| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | fuga de cerebros |
| hollanti | braindrain, hersenvlucht |
| japani | 頭脳流出 (ずのうりゅうしゅつ, zunō ryūshutsu) |
| portugali | fuga de cérebros |
| puola | dranaż mózgów |
| ranska | exode des compétences, fuite des cerveaux, exode des cerveaux, drainage des cerveaux |
| saksa | Braindrain, Gehirn-Abfluss |
| suomi | aivovuoto, aivovienti |
| venäjä | утечка мозгов (utetška mozgov), утечка умов (utetška umov) |
| Monikko | brain drains |
(idiomatic) The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or more developed nations.
Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, who emigrated to the United States to escape Nazi persecution, is an example of human capital flight as a result of political change.
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a nation or society, to be deprived of educated or talented people, who in turn migrate to larger cities or more developed nations.
Immigration to Israel in the 1990s post-Soviet aliyah led to the Yozma program to kick start venture capital and take advantage of the immigration talent. Total immigrants Immigrants from the USSR and post-Soviet states