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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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I 1. [breɪn]1) (organ) cervello m.to blow one's brains out — colloq. farsi saltare le cervella
2) gastr. cervella f.pl.3) (mind)2.to have football on the brain — colloq. pensare solo al calcio
nome plurale brains (intelligence) cervello m.sing., intelligenza f.sing.3.the brains behind the operation — il cervello o la mente dell'operazione
modificatore [cell, tissue, haemorrhage] cerebrale; [ tumour] al cervello, cerebrale••II [breɪn]to beat o to rack one's brains lambiccarsi il cervello, scervellarsi; to pick sb.'s brains consultare qcn.; I need to pick your brains — ho bisogno della tua consulenza
verbo transitivo colloq. (knock out) spaccare la testa a* * *[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cervello; cerebrale2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) intelligenza, cervello3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cervello, esperto•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave* * *I 1. [breɪn]1) (organ) cervello m.to blow one's brains out — colloq. farsi saltare le cervella
2) gastr. cervella f.pl.3) (mind)2.to have football on the brain — colloq. pensare solo al calcio
nome plurale brains (intelligence) cervello m.sing., intelligenza f.sing.3.the brains behind the operation — il cervello o la mente dell'operazione
modificatore [cell, tissue, haemorrhage] cerebrale; [ tumour] al cervello, cerebrale••II [breɪn]to beat o to rack one's brains lambiccarsi il cervello, scervellarsi; to pick sb.'s brains consultare qcn.; I need to pick your brains — ho bisogno della tua consulenza
verbo transitivo colloq. (knock out) spaccare la testa a
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