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I . brain [breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

možgani m pl

2. brain (intelligence):

pamet f
brains pl
pamet f
to have brains

3. brain inf (intelligent person):

the best brains

II . brain [breɪn] VB trans inf to brain sb

ˈbrain buck·et N Am sl

ˈbrain dam·age N

ˈbrain dead ADJ

ˈbrain death N

ˈbrain drain N

ˈbrain-drain·ing ADJ fig (mentally exhausting)

ˈbrain scan N

ˈbrain tu·mour N

Usage examples with brains

to have brains
the best brains
to blow outone's brains

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Also, by transplanting the jewels into cloned bodies genetically altered to develop without brains, they can live youthfully forever.
en.wikipedia.org
When idiotic locals fall for his trap, he experiments on their brains, trying to find a normal body to house his superior intellect.
en.wikipedia.org
Brawn and brains, it seems, are in perfect alignment in a rowing boat.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The mindless repetition of political language is anaesthetising our brains, and giving an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Each room can require brains, brawn or both.
en.wikipedia.org
His work revealed that the brains of patients suffering from aphasia contained lesions in a particular part of the cortex, in the left frontal region.
en.wikipedia.org
Adults may want to play brain games to keep their brains in tiptop condition.
pop.inquirer.net
They have computer chips inserted into their brains, which turns them into mindless, emotionless slaves.
en.wikipedia.org
The politics of technophilia vs technophobia aside, our power to manipulate our brains and genes is increasing dramatically -- and it raises serious ethical questions.
bigthink.com
He finds a domed table in the center of the room; inside are three disembodied brains that glow from within.
en.wikipedia.org

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