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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLluvia de ideas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈluβɾja ðe iˈðeas
"Tuvimos una lluvia de ideas para mejorar el proyecto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution to a problem.
"During the meeting, the team engaged in brainstorming to come up with innovative marketing strategies." - 2
The process of thinking of ideas or solutions in a spontaneous and free-flowing manner.
"She spent the afternoon brainstorming potential topics for her thesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'brainstorming' was coined in the 1930s by advertising executive Alex Osborn. It combines 'brain', referring to the organ associated with thought, and 'storm', suggesting a sudden, intense burst of ideas. The concept evolved to describe a group creativity technique aimed at generating a large number of ideas in a short time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brainstorming" is said worldwide
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Remue-méninges
Transliteration: ʁə.my.men.ɛ̃ʒ
"Nous avons organisé une séance de remue-méninges pour générer des idées."
Brainstorming
Transliteration: ˈbʁeɪnˌstɔːmɪŋ
"Wir haben ein Brainstorming durchgeführt, um neue Ideen zu entwickeln."
Brainstorming
Transliteration: ˈbreɪnˌstɔːrmɪŋ
"Abbiamo fatto un brainstorming per trovare soluzioni creative."
Lluvia de ideas
Transliteration: ˈluβɾja ðe iˈðeas
"Tuvimos una lluvia de ideas para mejorar el proyecto."
Tempestade de ideias
Transliteration: tẽpeʃˈtadʒi dʒiˈdeɐs
"Fizemos uma tempestade de ideias para o novo produto."
विचार मंथन
Transliteration: vichar manthan
"हमने नए विचारों के लिए विचार मंथन किया।"
头脑风暴
Transliteration: tóunǎo fēngbào
"我们进行了头脑风暴来产生新想法。"
브레인스토밍
Transliteration: beureinstomingeu
"우리는 새로운 아이디어를 위해 브레인스토밍을 했습니다."
ブレインストーミング
Transliteration: bureinsutōmingu
"新しいアイデアを出すためにブレインストーミングを行いました。"
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