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brain [brains] (organ) noun [UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn] | cerveau◼◼◼nom {m}Use your brain. = Utilise ton cerveau. encéphale◼◼◻nom {m} |
brain [brains] (person providing intelligence) noun [UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn] | cerveau◼◼◼nom {m}Use your brain. = Utilise ton cerveau. |
brain [brains] (intelligent person) noun [UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn] | cerveau◼◼◼nom {m}Use your brain. = Utilise ton cerveau. tête◼◼◻nom {f} |
brain [brains] (part of computer) noun [UK: breɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn] | processeur◼◻◻nom {m} |
brain cancer (cancer of the brain) noun | cancer du cerveau◼◼◼nom {m} |
brain cell [brain cells] (cell in brain) noun [UK: breɪn sel] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈsel] | cellule du cerveau◼◼◼nom {f} |
brain damage [brain damages] (injury to the brain) noun | lésion cérébrale◼◼◼nom {f} |
brain-dead (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) adjective | en état de mort cérébrale◼◼◼adjectif |
brain death [brain deaths] (irreversible cessation of brain activity) noun [UK: breɪn deθ] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈdeθ] | mort cérébrale◼◼◼nom {f} |
brain drain [brain drains] (emigration of educated people) noun [UK: breɪn dreɪn] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈdreɪn] | fuite des cerveaux◼◼◼nom {f} [Quebec] exode des cerveauxnom {m} |
brain fart (something ill-considered) noun [UK: breɪn fɑːt] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈfɑːrt] | trou de mémoirenom {m} |
brain mushroom (fungus) noun | fausse morilletnom {f} |
brain stem [brain stems] (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) noun [UK: breɪn stem] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈstem] | tronc cérébral◼◼◼nom {m} |
brain surgeon (someone who does brain surgery) noun [UK: breɪn ˈsɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈsɝː.dʒən] | neurochirurgien◼◼◼nom |
brain surgeon (someone very intelligent) noun [UK: breɪn ˈsɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈsɝː.dʒən] | têtenom {f} |
brain surgery (surgery) noun [UK: breɪn ˈsɜː.dʒə.ri] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈsɝː.dʒə.ri] | neurochirurgie◼◼◼nom {f} |
brain-teaser (a complex riddle or puzzle) noun [UK: ˈbreɪn tiː.zə(r)] [US: ˈbreɪn tiː.zər] | casse-tête◼◼◼nom {m} |
brain tumor [brain tumors] (an intracranial growth of abnormal and uncontrolled cell division) noun [UK: breɪn ˈtuː.mə(r)] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈtuː.mər] | tumeur au cerveau◼◼◼nom {f} tumeur cérébrale◼◼◼nom {f} |
brain-washing (form of indoctrination) noun [UK: breɪn ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbreɪn ˈwɑːʃ.ɪŋ] | lavage de cerveau◼◼◼nom {m} |
braincase [braincases] (the part of the skull containing the brain) noun [UK: brˈeɪnkeɪs] [US: brˈeɪnkeɪs] | boîte crânienne◼◼◼nom {f} |
brainchild (creation) noun [UK: ˈbreɪn.tʃaɪld] [US: ˈbreɪn.ˌtʃaɪld] | création◼◼◼nom {f} |
brainiac [brainiacs] (a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person) noun | grosse tête◼◼◼nom {f} |
brainless (unintelligent; having little or no common sense) adjective [UK: ˈbreɪn.ləs] [US: ˈbreɪn.ləs] | sans cervelle◼◼◼adjectif |
brains ((informal) intelligence, aptitude) noun [UK: breɪnz] [US: ˈbreɪnz] | cervelle◼◼◼nom {f}I didn't date her for her brains. = Je ne suis pas sorti avec elle pour sa cervelle. |
brains (as food) noun [UK: breɪnz] [US: ˈbreɪnz] | cervelle◼◼◼nom {f}I didn't date her for her brains. = Je ne suis pas sorti avec elle pour sa cervelle. |
brainstorming (method of problem solving) noun [UK: ˈbreɪn.stɔːm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbreɪn.ˌstɔːrm.ɪŋ] | brainstorming◼◼◼nom {m} remue-méninge◼◼◼nom {m} |
brainwash [brainwashed, brainwashing, brainwashes] (to affect one's mind) verb [UK: ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ] [US: ˈbreɪˌn.wɑːʃ] | laver le cerveau◼◼◼verbe bourrer le crâne◼◻◻verbe décerveler◼◻◻verbe |
birdbrain (someone who is not intelligent) noun | étourneaunom {m} |
forebrain [forebrains] (part of the brain) noun [UK: ˈfɔː.breɪn] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌbren] | prosencéphale◼◼◼nom {m} cerveau antérieur◼◼◼nom {m} |
midbrain [midbrains] (part of brain) noun [UK: mˈɪdbreɪn] [US: mˈɪdbreɪn] | mésencéphale◼◼◼nom {m} |
no-brainer [no-brainers] (an easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task (idiomatic)) noun | évidence◼◼◼nom {f} |