brain - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

brain   - organ	el cerebro
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	la cordura
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	el criterio
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	la inteligencia
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	el juicio
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	la razón
brain   - organ	el seso
brain   - organ	el meollo   - sesos
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	las entendederas  f. pl. [coll.]
brain  sg., usually in plural: brains   - intelligence	la sesera [coll.]   - juicio
brain [ANAT.]   - organ	el encéfalo
brain-twister	el rompecabezas
brain tumor^AE [MED.]; brain tumour^BE [MED.]	tumor cerebral
brain research	investigación del cerebro

Adjectives / Adverbs

brain  adj.   - before noun

encefálico, encefálica

Verbs

to rack (or: wrack) one's brains

romperse la cabeza   - intentando recordar algo

Phrases / Collocations

to laugh one's brain off [coll.]	desternillarse (de la risa)
to laugh one's brain off [coll.]	partirse de (la) risa
to laugh one's brain off [coll.]	troncharse de (la) risa
to pick so.'s brains [coll.]	sonsacar algo a alguien
to beat so.'s brains out [coll.]	noquear a alguien

Orthographically similar words

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

bacín, balín, batín, braña

Related search terms

nous, apprehension, sense, wits, judgement, intellect, brains, understanding, intelligence, sanity, savvy