os miolos

brains

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brains Colloquial term for the brain, often used in violent expressions or figuratively in expressions such as estourar os miolos, meaning “to blow one’s brains out” or “to drive someone crazy.”

PO: Esse barulho está me estourando os miolos.

EN: This noise is driving me crazy.

Os miolos saíram pelas orelhas.

His brains spilled out through his ears.

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

Os miolos.

The brains.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ele desistiu e estourou os miolos.

He gave up and blew his brains out.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Estourar os miolos deles.

Blow their brains out.

— O Profissional (1994)

Estourou-lhe os miolos.

He blew his brains out.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)