brain scan in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brain scan in the English»French Dictionary

brain scan N

brain scan

scanographie f du cerveau

Translations for brain scan in the English»French Dictionary

I.scan [Brit skan, Am skæn] N

1. scan MED:

scan (CAT)

scanner m

scan (CAT)

scanographie f spec

scan (ultrasound)

échographie f

to do a scan

faire un scanner

I had a scan

on m'a fait un scanner

2. scan:

scan (radar, TV)

balayage m

scan (picture resulting)

analyse f

II.scan <pres part scanning; pret, pp scanned> [Brit skan, Am skæn] VB trans

1. scan (cast eyes over):

scan list, small ads

lire rapidement

2. scan (examine):

scan face, horizon

scruter

3. scan beam of light, radar etc area:

scan

balayer

4. scan MED:

scan organ

faire un scanner de

5. scan LIT:

scan

scander

6. scan COMPUT:

scan document, image

scanner, numériser

III.scan <pres part scanning; pret, pp scanned> [Brit skan, Am skæn] VB intr LIT

scan

pouvoir se scander

I.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn] N

1. brain ANAT (living organ):

brain

cerveau m

brain attr cell, tissue

du cerveau, cérébral

brain tumour

au cerveau

brain haemorrhage

cérébral

2. brain:

brain, a. brains (substance) brains

cervelle f

to blow one's brains out inf

se faire sauter la cervelle inf

3. brain FOOD:

brain

cervelle f

calves' brains

cervelle de veau

4. brain (mind):

to have a good brain

être intelligent

to have football on the brain inf

ne penser qu'au football

5. brain (intelligent person):

brain inf

tête f inf

II.brains N

brains npl (intelligence):

brains

intelligence f

to have brains

être intelligent

he's the brains of the family

c'est lui le cerveau de la famille

to use one's brains

faire marcher ses cellules grises

she was the brains behind the operation

c'était elle le cerveau de l'affaire

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

brain

assommer, estourbir inf

IV.brain [Brit breɪn, Am breɪn]

brain → rack

to dance/study one's brains out inf Am

danser/travailler jusqu'à épuisement

to beat sb's brains out

défoncer le crâne de qn inf

to pick sb's brains

avoir recours aux lumières de qn

I need to pick your brains

j'ai besoin de vos lumières

See also rack

I.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk] N

1. rack (stand):

rack (for plates)

égouttoir m

rack (in dishwasher)

panier m

rack (for luggage on train etc)

compartiment m à bagages

rack (for clothes)

portant m

rack (for cakes)

grille f (à gâteau)

rack (for bottles)

casier m

rack (for newspapers)

porte-revues m inv

rack (shelving)

étagère f

2. rack (torture):

rack

chevalet m

to put sb on the rack

mettre qn sur le chevalet

to be on the rack fig

être au supplice

3. rack FOOD:

rack of lamb

carré m d'agneau

II.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk] VB trans

1. rack (torment) fig:

rack pain, guilt, fear:

torturer

rack cough, sobs:

secouer

to be racked with guilt/with sobs

être torturé par le remords/secoué de sanglots

an industry racked by crisis

une industrie très éprouvée par la crise

2. rack (draw off from sediment):

rack wine

siphonner

III.rack [Brit rak, Am ræk]

to rack one's brains

se creuser la cervelle inf

brain scan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brain scan in the English»French Dictionary

brain scan N

brain scan

scannographie f du cerveau

Translations for brain scan in the English»French Dictionary

to scan the brain

faire à qc un scanner cérébral

brain scan

scanner m du cerveau

Translations for brain scan in the English»French Dictionary

I.scan <-nn-> [skæn] VB trans

1. scan (scrutinize):

scan

scruter

2. scan (read quickly):

scan newspaper, text

parcourir

scan magazine

feuilleter

3. scan MED:

scan

passer au scanner

to scan the brain

faire à qc un scanner cérébral

4. scan COMPUT:

scan

scanner

5. scan LIT:

scan verse

scander

II.scan <-nn-> [skæn] VB intr

1. scan (read quickly):

scan

parcourir

2. scan LIT:

scan

scander

III.scan [skæn] N

1. scan (act of scrutinizing):

scan

scrutation f

2. scan MED:

scan

scanner m

brain scan

scanner m du cerveau

3. scan COMPUT:

scan

scannage m

I.brain [breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cerveau m

use your brain(s)!

réfléchis!

2. brain (intelligence):

brain

intelligence f

to have brains [or a good brain]

être intelligent

3. brain inf (person):

brain

cerveau m

the best brains

les meilleurs talents

Phrases:

to blow sb's brains out

faire sauter la cervelle à qn

to pick sb's brains inf

sonder les connaissances de qn

to have sth on the brain pej inf

être obsédé par qc

II.brain [breɪn] VB trans inf

brain

assommer

to brain oneself

se cogner

III.brain [breɪn] ADJ

brain

cérébral(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The clearest proof is the ghostly image of a cyst in a brain scan, along with the presence of antibodies against tapeworms.

discovermagazine.com

They were told to lie to a computer asking questions while they underwent a brain scan only when the question would reveal their card.

en.wikipedia.org

A brain scan was conducted the next day, and it revealed that a 3 centimeter wide subdural hematoma was pushing 1.5 centimeters into his brain.

en.wikipedia.org

The brain scan study suggests that conduct disorder, a problem recognised by psychiatrists, is more than just a description of natural teenage unruliness.

www.irishexaminer.com

Spatial normalization typically employs a 3-dimensional nonrigid transformation model (a warp-field) for warping a brain scan to a template.

en.wikipedia.org

But to what extent can a brain scan really determine our preferences?

news.bbc.co.uk

While receiving a brain scan, she began to think about music.

en.wikipedia.org

She questioned the ethics of a prominent neurologist who was sent a brain scan by the defense and who ended up using the brain scan to testify for the prosecution.

en.wikipedia.org

The brain scan revealed that those who meditated have an increased thickness of gray matter in parts of the brain that are responsible for attention and processing sensory input.

en.wikipedia.org

A rough version is up now, but it only shows the results of one brain scan and requires a pretty fast computer.

www.ndtv.com