Brain-dead
//ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd//
Translations of "brain-dead" (14 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | breindood(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 脑残(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | nǎocán | |
| Danish | hjernedød(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), hjernedød(colloquially: having no useful thoughts), åndssvag(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| Dutch | hersendood(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| Finnish | aivokuollut(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), aivoton(colloquially: having no useful thoughts), järjetön(colloquially: having no useful thoughts), älyvapaa(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| French | en état de mort cérébrale(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| German | hirntot(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| Hungarian | agyhalott(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| Italian | cerebroleso(colloquially: having no useful thoughts), testa vuota(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hjernedød(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), hjernedød(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hjernedaud(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), hjernedaud(colloquially: having no useful thoughts), hjernedød(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), hjernedød(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| Polish | w stanie śmierci mózgu(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity) | — | |
| Portuguese | cerebralmente morto(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), com morte cerebral(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), descerebrado(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — | |
| Swedish | hjärndöd(in medicine: having irreversible cessation of brain activity), hjärndöd(colloquially: having no useful thoughts) | — |
breindood
hjernedød, hjernedød, åndssvag
hersendood
aivokuollut, aivoton, järjetön, älyvapaa
en état de mort cérébrale
hirntot
agyhalott
cerebroleso, testa vuota
hjernedød, hjernedød
hjernedaud, hjernedaud, hjernedød, hjernedød
w stanie śmierci mózgu
cerebralmente morto, com morte cerebral, descerebrado
hjärndöd, hjärndöd
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