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♦ brain /breɪn/n.1 (anat.) cervello: brain cell, cellula cerebrale: brain injury, lesione cerebrale; (med.) brain damage, cerebropatia; danno cerebrale; (med.) brain-damaged, cerebroleso; che ha subito un danno cerebrale2 (al pl.) (alim.) cervella3 [cu] (anche al pl.) capacità intellettuale; intelligenza; mente; cervello; testa: to have brains, avere cervello; essere intelligente; a fine brain (o plenty of brain) una testa notevole4 (anche al pl.) ( di persona) cervello; mente direttiva: the best brains in the country, i migliori cervelli del paese; He's the brains of the enterprise, è il cervello dell'impresa● brain-dead, (med.) che presenta morte cerebrale, che presenta un encefalogramma piatto; (fig. fam.) deficiente, decerebrato, che ha l'encefalogramma piatto □ (med.) brain death, morte cerebrale □ brain drain, fuga dei cervelli □ (fam., USA) brain fart, vuoto di memoria (o di amnesia) □ (med.) brain fever, febbre cerebrale; meningite □ (med.) brain haemorrhage, emorragia cerebrale; ictus □ brain-sick (agg.), malato di mente □ brain surgeon, neurochirurgo □ brains trust, ( USA: brain trust), équipe di esperti; squadra di consulenti; brain trust □ to beat (o to cudgel, to rack) one's brains, lambiccarsi il cervello; scervellarsi □ to blow out one's brains, farsi saltare le cervella □ to have st. on the brain, avere il chiodo fisso di qc.; essere ossessionato da qc. □ to make sb. 's brain reel, far girare il cervello a q. □ to pick sb. 's brains, ricorrere all'esperienza di q.; consultare q.; chiedere lumi a q. NOTA D'USO: - cerebral o brain?-.(to) brain /breɪn/v. t.dare una botta in testa a; spaccare la testa a. -
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brain [breɪn]1. nouncerveau m( = knock out) [+ person] (inf!) assommer3. compounds* * *[breɪn] 1.1) ( living organ) cerveau mto blow one's brains out — (colloq) se faire sauter la cervelle (colloq)
3) Culinary cervelle f4) ( mind)2.to have football on the brain — (colloq) ne penser qu'au football
brains plural noun ( intelligence) intelligence f3.noun modifier [ cell, tissue] du cerveau, cérébral; [ tumour] au cerveau; [ haemorrhage, fever] cérébral4.(colloq) transitive verb ( knock out) assommer, estourbir (colloq)•• -
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brain [breɪn]1 noun∎ Medicine she had a brain scan on lui a fait un scanner du cerveau∎ we're going to beat his brains out on va lui casser la figure;∎ to blow one's brains out se faire sauter la cervelle;∎ you've got money on the brain tu es obsédé par l'argent;∎ she's got it on the brain elle ne pense qu'à ça, ça la tient(c) (intelligence) intelligence f;∎ he's got brains il est intelligent;∎ you need a good brain to solve this puzzle il faut être intelligent pour résoudre ce problème;∎ I haven't got the brains to become a doctor je ne suis pas assez intelligent pour devenir médecin;∎ anyone with half a brain n'importe qui d'un tant soit peu intelligent;∎ can I pick your brains for a minute? j'ai besoin de tes lumières;∎ Radio Brain of Britain = jeu radiophonique britannique portant sur des questions de culture générale;∎ British familiar figurative he's a real Brain of Britain c'est une grosse têtefamiliar (clever person) cerveau m;∎ the brains le cerveau;∎ she's the brains of the family/business c'est elle le cerveau de la famille/de l'entreprise►► Medicine brain damage lésions fpl cérébrales;Medicine brain death mort f cérébrale;brain drain fuite f ou exode m des cerveaux;familiar brain food = aliments censés être bons pour la mémoire, les capacités intellectuelles etc;Medicine brain surgeon neurochirugien m;Medicine brain surgery neurochirurgie f;Medicine brain tumour tumeur m au cerveau -
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brain [breɪn]1. n1) мозг;disease of the brain боле́знь мо́зга
2) pl мозги́ ( блюдо)3) рассу́док, ум4) pl разг. у́мственные спосо́бности5) разг. у́мница, «голова́»6) разг. электро́нная вычисли́тельная маши́на◊to beat ( или to puzzle, to rack) one's brains about ( или with) smth. лома́ть себе́ го́лову над чем-л.
;to crack one's brain(s) спя́тить, свихну́ться
;to have one's brains on ice разг. сохраня́ть ледяно́е споко́йствие
;smth. on the brain неотвя́зная мысль
;to have (got) smb., smth. on the brain неотсту́пно ду́мать о ком-л., чём-л.
;to make smb.'s brain reel порази́ть кого́-л.
;to pick smb.'s brains испо́льзовать чужи́е мы́сли
;to turn smb.'s brain
а) вскружи́ть кому́-л. го́лову;б) сбить кого́-л. с то́лку2. v размозжи́ть го́лову -
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brain 1. головной мозг; 2. pl интеллект, умabdominal brain солнечное сплетениеend brain конечный мозгgreat brain большой мозгsmell brain обонятельный мозгvisceral brain висцеральная область мозгаEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > brain
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1) ( Brain Trust) амер. "мозговой трест" ( группа советников президента США (1933-45) Ф. Д. Рузвельта ( 1882-1945); отсюда brain-truster член "мозгового треста")2) (обыкн. brains trust) разг. "мозговой трест", группа специалистов (обыкн. для публичного обсуждения общественно важного вопроса; первонач. тк. по радио)He had decided to call an emergency meeting of the two-man CCF "brain trust" that had been sent from Ottawa to help in the vital Deep Rock campaign. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part II, ch. 20) — Клайд решил экстренно посоветоваться с "мозговым трестом" - двумя организаторами избирательной кампании, которых руководство ФКГ специально прислало из Оттавы, чтобы они помогли ему добиться победы на таком ответственном участке, как Дип-Рок.
A cuestion sent in to the B.B.C. by a schoolboy of eleven was discussed by the Brains Trust on Sunday. (‘New Statesman’, Suppl) — В воскресенье "мозговой трест" обсуждал по радио вопрос, который послал Би-би-си одиннадцатилетний мальчик.
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A n2 ( also brains) ( substance) brains cervelle f ; to blow one's brains out ○ se faire sauter la cervelle ○ ;4 ( mind) to have a good brain être intelligent ; to have football on the brain ○ ne penser qu'au football ;5 ○ ( intelligent person) tête ○ f.B brains npl ( intelligence) intelligence f ; to have brains être intelligent ; he's the brains of the family c'est lui le cerveau de la famille ; to use one's brains faire marcher ses cellules grises ; she was the brains behind the operation c'était elle le cerveau de l'affaire.to dance/study one's brains out ○ US danser/travailler jusqu'à épuisement ; to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne de qn ○ ; to pick sb's brains avoir recours aux lumières de qn ; I need to pick your brains j'ai besoin de vos lumières ; ⇒ rack. -
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brain deathMed morte cerebral. to be sick/bored to death, estar aborrecido, de saco cheio.————————brain death[br'ein deθ] n Med morte cerebral. -
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