Engelsk navneord: brain | |||
1. | brain (i anatomi) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | encephalon | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | neural structure | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | arteria communicans, brain cell, brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem, circle of Willis, communicating artery, forebrain, hindbrain, mesencephalon, midbrain, neencephalon, neoencephalon, prosencephalon, rhombencephalon, ventricle | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | caput, central nervous system, CNS, head, systema nervosum centrale | ||
2. | brain (om erkendelse) mental ability | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He's got plenty of brains but no common sense. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | intelligence | ||
3. | brain (om erkendelse) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His mind wandered. I couldn't get his words out of my head. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | head, mind, nous, psyche | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ego, noddle, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious, unconscious mind | ||
4. | brain (om person) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Mozart was a child genius. He's smart but he's no Einstein. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | brainiac, Einstein, genius, mastermind | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | intellect, intellectual | ||
Mere specifikke termer | prodigy | ||
5. | brain (om mad) the brain of certain animals used as meat | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | organs, variety meat | ||
Mere specifikke termer | calf's brain | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: brain | |||
1. | brain (om relation) hit on the head | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | The fighter managed to brain his opponent | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | hit | ||
2. | brain (om relation) kill by smashing someone's skull | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | kill | ||