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| brain cell n | (nerve cell in the brain) | celulă nervoasă |
| Dopamine is a chemical that stimulates brain cells. |
| brain damage n | (injury to the brain) | afectare a creierului s.f. |
| leziune cerebrală s.f. |
| The driver suffered severe brain damage in the accident. |
| brain damage n | (impaired mental functioning) | leziune cerebrală s.f. |
| traumatism cerebral s.n. |
| nefuncționare a creierului s.f. |
| The patient's brain damage prevents control of bodily movements. |
| brain drain n | figurative (mass emigration of skilled people) | exodul creierelor s.n. |
| migrația valorilor s.f. |
| Poland experienced a brain drain when much of its educated population emigrated to the UK. |
brain hemorrhage (US),
brain haemorrhage (UK) n | (stroke, bleeding in the brain) | hemoragie cerebrală s.f. |
| accident vascular cerebral hemoragic s.n. |
| brain power n | (intellectual or mental capacity) | puterea minții s.f. |
| Eating fish is supposed to increase one's brain power. |
| brain scan | (medicine) | tomografie cerebrală s.f. |
| brain stem n | (base of the brain) | trunchi cerebral s.n. |
| The brain stem regulates the central nervous system. |
| brain surgery n | (operation on the brain) | operație pe creier s.f. |
| Brain surgery usually means drilling through the skull first. |
| brain surgery n | figurative ([sth] difficult, complex) | mare filozofie s.f. |
| Notă: Usually used with a negative: It's not brain surgery. |
| Come on! It's not like this is brain surgery! Just diagram the sentence. |
| brainstorm⇒ vi | (think up ideas) | a căuta idei expr.vb. |
| The team brainstormed all day, but could not come up with a solution. |
| brainstorm n | (idea-gathering session) (anglicism) | brainstorming s.n. |
| A department meeting is scheduled for next week to have a brainstorm regarding the company's sales goals. |
| brainstorm n | (sudden idea) | inspirație s.f. |
| sclipire s.f. |
| Thomas had a brainstorm and decided to start his own business. |
| brainstorm n | UK, informal (sudden inability to think clearly) | scăpare, rătăcire s.f. |
| I must have had a brainstorm: I've left my briefcase and all my papers at home! |
brainteaser,
brain-teaser n | (puzzle, riddle) | enigmă s.f. |
| bătaie de cap loc.subst. |
brainwave,
brain wave n | usually plural (electrical impulse in the brain) | undă cerebrală s.f. |
| Brainwaves carry messages throughout our bodies. |
brainwave,
brain wave n | figurative, informal (good idea) | găselniță s.f. |
| idee s.f. |
| Notă: 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) | descreierat, smintit s.m. |
pick [sb]'s brain,
pick [sb]'s brains v expr | figurative (ask [sb] a question) | a întreba vb.tranz. |
| Can I pick your brain for a minute? |
| Pot să te întreb ceva? |
