| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| 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 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 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 |
| brainwash sb vtr | often passive (indoctrinate) | fazer lavagem cerebral loc v |
| inculcar, doutrinar vt |
| The children do not want anything to do with their mother; their father has brainwashed them. |
| brainwash sb into doing sth vtr + prep | (indoctrinate into doing) (figurado) | fazer lavagem cerebral loc v |
| The cult brainwashed Brian into leaving his family. |
| brainwashing n | (form of thought control) | lavagem cerebral sf + adj |
brainwave,
brain wave n | usually plural (electrical impulse in the brain) | onda cerebral sf + adj |
| Brainwaves carry messages throughout our bodies. |
| cerebral cortex n | (part of the brain) | córtex cerebral loc sm |
| cerebral cyst n | (growth on the brain) | cisto cerebral loc sm |
| cerebral palsy n | (motor disorder) | paralisia cerebral loc sf |
| There are many ways to help people with cerebral palsy function more easily. |
| spastic n | dated, now offensive!! (sb with cerebral palsy) | pessoa com paralisia cerebral loc sf |
| Nota: "Spastic" used to be a standard term to refer to a person with cerebral palsy. However, it is now considered very offensive. |
| It was a charity that supported spastics. |
| Era uma instituição de caridade que apoiava as pessoas com paralisia cerebral. |
| thought shower n | figurative (brainstorm) | tempestade cerebral loc sf |
