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brains

WordReference
Definition
Synonyms
English Collocations

Traduções principais
Inglês	Português
brain n	(organ in head)	cérebro sm
She suffered severe damage to her brain in the accident.
O cérebro dela foi muito danificado no acidente.
brain n	(mind)	cérebro sm
Use your brain to find a solution!
Use seu cérebro para encontrar uma solução!
brains npl	informal, figurative (intelligence) (informal, figurado)	miolo sm
(figurado)	cérebro sm
inteligência sf
He doesn't have a lot of brains.
Ele não tem muito miolo.
Ele não tem muito cérebro.
Ele não tem muita inteligência.
brains npl	figurative (computing: central processing unit)	inteligência sf
(figurado)	cérebro sm
The brains of the computer are in the CPU.
A inteligência do computador está na CPU.

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Traduções complementares
Inglês	Português
brain n	informal, figurative (intelligent person) (figurado, inteligente)	crânio sm
My friend Edwin is a real brain.
Meu amigo Edwin é um crânio.
the brains of [sth] n	figurative, informal (person who masterminds [sth]) (figurado)	cérebro sm
I'm the brains of the operation; my brother supplies the brawn.
Eu sou o cérebro da operação. Meu irmão fornece os músculos.
brain [sb]⇒ vtr	slang (hit in the head)	ser acertado na cabeça expres v
My poor friend was brained by a golf ball as he watched the tournament.
Meu pobre amigo foi acertado na cabeça por uma bola de jogo quando assistia ao torneio.

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Formas compostas:
Inglês	Português
baby brain, also US: mommy brain, also UK: mummy brain n	humorous, informal (pregnancy or new mother forgetfulness) (gravidez)	esquecimento sm
brain cell n	(nerve cell in the brain)	célula cerebral loc sm
Dopamine is a chemical that stimulates brain cells.
brain damage n	(injury to the brain)	lesão cerebral sf
The driver suffered severe brain damage in the accident.
brain damage n	(impaired mental functioning)	lesão cerebral sf
The patient's brain damage prevents control of bodily movements.
brain dead, brain-dead adj	(patient: brain no longer functions)	morte cerebral sf
Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
She was assessed to be brain dead following the crash.
brain dead, brain-dead adj	figurative, pejorative, slang (person: stupid, unthinking) (figurado, pejorativo)	sem cérebro loc adj
Who hasn't heard of Ronald Reagan? Is that girl brain dead?
brain drain n	figurative (mass emigration of skilled people)	fuga de cérebros sf + prep + sm pl
Poland experienced a brain drain when much of its educated population emigrated to the UK.
A Polônia enfrentou uma fuga de cérebros quando muito de sua população educada imigrou para o Reino Unido.
brain fart n	informal (lapse in thought) (gíria: lapso de pensamento)	viagem na maionese expres
brain freeze n	informal (headache caused by ice cream) (por tomar sorvete)	cérebro congelado sm + adj
brain hemorrhage (US), brain haemorrhage (UK) n	(stroke, bleeding in the brain)	hemorragia cerebral loc sf
brain injury n	(damage to cerebral area)	lesão cerebral sf
brain power n	(intellectual or mental capacity)	capacidade intelectual loc sf
Eating fish is supposed to increase one's brain power.
brain scan	(medicine)	neuroimagem sf
brain stem n	(base of the brain)	tronco cerebral sm
tronco encefálico sm
The brain stem regulates the central nervous system.
brain surgery n	(operation on the brain)	cirurgia cerebral loc sf
Brain surgery usually means drilling through the skull first.
brain surgery n	figurative ([sth] difficult, complex)	cirurgia cerebral loc sf
Nota: Usually used with a negative: It's not brain surgery.
Come on! It's not like this is brain surgery! Just diagram the sentence.
brain-damaged adj	(affected by a brain injury)	com dano cerebral expres
brainteaser, brain-teaser n	(puzzle, riddle)	quebra-cabeça sm
brainwave, brain wave n	usually plural (electrical impulse in the brain)	onda cerebral sf + adj
Brainwaves carry messages throughout our bodies.
brainwave, brain wave n	figurative, informal (good idea)	ideia luminosa loc sf
inspiração sf
Nota: 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) (informal, figurado, pejorativo)	cabeça de minhoca expres
pick [sb]'s brain, pick [sb]'s brains v expr	figurative (ask [sb] a question)	consultar vt
Can I pick your brain for a minute?
rack your brains, rack your brain, wrack your brains, wrack your brain v expr	(try to remember) (tentar lembrar)	quebrar a cabeça expres v