tener cerebro

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • tener algo de cerebro

Etymology

Literally, “to have [a] brain”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˌneɾ θeˈɾebɾo/ [t̪eˌneɾ θeˈɾe.β̞ɾo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /teˌneɾ seˈɾebɾo/ [t̪eˌneɾ seˈɾe.β̞ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: te‧ner ce‧re‧bro

Verb

tener cerebro (first-person singular present tengo cerebro, first-person singular preterite tuve cerebro, past participle tenido cerebro)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to use one's head, to use one's noggin
    Synonyms: usar la cabeza, usar el cerebro
    Ten algo de cerebro, es obvio que te está engañando. ― Use your head, it's obvious that he/she is tricking you.
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