mental

men·tal ¹  (mntl)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the mind; intellectual: mental powers.

2. Executed or performed by the mind; existing in the mind: mental images of happy times.

3. Of, relating to, or affected by a disorder of the mind.

4. Intended for treatment of people affected with disorders of the mind.

5. Of or relating to telepathy or mind reading.

6. Slang

a. Emotionally upset; crazed: got mental when he saw the dent in his new car.

b. Offensive Slang Mentally or psychologically disturbed.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin mentlis, from Latin mns, ment-, mind; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mental·ly adv.

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men·tal ²  (mntl)

adj.

Of or relating to the chin.

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[From Latin mentum, chin; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mental¹

adj

1. of or involving the mind or an intellectual process

2. occurring only in the mind mental calculations

3. (Psychiatry) affected by mental illness a mental patient

4. (Medicine) concerned with care for persons with mental illness a mental hospital

5. (Psychiatry) Slang insane

[from Late Latin mentālis, from Latin mēns mind]

mentally  adv

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mental²

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to the chin Also genial

[from Latin mentum chin]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	mental - involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
	2.	mental - of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"
	3.	mental - of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
	4.	mental - of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw genial
	5.	mental - affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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mental

adjective

1. intellectual, rational, theoretical, cognitive, brain, conceptual, cerebral the mental development of children

2. psychiatric, psychogenic mental health problems

3. (Informal) insane, mad, disturbed, unstable, mentally ill, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, deranged, round the bend (Brit. slang), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), not right in the head, a sausage short of a fry-up (slang) I just said to him 'you must be mental!'

Translations

mental [ˈmentl]

A. ADJ

1. (= not physical) [development, health, effort] → mental
the stigma attached to mental illness → el estigma vinculado con las enfermedades mentales
I formed a mental picture of what he looked like → me formé una imagen mental de cómo era
to make a mental note of sth → tomar nota mentalmente de algo

2. (Brit) (= crazy) → chiflado
he must be mental → debe estar chiflado

B. CPD mental age N → edad f mental
mental arithmetic N → cálculos mpl mentales
mental block N → bloqueo m mental
mental cruelty N → crueldad f mental
mental handicap N → retraso m mental
mental healing N (US) → cura f mental
mental home, mental hospital N → hospital m psiquiátrico, manicomio m
mental institution N → institución f para enfermos mentales
mental patient N → paciente mf psiquiátrico/a
mental powers N → poderes mpl mentales

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mental [ˈmɛnt^əl] adj

(to do with the mind) → mental(e)
Graham made a quick mental calculation → Graham se livra à un bref calcul mental.
to make a mental note of sth → prendre bonne note de qch
to make a mental note to do sth → penser à ne pas oublier de faire qch

(= mad) → timbré(e) >
You're mental! → Tu es timbré!
mental age n → âge m mental
mental arithmetic n → calcul m mental
to do mental arithmetic → faire du calcul mental
mental block n → blocage m
mental cruelty n → cruauté f mentale
mental handicap n → handicap m mental
mental health

n

[person] → santé f mentale

(= profession) → santé f mentale

modif [problems] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [service] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [unit, centre] → de santé mentale, médicopsychologique; [charity] → pour la santé mentale, d'aide médicopsychologique
mental health professional → professionnel(le) m/f de la santé mentale mental health care
mental health care n → soins mpl médicopsychologiques
mental hospital n → hôpital m psychiatrique
mental illness n → maladie f mentale
a mental illness → une maladie mentale

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mental

adj

→ geistig; strain → psychisch; cruelty → seelisch; to make a mental note of something → sich (dat) → etw merken; mental process → geistiger or gedanklicher Prozess, Denkvorgang m; the causes are mental not physical → die Ursachen sind eher psychischer als physischer Natur; he still shows great mental agility → er ist geistig noch immer sehr rege

(inf: = mad) → übergeschnappt (inf); to go mental → verrückt werden, durchdrehen (inf); (= get furious) → ausrasten (inf)

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mental:

mental age

n he has a mental of ten → er ist auf dem geistigen Entwicklungsstand eines Zehnjährigen

mental arithmetic

n → Kopfrechnen nt

mental block

n → Bewusstseinsstörung f; to have a mental → eine Bewusstseinsstörung haben, geistig weggetreten sein (inf); (due to alcohol) → einen Filmriss haben (inf); to have a mental (in exam) → ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben (inf)

mental breakdown

n → Nervenzusammenbruch m

mental deficiency

n → Geistesschwäche f, → Geistesstörung f

mental health

n → Geisteszustand m

mental home

n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f

mental hospital

n → psychiatrische Klinik, Nervenklinik f

mental illness

n → Geisteskrankheit f

mental institution

n → (Nerven)heilanstalt f

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mental [ˈmɛntl] adj

a. (gen) → mentale, della mente; (ability, powers) → intellettuale; (treatment) → psichiatrico/a
to make a mental note of sth → prendere mentalmente nota di qc
mental patient → malato/a di mente
mental strain → tensione f

b. (fam) (mad) → pazzo/a

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mental [ˈmɛntl] adj

a. (gen) → mentale, della mente; (ability, powers) → intellettuale; (treatment) → psichiatrico/a
to make a mental note of sth → prendere mentalmente nota di qc
mental patient → malato/a di mente
mental strain → tensione f

b. (fam) (mad) → pazzo/a

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mental

adj mental [ˈmentl]

1 of the mind mental illnesses/disorders. geestelik عَقْلي умствен duševní mental; sinds- seelisch διανοητικός, πνευματικός mental vaimu-, vaimne ذهنی henkinen mental שִׂכלִי मानसिक duševni, umni szellemi jiwa andlegur mentale 心の 정신의 psichinis, proto psihisks; garīgs jiwa geestelijk hjerne-, åndelig, mental umysłowy mental mental умственный; психический mentálny duševen mentalni mental, psykisk, sinnes- เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ zihinsel 精神的 психічний ذہنی thuộc tâm thần 精神的

2 done or made by the mind mental arithmetic; a mental picture. geestelike ذِهْني، فِكْري мисловен konaný v duchu; vnitřní mental; tankemæssig geistig νοερός mental vaimne فکری mieli-, päässälasku mental שִׂכלִי मानसिक, दिमाग़ी, मन का duševni fej- (számolás stb.) mental hugar- mentale, intellettuale 頭の中で行なう 머리속에서 하는 mintinis, mintyse daromas/sukuriamas gara-; prāta-; galvas- mental in het hoofd i hodet, mental pamięciowy mental mental; imaginat производимый в уме, мысленный urobený v duchu; vnútorný miseln mentalni inre ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นในใจ akıldan 內心的 розумовий; мислений ذہن میں کیا گیا thuộc trí óc 内心的

3 for those who are ill in mind a mental hospital. geestelik عَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّه душевно-болен psychiatrický sindssyge- Nerven-... που προορίζεται για φρενοβλαβείς psiquiátrico vaimu- روانی psykiatrinen psychiatrique -נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bolnica elme-(gyógyintézet) jiwa geð- per malati di mente 精神病者のための 정신병 치료를 위한 psichiatrinis psihiatriskā slimnīca sakit jiwa psychiatrisch sinnssyke- psychiatryczny para doentes mentais psihiatric психиатрический psychiatrický psihiatričen mentalni mental- บ้า (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) akıl hastalarına ait 精神病的 психічний دماغی مریضوں سے متعلق tâm thần 精神病的

4 suffering from an illness of the mind a mental patient. geestelik versteurd عَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْلي побъркан duševně nemocný sindslidende geisteskrank φρενοβλαβής mental vaimu(haige) رنج psyykkinen mental חוֹלֶה נֶפֶש मानसिक रोग या रोगी duševna bol elme-(beteg) sakit jiwa geð- malato di mente 精神病の 정신병의 psichinis psihiski slims cilvēks sakit mental psychiatrisch sinnssyk umysłowo chory mental bolnav psihic душевнобольной duševne chorý duševen mentalni mental- เป็นโรคจิต akıl hastalığı çeken 患有精神病的 психічний دماغی مریض mất trí 精神病的

n menˈtality [-ˈtӕ-]

(a level of) mental power low mentality. mentaliteit عَقْلِيَّه разсъдък inteligence mentalitet; tænkemåde die Denkart νοημοσύνη mentalidad, intelecto vaimulaad قوه ذهنی mielenlaatu mentalité, intelligence מֶנטָלִיוּת मानसिक दशा duhovno ustrojstvo, mentalitet szellemi képesség mentalitas vitsmunir, gáfur, greind capacità mentali 知力 지능, 지력 mentalitetas, intelektas mentalitāte; intelekts pemikiran geestesgesteldheid intelligens, åndelig evne umysłowość, mentalność mentalidade capacitate mentală умственные способности; интеллект inteligencia umska sposobnost mentalitet intelligens, förstånd, mentalitet ความสามารถทางจิต anlayış, düşünüş 智力 розумові здібності, інтелект ذہنی رجحان ، یا خصوصیت trí lực 智力

adv mentally

in the mind She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill. geestelik عَقْلِيّاً умствено mentálně mentalt geistig διανοητικά mentalmente vaimselt از نظر روانی henkisesti mentalement נָפשִי, שִׂכלִי मानसिक रूप से duševno szellemileg kejiwaan andlega mentalmente 精神的に 정신면에서 psichiškai, protiškai garīgi kejiwaan geestelijk åndelig, mentalt umysłowo mentalmente din punct de vedere mental/psihic умственно; психически mentálne duševno mentalno mentalt, psykiskt ด้านจิตใจ aklen 精神上 інтелектуально; психічно ذہنی طور پر về thần kinh 精神上

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mental → عقلي duševní mental geistig διανοητικός mental henkinen mental duševni mentale 精神の 정신적인 geestelijk mental umysłowy mental умственный mental เป็นโรคจิต akıl thuộc về tinh thần 精神的