seso
seso
∗seso
masculine noun
1brain (cerebro)
- sesos (cooking) -> brains
2brains, sense (sensatez)
3(expresiones)
- calentarse o devanarse los sesos -> to rack o (British) cudgel one's brains (United States)
- sorber el seso o los sesos a alguien -> to brainwash somebody
- tener poco seso (informal) -> not to be very bright
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seso [say’-so]
noun
1The brain: generally used in the plural. (m)
2Brain. (m)
3Stone put under a pot to keep it steady on the fire. (m)
- No tener seso -> not to have common sense
- Tener los sesos de un mosquito -> de un chorlito, not to have the brains of a sparrow
understanding, prudence, wisdom.
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