nerve

nerve

 (nûrv)

n.

1. Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.

2. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.

3. A sore point or sensitive subject: The criticism touched a nerve.

4.

a. Courage and control under pressure: lost his nerve at the last minute.

b. Fortitude; stamina.

c. Forceful quality; boldness.

d. Brazen boldness; effrontery: had the nerve to deny it.

5. nerves Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress: had a sudden attack of nerves.

6. A vein or rib in the wing of an insect.

7. The midrib and larger veins in a leaf.

tr.v. nerved, nerv·ing, nerves

To give strength or courage to.

Idioms:

get on (someone's) nerves

To irritate or exasperate.

strain every nerve

To make every effort.

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[Middle English, sinew, nerve, from Old French nerf, from Medieval Latin nervus, from Latin; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nerve

(nɜːv)

n

1. (Anatomy) any of the cordlike bundles of fibres that conduct sensory or motor impulses between the brain or spinal cord and another part of the body.

2. courage, bravery, or steadfastness

3. lose one's nerve to become timid, esp failing to perform some audacious act

4. informal boldness or effrontery; impudence: he had the nerve to swear at me.

5. muscle or sinew (often in the phrase strain every nerve)

6. (Botany) a large vein in a leaf

7. (Zoology) any of the veins of an insect's wing

8. touch a nerve touch a raw nerve hit a nerve hit a raw nerve strike a nerve strike a raw nerve to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject

vb (tr)

9. to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself)

10. to provide with nerve or nerves

[C16: from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron; compare Sanskrit snāvan sinew]

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nerve

(nɜrv)

n., v. nerved, nerv•ing. n.

1. one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.

2. courage under trying circumstances.

3. boldness; impertinence.

4. nerves, nervousness: an attack of nerves.

5. strength, vigor, or energy.

6. a sinew or tendon: to strain every nerve.

7. (not in technical use) the pulp of a tooth.

8. a vein, as in a leaf.

v.t.

9. to give strength, vigor, or courage to.

Idioms:

get on someone's nerves, to irritate or annoy someone.

[1350–1400; < Latin nervus sinew, tendon; akin to Greek neûron (see neuron)]

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nerve

(nûrv)

Any of the bundles of fibers made up of nerve cells that carry information in the form of electrical impulses throughout the body. Nerves send sensory information to the brain and spinal cord and carry impulses to the muscles, organs, and glands.

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nerve

• action potential - A brief electrical signal transmitted along a nerve or muscle fiber following stimulation.
• carpal tunnel syndrome - Describes a compression of a nerve over the carpal bones (eight small bones of the wrist) through a passage (tunnel) at the front of the wrist.
• obdormition - Numbness caused by pressure on a nerve, as when a limb is "asleep."
• funny bone - A nerve, not a bone; the name is a pun on the humerus, the arm bone that gets strange tingles when it is bumped.

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Nerve

 of neighbors—Lipton, 1970.

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nerve

Past participle: nerved
Gerund: nerving

Imperative

nerve

nerve

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nerve

A group of nerve fibers.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nerve - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body nervus radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle - a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem depressor nerve, depressor - any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves musculospiral nerve, nervus radialis, radial nerve - largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles splanchnic nerve - any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve - a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve - a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand nervus spinalis, spinal nerve - any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
	2.	nerve - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" mettle, spunk, heart braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
	3.	nerve - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" boldness, brass, cheek, face aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"
Verb	1.	nerve - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant steel brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

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nerve

noun

1. bravery, courage, spirit, bottle (Brit. slang), resolution, daring, determination, guts (informal), pluck, grit, fortitude, vigour, coolness, balls (taboo slang), mettle, firmness, spunk (informal), fearlessness, steadfastness, intrepidity, hardihood, gameness I never got up enough nerve to ask her out. If we keep our nerve, we might be able to bluff it out.

2. (Informal) impudence, face (informal), front, neck (informal), sauce (informal), cheek (informal), brass (informal), gall, audacity, boldness, temerity, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), insolence, impertinence, effrontery, brass neck (Brit. informal), brazenness, sassiness (U.S. slang) He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.

plural noun

1. tension, stress, strain, anxiety, butterflies (in your stomach) (informal), nervousness, cold feet (informal), heebie-jeebies (slang), worry I just played badly. It wasn't nerves.

get on someone's nerves annoy, provoke, bug (informal), needle (informal), plague, irritate, aggravate (informal), madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, irk, rile, peeve, get under your skin (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), get up your nose (informal), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang), put your back up The kids get on her nerves a bit at times.

nerve yourself brace yourself, prepare yourself, steel yourself, fortify yourself, gear yourself up, gee yourself up I nerved myself to face the pain.

Related words
technical name neuron or neurone
adjective neural

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nerve

noun

1. The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely:

braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor.

Informal: spunk, spunkiness.

Slang: gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie.

2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:

assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.

Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

verb

To impart strength and confidence to:

buck up, cheer (up), encourage, hearten, perk up.

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Translations

جُرْأَةٌشَجاعَهعَصَبعَصَبٌوَقاحَه

nervodvahatroufalostdodat odvahydrzost

modnervefrækhedmande sig op til

NervNervenSchneidsich aufraffenUnverfrorenheit

νευρικόςνεύροτόλμη

nerviovalordescarofrescurahacer de tripas corazón

hermorohkeussisukärsivällisyys

nerfcouragearmer de couragenervuretoupet

drskostživac

idegpimaszság

hugrekkiósvífnitaugtelja kjark í

nervonervosamentenervososfacciatagginecoraggio

ずぶとさ神経

신경용기

baikštuserzinti kąįsidrąsintinervasnervinė įtampa

aukstasinībaiedrošinātnekaunībanervssavaldība

lefnerfzenuw

nerveureddhet

nerwodwagapewność siebie

nervoousadia

нервсмелость

dodať odvahynerv

pogumpredrznostživec

modnerv

เส้นประสาทความกล้าหาญ

cüretsinirkabalıkcesaret

dây thần kinhkhí phách

神经胆量鲁莽冒失使鼓起勇气勇气

nerve

[nɜːv]

A. N

1. (Anat, Bot) → nervio m
my nerves are on edge → tengo los nervios de punta
it/he gets on my nerves → me pone los nervios de punta or me saca de quicio
to be living on one's nerves → vivir en estado de tensión constante
to have nerves of steel → tener nervios de acero
to strain every nerve to do sth → hacer un esfuerzo supremo por hacer algo

2. nerves (= tension) → nerviosismo m, nervios mpl, excitabilidad f nerviosa
she suffers from nerves → padece de los nervios, sufre trastornos nerviosos
a fit of nerves → un ataque de nervios
to be in a state of nerves → estar muy nervioso, estar hipertenso

3. (= courage) → valor m
he didn't have the nerve to do it → no tuvo el valor de hacerlo
I wouldn't have the nerve to do that! → ¡yo no me atrevería a hacer eso!
to hold or keep one's nerve → mantenerse firme, no amilanarse
to lose one's nerve → perder el valor, rajarse
it takes some nerve to do that → hace falta mucho valor or mucha sangre fría para hacer eso

4. (= cheek) → caradura f, cara f
of all the nerve!; the nerve of it!; what a nerve! → ¡qué caradura!, ¡qué frescura!
you've got a nerve! → ¡qué cara tienes!, ¡eres un caradura!
he had the nerve to ask for money → tuvo la cara de pedir dinero

B. VT to nerve o.s. to do sth → armarse de valor para hacer algo

C. CPD nerve cell N → neurona f, célula f nerviosa
nerve centre, nerve center (US) N → centro m nervioso (fig) → punto m neurálgico
nerve gas N → gas m nervioso
nerve specialist N → neurólogo/a m/f

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nerve

[ˈnɜː^rv]

n

(in body) → nerf m
The nerves in his arm had been damaged → Les nerfs de son bras droit avaient été endommagés.
to touch a raw nerve (fig) → toucher un point sensible

(= bravery) to lose one's nerve
He lost his nerve and fled → Le cœur lui manqua et il s'enfuit.
to restore sb's nerve → redonner du cœur à qn, redonner du cœur au ventre à qn
The brandy restored his nerve → Le cognac lui redonna du cœur au ventre., Le cognac lui redonna du cœur.
to keep one's nerve (= stay calm) → garder son sang-froid
to have the nerve to do sth → avoir le cran de faire qch
Nobody had the nerve to mention this → Personne n'a eu le cran de mentionner le fait.
it takes nerve to ... → cela demande du cran de ...
It takes nerve to do what you did → Cela demande du cran de faire ce que tu as fait.

(= cheek) → toupet m
to have a nerve → avoir du toupet
He's got a nerve! → Il a du toupet!
what a nerve! → quel toupet!
to have the nerve to do sth → avoir le toupet de faire qch
She had the nerve to ask me for more money → Elle a eu le toupet de me demander plus d'argent.
He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was → Il a eu le toupet de me demander de prouver qui j'étais.
to have a nerve doing sth → avoir du toupet de faire qch nerves

npl

(= nervousness) → trac m
I don't suffer from nerves → Je ne suis pas sujet au trac.
to have a fit of nerves → avoir le trac
to calm one's nerves → se calmer les nerfs
Hoping to calm our nerves, we decided to spend the afternoon at the lake → Dans l'espoir de nous calmer les nerfs, nous décidâmes de passer l'après-midi au lac.

to get on sb's nerves (= irritate) → taper sur les nerfs à qn
She sometimes gets on my nerves → Parfois, elle me tape sur les nerfs.

(= mental toughness) → nerfs mpl
His nerves will not stand much more of this → Ses nerfs vont finir par lâcher si cela continue.
to have strong nerves → avoir les nerfs solides
Her authority was based on inner calm and strong nerves → Son autorité était fondée sur le calme intérieur et la solidité des nerfs., Son autorité était fondée sur un calme intérieur et des nerfs solides.nerve agent n → agent m neurotoxiquenerve centre n [organization] → centre m névralgiquenerve ending n → terminaison f nerveusenerve gas n → gaz m de combatnerve-racking [ˈnɜː^rvrækɪŋ] adj → éprouvant(e) pour les nerfs

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nerve

n

(Anat) → Nerv m; to suffer from nerves → nervös sein; to have an attack of nerves → in Panik geraten, durchdrehen (inf); (before exam also) → Prüfungsangst haben; to be in a terrible state of nerves → mit den Nerven völlig fertig or herunter sein; it’s only nerves → du bist/er ist etc nur nervös; to be all nerves → ein Nervenbündel sein; his nerves are bad → er hat schlechte Nerven; to get on somebody’s nerves (inf) → jdm auf die Nerven gehen or fallen; he doesn’t know what nerves are → er hat die Ruhe weg (inf); to live on one’s nerves → nervlich angespannt sein, völlig überreizt sein; to have nerves of steel → Nerven wie Drahtseile haben; his speech touched or struck a (raw) nerve → seine Rede berührte einen wunden Punkt

no pl (= courage) → Mut m; to lose/hold or keep one’s nerve → die Nerven verlieren/nicht verlieren; to regain one’s nerve, to get one’s nerve back → seine Angst überwinden; his nerve failed him → ihn verließ der Mut, er bekam Angst; to have the nerve to do something → sich trauen, etw zu tun; a test of nerve → eine Nervenprobe

no pl (inf: = impudence) → Frechheit f, → Unverschämtheit f; to have the nerve to do something → die Frechheit besitzen, etw zu tun; he’s got a nerve! → der hat Nerven! (inf); what a nerve!, the nerve of it! → so eine Frechheit!

(Bot) → Ader f, → Nerv m

vr to nerve oneself for something/to do something → sich seelisch und moralisch auf etw (acc) → vorbereiten/darauf vorbereiten, etw zu tun; I can’t nerve myself to do it → ich bringe einfach den Mut nicht auf, das zu tun

vt to nerve somebody for something → jdm den Mut geben, etw zu tun

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nerve

in cpds → Nerven-;

nerve cell

n → Nervenzelle f

nerve centre, (US) nerve center

n (Anat) → Nervenzentrum nt; (fig also) → Schaltstelle or -zentrale f

nerve ending

n → Nervende nt

nerve gas

n → Nervengas nt

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nerve

[nɜːv]

1. n

a. (Anat) → nervo (Bot) → nervatura
she suffers from nerves → soffre di nervi
my nerves are on edge → ho i nervi tesi
a fit of nerves → una crisi di nervi
it/he gets on my nerves → mi dà ai nervi, mi fa venire i nervi

b. (fig) (courage) → coraggio; (calm) → sangue m freddo; (self-confidence) → fiducia in se stesso/a (fam) (impudence) → sfacciataggine f, faccia tosta
a man of nerve → un uomo che ha fegato
to lose one's nerve (self-confidence) → perdere la fiducia in se stesso/a
I lost my nerve (courage) → mi è mancato il coraggio
I hadn't the nerve to do it → non ho avuto il coraggio di farlo (cheek) → non ho avuto la faccia tosta di farlo
he's got a nerve! → ha una bella faccia tosta!

2. vt to nerve o.s. to do sth → farsi coraggio or animo per fare qc, armarsi di coraggio per fare qc

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nerve

(nəːv) noun

1. one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain. senuwee عَصَب нерв nervo nerv der Nerv nerve νεύροnervio närv عصب hermo nerfעצב नस živac ideg saraf taug nervo 神経 신경조직 nervas nervs saraf zenuwnervenerw عصب nervo nerv нерв nerv živec nerv nerv เส้นประสาท sinir 神經 нерв رگ dây thần kinh 神经

2. courage. He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve. moed شَجاعَه нерви coragem nervy, odvaha die Nerven (pl.) mod κουράγιοvalor meelekindlus قدرت rohkeus courageאומץ साहस energija, snaga, živčana rastrojenost magabiztosság keberanian hugrekki coraggio 度胸 용기 drąsa, šaltakraujiškumas savaldība; aukstasinība berani moedmot, fasthet zimna krew زړورتيا coragem curaj мужество nervy; odvaha korajža hrabrost mod, nervstyrka ความกล้า cesaret 膽量，勇氣 мужність; самовладання ہمت sự can đảm 胆量，勇气

3. rudeness. What a nerve! vermetelheid وَقاحَه нахалство atrevimento drzost, troufalost die Frecheit frækhed θράσοςdescaro jultumus وحشیگری röhykeys toupetחוצפה odvažnost, usuditi se gorombaság; pimaszság kelancangan ósvífni sfacciataggine あつかましさ 건방짐 įžūlumas nekaunība menjengkelkan brutaliteitfrekkhettupet بى نزاكتى atrevimento tupeu наглость drzosť predrznost drskost fräckhet ความหยาบคาย kabalık 放肆無禮 нахабство جارحيت táo tợn 鲁莽冒失

verb

to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something). He nerved himself to climb the high tower. moed bymekaar skraap يَتَشَجَّع، يَتَأهَّب окуражавам criar coragem dodat odvahy sich aufraffen mande sig op til βρίσκω το κουράγιο να κάνω κτ. hacer de tripas corazón ergutama نیرو بخشیدن rohkaistua s'armer de courage לִדחוֹף, לְעוֹדֵד शक्ति प्रदान करना odlučnost, usuditi se bátorít memberanikan telja kjark í farsi coraggio/forza 勇気づける 용기를 북돋우다 įsidrąsinti iedrošināt memberanikan zich moed inspreken samle mot, manne seg opp odważyć się قوت وربښل fazer das tripas coração a(-şi) face curaj собраться с духом dodať odvahy opogumiti se ohrabriti se samla mod บังคับตัวเองให้กล้า cüret 迫使鼓起勇氣 набратися духу زور لگانا truyền can đảm 使鼓起勇气

nerves noun plural

the condition of being too easily excited or upset. She suffers from nerves. senuweebol أعْصاب раздразнителност nervos nervozita die Nervenkrise dårlige nerver με κλονισμένα νεύρα nervios närvilisus طاقت heikkohermoisuus nervosité עֲצַבִּים मानसिक रोग slabi živci, živčani napadaj idegesség kegelisahan, kegugupan taugaveiklun nervosismo 神経過敏 신경과민 nervinė įtampa nervi; nervozitāte gemuruh zenuwen nerver, nervøsitet zbytnia nerwowość قوت nervos nervi нервы; нервозность nervozita živčnost živci svaga nerver ความเครียด âsap bozukluğu 神經質 нерви جذباتي trạng thái thần kinh bị kích động 神经紧张

ˈnervous adjective

1. of the nerves. the nervous system. senuwees عَصَبي нервен nervoso nervový Nerven-... nerve- νευρικόςnervioso närvi- عصبی hermo- nerveux עֲצַבִּים घबराया हुआ živčani sustav ideg- berkenaan dengan saraf taugaóstyrkur nervoso 神経の 신경의 nervų, nervinis nervu- sistem saraf zenuw-nerve-nerwowy د عصابو سيسټم nervoso nervos нервный nervový živčen nervni nerv- เกี่ยวกับประสาท sinir sistemi 害怕地，緊張地 нервовий اعصابي về dây thần kinh 紧张的，神经质的

2. rather afraid. She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady. angstig خائِف، قَلِق неспокоен nervoso nervózní ängstlich nervøs φοβισμένος, αμήχανος, που έχει τρακ nervioso närviline نا ارام pelokas inquiet חושש, לחוץ मानसिक nervozan, preplašen ideges agak takut, was-was taugaóstyrkur, kvíðinn impaurito 不安な 신경 과민의, 겁 많은 nervingas, nuogąstaujantis nervozs; satraukts gementar zenuwachtignervøsniespokojny نارامه،په وسوسه كښى nervoso emoţionat, fricos боязливый; слабонервный nervózny živčen nervozan nervös ค่อนข้างกลัว biraz korkmuş 害怕，緊張 неспокійний, тривожний گھبرايا ہوا sợ hãi 胆怯的，焦虑的

ˈnervously adverb

senuweeagtig بِعَصَبِيَّه нервно nervosamente nervózně nervös nervøst με εκνευρισμό, νευρικάnerviosamente, con inquietud närviliselt با عصبانیت hermostuneesti nerveusement בְּעֲצבָּנוּת घबराते हुए nervozno, razdražljivo idegesen dengan gelisah óörugglega, á taugaóstyrkan hátt nervosamente いらいらして 신경질적으로 nervingai nervozi; satraukti dengan gementar zenuwachtignervøst nerwowo په عصبيت nervosamente nervos нервно; боязливо nervózne živčno nervozno nervöst อย่างประหม่า asabi şekilde, sinirli sinirli 神經地 неспокійно, тривожно گھبراہٹ سے một cách lo âu 神经地

ˈnervousness noun

angstigheid عَصَبِيَّه нервност nervosismo nervozita die Nervosität nervøsitet νευρικότηταnerviosismo närvilisus حالت عصبانی hermostuneisuus nervositéעצבנות घबराहट nervoza, razdražljivost idegesség kegelisahan taugaveiklun nervosismo 神経質 신경질적임 nervingumas nervozitāte; satraukums perasaan takut zenuwachtigheidnervøsitet nerwowość عصبانيت nervosismo nervozitate нервность; боязливость nervozita živčnost nervoza nervositet ความประหม่า sinirlilik 神經元過敏 тривожність گھبراہٹ sự bồn chồn 神经质，情绪不安

ˈnervy adjective

excitable. The horse is rather nervy. senuweeagtig جَسور،عَصَبي напрегнат excitável vznětlivý nervös opfarende ευέξαπτοςnervioso närviline, peru نیرومند herkkähermoinen énervéעצבני चिन्ता करने वाला nervozan, prenapet ideges mudah kalut taugaspenntur irrequieto 気がたっている 흥분을 잘하는 baikštus, nervingas nervozs tegang nerveus oppfarende, nervøs; frekkniespokojny قوى excitável nervos, agitat нервный; возбуждённый prchký živčen živahan nervös, hispig, nervig ตื่นตระหนก ürkek, asabî, heyecanlı 神經質的 нервовий, збуджений جوشيلا dễ bị kích động 易激动的，紧张不安的

ˈnerviness noun

senuweeagtigheid جَسارَه، عَصَبِيَّه напрегнатост excitabilidade rozčilenost die Nervosität opfarenhed νευρικότηταnerviosismo pingulolek بی اضطراب herkkähermoisuus énervementחוצפה nervoza idegesség kekalutan taugaspenna nervosismo 神経過敏 뻔뻔스러움 nuogąstavimas nervu nomierināšana ketegangan nervositeitnervøsitet; frekkhet niespokojność بى غمه excitabilidade nervozitate нервность podráždenosť živčnost živahnost nervositet, nervighet ความตื่นตระหนก asabilik 神經質 запокоєння جوش việc dễ bị kích động 肌肉发达，有勇气

ˈnerve-racking adjective

causing great anxiety or nervousness. a nerve-racking experience. veeleisend مُؤَثِّر عَلى الأعْصاب، مُضايِق нервиращ desesperante drásající nervy, vysilující nervenaufreibend nervepirrende που τσακίζει τα νεύρα, εξουθενωτικόςdesesperante, agotador närvesööv دشوار hermoja koetteleva angoissant מוֹרֵט עֲצַבִּים मानसिक दबाव वाला koji uzrokuje napetost živaca idegtépő menegangkan taugatrekkjandi snervante, esasperante いらいらさせる 안절부절못하게 하는 nervus gadinantis satraucošs menegangkan urat saraf zenuwslopendsom går på nervene løs denerwujący سخت desesperante enervant действующий на нервы; изматывающий vyčerpávajúci pretresljiv koji kida živce nervpåfrestande ซึ่งลำบากหรือหวาดกลัวอย่างที่สุด âsap bozucu 令人緊張不安的 дратуючий, нервуючий اعصاب شکن gây ra lo lắng 使人伤脑筋的

nervous breakdown

a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain. senuwee-ineenstorting إنْهِيار عَصَبي нервен срив esgotamento nervoso nervové zhroucení der Nervenzusammenbruch nervesammenbrud νευρικός κλονισμόςcrisis nerviosa närvivapustus بحران روانی hermoromahdus dépression nerveuse הִתמוֹטטוּת עֲצַבִּים मानसिक बीमारी slom živaca idegösszeroppanás stres taugaáfall esaurimento nervoso 神経衰弱 신경 쇠약 nervų sutrikimas nervu sabrukums patah jiwa zenuwinstorting nervesammenbruddzałamanie nerwowe روانى ناورين esgotamento nervoso cădere ner­voasă нервное расстройство nervové zrútenie živčni zlom nervni slom nervöst sammanbrott ช่วงเวลาที่มีความเจ็บป่วยทางจิต bunalım, sinir krizi 精神崩潰 нервовий розлад اعصابي تعطل sự suy nhược thần kinh 精神崩溃

nervous system

the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal. senuweestelsel جِهاز عَصَبي нервна система sistema nervoso nervová soustava das Nervensystem centralnervesystemet νευρικό σύστημαsistema nervioso närvisüsteem سلسله عصب hermosto système nerveux מַעֲרֶכֶת הַעֲצַבִּים तंत्रिका तंत्र živčani sustav idegrendszer sistem saraf taugakerfi sistema nervoso 神経系 신경계 nervų sistema nervu sistēma sistem saraf zenuwstelselnervesystem system nerwowy عصبى سيسټم sistema nervoso sistem nervos нервная система nervový systém živčni sistem nervni sistem nervsystem ระบบประสาท sinir sistemi 神經系統 нервова система اعصابي نظام hệ thống thần kinh 神经系统

get on someone's nerves

to irritate someone. Her behaviour really gets on my nerves. op iemand se senuwees werk يُثير أعْصاب дразня irritar alguém jít na nervy jemandem auf die Nerven gehen gå én på nerverne δίνω στα νεύρα, εκνευρίζω crispar los nervios a alguien närvidele käima رو اعصاب رفتن käydä hermoille taper sur les nerfs de לַעֲלוֹת עַל הַעֲצַבִּים नाम में दम कर देना ići na živce idegeire megy vkinek mengesalkan fara í taugarnar á dare sui nervi 気にさわる 남의 신경을 거슬리다 nervinti, erzinti ką kaitināt; krist uz nerviem menjengkelkan iemand op de zenuwen werken gå en på nervene działać komuś na nerwy د چا عصاب خرابول dar cabo dos nervos dalguém a căl­ca pe nervi действовать кому-л. на нервы ísť na nervy iti komu na živce nervirati gå ngn på nerverna รบกวน sinirine dokunmak 令人不快 діяти на нерви پريشان کرنا chọc tức ai 让人心烦

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nerve

→ جُرْأَةٌ, عَصَبٌ nerv, odvaha mod, nerve Nerv, Unverfrorenheit νεύρο, τόλμη frescura, nervio, valor hermo, rohkeus courage, nerf drskost, živac nervo, sfacciataggine ずぶとさ, 神経 신경, 용기 lef, zenuw nerve, ureddhet nerw, pewność siebie nervo, ousadia нерв, смелость mod, nerv เส้นประสาท, ความกล้าหาญ cüret, sinir dây thần kinh, khí phách 神经, 胆量

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

nerve

n. nervio, cada una de las fibras libres o fibras en haz que conectan al cerebro y la médula espinal con otras partes y órganos del cuerpo;

___ block → bloqueo del ___;

___ cells → neuronas;

___ degeneration → degeneración nerviosa;

___ ending → terminación del ___;

___ fiber → fibra nerviosa;

___ tissue → tejido nervioso;

pinched ___ → ___ pellizcado.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nerve

n nervio; acoustic — nervio auditivo; cranial — par m craneal facial — nervio facial; femoral — nervio crural or femoral; median — nervio mediano; optic — nervio óptico; phrenic — nervio frénico; pinched — (fam) nervio comprimido or atrapado; radial — nervio radial; sciatic — nervio ciático; spinal — nervio espinal; trigeminal — nervio trigémino; ulnar — nervio cubital; vagus — nervio vago

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