brains - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Possible base forms for "brains"
				brain (Verb)

Nouns
				`brains plural noun`			`der Grips pl.`
				`brains plural noun`			`die Intelligenz no plural`
				`brains used with sg. verb [sl.]`			`der Kopf pl.: die Köpfe - einer Gruppe`
				`brains plural noun`			`der Bregen or: Brägen pl.: die Bregen - Hirn vom Schlachttier (Northern Germany)`
				`brain`			`das Gehirn pl.: die Gehirne`
				`brain`			`das Hirn pl.: die Hirne`
				`brain sg., usually in plural: brains`			`der Verstand no plural`
				`brains trust (or: Brains Trust) chiefly (Brit.)`			`die Beratergruppe pl.: die Beratergruppen`
				`brains trust (or: Brains Trust) chiefly (Brit.)`			`der Braintrust or: Brain-Trust`
				`brains trust (or: Brains Trust) chiefly (Brit.)`			`das Expertengremium pl.: die Expertengremien`
				`brains trust (or: Brains Trust) chiefly (Brit.)`			`die Podiumsdiskussion pl.: die Podiumsdiskussionen`
				`brain trust (Amer.)`			`der Braintrust or: Brain-Trust`
				`brain trust (Amer.)`			`das Expertengremium pl.: die Expertengremien`
				`brain research`			`die Hirnforschung pl.: die Hirnforschungen`

Verbs
				`to brain so. \| brained, brained \|`			`jmdm. den Schädel einschlagen`
				`to brain sth. up`			`etw.^acc. anspruchsvoller machen`
				`to dash so.'s brains out`			`jmdm. den Schädel einschlagen`
				`to be the brains behind sth. [fig.]`			`der Kopf hinter etw.^dat. sein [fig.]`
				`to beat so.'s brains out [coll.]`			`jmdn. k.o. schlagen`
				`to rack one's brains (over sth.)`			`(an etw.^dat.) tüfteln \| tüftelte, getüftelt \|`
				`to cudgel one's brains`			`sich^dat. das Hirn zermartern`
				`to rack (or: wrack) one's brains`			`rätseln \| rätselte, gerätselt \|`
				`to rack (or: wrack) one's brains`			`sich^dat. den Kopf zerbrechen`
				`to tax one's brain`			`sich^dat. das Gehirn zermartern`
				`to be a bird brain`			`ein Spatzenhirn haben`
				`so. has to rack their brain about sth.`			`etw.^nom. bereitet jmdm. Kopfzerbrechen`
				`so. has to rack their brain about sth.`			`etw.^nom. macht jmdm. Kopfzerbrechen`
				`to tax one's brain`			`sich^acc. anstrengen \| strengte an, angestrengt \|`

Phrases / Collocations
				`to have brains`			`Köpfchen haben`
				`to have brains`			`intelligent sein`
				`to have brains`			`Verstand haben`
				`to pick so.'s brains [fig.]`			`jmds. Ideen verwerten`
				`to pick so.'s brains [coll.]`			`jmdn. aushorchen \| horchte aus, ausgehorcht \|`
				`An idle brain is the devil's workshop.`			`Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang.`
				`anyone with half a brain`			`jeder halbwegs vernünftige Mensch`

Examples
				`He has brains.`			`Er hat Köpfchen.`
				`He has brains.`			`Er hat Verstand.`
				`he's all brawn and no brains`			`er hat Muskeln, aber kein Gehirn`
				`We really had to rack our brains over it!`			`Es hat uns viel Kopfzerbrechen bereitet!`
				`Who's the brain behind this?`			`Wessen Idee ist das?`

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