart (colloq); estar listo (fam): ahora sí que estamos listos we're in real trouble now (colloq); está lista si cree eso if that's what she thinks, she's got another think coming (colloq) 2 listo para algo/hacer algo ready for sth/to do sth ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (esp Esp)◊ el listo de la clase (pey) the class know-it-all (colloq &pej)
listo,-a adjetivo
1 (despierto, agudo) smart
2 (preparado) ready Locuciones: (apañado) estás listo si crees que voy a ayudarte, you are sadly mistaken if you think I'm going to help you
pasarse de listo, to be too clever by half ' listo' also found in these entries: Spanish: curso - espabilada - espabilado - ir - hambre - lista - nadie - para - preparada - preparado - presumir - creer - dar - dicho - estar - mirar - pendejo English: alert - as - astute - brainy - bright - clever - dare - hat - it - just - nimble - operator - outfox - outwit - poised - quick - readiness - ready - ripe - score - set - sharp - since - smart - so - stand by - oven - some - whenever - yes
См. также в других словарях:
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