brain

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(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie brain, care provine din engleza veche bræġen < proto-germanică *bragnan.

Pronunție

• AFI: /breɪn/

Substantiv

brain, pl. brains

1. (anat.) creier

   Certain parts of the brain store memories.

2. (fam.) persoană intelectuală, erudit, savant, învățat

   He was a total brain.

3. (în Anglia, plurale tantum) aptitudini intelectuale

   He is the brains behind the scheme.

4. (la pl.) intelect, inteligență

   He has a lot of brains.

5. (fig.) creier

Sinonime

• 1: harns
• 2: genius

Cuvinte derivate

• brainbox
• braincase
• brainchild
• brainiac
• brainish
• brainless
• brainpan
• brainpower
• brainsick
• brainstorm
• brainwash
• brainwave
• brainworker
• brainy
• forebrain
• microbrain

Cuvinte compuse

cuvinte compuse

brain bucket brain candy brain cell brain coral brain cramp brain damage brain dead brain death brain disease brain disorder brain doctor brain drain brain fag brain farm brain fever brain fingerprinting brain food

brain freeze brain mushroom brain science brain stem/brainstem brain sugar brain surgeon brain surgery brain-teaser brain truster brain tumour, brain tumor left brain no-brainer organic brain syndrome right brain split brain yellow brain fungus

Expresii

• beat someone's brains out
• on the brain
• pick someone's brain
• rack one's brain, rack one's brains
• water on the brain

Vezi și

• head
• skull

Verb

Conjugarea verbului to brain
Infinitiv	to brain
Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg.	brains
Trecut simplu	brained
Participiu trecut	brained
Participiu prezent	braining

1. a sparge capul (cuiva)
2. (argou) a da cuiva în cap
3. (fig.) a distruge
4. a pricepe, a înțelege

Sinonime

• 3: destroy
• 4: understand

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary