brainstorm

UK
/ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm/
US
/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/

Translations

brainstormnoun
brainstorms
pl
UK
/ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm/
US
/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/
The team held a brainstorm to come up with new marketing strategies.
L'équipe a organisé un remue-méninges pour trouver de nouvelles stratégies marketing.
idée lumineuse
She had a brainstorm and realized how to fix the broken machine.
Elle a eu une idée lumineuse et a compris comment réparer la machine cassée.
Additional translations
blancFamilier, surtout en anglais britannique; désigne un trou de mémoire ou une confusion passagère.
Synonyms
thought shower
idea generation
creative thinking
mind mapping
brainstormverb
brainstormed
Past Simple
brainstormed
Past Participle
brainstorming
Gerund
UK
/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/
US
/ˈbreɪn.stɔrm/
brainstormerAnglicisme courant, surtout dans les contextes professionnels et créatifs.
The team decided to brainstorm to come up with new marketing strategies.
L'équipe a décidé de brainstormer pour trouver de nouvelles stratégies marketing.
Additional translations
cogiterFamilier.
brainstormadjective
UK
/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/
US
/ˈbreɪn.stɔrm/
Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "a brainstorm session").
de remue-méninges
The team scheduled a brainstorm workshop to spark creativity.
L'équipe a prévu un atelier de remue-méninges pour stimuler la créativité.

Definitions

brainstormnoun
A spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems.
The team held a brainstorm to come up with new marketing strategies.
A sudden, clever idea.
She had a brainstorm and realized how to fix the broken machine.
A brief period of mental confusion or a temporary lapse of judgment; a mental block (chiefly British, informal).
In a sudden brainstorm, he completely forgot his own phone number.
brainstormverb
To generate ideas or solutions through spontaneous group discussion.
The team decided to brainstorm to come up with new marketing strategies.
To think of or produce a solution or idea through intensive mental effort.
She brainstormed all night to find a way to solve the problem.
brainstormadjective
Relating to or involving the activity of brainstorming.
The team scheduled a brainstorm workshop to spark creativity.