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nerve [nɜːv] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Related adj neural 2. courage, bravery, or steadfastness 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a large vein in a leaf 7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the veins of an insect's wing touch, hit, or strike a (raw) nerve to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject vb (tr) 1. to give courage to (oneself); steel (oneself) 2. to provide with nerve or nerves See also nerves [from Latin nervus; related to Greek neuron; compare Sanskrit snāvan sinew]
Nerve of neighbors—Lipton, 1970. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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. Translations 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 nerve [ˈnɜːrv] 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 neurotoxique nerve centre n [organization] → centre m névralgique nerve ending n → terminaison f nerveuse nerve gas n → gaz m de combat nerve-racking [ˈnɜːrvrækɪŋ] adj → éprouvant(e) pour les nerfs 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 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 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 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 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! n nerve [nəːv] 1 one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain. senuwee عَصَب нерв nerv nerve der Nerv νεύρο nervio närv عصب hermo nerf עָצָב नस živac ideg saraf taug nervo 神経 신경조직 nervas nervs saraf zenuw nerve nerw 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 nervy, odvaha mod die Nerven (pl.) κουράγιο valor meelekindlus قدرت rohkeus courage אוֹמֶץ साहस energija,snaga,živčana rastrojenost magabiztosság keberanian hugrekki coraggio 度胸 용기 drąsa, šaltakraujiškumas savaldība; aukstasinība berani moed mot, fasthet zimna krew coragem curaj мужество nervy; odvaha korajža hrabrost mod, nervstyrka ความกล้า cesaret 膽量 мужність; самовладання ہمت sự can đảm 胆量 3 rudeness What a nerve! vermetelheid وَقاحَه нахалство drzost, troufalost frækhed die Frecheit θράσος descaro jultumus وحشیگری röhykeys toupet חוּצפָּה odvažnost,usuditi se gorombaság; pimaszság kelancangan ósvífni sfacciataggine あつかましさ 건방짐 įžūlumas nekaunība menjengkelkan brutaliteit frekkhet tupet atrevimento tupeu наглость drzosť predrznost drskost fräckhet ความหยาบคาย kabalık 魯莽 нахабство جارحيت táo tợn 鲁莽 v to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something) He nerved himself to climb the high tower. moed bymekaar skraap يَتَشَجَّع، يَتَأهَّب окуражавам dodat odvahy mande sig op til sich aufraffen 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 fazer das tripas coração a(-şi) face curaj собраться с духом dodať odvahy opogumiti se ohrabriti se samla mod พลังงาน cüret 使...有勇氣 набратися духу زور لگانا truyền can đảm 使...有勇气 n pl nerves the condition of being too easily excited or upset She suffers from nerves. senuweebol أعْصاب раздразнителност nervozita dårlige nerver die Nervenkrise με κλονισμένα νεύρα nervios närvilisus طاقت äkkipikainen 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 nervos nervi нервы; нервозность nervozita živčnost živci svaga nerver ความเครียด âsap bozukluğu 神經緊張 нерви جذباتي trạng thái thần kinh bị kích động 神经紧张 adj nervous 1 of the nerves the nervous system. senuwees عَصَبي нервен nervový nerve- Nerven-... νευρικός nervioso 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{#169} nerve- nerwowy nervoso nervos нервный nervový živčen nervni nerv- เกี่ยวกับประสาท sinir sistemi 神經的 нервовий اعصابي về dây thần kinh 神经的 2 rather afraid She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady. angstig خائِف، قَلِق неспокоен nervózní nervøs ängstlich φοβισμένος, αμήχανος, που έχει τρακ nervioso närviline نا ارام pelokas inquiet חוֹשֵש, לָחוּץ मानसिक nervozan, preplašen ideges agak takut, was-was taugaóstyrkur, kvíðinn impaurito 不安な 신경 과민의, 겁 많은 nervingas, nuogąstaujantis nervozs; satraukts gementar zenuwachtig nervøs niespokojny nervoso emoţionat, fricos боязливый; слабонервный nervózny živčen nervozan nervös กระวนกระวาย biraz korkmuş 膽怯的 неспокійний, тривожний گھبرايا ہوا sợ hãi 胆怯的 adv nervously senuweeagtig بِعَصَبِيَّه нервно nervózně nervøst nervös με εκνευρισμό, νευρικά nerviosamente, 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 zenuwachtig nervøst nerwowo 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 n nervousness angstigheid عَصَبِيَّه нервност nervozita nervøsitet die Nervosität νευρικότητα nerviosismo närvilisus حالت عصبانی hermostuneisuus nervosité עֲצבָּנוּת घबराहट nervoza,razdražljivost idegesség kegelisahan taugaveiklun nervosismo 神経質 초조함 nervingumas nervozitāte; satraukums perasaan takut zenuwachtigheid nervøsitet nerwowość nervosismo nervozitate нервность; боязливость nervozita živčnost nervoza nervositet ความประหม่า sinirlilik 神經元過敏 тривожність گھبراہٹ sự bồn chồn 神经元过敏 adj nervy excitable The horse is rather nervy. senuweeagtig جَسور،عَصَبي напрегнат vznětlivý opfarende nervös ευέξαπτος nervioso närviline, peru نیرومند herkkähermoinen énervé עֲצבָּנִי 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; frekk niespokojny excitável nervos, agitat нервный; возбуждённый prchký živčen živahan nervös, hispig, nervig ซึ่งไม่หวาดกลัว ürkek, asabî, heyecanlı 易激動的 нервовий, збуджений جوشيلا dễ bị kích động 易激动的 n nerviness senuweeagtigheid جَسارَه، عَصَبِيَّه напрегнатост rozčilenost opfarenhed die Nervosität νευρικότητα nerviosismo pingulolek بی اضطراب kireys énervement חוּצְפָּה nervoza idegesség kekalutan taugaspenna nervosismo 神経過敏 nuogąstavimas nervu nomierināšana ketegangan nervositeit nervøsitet; frekkhet niespokojność excitabilidade nervozitate нервность podráždenosť živčnost živahnost nervositet, nervighet ไม่หวาดกลัว asabilik 不安,有勇氣 запокоєння جوش việc dễ bị kích động 不安,有勇气 adj nerve-racking causing great anxiety or nervousness a nerve-racking experience. veeleisend مُؤَثِّر عَلى الأعْصاب، مُضايِق нервиращ drásající nervy, vysilující nervepirrende nervenaufreibend που τσακίζει τα νεύρα, εξουθενωτικός desesperante, 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 zenuwslopend som går på nervene løs denerwujący desesperante enervant действующий на нервы; изматывающий vyčerpávajúci pretresljiv koji kida živce nervpåfrestande ซึ่งลำบากหรือหวาดกลัวอย่างที่สุด âsap bozucu 使人傷腦筋的 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 nervové zhroucení nervesammenbrud der Nervenzusammenbruch νευρικός κλονισμός crisis 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 nervesammenbrudd załamanie nerwowe 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 nervová soustava centralnervesystemet das Nervensystem νευρικό σύστημα sistema 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 zenuwstelsel nervesystem system nerwowy 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 jít na nervy gå én på nerverne jemandem auf die Nerven gehen 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 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 使某人心煩 діяти на нерви پريشان کرنا chọc tức ai 使某人心烦 nerve → عصب, وقاحة nerv, opovážlivost mod, nerve Nerv, Unverfrorenheit νεύρο, τόλμη frescura, nervio hermo, rohkeus courage, nerf drskost, živac nervi, 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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