brain - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

brain [ANAT.]	le cerveau
brain [ZOOL.] [COOK.]	la cervelle
brain [ANAT.]   - brain substance	la cervelle   - au sens de : substance du cerveau
brain-teaser (or: brainteaser) [coll.]	la colle   - au sens de : question difficile
pea-brain [fig.] [coll.] [pej.]	la tête de linotte [coll.] [fig.] [pej.]
brain teaser	le casse-tête
brain tissue [ANAT.]	le tissu cérébral
brain cancer [MED.]	le cancer du cerveau
brain tumor [MED.]	la tumeur au cerveau

Verbs

to brain so.  | brained, brained |   - hit	assommer qn.
to rack (or: wrack) one's brains	se creuser la tête [fig.]

Phrases / Collocations

to be the brain behind sth.	être le cerveau de qc.
to rack one's brains [coll.]	se creuser la cervelle [coll.]
to blow one's brains out [fig.]	se faire sauter la cervelle [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

basin, braid, brains, bran, brand, brant, brawn, brine, bring, brink, drain, grain, rain, rainy, train

badin, bain, brin, burin, drain, grain, radin, train