Boffins - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

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[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

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The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

noun

An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.

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A brain tumour

verb

Hit (someone) hard on the head with an object.

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She brained me with a rolling pin

phrase

The most intelligent person in a group, especially the person who plans what the group will do

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The brains of my little brother's the brains of the family., he was the face of the brand but his s…

noun

Someone who is very clever, usually in a way that is slightly annoying

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It's amazing what these clever clogs have come up with., [ as form of address ] go on, clever clogs…

noun

A highly academic or studious person; an intellectual.

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The tv egghead who brought science to the masses

noun

A person, especially a man, who is very clever and interested only in studying and other mental activities

noun

A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

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An expert in healthcare

adjective

Having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.

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He had received expert academic advice

noun

A person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject

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He is the administration’s foreign-policy expert for eastern europe., she’s an expert swimmer.

noun

Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

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She was a teacher of genius

adjective

Very clever or ingenious.

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A genius idea

noun

Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this

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(an) artistic/creative/musical genius, einstein was a (mathematical) genius., from the age of three…

noun

A person who invented a particular process or device or who invents things as an occupation.

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One of the schemes will help women inventors and innovators to develop their ideas and skills.

noun

Someone who designs or creates something that did not exist before

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Alfred nobel was the inventor of dynamite.

noun

Someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things

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The inventor of sth thomas edison was the inventor of the electric light bulb.

noun

A person with an outstanding intellect.

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An eminent musical mastermind

verb

Plan and direct (an ingenious and complex scheme or enterprise).

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He was accused of masterminding a gold-smuggling racket

verb

To plan and direct a difficult activity

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Oliver masterminded the takeover of his top business competitor., the mastermind behind the escape …

noun

An expert or connoisseur.

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Fashion mavens call beige oatmeal

noun

A person with good knowledge or understanding of a subject

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Walter’s a baseball maven and knows hank aaron’s statistics by heart.

noun

An expert on a subject

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The money maven takes her own advice., a fashion/media/design maven

noun

A person who carries out academic or scientific research.

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A medical researcher who pioneered the development of antibiotics

noun

Someone whose job is to study a subject carefully, especially in order to discover new information or understand the subject better

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She is a leading researcher in the field.

noun

A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.

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A research scientist

noun

An expert in science

noun

A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.

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He is a specialist in psychometric testing

adjective

Possessing or involving detailed knowledge or study of a restricted topic.

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You may require specialist financial advice

noun

Someone who limits his or her studying or work to a particular area of knowledge, and who is an expert in that area

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She’s a specialist in financial management., an eye/heart/joint specialist

noun

A person employed to look after technical equipment or do practical work in a laboratory.

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A laboratory technician

noun

A worker trained with special skills or knowledge, esp. in how to operate machines or equipment used in science

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An x-ray technician, a laboratory technician

noun

Someone whose job is to make sure that machines and equipment work correctly, and to repair them if necessary

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A lab/computer/electrical technician

verb

Move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound.

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The missiles whizzed past

noun

A whistling or buzzing sound made by something moving fast through the air.

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I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.

noun

Someone who is very good and successful at something

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A whizz at/on/with sth you don't have to be a whizz at computers in this job., a computer/financial…

noun

(in legends and fairy tales) a man who has magical powers.

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To do that he requires a rod of dragon control, and hopes to get his hands on the one the empress u…

adjective

Wonderful; excellent.

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How absolutely wizard!

noun

A man who is believed to have magical powers and, esp. in stories, uses them to help or harm people

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A financial wizard