brains

brains(

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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

When the police arrived, the thugs had blown his brains out.Cuando llegó la policía, los matones le habían volado los sesos.

2. (culinary)

a. los sesos

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I coated the brains in batter and fried them with onions. They were really nice.Rebocé los sesos y los freí con cebolla. Estaban riquísimos.

3. (intelligence)

a. la inteligencia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

María has everything, brains, beauty, and money.Maria lo tiene todo, inteligencia, belleza y dinero.

brain

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

4. (anatomy)

a. el cerebro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The brain is the most important organ in the body.El cerebro es el órgano más importante del cuerpo.

5. (intellect)

a. la cabeza

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He has a privileged brain for mathematics.Tiene una cabeza privilegiada para las matemáticas.

6. (intelligent person)

a. el cerebro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Brain drain is one of the government's greatest concerns.La fuga de cerebros es una de las mayores preocupaciones del gobierno.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to hit on the head)

a. romper la crisma

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

She is going to brain you when you get home.Te va a romper la crisma cuando llegues a casa.

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