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1 cudgel
1. noun(a heavy stick or club.) stokk, påk, knortekjepp2. verb(to beat with a cudgel.) slå med stokkIsubst. \/ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l\/stokk, kølletake up the cudgels gå i bresjen for, ta parti, slå et slag forIIverb \/ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l\/slå, pryle med en stokkcudgel one's brains legge hodet i bløt, bry hjernen\/hodet med -
2 brain
brein1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) hjerne2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) forstand, vett3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) et godt hode, skarping•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwaveforstand--------geni--------hjerne--------vidd--------åndIsubst. \/breɪn\/( anatomi) hjernebeat somebody's brains out slå inn skallen på noenblow one's brains out blåse hodet av seghan er intelligent\/skarpcudgel\/beat\/rack one's brains ransake hjernen, bry hjernengo off one's brain ( slang) bli fra seg, bli avsindig\/rasendehave a good brain ha godt hodehave (got) something on the brain ha (fått) noe på hjernen, være besatt av noebe long on brains være intelligentpick\/suck somebody's brains ( overført) utnytte noens kunnskap, stjele noens ideerturn somebody's brain gjøre noen usikker\/forvirretIIverb \/breɪn\/1) ( hverdagslig) slå inn skallen på2) slå i hodet
См. также в других словарях:
cudgel one's brains — To think hard • • • Main Entry: ↑cudgel … Useful english dictionary
cudgel one's brains — idi cudgel one s brains, to try hard to comprehend or remember … From formal English to slang
To cudgel one's brains — Cudgel Cudg el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cudgeled} or {Cudgelled} ( ?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cudgeling} or {cudgelling}.] To beat with a cudgel. [1913 Webster] An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To cudgel one s brains}, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
cudgel one's brains — See: BEAT ONE S BRAINS OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
cudgel\ one's\ brains — See: beat one s brains out … Словарь американских идиом
cudgel one's brains — phrasal to think hard (as for a solution to a problem) … New Collegiate Dictionary
cudgel one's brains — v. think hard, try to remember, attempt to comprehend … English contemporary dictionary
cudgel one's brain — (or brains) think hard about a problem … Useful english dictionary
rack one's brains — THINK HARD, concentrate, cudgel one s brains; informal scratch one s head. → rack * * * rack one s brains To use one s memory or reasoning powers to the utmost • • • Main Entry: ↑rack * * * rack (or wrack) one s brains (or brain) make a great… … Useful english dictionary
Cudgel — Cudg el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cudgeled} or {Cudgelled} ( ?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cudgeling} or {cudgelling}.] To beat with a cudgel. [1913 Webster] An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. Shak. [1913 Webster] {To cudgel one s brains}, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English