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==English== |
==English== |
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Spokesmen for the [[w:Royal Society|Royal Society]] of [[London]] first coined the expression “brain drain” to describe the [[outflow]] of |
Spokesmen for the [[w:Royal Society|Royal Society]] of [[London]] first coined the expression “brain drain” to describe the [[outflow]] of [[scientist]]s and [[technologist]]s to the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] in the early 1950s. |
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*{{AHD|brān-drān}} |
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#The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries. |
#The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries. |
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===Antonyms=== |
===Antonyms=== |
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====Translations==== |
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*French: [[exode des compétences]] ''m'' |
*French: [[exode des compétences]] ''m'' |
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*Russian: [[утечка мозгов]] |
*Russian: [[утечка мозгов]] ''f'' |
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*Spanish: [[dren del talento]] ''m'' |
*Spanish: [[dren del talento]] ''m'' |
Revision as of 18:24, 19 June 2005
English
Etymology
Spokesmen for the Royal Society of London first coined the expression “brain drain” to describe the outflow of scientists and technologists to the United States and Canada in the early 1950s.
Pronunciation
Noun
brain drain (plural brain drains)
- The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries.
Antonyms
brain gain
Translations
- French: exode des compétences m
- Russian: утечка мозгов f
- Spanish: dren del talento m