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The German word for brain is
Gehirn





brain

Plural

The plural of Gehirn is Gehirne.

German Definition


brain
     Substantiv:
     [1] Anatomie: das Gehirn, zentraler Teil des menschlichen Nervensystems
          [1] The human brain consists mostly of fat tissue and water.
            Das menschliche Gehirn besteht zum größten Teil aus Fettgewebe und Wasser.

Translations for brain and their definitions

Gehirn ©
     n. brain
          Das Gehirn benötigt Sauerstoff, um zu funktionieren. - The brain needs oxygen in order to function.


Hirn
     n. brain (organ)
          Das Hirn ist die Schaltzentrale im menschlichen Körper. - The brain is the control centre of the human body.
     n. brain (meat)
          In Europa wird kaum noch Hirn gegessen. - Not much brain meat is eaten anymore in Europe.



Kopf
     n. (anatomy) head
          Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
     n. crown, top
     n. heading, title
     n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
          Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head.
     n. (linguistics) head
     n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin)


Verstand
     n. intellect
     n. (obsolete) accord, consensus
     n. (chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon
          in diesem Verstande - in this sense
     v. first-person singular preterite of verstehen
     v. third-person singular preterite of verstehen


Köpfchen
     n-n. diminutive of Kopf, , head
     n-n. (informal) brain; wit; intellect
     n-n. (botany) capitulum


Intelligenzbestie


Grips
     n. (informal) wit; intellect; understanding; nous


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