brains trust nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di brains trust nel dizionario inglese»francese

brains trust ingl brit, brain trust ingl am SOST (all contexts)

brains trust

brain-trust m

brains trust

comité m d'experts

Traduzioni di brains trust nel dizionario inglese»francese

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

Vedi anche: rack

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

I.trust [ingl brit trʌst, ingl am trəst] SOST

1. trust (faith):

trust

confiance f

to betray sb's trust

trahir la confiance de qn

a breach of trust

un abus de confiance

a position of trust

un poste de confiance

to have complete trust in

avoir une confiance absolue en

to put one's trust in

se fier à

to take sth on trust

croire qc sur parole

you'll have to take it on trust

il va falloir que tu me croies sur parole

2. trust DIR (set up by donor, testator):

trust (arrangement)

fidéicommis m

trust (property involved)

propriété f fiduciaire

to set up a trust for

instituer un fidéicommis à l'intention de

to hold sth in trust for

tenir qc par fidéicommis pour

to leave a sum in trust for

laisser une somme en fidéicommis pour

3. trust FIN (large group of companies):

trust

trust m

4. trust FIN → investment trust

II.trust [ingl brit trʌst, ingl am trəst] VB vb trans

1. trust (believe):

trust person, judgment

se fier à

who can we trust?

à qui pouvons-nous nous fier?

2. trust (rely on):

trust

faire confiance à

she's not to be trusted

on ne peut pas lui faire confiance

trust me

fais-moi confiance

they trust each other

ils se font confiance

trust her! (amused or annoyed)

tu peux compter sur elle pour ça!

I wouldn't trust him anywhere near my car

dès que il s'agit de ma voiture, je ne lui fais pas confiance

children cannot be trusted with matches

on ne peut pas laisser d'allumettes entre les mains des enfants

I wouldn't trust him further than I could throw him

je n'ai pas la moindre confiance en lui

3. trust (entrust):

to trust sb with sth

confier qc à qn

I would trust you with my life

je te fais entièrement confiance

4. trust (hope):

trust

espérer (that que)

I trust not/so

j'espère bien que non/que oui

III.trust [ingl brit trʌst, ingl am trəst] VB vb intr

to trust in person

faire confiance à

to trust in God, fortune

croire en

to trust to luck

se fier au hasard

IV.trusted AGG

trusted friend:

trusted

fidèle

a trust colleague

un collègue en qui on a confiance

tried and trusted methods

des méthodes fiables

V.to trust oneself VB vb rifl

to trust oneself vb rifl:

to trust oneself to do

être sûr de pouvoir faire

I couldn't trust myself not to cry

je n'étais pas sûr de pouvoir m'empêcher de pleurer

I couldn't trust myself to speak

j'ai préféré me taire

Vedi anche: investment trust

investment trust SOST

investment trust

société f d'investissement

brains trust nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di brains trust nel dizionario 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)

I.trust [trʌst] SOST

1. trust no pl (belief in reliability):

trust

confiance f

to place one's trust in sb/sth

faire confiance à qn/qc

to take sth on trust

croire qc sur parole

to betray sb's trust

trahir la confiance de qn

2. trust no pl (responsibility):

trust

charge f

to have sth in trust

avoir la charge de qc

a position of trust

un poste à responsabilité

3. trust (organization):

trust

fondation f

4. trust ECON:

trust

trust m

II.trust [trʌst] VB vb trans

1. trust (place trust in):

trust

faire confiance à

to trust sb to +infin

faire confiance à qn pour +infin

2. trust (place reliance on):

trust

se fier à

to trust sth to sb, to trust sb with sth

confier qc à qn

trust them to win/get lost scherz, iron

évidemment, ils allaient gagner/se perdre

3. trust (hope):

to trust that ...

espérer que ...

III.trust [trʌst] VB vb intr

to trust in sb/sth

se fier à qn/qc

to trust to luck

s'en remettre à la chance

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

As the producer and brains trust behind the xx, he was feted for bringing a refreshing minimalism to indie music.

www.smh.com.au

A valuable addition to the line-out brains trust and able to shovel through a heap of tackles to boot.

www.the42.ie

Cultivate a brains trust you can go to for advice.

www.themandarin.com.au

Please forgive me for not doing the research myself but instead asking the collective brains trust on this excellent blog.

blogs.crikey.com.au

The brains trust who think they run the global economy decided to opt for the instant gratification of investment banker adulation.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

He was a reliable wicketkeeper and a valuable member of the brains trust, but runs were almost a bonus.

www.cricbuzz.com

It was intentional, worked out by the brains trust that surrounds our mayor.

www.vancourier.com

But he has a veritable brains trust of scrum-halves at his disposal.

www.independent.co.uk

According to the brains trust that is our circus for a government poor people don't drive cars.

blogs.crikey.com.au

The round is a hands on buzzers round as seen in many quiz shows, with the brains trust sharing a buzzer.

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