brain

brain
brain
A n
1 Anat (living organ) cerveau m ;
2 (also brains) (substance) brains cervelle f ; to blow one's brains out se faire sauter la cervelle ;
3 Culin cervelle f ; calves' brains cervelle de veau ;
4 (mind) to have a good brain être intelligent ; to have football on the brain ne penser qu'au football ;
5 (intelligent person) tête f.
B brains npl (intelligence) 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.
C modif [cell, tissue] du cerveau, cérébral ; [tumour] au cerveau ; [haemorrhage] cérébral.
D vtr (knock out) assommer, estourbir .
Idioms
to dance/study one's brains out US danser/travailler jusqu'à épuisement ; to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne de qn ; to pick sb's brains avoir recours aux lumières de qn ; I need to pick your brains j'ai besoin de vos lumières ; ⇒ rack.

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