| Formy złożone: |
| Angielski | Polski |
| brain cell n | (nerve cell in the brain) | komórka mózgu ż + m |
| Dopamine is a chemical that stimulates brain cells. |
| brain damage n | (injury to the brain) | uszkodzenie mózgu n + m |
| The driver suffered severe brain damage in the accident. |
| brain damage n | (impaired mental functioning) | uszkodzenie mózgu n + m |
| The patient's brain damage prevents control of bodily movements. |
| brain drain n | figurative (mass emigration of skilled people) | drenaż mózgów m + m, l.mn. |
| Poland experienced a brain drain when much of its educated population emigrated to the UK. |
| brain power n | (intellectual or mental capacity) | intelekt m |
| Eating fish is supposed to increase one's brain power. |
| brain stem n | (base of the brain) | pień mózgu m + m |
| The brain stem regulates the central nervous system. |
| brain surgery n | (operation on the brain) | operacja mózgu ż + m |
| Brain surgery usually means drilling through the skull first. |
| brain surgery n | figurative ([sth] difficult, complex) (przenośny) | filozofia ż |
| Uwaga: Usually used with a negative: It's not brain surgery. |
| Come on! It's not like this is brain surgery! Just diagram the sentence. |
| Daj spokój, to nie jest żadna filozofia. Zrób ten rozbiór zdania. |
| brainstorm⇒ vi | (think up ideas) | szukać pomysłu ndk. + m |
| poszukać pomysłu dk. + m |
| The team brainstormed all day, but could not come up with a solution. |
| brainstorm n | (idea-gathering session) (przenośny) | burza mózgów ż + m, l.mn. |
| A department meeting is scheduled for next week to have a brainstorm regarding the company's sales goals. |
| brainstorm n | (sudden idea) (przenośny) | olśnienie n |
| Thomas had a brainstorm and decided to start his own business. |
| brainstorm n | UK, informal (sudden inability to think clearly) (przenośny) | zaćmienie umysłu n + m |
| I must have had a brainstorm: I've left my briefcase and all my papers at home! |
brainteaser, brain-teaser n | (puzzle, riddle) | łamigłówka ż |
brainwave, brain wave n | usually plural (electrical impulse in the brain) | fale mózgowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| Brainwaves carry messages throughout our bodies. |
brainwave, brain wave n | figurative, informal (good idea) (potoczny) | olśnienie mózgu n + m |
| Uwaga: Usually singular for this meaning. |
| I had the brainwave of using apricots instead of dates, and the cake was delicious. |
featherbrain, featherhead (US), feather-brain (UK) n | informal, figurative, pejorative (foolish person) (potoczny, pejoratywny) | ptasi móżdżek przym. + m |