Parola del giorno in inglese

Definizioni

inglese > italiano
brain
1. sost. (anatomia) cervello
2. sost. (senso figurato) facoltà intellettive
3. sost. (Fig) persona razionale, capo
inglese > inglese
brain
1. subst. (topics, en, Organs) The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
2. subst. (informal) An intelligent person.
He was a total brain.
3. subst.          (plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
He is the brains behind the scheme.
4. subst. (in the plural) Intellect.
He has a lot of brains.
5. subst.          (singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
Gerald always acts like he doesn't have a brain.
6. subst. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
The computer's brain is capable of millions of calculations a second.
7. subst. (slang) oral sex
8. v. (topics, en, Violence) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.
9. v. (topics, en, Violence) (transitive, slang) To strike (someone) on the head.
10. v. (transitive, figurative) To destroy; to put an end to.
11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To conceive in the mind; to understand.
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cervello
1. subst. (anatomy) brain
2. subst. (figuratively) intellect, reason
3. subst.          (by extension) The tendencies or inclinations of an individual.
4. subst.          (by extension) An individual or person (referring to their tendencies and inclinations).
5. subst.          (management) The main manager of an activity or business.

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Esempi d'uso

By all means maintain an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.      Mantieni ad ogni costo una mente aperta, ma non così aperta che il tuo cervello caschi fuori. It's not my fault. My brain made me do it.      Non è colpa mia. Me l'ha fatto fare il mio cervello. "How does the brain work?" "It's complicated."      "Come funziona il cervello?" "È complicato." Boredom, routine, and lack of curiosity are the greatest enemies of our brain.      La noia, l’abitudine, la mancanza di curiosità sono le grandi nemiche del nostro cervello. If the brain is dead, we should let the patient die.      Se il cervello è morto, dovremmo lasciare morire il paziente.

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