brains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brains in the English»French Dictionary

brains trust Brit, brain trust Am N (all contexts)

brains trust

brain-trust m

brains trust

comité m d'experts

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-dead [Brit ˈbreɪndɛd, Am ˈbreɪnˌdɛd] ADJ

1. brain-dead MED:

brain-dead

dans un coma dépassé

2. brain-dead fig, inf, pej:

brain-dead

abruti

brain-damaged ADJ

brain-damaged

qui a des lésions cérébrales

brain damage N U

brain damage

lésions fpl cérébrales

brain fade N C or U inf

brain fade

moment m d'inattention

brain death N

brain death

mort f cérébrale

brain drain N

brain drain

fuite f des cerveaux

brain fever N

brain fever

fièvre f cérébrale

brain scan N

brain scan

scanographie f du cerveau

brains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brains in the English»French Dictionary

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)

brain tumour N

brain tumour

tumeur f au cerveau

brain death N

brain death

mort f cérébrale

brain fever N

brain fever

méningite f

brain scan N

brain scan

scannographie f du cerveau

brain-dead ADJ

brain-dead

en état de coma dépassé

to declare sb brain-dead

conclure à la mort cérébrale de qn

brain drain N

User Entry

brain drain

fuite des cerveaux f

Translations for brains in the French»English Dictionary

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cerveau

brain

cerveau

brains pl

cervelle

brain

cervelle

brains pl

méninge

brain

il se creuse les méninges inf

he's racking his brains

brains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

use your brain(s)!

réfléchis!

to have brains [or a good brain]

être intelligent

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 shit for brains

être con comme un balai

to beat one's brains out inf

se creuser la cervelle

to blow sb's brains out

faire sauter la cervelle de qn

to be short on brains

ne pas en avoir beaucoup dans la cervelle

to pick sb's brains inf

demander conseil à qn

it's no use racking your brains

inutile de te pressurer les méninges

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.

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This strong association between musician status and gray matter differences supports the notion that musicians' brains show use-dependent structural changes.

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Functional magnetic resonance images of the blood flow in the subjects' brains were recorded before and after they swallowed the aspartame solution.

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Each room can require brains, brawn or both.

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They are sterile and their highly advanced brains are the only organic part of their bodies.

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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.

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And because of these cincalok brains, people who do not double-park like myself have to put up with the rest of the cincalok brains around.

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He shows the way to the border, returning the quip about brains.

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Adults may want to play brain games to keep their brains in tiptop condition.

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For ethical reasons, the tests are usually performed on animals or slices of brain tissue from donor brains.

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