brain

brain
brein
noun
1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; (also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) hjerne
2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) forstand, vett
3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) et godt hode, skarping
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- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
- brainwave
forstand
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hjerne
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ånd
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subst. \/breɪn\/
(anatomi) hjerne
beat somebody's brains out slå inn skallen på noen
blow one's brains out blåse hodet av seg
brains hjernemasse, hjernesubstans (overført) hjerne, forstand, vett, hode, begavelse
• he's got brains
han er intelligent\/skarp
• Eddie is the brains of the family
Eddie er familiens lyse hode
• she's the brains of the organization
hun er hjernen bak organisasjonen
cudgel\/beat\/rack one's brains ransake hjernen, bry hjernen
go off one's brain (slang) bli fra seg, bli avsindig\/rasende
have a good brain ha godt hode
have (got) something on the brain ha (fått) noe på hjernen, være besatt av noe
be long on brains være intelligent
pick\/suck somebody's brains (overført) utnytte noens kunnskap, stjele noens ideer
turn somebody's brain gjøre noen usikker\/forvirret
II
verb \/breɪn\/
1) (hverdagslig) slå inn skallen på
2) slå i hodet

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