brain (br n)n. 1. a. The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion. b. A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system. 2. a. Intellectual ability; mind: a dull brain; a quick brain. b. Intellectual power; intelligence. Often used in the plural: has brains and good looks. See Synonyms at mind. 3. A highly intelligent person. 4. The primary director or planner, as of an organization or movement. Often used in the plural. 5. The control center, as of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft. tr.v. brained, brain·ing, brains Slang Idioms: 1. To smash in the skull of. 2. To hit on the head. beat (one's) brains (out) Informal To exert or expend great mental effort: She beat her brains out during the examination. on the brain Obsessively in mind: The coach has winning on the brain. pick (someone's) brain/brains To explore another's ideas through questioning. rack (one's) brain Informal To think long and hard: I racked my brain for hours trying to recall her name. [Middle English, from Old English brægen.] |   |
brain
Noun
1. the soft mass of nervous tissue within the skull of vertebrates that controls and coordinates the nervous system
2. (often pl) Informal intellectual ability: he's got brains
3. Informal an intelligent person
4. on the brain Informal constantly in mind: I had that song on the brain
5. the brains Informal a person who plans and organizes something: the brains behind the bid
Verb
Slang to hit (someone) hard on the head [Old English brægen]
| brain (brn) 1. The part of the nervous system in vertebrates that is enclosed within the skull, is connected with the spinal cord, and is composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the control center of the central nervous system, receiving sensory impulses from the rest of the body and transmitting motor impulses for the regulation of voluntary movement. The brain also contains the centers of consciousness, thought, language, memory, and emotion. See more at brainstemcerebellumcerebrum 2. A bundle of nerves in many invertebrate animals that is similar to the vertebrate brain in function and position. |  A. skull, B. cerebrum, C. pituitary gland, D. pons, E. thalamus, F. cerebellum, G. medulla oblongata, H. spinal cord |
Brain
the process of providing a person with visual or auditory evidence of the quality of an autonomie physiological function so that he may attempt to exercise conscious control over it.
1. Obsolete, the branch of psychology that studies the brain.
2. Medicine. the total knowledge concerning the brain.
2. Medicine. the total knowledge concerning the brain.
the surgical operation of opening the skull, as for an operation on the brain.
the comparative study of complex electronic devices and the nervous system in an attempt to understand better the nature of the human brain. — cyberneticist, n. — cybernetic, adj.
an inflamed condition of the brain.
a condition in which normal tissue is misplaced, especially in the brain, so that masses of gray matter are found in the white matter. See also biology.. — heterotopous, adj.
surgical severing of certain nerve fibers in the frontal lobe of the brain, once commonly performed to treat intractable depression. Also called prefrontal lobotomy.
the process of systematically altering beliefs and attitudes, especially through the use of drugs, torture, or psychological stress techniques; brainwashing.
brain stimulation by hypnosis or magnetism.
the forebrain. — prosencephalies, adj.
a form of extreme or violent cerebral activity caused by defective inhibition. — psychokinetic, adj.
the use of brain surgery to treat mental disorders. — psychosurgeon, n.
the sensory apparatus of the body as a whole; the seat of physical sensation, imagined to be in the gray matter of the brain.
a procedure for the stating and solving of problems based upon creative thinking in figurative terms by a small, carefully chosen, and diversely specialized group.
the anterior section of the forebrain, containing the cerebrum and related structures. — telencephalic, adj.
the influence one brain is thought to exercise over another, from a distance, by means of some hypothetical mental energy.
surgical excision of part of the cerebral cortex, as to provide relief for pain or treat certain mental disorders.
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| Noun | 1. |  brain - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cordcircle of Willis - a ring of arteries at the base of the brain arteria communicans, communicating artery - any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system brain cell - a nerve cell in the brain central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord neencephalon, neoencephalon - the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube mesencephalon, midbrain - the middle portion of the brain hindbrain, rhombencephalon - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus ventricle - one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid |
| 2. | brain - mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience | |
| 3. |  brain - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware subconscious, subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness | |
| 4. |  brain - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy" | |
| 5. | brain - the brain of certain animals used as meat organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal calf's brain - the brain of a calf eaten as meat | |
| Verb | 1. | brain - hit on the head hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| 2. | brain - kill by smashing someone's skull kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
brain
noun 2. (Informal) intellectual, genius, scholar, sage, pundit, mastermind, intellect, prodigy, highbrow, egghead (informal) brainbox, bluestocking (usually disparaging)
plural noun 3. intelligence, mind, reason, understanding, sense, capacity, smarts (slang), chiefly U.S. wit, intellect, savvy (slang) nous Brit. (slang) suss (slang) shrewdness, sagacity >> adjectives cerebral
Translations
brain [breɪn] n → cerveau m;
brains npl (= intellect, food) → cervelle f;
he's got brains → il est intelligent
n brain [brein]
1 the centre of the nervous system an injury to the brain; (also adjective ) brain surgery; brain damage. brein دماغ، مُخ мозък mozek; mozkový hjerne das Gehirn εγκέφαλος cerebro peaaju مغز aivot (au/du) cerveau מֹח @@@מוֹח$$$ दिमाग, बुद्धि mozak agy otak heili cervello; cerebrale 脳 뇌 smegenys smadzenes otak brein, hersenen; hersen- hjerne mózg cérebro (pe/la) creier мозг mozog; mozgový možgani mozak hjärna สมอง beyin 腦 мозок دماغ ، مغز bộ não 脑
2 (often in plural) cleverness a good brain; You've plenty of brains. verstand ذكاء، مقدرة عقليه ум inteligence forstand; hjerne das Köpfchen εξυπνάδα cabeza, inteligencia mõistus هوش äly intelligence שֵׂכֶל बुद्धि inteligencija ész pandai gáfur intelligenza, cervello 頭脳 지능 protas prāts; saprāts; garīgās spējas bijak hersens forstand, vett rozum cabeça inteligenţă умственные способности inteligencia pamet pamet huvud, begåvning ความฉลาด beyin, zekâ, akıl 智力 розум, глузд چالاکی ، ہوشیاری trí tuệ 智力
3 a clever person He's one of the best brains in the country. intelligent, slim شخص ذكي умник inteligent, mozek hjerne; godt hoved der Kopf έξυπνος άνθρωπος, μυαλό (μτφ.) cerebro, cerebrito aju آدم باهوش älykkö cerveau מֹח @@@מוֹח$$$ बुद्धिमान jako pametna osoba akinek jó feje van orang pintar gáfumaður cervello, esperto 知力のすぐれた人 수재 galvotas žmogus, galva gudrs cilvēks; gudra galva orang bijak knappe kop et godt hode, skarping tęga głowa inteligência minte, persoană inteligentă голова mozog glava genijalac skarp hjärna คนฉลาด zeki kimse, kafalı adam 智囊 голова لائق ، چالاک người thông minh 智囊
adj brainless
stupid a brainless idiot. breinloos, onnosel ضعيف العقل глупав hloupý ubegavet hirnlos ανεγκέφαλος estúpido, insensato rumal ابله tyhmä stupide טִפֵּש, @@@טִיפֵּש$$$ מְפָגֵר मंदबुद्धि glup buta bodoh heimskur stupido 頭の悪い 어리석은 begalvis, kvailas muļķīgs bodoh hersenloos ubegavet, enfoldig bezgłowy, głupi estúpido cretin безмозглый sprostý neumen glup enfaldig โง่ beyinsiz, salak 愚蠢的 безглуздий, дурний بے سمجھ ، احمق không có đầu óc
adj brainy
clever She's a brainy child. slim, knap, skrander, vernuftig ذكي умен chytrý begavet gescheit ευφυής brilante, muy inteligente, con mucho talento taibukas باهوش teräväpäinen doué מַבְרִיק बुद्धिमान pametan okos, eszes pintar gáfaður intelligente 頭の良い 총명한 galvotas gudrs; ar gaišu galvu bijak slim begavet, intelligent rozgarnięty inteligente deştept умный chytrý bister pametan begåvad, klyftig ฉลาดมาก zeki, kafalı 聰明的 тямовитий; розумний تیز فہم ، ذہین thông minh 聪明的
n brainchild
a favourite theory, invention etc thought up by a particular person This entire process is Dr Smith's brainchild. geesteskind, uitvinding وليد أفكار المرء، إبتكار продукт на мисълта/въображението nápad, duchovní dítě opfindelse; idé das Geistesprodukt πνευματική δημιουργία, επινόηση parto del ingenio, invento, creación vaimusünnitus محصول فکری lempiteoria, lempilapsi idée personnelle פְּרִי יְצִירָתוֹ विचार या आविष्कार ideja szellemi gyermek gagasan hugarfóstur frutto dell'ingegno 独自に考え出したもの 고안, 창작 kūdikis (kādas personas) oriģināla doma, ideja teori geesteskind innfall, grille wspaniały pomysł criação idee (personală) детище duchovné dieťa lastna zamisel pronalazak idé ความคิดหรือสิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 腦力勞動的產物 дітище, ідея ایجاد ، اختراع sự phát minh 脑力劳动的产物
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. breinerosie, uitvloei van kundigheid, talentverlies هجرة العقول، رحيل العلماء загуба на учени и на висококвалифицирани специалисти поради емигриране únik mozků hjerneflugt; forskerflugt die Abwanderung (von Wissenschaftlern) διαρροή επιστημόνων fuga de cerebros ajude äravool فرار مغزها aivovuoto exode des cerveaux בְּרִיחַת מוֹחוֹת मेघापलायन odljev mozgova tudóscsábítás, agyelszívás perpindahan tenaga ahli ke luar negeri vitsmunaflótti; brottflutningar menntamanna fuga dei cervelli 頭脳流出 두뇌 유출 smegenų nutekėjimas smadzeņu noplūde penghijrahan cendiakawan van het uittocht intellect ekspertflukt drenaż mózgu fuga de talentos exod de creiere утечка мозгов únik mozgov beg možganov odliv mozgova forskarflykt, begåvningsflykt สมองไหล beyin göçü 智囊流失 відтік мізків لائق لوگوں کا غیر ممالک میں چلے جانا chảy máu chất xám 智囊流失
v brainwash
to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals. breinspoel, weerstandsafbreking غسل دماغ промивам на мозъка vymýt mozek hjernevaske jemanden einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen πλύση εγκεφάλου κάνω lavar el cerebro ajuloputust tegema شستشوی مغزی دادن aivopestä lavage de cerveau faire un à לשְׁטִיפַת מֹח बलात् मत प्रवर्तन करना nametnuti svoje mišljenje „agymosást” végez vkin cuci otak, mengindoktrinasi heilaþvo lavaggio del cervello fare il 洗脳する 세뇌하다 praplauti smegenis psiholoģiski iespaidot; ´skalot smadzenes basuh otak hersenspoelen hjernevaske indoktrynować, robić pranie mózgu fazer lavagem ao cérebro a spăla creierul промывать мозги vymyť mozog, preškoliť prati možgane ispirati mozak hjärntvätta ล้างสมอง beyin yıkamak 對（人）實行洗腦 полоскати мізки بہت زیادہ نفسیاتی دباؤ ڈالنا tẩy não 对（人）实行洗脑
n brainwashing
breinspoeling غسل الدماغ промиване на мозъка vymývání mozků hjernevask die Gehirnwäsche πλύση εγκεφάλου lavado de cerebro ajuloputus شستشوی مغزی lavage de cerveau שְׁטִיפַת מֹח बलात् मत प्रवर्तन pranje mozga „agymosás” cuci otak lavaggio del cervello 洗脳 세뇌 smegenų plovimas psiholoģiska iespaidošana; ´smadzeņu skalošana membasuh otak hersenspoeling hjernevasking pranie mózgu промывка мозгов vymývanie mozgov, (de)formovanie myslenia pranje možganov ispiranje mozga hjärntvätt การล้างสมอง beyin yıkama 靈机妙想，洗腦 прополіскування мізків نفسیاتی دباؤ sự tẩy não 灵机妙想，洗脑
n brainwave
a sudden bright idea. breingolf, blink gedagte/idee فكره بارعه، موجه دماغيه щастливо хрумване náhlý nápad lys idé der Geistesblitz ξαφνική έμπνευση, φαεινή ιδέα idea luminosa vaimuvälgatus الهام ناگهانی neronleimaus idée géniale הַברָקָה सूझ, विचार, तरंग sjajna ideja hirtelen jó ötlet ide cemerlang, ilham innblástur idea brillante ひらめき ?뎔? 뇌파 proto nušvitimas, gera mintis spoža ideja; pēkšņa atklāsme ilham ingeving lys idé genialna myśl, olśnienie ideia luminosa idee genială блестящая идея náhla myšlienka dobra zamisel ideja snilleblixt ความคิดดีที่นึกได้ทันที parlak fikir, esin 靈机 щаслива ідея اچھوتا خیال sáng kiến bất chợt 灵机妙想
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