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brain·y
(brā′nē)adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal
Intelligent; smart.
brain′i·ly adv.
brain′i·ness n.
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brainy
(ˈbreɪnɪ)adj, brainier or brainiest
informal clever; intelligent
ˈbrainily adv
ˈbraininess n
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brain•y
(ˈbreɪ ni)adj. brain•i•er, brain•i•est. Informal.
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
[1835–45]
brain′i•ly, adv.
brain′i•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. brainy - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
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brainy
adjective (Informal) intelligent, quick, bright, sharp, brilliant, acute, smart, alert, clever, rational, knowing, quick-witted I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
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brainy
adjectiveInformal. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order:
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ذكيذَكِيّ
chytrý
begavetklog
älykäs
pametan
eszes
gáfaîur
頭のいい
총명한
klyftig
ฉลาดมาก
thông minh
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brain
(brein) noun1. the centre of the nervous system. an injury to the brain; (also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage. brein دماغ، مُخ мозък cérebro mozek; mozkový das Gehirn hjerne εγκέφαλος cerebro peaaju مغز aivot cerveau מח, מוח दिमाग, बुद्धि mozak agy otak heili cervello; cerebrale 脳 뇌 smegenys smadzenes otak brein, hersenen; hersen- hjerne mózg ماغزه cérebro (pe/la) creier мозг mozog; mozgový možgani mozak hjärna สมอง beyin 腦 мозок دماغ ، مغز bộ não 脑
2. (often in plural) cleverness. a good brain; You've plenty of brains. verstand ذكاء، مقدرة عقليه ум cabeça inteligence `das Köpfchen` forstand; hjerne εξυπνάδα cabeza, inteligencia mõistus هوش älykkyys intelligence שכל बुद्धि inteligencija ész pandai gáfur intelligenza, cervello 頭脳 지력 protas prāts; saprāts; garīgās spējas bijak hersens forstand, vett rozum هوش cabeça inteligenţă умственные способности inteligencia pamet pamet huvud, begåvning ความฉลาด beyin, zekâ, akıl 智力 розум, глузд چالاکی ، ہوشیاری trí tuệ 智力
3. a clever person. He's one of the best brains in the country. intelligent, slim شخص ذكي умник inteligência inteligent, mozek der Kopf hjerne; godt hoved έξυπνος άνθρωπος, μυαλό cerebro, cerebrito aju آدم باهوش älykäs henkilö cerveau מח, מוח बुद्धिमान jako pametna osoba akinek jó feje van orang pintar gáfumaður cervello, esperto 知力のすぐれた人 수재 galvotas žmogus, galva gudrs cilvēks; gudra galva orang bijak knappe kop et godt hode, skarping tęga głowa با هوش سړی inteligência minte, persoană inteligentă голова mozog glava genijalac skarp hjärna คนฉลาด zeki kimse, kafalı adam 智囊 голова لائق ، چالاک người thông minh 智囊
ˈbrainless adjective stupid. a brainless idiot. breinloos, onnosel ضعيف العقل глупав estúpido hloupý hirnlos ubegavet ανεγκέφαλος estúpido, insensato rumal ابله aivoton stupide טִפֵּש, , טִיפֵּש מְפָגֵר मंदबुद्धि glup buta bodoh heimskur stupido 頭の悪い 어리석은 begalvis, kvailas muļķīgs bodoh hersenloos ubegavet, enfoldig bezgłowy, głupi بی دماغه، احمق estúpido cretin безмозглый sprostý neumen glup enfaldig โง่ beyinsiz, salak 愚蠢的 безглуздий, дурний بے سمجھ ، احمق không có đầu óc 无头脑的,愚笨的
ˈbrainy adjective clever. She's a brainy child. slim, knap, skrander, vernuftig ذكي умен inteligente chytrý gescheit begavet ευφυής brilante, muy inteligente, con mucho talento taibukas باهوش älykäs doué מבריק बुद्धिमान pametan okos, eszes pintar gáfaður intelligente 頭の良い 총명한 galvotas gudrs; ar gaišu galvu bijak slim begavet, intelligent rozgarnięty با هوشه inteligente deştept умный chytrý bister pametan begåvad, klyftig ฉลาดมาก zeki, kafalı 聰明的 тямовитий; розумний تیز فہم ، ذہین thông minh 聪明的
ˈbrainchild noun a favourite theory, invention etc thought up by a particular person. This entire process is Dr Smith's brainchild. geesteskind, uitvinding وليد أفكار المرء، إبتكار продукт на мисълта/въображението criação nápad, duchovní dítě das Geistesprodukt opfindelse; idé πνευματική δημιουργία, επινόηση parto del ingenio, invento, creación vaimusünnitus محصول فکری hengentuote idée personnelle פְּרִי יְצִירָתוֹ विचार या आविष्कार ideja szellemi gyermek gagasan hugarfóstur frutto dell'ingegno 独自に考え出したもの 독창적인 계획(생각) kūdikis (kādas personas) oriģināla doma, ideja teori geesteskind innfall, grille wspaniały pomysł فکری محصول criação idee (personală) детище duchovné dieťa lastna zamisel pronalazak idé ความคิดหรือสิ่งประดิษฐ์ buluş, icat 腦力勞動的成果,心血結晶 дітище, ідея ایجاد ، اختراع sự phát minh 脑力劳动的产物
brain drain the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc). As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors. breinerosie, uitvloei van kundigheid, talentverlies هجرة العقول، رحيل العلماء загуба на учени и на висококвалифицирани специалисти поради емигриране fuga de talentos únik mozků die Abwanderung (von Wissenschaftlern) hjerneflugt; forskerflugt διαρροή επιστημόνων fuga de cerebros ajude äravool فرار مغزها aivovuoto exode des cerveaux בְּרִיחַת מוֹחוֹת मेघापलायन odljev mozgova tudóscsábítás, agyelszívás perpindahan tenaga ahli ke luar negeri vitsmunaflótti; brottflutningar menntamanna fuga dei cervelli 頭脳流出 두뇌 유출 smegenų nutekėjimas smadzeņu noplūde penghijrahan cendiakawan uittocht van het intellect ekspertflukt drenaż mózgu د ماغزو فرار fuga de talentos exod de creiere утечка мозгов únik mozgov beg možganov odliv mozgova forskarflykt, begåvningsflykt สมองไหล beyin göçü 人才外流 відтік мізків لائق لوگوں کا غیر ممالک میں چلے جانا chảy máu chất xám 智囊流失
ˈbrainwash verb to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him. The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals. breinspoel, weerstandsafbreking غسل دماغ промивам на мозъка fazer lavagem cerebral vymýt mozek jemanden einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen hjernevaske κάνω πλύση εγκεφάλου lavar el cerebro ajuloputust tegema شستشوی مغزی دادن aivopestä faire un lavage de cerveau à לשְׁטִיפַת מֹח बलात् मत प्रवर्तन करना nametnuti svoje mišljenje „agymosást" végez vkin cuci otak, mengindoktrinasi heilaþvo fare il lavaggio del cervello 洗脳する 세뇌하다 praplauti smegenis psiholoģiski iespaidot; ́skalot smadzenes ́ basuh otak hersenspoelen hjernevaske indoktrynować, robić pranie mózgu ماغزی وینځنه fazer lavagem ao cérebro a spăla creierul промывать мозги vymyť mozog, preškoliť prati možgane ispirati mozak hjärntvätta ล้างสมอง beyin yıkamak 對(人)洗腦 полоскати мізки بہت زیادہ نفسیاتی دباؤ ڈالنا tẩy não 对(人)实行洗脑
ˈbrainwashing noun breinspoeling غسل الدماغ промиване на мозъка lavagem cerebral vymývání mozků die Gehirnwäsche hjernevask πλύση εγκεφάλου lavado de cerebro ajuloputus شستشوی مغزی aivopesu lavage de cerveau שְׁטִיפַת מֹח बलात् मत प्रवर्तन pranje mozga „agymosás" cuci otak lavaggio del cervello 洗脳 세뇌 smegenų plovimas psiholoģiska iespaidošana; ́smadzeņu skalošana ́ membasuh otak hersenspoeling hjernevasking pranie mózgu ماغزی مینځل промывка мозгов vymývanie mozgov, (de)formovanie myslenia pranje možganov ispiranje mozga hjärntvätt การล้างสมอง beyin yıkama 洗腦 прополіскування мізків نفسیاتی دباؤ sự tẩy não 洗脑
ˈbrainwave noun a sudden bright idea. breingolf, blink gedagte/idee فكره بارعه، موجه دماغيه щастливо хрумване ideia luminosa náhlý nápad der Geistesblitz lys idé ξαφνική έμπνευση, φαεινή ιδέα idea luminosa vaimuvälgatus الهام ناگهانی älynväläys idée géniale הברקה सूझ, विचार, तरंग sjajna ideja hirtelen jó ötlet ide cemerlang, ilham innblástur idea brillante ひらめき 뇌파 proto nušvitimas, gera mintis spoža ideja; pēkšņa atklāsme ilham ingeving lys idé genialna myśl, olśnienie ناڅاپه الهام ideia luminosa idee genială блестящая идея náhla myšlienka dobra zamisel ideja snilleblixt ความคิดดีที่นึกได้ทันที parlak fikir, esin 靈機一動 щаслива ідея اچھوتا خیال sáng kiến bất chợt 灵机妙想
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brainy
→ ذَكِيّ chytrý klog gescheit έξυπνος inteligente älykäs doué pametan abile 頭のいい 총명한 slim begavet bystry inteligente мозговитый klyftig ฉลาดมาก akıllı thông minh 聪明的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
brainy
a. inteligente, listo-a, talentoso-a.
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