BRAIN - Traduzione inglese-francese

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. brain [ingl brit breɪn, ingl am breɪn] SOST

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 colloq

se faire sauter la cervelle colloq

3. brain GASTR:

brain

cervelle f

calves' brains

cervelle de veau

4. brain (mind):

to have a good brain

être intelligent

to have football on the brain colloq

ne penser qu'au football

5. brain (intelligent person):

brain colloq

tête f colloq

II. brains SOST

brains sost pl (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 [ingl brit breɪn, ingl am breɪn] VB vb trans colloq (knock out)

brain

assommer, estourbir colloq

IV. brain [ingl brit breɪn, ingl am breɪn]

brain → rack

to dance/study one's brains out colloq ingl am

danser/travailler jusqu'à épuisement

to beat sb's brains out

défoncer le crâne de qn colloq

to pick sb's brains

avoir recours aux lumières de qn

I need to pick your brains

j'ai besoin de vos lumières

I. rack [ingl brit rak, ingl am ræk] SOST

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 GASTR:

rack of lamb

carré m d'agneau

II. rack [ingl brit rak, ingl am ræk] VB 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 [ingl brit rak, ingl am ræk]

to rack one's brains

se creuser la cervelle colloq

brain-dead [ingl brit ˈbreɪndɛd, ingl am ˈbreɪnˌdɛd] AGG

1. brain-dead MED:

brain-dead

dans un coma dépassé

2. brain-dead fig, colloq, pegg:

brain-dead

abruti

brain-damaged AGG

brain-damaged

qui a des lésions cérébrales

brain damage SOST U

brain damage

lésions fpl cérébrales

brain fade SOST C or U colloq

brain fade

moment m d'inattention

brain death SOST

brain death

mort f cérébrale

brain drain SOST

brain drain

fuite f des cerveaux

brain fever SOST

brain fever

fièvre f cérébrale

brain scan SOST

brain scan

scanographie f du cerveau

brain surgeon SOST

brain surgeon

neurochirurgien/-ienne m/f

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. brain [breɪn] SOST

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 colloq (person):

brain

cerveau m

the best brains

les meilleurs talents

locuzioni:

to blow sb's brains out

faire sauter la cervelle à qn

to pick sb's brains colloq

sonder les connaissances de qn

to have sth on the brain pegg colloq

être obsédé par qc

II. brain [breɪn] VB vb trans colloq

brain

assommer

to brain oneself

se cogner

III. brain [breɪn] AGG

brain

cérébral(e)

brain tumour SOST

brain tumour

tumeur f au cerveau

brain death SOST

brain death

mort f cérébrale

brain fever SOST

brain fever

méningite f

brain scan SOST

brain scan

scannographie f du cerveau

brain-dead AGG

brain-dead

en état de coma dépassé

to declare sb brain-dead

conclure à la mort cérébrale de qn

brain drain SOST

brain drain

exode m des cerveaux

Voce OpenDict

brain drain SOST

brain drain

fuite des cerveaux f

brain concussion

commotion cérébrale

francese

inglese

neurone

brain

nel dizionario PONS

inglese

francese

I. brain [breɪn] SOST

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 colloq (person):

brain

cerveau m

the best brains

les meilleurs talents mpl

locuzioni:

to blow sb's brains out

faire sauter la cervelle à qn

to pick sb's brains colloq

sonder les connaissances de qn

to have sth on the brain pegg colloq

être obsédé par qc

II. brain [breɪn] VB vb trans colloq

brain

assommer

to brain oneself

se cogner

III. brain [breɪn] AGG

brain

cérébral(e)

brain scan SOST

brain scan

scannographie f du cerveau

brain drain SOST

brain drain

exode m des cerveaux

brain death SOST

brain death

mort f cérébrale

brain fever SOST

brain fever

méningite f

brain-dead AGG

brain-dead

en état de coma dépassé

to declare sb brain-dead

conclure à la mort cérébrale de qn

brain tumor SOST

brain tumor

tumeur f au cerveau

brain concussion

commotion cérébrale

francese

inglese

neurone

brain

cervelle

brain

Present

I	brain
you	brain
he/she/it	brains
we	brain
you	brain
they	brain

Past

I	brained
you	brained
he/she/it	brained
we	brained
you	brained
they	brained

Present Perfect

I	have	brained
you	have	brained
he/she/it	has	brained
we	have	brained
you	have	brained
they	have	brained

Past Perfect

I	had	brained
you	had	brained
he/she/it	had	brained
we	had	brained
you	had	brained
they	had	brained

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

The toilet water is spinning down the drain and you have no eyes to see what is happening.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

Due to the shortage of willing vampire donors, human drainers attack vampires and drain their entire blood supply, either staking the vamps or leaving victims to die in the sun.

en.wikipedia.org

A special drain traps silt and skims oil from the work yard and parking area before it can reach the water.

en.wikipedia.org

Remove from oil and keep aside on a kitchen towel to drain excess oil.

www.thehindu.com

You tip up the plastic chairs to drain the water off the seats and flick off the maple leaves.

www.telegraph.co.uk