left brain

lɛft breɪn

Definition

Definition of left brain - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain

TECH.

The left brain controls language and analytical tasks.

body control

TECH.

controls the right side of the body

TECH.

The left brain manages movements of the right hand.

cerebral hemisphere

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Expressions with left

left field

defensive position in baseball's left outfield

She plays left field for the team.

swipe left

reject someone on a dating app

If you don't like the profile, just swipe left.

left dangling

adj.

hanging loosely without support

The rope was left dangling from the tree branch.

left and right

adv.

in many directions or places

He was looking left and right, unable to decide.

feel left out

have the feeling of being excluded or ignored by others

She might feel left out if we don't invite her.

left of center

adv.

in a position slightly left of the center

The painting was hung left of center on the wall.

Expressions with brain

brain freeze

pain in the head from something cold

Eating ice cream too fast gave me a brain freeze.

big brain

person with exceptional intelligence or knowledge

She is the big brain behind the project.

brain fog

state of mental confusion or lack of clarity

After the long meeting, I felt a bit of brain fog.

brain rot

mental decline due to excessive media consumption

Watching too much TV can lead to brain rot.

pick someone's brain

ask someone knowledgeable for information or advice

I need to pick your brain about this project.

rack one's brain

struggle to think hard or remember something

She had to rack her brain to solve the puzzle.

brain candy

entertaining content lacking intellectual depth

The movie was pure brain candy, fun but shallow.

brain dump

transfer of large information from one person to another

During the meeting, she did a brain dump of all her ideas.

racking my brain

adj.

causing intense mental effort or strain

This puzzle is really racking my brain.

rot one's brain

make someone less able to think clearly

Constant tabloid gossip will eventually rot his brain.

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right brain

medical

right side of the brain controlling the left body and creativity

Examples of left brain in a sentence

Damage to the left brain can affect speech abilities.
Injury to the left brain can affect speech abilities.

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French:hémisphère gauche, cerveau gauche, ...
German:linke Gehirnhälfte, linke Gehirnseite, ...
Italian:emisfero sinistro, lato sinistro del cervello, ...
Spanish:hemisferio izquierdo, ...
Portuguese:cérebro esquerdo, ...
Chinese:左脑, 左半脑, ...
Japanese:左脳, ...
Arabic:الدِماغ الأيسَر, الفص الايسر, ...
Hebrew:הַהֶמִיסְפֵּרָה הַשְּׂמָאלִית, הַמּוֹחַ הַשְּׂמָאלִי, ...
Russian:левое полушарие мозга, левое полушарие, ...
Ukrainian:ліва півкуля, ...
Hindi:मस्तिष्क का बायाँ गोलार्ध, बायां मस्तिष्क, ...
Bengali:বাম মস্তিষ্কীয় অর্ধগোলার্ধ, বাম ব্রেন, ...
Catalan:hemisferi cerebral esquerre, cervell esquerre, ...
Czech:levá hemisféra, ...
Danish:venstre hjernehalvdel, venstre hjerne, ...
Dutch:linkerhersenhelft, ...
Greek:αριστερό εγκεφαλικό ημισφαίριο, αριστερός εγκέφαλος, ...
Hungarian:bal agyfélteke, ...
Khmer:អឌ្ឍគោលខាងឆ្វេងនៃខួរក្បាល, ខួរក្បាលខាងឆ្វេង, ...
Korean:좌뇌, ...
Persian:نیمکره چپ مغز, مغز چپ, ...
Polish:lewa półkula mózgu, ...
Portuguese (BR):lado esquerdo do cérebro, ...
Romanian:creierul stâng, ...
Swedish:vänster hjärnhalva, ...
Thai:สมองซีกซ้าย, ...
Turkish:sol beyin, ...
Vietnamese:bán cầu não trái, bộ não trái, ...

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