brain drain in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brain drain in the English»Italian Dictionary

brain drain [Brit, Am ˈbreɪn ˌdreɪn] N

brain drain

fuga f di cervelli

Translations for brain drain in the Italian»English Dictionary

l'esodo dei cervelli

brain drain

fuga dei cervelli

brain drain

esodo or fuga dei cervelli

brain drain

Translations for brain drain in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] N

1. drain (in street):

drain

fognatura f

drain

chiavica f

to unblock the drains

spurgare i tombini

to drop sth down a drain

fare cadere qualcosa in un tombino

2. drain (in building):

drain (sewer)

tubatura f

drain (waste water pipe)

(tubo di) scarico m

3. drain:

drain (ditch)

canale m di scolo

drain (ditch)

scolmatore m

drain (on marshland)

canale m di prosciugamento

4. drain (loss):

drain (of people, skills, money)

perdita f

drain (of people, skills, money)

emorragia f (of di)

to be a drain on profits, funds, resources

essere un salasso per

5. drain MED:

drain

drenaggio m

II.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain:

drain land, lake

prosciugare, drenare

drain radiator, boiler

fare uscire liquido da, spurgare

2. drain pasta, canned food, dishes:

drain

scolare

3. drain (sap):

drain strength, energy, resources, funds

esaurire, prosciugare

to drain sb of strength, energy

privare qn delle sue forze, energie or prosciugare le forze, le energie di qn

to drain sth of resources, funds

esaurire, prosciugare le risorse, i fondi di qc

4. drain (drink):

drain glass

svuotare

drain contents, drink

scolarsi

5. drain river area, basin:

drain

raccogliere le acque di

6. drain MED:

drain wound

drenare

III.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn] VB intr

1. drain (empty):

drain water, liquid:

defluire, scolare (out of, from da)

drain bath, radiator, sink:

svuotarsi

to drain into sea, river, gutter, ditch

scaricare (le acque) in

to drain into soil, rock

filtrare in

the blood or colour drained from her face

sbiancò in volto

I can see the life draining out of him

vedo che la vita lo abbandona a poco a poco

2. drain (become dry):

drain dishes, food:

scolare

to leave sth to drain

lasciare qc a scolare, a sgocciolare

IV.drain [Brit dreɪn, Am dreɪn]

to go down the drain inf

andare perso, essere buttato via, andare in fumo

that's £100 down the drain inf

sono 100 sterline buttate via

to laugh like a drain inf

sganasciarsi dalle risate

I.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cervello m

to blow one's brains out inf

farsi saltare le cervella

to blow one's brains out before n cell, tissue, haemorrhage

cerebrale

to blow one's brains out tumour

al cervello, cerebrale

2. brain FOOD:

brain

cervella fpl

calves' brains

cervella di vitello

3. brain (mind):

to have a good brain

avere cervello

to have football on the brain inf

non avere in testa altro che il calcio, pensare solo al calcio

4. brain (intelligent person):

brain inf

cervello(ne) m

II.brains N

brains npl (intelligence):

brains

cervello m

brains

intelligenza f

to have brains

avere cervello or essere intelligente

he's the brains of the family

è il cervello(ne) della famiglia

to use one's brains

usare il cervello

she was the brains behind the operation

era lei il cervello or la mente dell'operazione

III.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn] VB trans inf (knock out)

brain

spaccare la testa a

IV.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn]

to dance, study one's brains out Am inf

ballare, studiare fino allo sfinimento

to beat sb's brains out

sfondare il cranio a qn

to beat one's brain out or to rack one's brains inf

lambiccarsi il cervello or scervellarsi

to pick sb's brains

fare ricorso alla consulenza di qn

I need to pick your brains

ho bisogno della tua consulenza

brain drain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brain drain in the English»Italian Dictionary

brain drain N

brain drain

fuga f di cervelli

Translations for brain drain in the English»Italian Dictionary

brain drain

fuga di cervelli

Translations for brain drain in the Italian»English Dictionary

fuga di cervelli

brain drain

la fuga dei cervello

the brain drain

Translations for brain drain in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.drain [dreɪn] VB trans

1. drain AGR, MED:

drain

drenare

drain river, pond

prosciugare

drain food

scolare

drain machine

spurgare

2. drain (empty by drinking):

drain glass, cup

svuotare

drain bottle

scolare

3. drain (exhaust, tire out):

drain person

sfinire

drain resources

esaurire

to drain sb's energy

prosciugare le energie di qn

war drains the nation of its youth

la guerra priva il paese della sua gioventù

II.drain [dreɪn] VB intr

drain dishes:

drain

scolare

III.drain [dreɪn] N

1. drain:

drain (channel)

canale m di scolo

drain (pipe)

tubo m di scarico

2. drain (sewer):

drain

fognatura f

3. drain (in sink):

drain

scarico m

fig to throw sth down the drain

buttare qc dalla finestra

to throw [or pour] money down the drain

buttare i soldi dalla finestra

to go down the drain

finire in fumo

4. drain (constant outflow):

drain

fuga f

brain drain

fuga di cervelli

to be a drain on sb's resources

essere un salasso per qn

I.brain [breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cervello m

2. brain pl (substance):

brain

cervella f pl

3. brain (intelligence):

brain

cervello m

to have brains

essere intelligente

4. brain inf (intelligent person):

brain

cervello m

the best brains

i migliori cervelli

Phrases:

to beat one's brains out inf

farsi saltare le cervella

to blow sb's brains out inf

freddare qu

to have sth on the brain inf

avere la fissa di qc

to pick sb's brains inf

consultare qu

to rack one's brain

lambiccarsi il cervello

II.brain [breɪn] VB trans inf

brain

spaccare la testa a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many more fled the country, leading to a brain drain.

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Those desiring higher education must study abroad; a brain drain has resulted because few university graduates are willing to return to the islands.

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It is also addressing the question of health care worker migration and alternative approaches to preventing excess brain drain from developing countries.

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The resulting brain drain is also credited with boosting the development of the fledgling personal computer industry.

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Reverse brain drain is the movement of human capital from a more developed country to a less developed country.

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At times, brain drain is used as a justification for income tax cuts.

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Some commentators felt that this led to a loss of intellectual capital from the country and coined the term brain drain to signify this process.

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One of the problems they claim results from such immigration is the drain on the intellectual resources of poor countries, so called brain drain.

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Additional criteria may include a country's political management or the extent to which a country suffers from brain drain.

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To develop the knowl edge networks and knowledge basis researches and to resolve the brain drain issue. 7.

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