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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 -
2 tumour
tumor ['tjuːmə(r)] [AE 'tuː-] nome tumore m.* * *['tju:mə](an abnormal (dangerous) mass of tissue growing on or in the body: a brain tumour; The surgeon removed a tumour from her bladder.) tumore* * *tumore m* * *tumour, ( USA) tumor /ˈtju:mə(r)/, ( USA) /ˈtu:mə(r)/ (med.)n.tumore: malignant tumour, tumore malignotumorousa.1 tumorale2 affetto da tumore.* * *tumor ['tjuːmə(r)] [AE 'tuː-] nome tumore m.
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