genius

BrE /ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ AmE /ˈdʒiː.ni.us/

noun en → es

1 PERSON [singular] B2

a person who has exceptional intelligence or talent, especially in a particular area such as music, art, or science

genio, persona brillante

  • be a genius at something

Collocations a musical genius · a scientific genius

  • She is a genius at playing the piano.

    Ella es un genio tocando el piano.

2 IDEA [singular] B2

an extremely clever idea or plan; an ingenious solution to a problem

idea brillante, solución ingeniosa

  • have a genius for something

Collocations a stroke of genius · genius idea

  • That was a stroke of genius!

    ¡Eso fue un golpe de genio!

3 DEVICE [singular] C1

a device or machine that is very cleverly designed and works in an unusual way

dispositivo ingenioso, máquina innovadora

  • be a genius invention

Collocations genius gadget · ingenious device

  • It's a genius invention that solves the problem.

    Es una invención genial que resuelve el problema.