células cerebrales
/θelulas θeɾebɾales/from spelling rules
The English phrase "brain cells" is translated into Spanish as células cerebrales.
This phrase refers to the specialized cells that make up the tissue of the brain.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun células (cells) and the adjective cerebrales (brain-related or cerebral).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is célula cerebral. To form the plural phrase células cerebrales, both the noun and the adjective must be plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/θelulas θeɾebɾales/
Did you know?
- In colloquial Spanish, if someone wants to say a person lacks 'brain cells', they might instead say that person is corto de luces, literally meaning 'short of lights'.
- The word célula comes from the Latin cellula, meaning 'small room'. This reflects the early biological view of cells as tiny chambers.
- In medical Spanish, the word célula is used for both biological cells and the basic units of a social or political organization, such as a 'célula insurgente'.
Examples in context
- El cerebro humano está compuesto por millones de células cerebrales.The human brain is composed of millions of brain cells.
- Las células cerebrales son muy delicadas.Brain cells are very delicate.
- Necesitamos estudiar las células cerebrales en la clase.We need to study brain cells in class.
- El alcohol puede dañar las células cerebrales.Alcohol can damage brain cells.
Example conversation
María and Javier are discussing a science article.
- MaríaJavier, ¿leíste sobre las células cerebrales?Javier, did you read about brain cells?
- JavierSí, María, es un tema muy interesante.Yes, María, it is a very interesting topic.
- MaríaDicen que podemos crear más células cerebrales.They say we can create more brain cells.
- JavierEso sería un avance increíble para la medicina.That would be an incredible breakthrough for medicine.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
