nettle

net·tle  (ntl)

n.

1. Any of numerous plants of the genus Urtica, having toothed leaves, unisexual apetalous flowers, and stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact.

2. Any of various hairy, stinging, or prickly plants.

tr.v. net·tled, net·tling, net·tles

1. To sting with or as if with a nettle.

2. To irritate; vex.

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[Middle English, from Old English netele; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

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nettle [ˈnɛt^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any weedy plant of the temperate urticaceous genus Urtica, such as U. dioica (stinging nettle), having serrated leaves with stinging hairs and greenish flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other urticaceous plants with stinging hairs or spines

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants that resemble urticaceous nettles, such as the dead-nettle, hemp nettle, and horse nettle

grasp the nettle to attempt or approach something with boldness and courage

vb (tr)

1. to bother; irritate

2. to sting as a nettle does

[Old English netele; related to Old High German nazza (German Nessel)]

nettle-like  adj

nettly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nettle - any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae) stinging nettle, Urtica dioica - perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs Roman nettle, Urtica pipulifera - annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers Laportea canadensis, wood nettle - American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles clearweed, Pilea pumilla, richweed, dead nettle - a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves artillery plant, Pilea microphylla - tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively friendship plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea involucrata - low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
Verb	1.	nettle - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation urticate sting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" urticate - whip with or as with nettles
	2.	nettle - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to

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nettle

verb irritate, provoke, annoy, gall, sting, aggravate (informal), incense, ruffle, exasperate, vex, goad, pique, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang) I instantly regretted my remark, because it obviously nettled him.

Translations

nettle [ˈnetl]

A. N (Bot) → ortiga f
to grasp the nettle (Brit) → agarrar el toro por los cuernos

B. VT → picar, molestar
somewhat nettled by this → algo molesto por esto

C. CPD nettle rash N → urticaria f
nettle sting N → picadura f de ortiga

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nettle [ˈnɛt^əl]

n (= plant) → ortie f
to grasp the nettle (mainly British) (= take difficult action) → se jeter à l'eau
Some industrialists believe the government should grasp the nettle of devaluation → Certains industriels pensent que le gouvernement devrait se jeter à l'eau et dévaluer.

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nettle

n (Bot) → Nessel f; to grasp the nettle (fig) → in den sauren Apfel beißen

vt (fig inf) person → ärgern, wurmen (inf), → fuchsen (inf)

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nettle:

nettle rash

n → Nesselausschlag m

nettle sting

n → Brennnesselstich m; her legs were covered in nettles → ihre Beine waren von den Brennnesseln völlig zerstochen

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nettle [ˈnɛtl]

1. n → ortica

2. vt → esasperare
he is easily nettled → è una persona facilmente irritabile

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nettle [ˈnɛtl]

1. n → ortica

2. vt → esasperare
he is easily nettled → è una persona facilmente irritabile

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nettle

n nettle [ˈnetl]

a type of plant covered with hairs that cause a painful rash if touched. brandnetel حَشيش القُرّاص коприва kopřiva nælde die Nessel τσουκνίδα ortiga nõges انواع گزنه تيغى گزنده nokkonen ortie סִירפָּד बिच्छू का पेड़ kopriva csalán jelatang netla ortica いらくさの類 쐐기풀 dilgėlė nātre menjengkelkan netel (bren)nesle pokrzywa urtiga ur­zică крапива pŕhľava kopriva kopriva nässla ต้นไม้ป่าที่มีขนตามใบให้เจ็บ ๆ คัน ๆ ısırgan otu 蕁麻 кропива خاردار پودا cây tầm ma 荨麻（植物）

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nettle → نبات ذو وبر شائك kopřiva nælde Nessel τσουκνίδα ortiga nokkonen ortie kopriva ortica イラクサ 쐐기풀 brandnetel nesle pokrzywa urtiga крапива brännässla ต้นไม้ป่าใบเป็นขนที่ทำให้ระคายเคือง ısırgan cây tầm ma 荨麻