Betekenis van brain In het Nederlands

• 0 the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity:

  • Doctors tried desperately to reduce the swelling in her brain.

  • The accident left him with permanent brain damage.

  • His wife died from a brain tumour.

  • Marie has an amazing brain (= is very intelligent).

  • That can't possibly be the right way to do it - use your brain!

  • The poor child inherited his mother's brains and his father's looks.

  • He's got brains but he's too lazy to use them (= he is intelligent but lazy).

  • We have the best brains in the land working on this problem.

  • My little brother's the brains of the family.

• 1 to hit someone on the head:

  • I'll brain you if you don't keep quiet.

• 2 the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and physical activity:

  • a brain tumor

  • brain surgery

  • They found fractured ribs, other bone injuries, and brain damage.

  • We’ve got the best brains in the country working on this problem.

• 3 a very intelligent person:

  • We've got the best brains in the industry working on the cars.

• 4 the person responsible for the planning and management of an activity or organization:

  • the brains behind sth He is the brains behind the corporation's success.