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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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