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brains

/bɹeɪnz/

Meanings
noun

Cerebro

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

Examples :

"Scientists study the brains of animals to understand how they learn and remember things. "
Los científicos estudian el cerebro de los animales para entender cómo aprenden y recuerdan las cosas.
organ anatomy physiology medicine biology body mind human animal

Related Words

Illustration intelligence

intelligence noun

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

Inteligencia, entendimiento, capacidad mental

"The student's intelligence allowed her to quickly grasp the complex mathematical concepts in class. "

La inteligencia de la estudiante le permitió comprender rápidamente los conceptos matemáticos complejos en clase.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

Entender, comprender

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Mi profesor explicó el nuevo concepto matemático y lo entendí perfectamente.

Illustration administrator

administrator noun

/ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtə/ /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtɚ/

Administrador, gerente

"The school administrator handled the budget for the entire department. "

El administrador escolar manejó el presupuesto de todo el departamento.

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

Completamente, totalmente

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Por favor, complete completamente la casilla de su respuesta, usando un lápiz número 2.

Illustration perception

perception noun

/pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

Percepción, interpretación sensorial

"My perception of the teacher's instructions was that they were quite demanding. "

Mi percepción de las instrucciones del profesor era que eran bastante exigentes.

Illustration scientists

scientists noun

/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/

Científicos, investigadores

"Scientists study plants to understand how they grow. "

Los científicos estudian las plantas para entender cómo crecen.

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

El responsable

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

La responsable del proyecto es María.

Illustration threatened

threatened verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/

Amenazar

"He threatened me with a knife."

Me amenazó con un cuchillo.

Illustration calculations

calculations noun

/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz/

Cálculos

"The engineer needed to perform many calculations to design the bridge. "

El ingeniero necesitaba realizar muchos cálculos para diseñar el puente.

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Tradicionalista

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

Mi abuela es una tradicionalista que cree firmemente en los valores familiares.

Illustration intelligent

intelligent adjective

/ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/

Inteligente, listo

"My younger brother is very intelligent; he learned to read before he started kindergarten. "

Mi hermano menor es muy inteligente; aprendió a leer antes de empezar el jardín de infancia.