brains
plural noun
intelixencia
EN He called them privately after the Kings and Queens of England; Cam the Wicked, James the Ruthless, Andrew the Just, Prue the Fair -- for Prue would have beauty, he thought, how could she help it? -- and Andrew brains.
GL Alcumábaos para si guiándose polos reis e raíñas de Inglaterra; Cam a Pérfida, James o Cruel, Andrew o Xusto, Prue a Fermosa (pois pensou que Prue tiña unha gran beleza sen que o puidese evitar, e Andrew a intelixencia).
Fonte: CAR (228)
intelecto
EN Pre-literate societies, for instance, depended on oral tradition for their expertise-a practice undermined by the flaws of overworked brains, though fertile ground for epic poetry.
GL Nas sociedades sen escrita, o saber depende da transmisión oral, práctica certamente propicia á poesía épica, pero sempre ameazada polos fallos dun intelecto esgotado.
Fonte: C22 (1099)
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