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1 the brains
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2 the brains
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3 The man who gets the most satisfactory results is not always the man with the most brilliant single mind, but rather the man who can best coordinate the brains and talents of his associates.
<01> Лучших результатов добивается не обязательно тот, у кого самая умная голова, а скорее тот, кто лучше всех умеет координировать работу своих умных и талантливых коллег. Jones (Джонс).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > The man who gets the most satisfactory results is not always the man with the most brilliant single mind, but rather the man who can best coordinate the brains and talents of his associates.
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4 the brains behind the group
Politics english-russian dictionary > the brains behind the group
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5 the brains behind
Общая лексика: голова (быть головой чего-либо) -
6 have the brains to do something
expr infmlThose children don't have the brains to profit from classroom teaching — Эти дети не понимают, что надо учиться, пока они ходят в школу
It was a good thing somebody had the brains to switch off all the power when the first explosion occurred — Хорошо еще, что у кого-то хватило ума отключить электроэнергию, когда произошел первый взрыв
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have the brains to do something
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7 to suck the brains of someone
to suck the brains of someoneroubar as idéias de alguém.English-Portuguese dictionary > to suck the brains of someone
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8 to be the brains of the organization
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to be the brains of the organization
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9 beat the brains out
Табуированная лексика: совокупляться с большим энтузиазмом -
10 be the brains of
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11 He has not got the brains to...
У него ум короток для того, чтобы...Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > He has not got the brains to...
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12 she\ has\ the\ brains\ of\ a\ canary
English-Hungarian dictionary > she\ has\ the\ brains\ of\ a\ canary
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13 brains
1 (intellect) cerebro, seso, inteligencia2 (as food) sesos nombre masculino pluraln.pl.• cabeza s.f.• caletre s.m.• cerebro s.m.• cholla s.f.• entendederas s.f.pl.• meollo s.m.• mollera s.f.• seso s.m.• sesos s.m.pl.• testa s.f.breɪnz1) (+ pl vb)to blow somebody's brains out — levantarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien
b) ( intelligence) inteligencia fto pick somebody's brains: I'd like to pick your brains about something quisiera hacerte unas preguntas or consultas acerca de algo; to rack one's brains (over something) — devanarse los sesos (con algo)
2) (+ sing vb) ( mastermind) cerebro m, autor, -tora m,f intelectual (AmL)she's the brains behind the operation — es el cerebro or (AmL tb) la autora intelectual de la operación
* * *[breɪnz]1) (+ pl vb)to blow somebody's brains out — levantarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien
b) ( intelligence) inteligencia fto pick somebody's brains: I'd like to pick your brains about something quisiera hacerte unas preguntas or consultas acerca de algo; to rack one's brains (over something) — devanarse los sesos (con algo)
2) (+ sing vb) ( mastermind) cerebro m, autor, -tora m,f intelectual (AmL)she's the brains behind the operation — es el cerebro or (AmL tb) la autora intelectual de la operación
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14 brains
n pl infml1)See his fucken brains! — Ну не придурок, а?
2)"You know the Smiths?" "Yes, plenty of brains in that family" — "Вы знаете семью Смитов?" - "Еще бы! В этой семье много талантливых людей"
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15 the Pure merinos
австрал.1) "чистокровные мериносы" ( прозвище первых вольных поселенцев в Австралии и их потомков)She hadn't enough money to go into Sydney Society, though she used to boast that her ancestors had come out as free settlers in the early days and that she was entitled to mix with the Pure Merinos. (D. Cusack, ‘Caddie. A Sydney Barmaid’) — У ее свекрови не было средств, чтобы вращаться в высшем обществе Сиднея, но она тем не менее хвастливо утверждала, что ее предки были вольными поселенцами Австралии на заре истории страны и что она имеет полное право общаться с "чистокровными мериносами".
2) прекрасный человек, само совершенство‘The pure merino!’ he repeated. ‘The man with all the brains, and the high principles to boot!..’ ‘The pure merino! No! I never had that notion about myself.’ (V. Palmer, ‘Golconda’, ch. XXXII) — - чудесный человек! - повторил Донован. - Умнейший человек, и к тому же с высокими моральными принципами!.. - чудесный человек! Нет! Так я никогда о себе не думал.
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16 (the) scientific brains of the country
the scientific (skilled) brains of the country учёные (квалифицированные) мужи страныEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) scientific brains of the country
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17 brains out
Разговорное выражение: (to do smth., one's) в полный рост (Мы отдохнули в полный рост. We went all out on our vacation. ; We vacationed our brains out.; в максимально возможной степени to the maximum possible degree or extent) -
18 the old man pitted his brains against the big man's strength
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the old man pitted his brains against the big man's strength
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19 the top brains of the industry
1) Общая лексика: лучшие умы (мозговой трест, этой) отрасли промышленности2) Макаров: лучшие умы (этой) отрасли промышленности, лучшие умы этой отрасли промышленности, мозговой трест ( этой) отрасли промышленности, мозговой трест этой отрасли промышленностиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the top brains of the industry
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20 the mob has many heads but no brains
натовп має багато голів, але не має розумуEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the mob has many heads but no brains
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