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brain

UK
/breɪn/
US
/breɪn/

Translations

brainnoun
brains
pl
UK
/breɪn/
US
/breɪn/
The human brain is capable of incredible feats of memory and reasoning.
Le cerveau humain est capable d'incroyables exploits de mémoire et de raisonnement.
cerveauAu sens de « personne très intelligente » ou « cerveau » derrière une opération.
She is the brain behind the successful marketing campaign.
C'est le cerveau de la campagne marketing réussie.
processeurInformatique.
The new smartphone has a powerful brain that can handle multiple applications at once.
Le nouveau smartphone a un processeur puissant qui peut gérer plusieurs applications à la fois.
The job requires plenty of brains as well as experience.
Ce poste պահանջ beaucoup d'intelligence ainsi que de l'expérience.
cervellePour l'organe comestible.
Calf brains are considered a delicacy in some cuisines.
La cervelle de veau est considérée comme un mets délicat dans certaines cuisines.
Synonyms
mind
intellect
cerebrum
head
thought
reason
wit
understanding
cognition
consciousness
Antonyms
brawn
stupidity
ignorance
brainverb
brained
Past Simple
brained
Past Participle
braining
Gerund
UK
/breɪn/
US
/breɪn/
assommerSens violent : frapper très fort à la tête.
He threatened to brain anyone who tried to steal his bike.
Il a menacé d'assommer quiconque tenterait de voler son vélo.
Additional translations
fracasserSens très violent : en parlant d'un coup porté à la tête, souvent mortel.
Synonyms
bludgeon
club
bash
smash
strike
beat
batter
pummel
cudgel
whack
wallop
clout
smite
crush
Antonyms
heal
revive
rescue
protect
spare
brainadjective
UK
/breɪn/
US
/breɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘relating to the brain’ (e.g., brain tissue, brain surgery).
Brain imaging techniques have advanced rapidly in recent years.
Les techniques d'imagerie cérébrale ont progressé rapidement ces dernières années.
Synonyms
cerebral
encephalic
neurological
neuronal
neurogenic

Definitions

brainnoun
The organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity.
The human brain is capable of incredible feats of memory and reasoning.
A person who is very intelligent or the most intelligent person in a group.
She is the brain behind the successful marketing campaign.
The main control center of a computer or other electronic device.
The new smartphone has a powerful brain that can handle multiple applications at once.
Intelligence or mental ability; intellectual capacity.
The job requires plenty of brains as well as experience.
The edible brain of an animal, regarded as food.
Calf brains are considered a delicacy in some cuisines.
brainverb
To hit someone on the head very hard.
He threatened to brain anyone who tried to steal his bike.
To kill by smashing the skull.
The warrior brained his enemy with a single blow.
brainadjective
Relating to or affecting the brain.
Brain imaging techniques have advanced rapidly in recent years.
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