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brainstorm

/ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm/

/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/

brainstormnoun

brainstorms

/ˈbreɪnˌstɔːm/

/ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm/

Translations

remue-méninges

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

thought shower

idea generation

creative thinking

mind mapping

brainwave

brainstormverb

brainstormed

Past Simple

brainstormed

Past Participle

brainstorming

ing-form

/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/

/ˈbreɪn.stɔrm/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

generate ideas

brainstormadjective

/ˈbreɪn.stɔːm/

/ˈbreɪn.stɔrm/

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "a brainstorm session").

Translations

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

Relating to or involving the activity of brainstorming.

The team scheduled a brainstorm workshop to spark creativity.