brann nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di brann 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

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 surgeon SOST

brain surgeon

neurochirurgien/-ienne m/f

brain scanner SOST

brain scanner

scanographe m

brain-teaser SOST colloq

brain-teaser

casse-tête m inv

brain surgery SOST

brain surgery

neurochirurgie f

feather-brain SOST

feather-brain

écervelé/-e m/f

pea-brain [ingl am ˈpibreɪn] SOST colloq

pea-brain

cervelle f d'oiseau

brann nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di brann 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)

brain tumour SOST

brain tumour

tumeur f au cerveau

brain-dead AGG

brain-dead

en état de coma dépassé

to declare sb brain-dead

conclure à la mort cérébrale de qn

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 drain SOST

brain drain

exode m des cerveaux

branch line SOST

branch line

ligne f secondaire

branch off VB vb intr

1. branch off (fork):

branch off

bifurquer

2. branch off fig:

branch off

digresser

to branch off from a subject

s'écarter d'un sujet

brain drain SOST

Contributo di un utente

brain drain

fuite des cerveaux f