English translation of "s'oxygéner les neurones" - "let your neurones breathe"

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106 months ago

Barbara R Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	s'oxygéner les neurones
Context:	Liste non exhaustive bénéfices pour le participant en tant que personne: S'oxygéner les neurons. Something like "her/his neurons feed off of oxygen"? Thanks.

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106 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc. wrote:

catch a breath of fresh air

106 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc. wrote:

give your brain a breath of fresh air, a new boost.

My comment:

"s'oxygéner les neurones" usually refers (for instance) to a student who has been revising/reviewing for his exam for too long and goes out for a breath of fresh air, or watches a good film"pour se changer les idées". In the context, it refers to a change in the way of thinking, of going about a problem, an issue. It does not mean train one's brain even more.

106 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

Oxygenate your brain

My comment:

this is the best way I consider

106 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

let your neurones breathe

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