brains

Verstand, Grips

Die Fähigkeit, klar zu denken, zu lernen und Probleme zu lösen.

In einfachem Englisch: The ability to think clearly, learn, and solve problems.

• Use your brains!
• She has the brains to solve this problem.
• Success takes both brains and hard work.

So benutzt man es: have the brains to do something (He has the brains to build his own computer.)

Synonyme: intelligence, cleverness

Gegenteile: stupidity

Häufige Wendungen: use your brains, brains and beauty, have brains

Gehirne

Organe im Kopf, die Denken, Gefühle und Bewegungen steuern.

In einfachem Englisch: The organs inside heads that control thought, feeling, and movement.

• Human brains need a lot of energy.
• Scientists compared the brains of several animals.
• Their brains were scanned during the experiment.

Häufige Wendungen: human brains, animal brains, study brains

Kopf, Drahtzieher

Person oder Personen, die mit ihrem Verstand etwas planen und organisieren.

In einfachem Englisch: The person or people who plan and organize something using their intelligence.

• Maya is the brains of the team.
• Who was the brains behind this project?
• The police arrested the brains behind the robbery.

So benutzt man es: the brains behind something (She is the brains behind the new business.)

Synonyme: mastermind

Häufige Wendungen: brains behind something, brains of something