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1 brain drain
(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 talentos* * *brain drain[br'ein drein] n evasão da intelectualidade (professores, médicos, cientistas) de um país para outro, em busca de melhores salários. -
2 brain drain
(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.) êxodo de cientistas/intelectuais -
3 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cérebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) cabeça3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) inteligência•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave* * *[brein] n 1 cérebro, miolo. 2 (geralmente brains) inteligência, intelecto. 3 sl crânio: a) pessoa muito inteligente. b) aluno que tira notas altas. • vt quebrar a cabeça de alguém, esfacelar o crânio. he blew out his brains ele deu um tiro na cabeça. he has his music on the brain ele só pensa na sua música. he knocked out his enemy’s brains ele esmagou a cabeça do seu inimigo. -
4 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) cérebro2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) inteligência, cabeça3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cabeça•- brainy - brainchild - brain drain - brainwash - brainwashing - brainwave
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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
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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