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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.) exode des cerveaux -
2 brain-drain
fuite f des cerveauxAn IT brain-drain could hit Tony Blair's plans for Britain to be a leading site for e-commerce, according to e-business consultant Steve Allan. Allan, who has moved to The Netherlands because of the new IR35 tax regulations, said that European businesses are taking advantage of the exodus of British contractors to catch up and overtake the UK.
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3 brain
brain [breɪn]1. nouncerveau m( = knock out) [+ person] (inf!) assommer3. compounds* * *[breɪn] 1.1) ( living organ) cerveau mto blow one's brains out — (colloq) se faire sauter la cervelle (colloq)
3) Culinary cervelle f4) ( mind)2.to have football on the brain — (colloq) ne penser qu'au football
brains plural noun ( intelligence) intelligence f3.noun modifier [ cell, tissue] du cerveau, cérébral; [ tumour] au cerveau; [ haemorrhage, fever] cérébral4.(colloq) transitive verb ( knock out) assommer, estourbir (colloq)•• -
4 brain
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 -
5 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) (au/du) cerveau2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) intelligence3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) cerveau•- brainy - brainchild - brain drain - brainwash - brainwashing - brainwave
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