brain drain im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

brain drain SUBST ugs

brain drain

fuga f de cerebros

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

fuga de cerebros

brain drain

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.drain [Am dreɪn, Brit dreɪn] SUBST

1.1. drain (in garden, patio):

drain (pipe)

sumidero m

drain (pipe)

resumidero m LatAm

the drains (of town)

el alcantarillado

the drains (of building)

las tuberías de desagüe

1.2. drain Brit:

drain (in garden, patio) (grid)

sumidero m

drain (in garden, patio) (grid)

resumidero m LatAm

1.3. drain (in garden, patio) MED:

drain

drenaje m

2. drain Brit (in street):

drain

alcantarilla f

3. drain (plughole):

drain

desagüe m

that's money down the drain

eso es tirar el dinero

20 years' research down the drain

veinte años de investigación tirados por la borda

to laugh like a drain Brit

reírse a mandíbula batiente

4.1. drain kein Pl (cause of depletion):

a drain on sth a drain on the country's resources

una sangría para el país

his drinking was a constant drain on his wages

gran parte del sueldo se le iba en bebida

the extra work is an enormous drain on my energy

el trabajo extra me está agotando

4.2. drain kein Pl (outflow, loss):

drain

fuga f

II.drain [Am dreɪn, Brit dreɪn] VERB trans

1.1. drain:

drain container/tank

vaciar

drain land/swamp

drenar

drain land/swamp

avenar

drain blood

drenar

drain sap/water

extraer

to drain the oil from the engine

vaciar el aceite del motor

1.2. drain GASTRO:

drain vegetables/rice/pasta

escurrir

drain vegetables/rice/pasta

colar

1.3. drain MED:

drain abscess/bladder

drenar

1.4. drain river/channel:

drain

desaguar

2. drain (drink up):

drain glass/cup

vaciar

drain glass/cup

apurar

drain beer

apurar

drain beer

beberse

3. drain (consume, exhaust):

drain resources/strength

agotar

drain resources/strength

consumir

too much work has drained his energy

el excesivo trabajo ha consumido sus energías or lo ha agotado

the war is draining the nation of its resources

la guerra está sangrando al país

III.drain [Am dreɪn, Brit dreɪn] VERB intr

1. drain (dry):

drain dishes/cutlery/food:

escurrir(se)

leave the dishes to drain

deja que los platos (se) escurran

2. drain (disappear):

the blood or color drained from her face

se quedó lívida

the blood or color drained from her face

perdió el color de la cara

the blood or color drained from her face

palideció

all the strength seemed to drain from my limbs

los brazos y las piernas se me quedaron como sin fuerzas

3. drain (discharge):

drain pipes/river:

desaguar

I.brain [Am breɪn, Brit breɪn] SUBST

1. brain (organ):

brain

cerebro m

the human brain

el cerebro humano

2. brain (intellect):

she's got a good brain

es muy inteligente

his brain is still as agile as ever

la cabeza le sigue funcionando perfectamente

to be bored out of one's brain Brit ugs

estar aburrido como una ostra ugs

to have sth on the brain ugs

tener algo metido en la cabeza

she's got that boy on the brain

tiene a ese chico metido en la cabeza

she's got that boy on the brain

tiene el seso sorbido por ese chico ugs

3. brain (clever person):

brain

cerebro m

the best brains in the country

los mejores cerebros del país

II.brain [Am breɪn, Brit breɪn] VERB trans ugs

brain

romperle la crisma a ugs

I'll brain you if you don't shut up!

¡te rompo la crisma si no te callas! ugs

Siehe auch: brains

brains [breɪnz] SUBST

1.1. brains + pl Verb (substance):

brains

sesos mpl

brains GASTRO

sesos mpl

to blow sb's brains out

levantarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien

1.2. brains + pl Verb (intelligence):

brains

inteligencia f

brains aren't needed for this job

para este trabajo no se necesita mucha inteligencia

to pick sb's brains I'd like to pick your brains about an article I'm writing

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas or consultas acerca de un artículo que estoy escribiendo

to rack or cudgel one's brains (over sth)

devanarse los sesos (con algo)

2.1. brains + Sg Verb (mastermind):

brains

cerebro m

brains

autor m intelectual / autora f intelectual LatAm

she's the brains behind the operation

es el cerebro intelectual de la operación

she's the brains behind the operation

es la autora intelectual de la operación LatAm

2.2. brains + Sg Verb (clever person):

brains

lumbrera f

he's the brains of the family

es la lumbrera de la familia

brain drain im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

brain drain SUBST kein Pl

brain drain

fuga f de cerebros

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

brain drain

fuga de cerebros

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Spanisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

fuga de cerebros

brain drain

éxodo urbano (de técnicos, científicos, etc.)

brain drain

Übersetzungen für brain drain im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.drain [dreɪn] VERB trans

1. drain LANDW, MED:

drain

drenar

drain pond

vaciar

drain river

desaguar

drain food

escurrir

drain machine

purgar

2. drain (empty by drinking):

drain glass, cup

apurar

drain bottle

acabar

3. drain (exhaust, tire out):

drain person

dejar agotado

drain resources

agotar

to drain sb's energies

consumir las energías de alguien

war drains the nation of its youth and its wealth

la guerra mina la juventud y la riqueza de una nación

II.drain [dreɪn] VERB intr

drain dishes:

drain

escurrirse

III.drain [dreɪn] SUBST

1. drain (conduit):

drain

canal m de desagüe

2. drain (sewer):

drain

alcantarilla f

drain

resumidero m LatAm

the drains

el alcantarillado

3. drain (plughole):

drain

desagüe m

to throw sth down the drain

tirar algo por la borda

to throw [or to pour] money down the drain

tirar el dinero por la ventana

4. drain (constant outflow):

drain

fuga f

brain drain

fuga de cerebros

to be a drain on sb's resources

consumir los recursos de alguien

Wendungen:

to laugh like a drain Brit ugs

reírse a mandíbula batiente

I.brain [breɪn] SUBST

1. brain (organ):

brain

cerebro m

2. brain pl (substance):

brain

sesos m Pl

3. brain (intelligence):

brain

cabeza f

to have brains

ser inteligente

4. brain ugs (intelligent person):

brain

cerebro m

brain

lumbrera f

the best brains

los mejores cerebros

Wendungen:

to beat one's brains out ugs

estrujarse el cerebro

to blow sb's brains out ugs

levantar la tapa de los sesos a alguien

to have sth on the brain ugs

estar obsesionado con algo

to pick sb's brains ugs

hacer preguntas a alguien

to rack one's brain

devanarse los sesos

II.brain [breɪn] VERB trans ugs

brain

romper la crisma a

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

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To develop the knowl edge networks and knowledge basis researches and to resolve the brain drain issue. 7.

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The likelihood that new human capital formation, associated with remittances, exceeds brain drain is higher in the context of well-functioning education systems and labor markets.

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One of the problems they claim results from such immigration is the drain on the intellectual resources of poor countries, so called brain drain.

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Some commentators felt that this led to a loss of intellectual capital from the country and coined the term brain drain to signify this process.

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Among the factors contributing to the brain drain are economic well-being and better educational prospects abroad.

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Additional criteria may include a country's political management or the extent to which a country suffers from brain drain.

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Those desiring higher education must study abroad; a brain drain has resulted because few university graduates are willing to return to the islands.

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Scholars have pointed to the increasing privatization and commercialization of the nursing industry as a major reason for this loss of skill, i.e. brain drain.

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This form of reverse brain drain differs from the way it is commonly viewed.

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Governments have attempted to reverse the flow of brain drain through implementing new contracts, scholarships, government policies, and several other methods.

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