cérébral

cerebral, brain-related

adjective seh-reh-BRAL Less Common

Also means

intellectual, cerebral

Usage Note

Cérébral can describe something anatomically related to the brain (accident cérébral = stroke) or, informally, a person who is intellectual and overly analytical. The feminine form is cérébrale and the plural cérébraux / cérébrales. Hémisphère cérébral means 'cerebral hemisphere'.

Examples

"Il a subi un accident vasculaire cérébral à cinquante ans."

Natural Translation

He suffered a stroke at fifty.

Literal Translation

He suffered a cerebral vascular accident at fifty.

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