Usage Note
Cerveau refers to the brain as an organ but also, figuratively, to a mastermind or the brains behind an operation (le cerveau du gang). The plural is cerveaux. A related word is cervelle, which refers to the brain matter itself or is used colloquially to mean 'brains' in the sense of intelligence.
Examples
"Le cerveau humain est très complexe."
Natural Translation
The human brain is very complex.
Literal Translation
The brain human is very complex
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