brain freeze in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for brain freeze in the English»Italian Dictionary

brain freeze N U and C inf

1. brain freeze (headache):

brain freeze

cefalea f da gelato

2. brain freeze (mental confusion):

brain freeze

stato m confusionale

brain freeze

vuoto m mentale

to have a brain freeze

andare nel pallone

Translations for brain freeze in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.freeze [Brit friːz, Am friz] N

1. freeze METEO:

freeze

gelo m

freeze

gelata f

the big freeze

il grande gelo

2. freeze ECON (of credits, assets, prices, wages):

freeze

congelamento m

freeze

blocco m (on di)

benefit, price, rent, wage freeze

il blocco delle indennità, dei prezzi, degli affitti, dei salari

II.freeze <pt froze, pp frozen> [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB trans

1. freeze:

freeze food

congelare

freeze cold weather: liquid, pipes

gelare

the lock was frozen

la serratura era bloccata dal gelo

2. freeze ECON:

freeze price, loan, wages, assets

congelare, bloccare

3. freeze CINE:

freeze frame, picture

bloccare

4. freeze (anaesthetize):

freeze gum, wart, skin

anestetizzare con il freddo

5. freeze COMPUT:

freeze window

bloccare

III.freeze <pt froze, pp frozen> [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB intr

1. freeze (become solid):

freeze water, river, pipes:

gelare

freeze food:

congelarsi

to freeze to sth

rimanere attaccato a qc per il freddo

2. freeze (feel cold):

freeze person:

gelare

to freeze to death

morire assiderato

to be freezing to death fig

morire di freddo

3. freeze (become motionless) fig:

freeze person, animal:

irrigidirsi, rimanere immobile

freeze blood:

raggelarsi

the smile froze on his face

il sorriso si raggelò sul suo volto

freeze!

ferma! fermi tutti!

to freeze with horror, surprise

raggelarsi per l'orrore, per lo stupore

4. freeze (become haughty) fig:

freeze person:

diventare borioso

IV.freeze [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB impers METEO

freeze

gelare

it's freezing hard

fa un freddo terribile or si gela

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 freeze in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brain freeze in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] VB intr

1. freeze:

freeze liquid

gelare

freeze food

congelarsi

2. freeze (become totally still):

freeze

rimanere di ghiaccio

II.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] VB trans

freeze liquid, food, prices:

freeze

congelare

III.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] N

1. freeze METEO:

freeze

ondata f di gelo

2. freeze ECON:

freeze

congelamento m

to place a freeze on prices/hiring

bloccare i prezzi/le assunzioni

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

She falls victim to brain freeze and turns into an ice cube.

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Research suggests that the same vascular mechanism and nerve implicated in brain freeze cause the aura (sensory disturbance) and pulsatile (throbbing pain) phases of migraines.

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