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Dictionary: "méninges" - translations and examples

les méninges m pl noun

brains [ˈbreɪnz] (au sens figuré, cerveau)

Collocations with "méninges" (1)

structure des méninges

Exemples with "méninges"

Une belle allure, des méninges, des réflexes, une famille riche et, pour la bonne mesure, vice-président du comité des étudiants ; en d'autres termes, il est « parfait ». Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and, for good measure, vice president of the student committee - in other words he's 'perfect'.

J'avais beau me triturer les méninges, je ne pouvais me rappeler son nom. No matter how I racked my brain, I couldn't remember that name.

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