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English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- brace, bracelet, bracken, brackish, brag, Brahman, Brahmin, braid, braille, brain, brains, brainwashing, brake, bramble, bran, branch, brand, brandish, brand-new


brain


- noun
- cerebro

EN Every part, brain and body, nerve tissue and fibre, was keyed to the most exquisite pitch; and between all the parts there was a perfect equilibrium of adjustment.
GL O cerebro e o corpo, os nervios e os músculos gardaban perfecta harmonía, o equilibrio preciso.
- Fonte: CHA (1527)
- cabeza

EN I mean he was very intelligent and all, but you could tell he didn't have too much brains.
GL Non digo que non sexa intelixente, pero moita cabeza non ten.
- Fonte: VIX (6087)
- mente

EN I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
GL Estaba obsesionado pola morte, e a idea dun enterramento prematuro torturaba a miña mente.
- Fonte: BUR (141)
- maxín

EN But as I pass the barrier in Times path, formed by the death of my beloved, and proceed with the second era of my existence, I feel that a shadow gathers over my brain, and I mistrust the perfect sanity of the record.
GL Pero trala morte da miña amada, prosigo coa segunda etapa da miña vida. Sinto coma se unha sombra me atordase o maxín e desconfío da completa sensatez deste documento.
- Fonte: LEO (57)
- caletre

EN It must be our part now to use our brains.
GL Tócanos espreme-lo caletre.
- Fonte: ASA (4541)
- miolos

EN The blood seethes and boils in the veins, the brains are boiling in the skull, the heart in the breast glowing and bursting, the bowels a red-hot mass of burning pulp, the tender eyes flaming like molten balls.
GL O sangue bole e ferve nas súas veas, os miolos cócenselles no cranio, o corazón arde e estoupa no peito, os intestinos son unha masa de polpa ardendo ao roxo, os ollos tenros chamean como globos acesos.
- Fonte: RET (2464)
.....--- brain drain
- fuga de cerebros

EN It is suffering a brain drain with the loss of key skills like those of doctors, dentists, engineers and information technology specialists.
GL O país padece dunha fuga de cerebros, sobre todo de médicos, dentistas, enxeñeiros e especialistas en informática.
- Fonte: C13 (286)