The doctors tell you that he is brain-dead.
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Brain-dead
//ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd//
Synonyms for "brain-dead"
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4 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 14 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- breindood adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 脑残 adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Danish
3 entries- hjernedød adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- hjernedød adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
- åndssvag adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Dutch
1 entries- hersendood adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
Finnish
4 entries- aivokuollut adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- aivoton adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
- järjetön adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
- älyvapaa adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
French
1 entries- en état de mort cérébrale adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
German
1 entries- hirntot adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
Hungarian
1 entries- agyhalott adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
Italian
2 entries- cerebroleso adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
- testa vuota adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hjernedød adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- hjernedød adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- hjernedaud adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- hjernedaud adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
- hjernedød adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- hjernedød adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Polish
1 entries- w stanie śmierci mózgu adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
Portuguese
3 entries- cerebralmente morto adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- com morte cerebral adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- descerebrado adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Swedish
2 entries- hjärndöd adj (in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity)
- hjärndöd adj (colloquially: having no useful thoughts)
Sample sentences
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However, if he is brain-dead, he will never think, speak, or hear again.
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The patient was pronounced brain-dead only a few hours ago.
Source: tatoeba (12513816)
She keeps asking how anyone could ever come up with such brain-dead policies.
Source: tatoeba (12513821)
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