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(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) fuga de cerebrosfuga de cerebros -
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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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Del verbo fugarse: ( conjugate fugarse) \ \
se fuga es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
fuga sustantivo femenino 1 ( huida) escape; se dieron a la fuga they fled; fuga de capitales or divisas flight of capital; fuga de cerebros brain drain 2 (de líquido, gas) leak, escape (frml) 3 (Mús) fugue
fuga sustantivo femenino
1 (de una persona) escape, flight
fuga de cerebros, brain drain
2 (de un líquido, gas, etc) leak ' fuga' also found in these entries: Spanish: escapada - tentativa - divisa - escape - huida English: bolt - brain - breakout - escape - flight - jailbreak - get - hit - rout -
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país sustantivo masculino ( de producto) country of origin; el Ppaís de Gales Wales; el Ppaís Vasco the Basque Country
país sustantivo masculino country, land: recorrió países lejanos, he travelled around distant lands
los países tropicales, the tropical countries
País Valenciano, Valencia
País Vasco, Basque Country
Países Bajos, Netherlands pl ' país' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelantada - adelantado - añorar - atrasada - atrasado - atraso - ciudad - Congo - contarse - damnificada - damnificado - desarraigar - desarrollada - desarrollado - descomposición - desmembrar - dominar - dominación - economía - económica - económico - ETA - exilio - fantasma - feudo - Gales - hambre - militarista - moneda - natal - percance - productor - productora - promover - punta - puntera - puntero - refugio - regir - representar - sacudir - salir - satélite - suelo - tierra - tiniebla - Túnez - vasca - vasco - abatir English: acclaim - acknowledge - acute - administer - administration - affair - alien - America - authority - backward - Basque Country - betray - brain - chapter - characteristic - conception - country - cripple - defect - develop - developing - distant - district - drain - earthquake - election - embargo - envisage - envision - equality - expatriate - flag - foreign - free - governor - home - homegrown - institute - land - mainland - map - mess - miss - nationwide - norm - open up - overcrowded - overrun - point - Postmaster General
См. также в других словарях:
Brain-Drain — Brain|drain, Brain Drain [ breɪndreɪn ], der od. das; s [engl. brain drain, aus: brain = Gehirn u. drain = Abfluss(rohr)]: Abwanderung von Wissenschaftler[inne]n u. a. hoch qualifizierten Arbeitskräften ins Ausland, wodurch dem Abwanderungsland… … Universal-Lexikon
brain drain — ˈbrain drain noun [uncountable] the movement of highly skilled or professional people from their own country to another country where they can earn more money : • Many of the country s top scientists have joined the brain drain to the US. * * *… … Financial and business terms
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brain-drain — ● brain drain, brain drains nom masculin (anglais brain, cerveau, et drain, drainage) Synonyme de exode des cerveaux. ● brain drain, brain drains (synonymes) nom masculin (anglais brain, cerveau, et drain, drainage) Synonymes … Encyclopédie Universelle
brain´-drain´er — brain drain, Informal. a shortage of professional or skilled labor caused by the emigration of scientists, technicians, and craftsmen to more favorable labor markets: »Part of the problem…is that there is a “brain drain” from the farms into the… … Useful english dictionary
brain drain — n the brain drain a movement of highly skilled or professional people from their own country to a country where they can earn more money … Dictionary of contemporary English
brain drain — When organisations or countries can pay higher salaries to attract talented people from poorer countries, there s a brain drain, a loss of talent … The small dictionary of idiomes
brain\ drain — [ brɛndrɛn ] n. m. • v. 1960; mot angl. amér. « drainage de cerveaux » ♦ Anglic. Recrutement à l étranger de cadres de valeur (ingénieurs, chercheurs...) au profit des États Unis (cf. Exode, fuite des cerveaux). Des brain drains … Encyclopédie Universelle
brain drain — [bʀɛndʀɛn] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1960 1965; mot angl. des États Unis, « drainage de cerveaux ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Recrutement à l étranger (drainage), au profit des États Unis, de cadres de valeur (ingénieurs, techniciens, chercheurs…) … Encyclopédie Universelle
brain drain — brain ,drain noun singular INFORMAL a situation in which a country s most intelligent people, especially scientists, go to another country in order to make more money or to improve their living or working conditions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English