nettle

nettle

stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

net·tle

 (nĕt′l)

n.

1. Any of various 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

(ˈnɛtəl)

n

1. (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. (Plants) any of various other urticaceous plants with stinging hairs or spines

3. (Plants) any of various plants that resemble urticaceous nettles, such as the dead-nettle, hemp nettle, and horse nettle

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

vb (tr)

5. to bother; irritate

6. to sting as a nettle does

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

ˈnettle-ˌlike adj

ˈnettly adj

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net•tle

(ˈnɛt l)

n., v. -tled, -tling. n.

1. any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.

2. any of various similar plants.

v.t.

3. to irritate, annoy, or provoke.

4. to sting as a nettle does.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English netele (n.); c. Old Saxon netila, Old High German nezzila (German Nessel), early Swedish netla]

net′tle•like`, adj.

net′tler, n.

net′tly, adj.

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nettle

Past participle: nettled
Gerund: nettling

Imperative

nettle

nettle

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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.

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nettle

verb

To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.

Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.

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Translations

حَشيش القُرّاصقرَاصُ

kopřiva

nældebrændenælde

Nessel

τσουκνίδα

ortiga

nokkonenpiikitelläpolttaa

ortiepiquerirriter

kopriva

csalán

netla

orticairritare

イラクサ

쐐기풀

dilgėlė

nātre

brandnetelirritantnetel

neslebrennesle

pokrzywa

urtiga

крапива

pŕhľava

brännässlanässla

ต้นไม้ป่าใบเป็นขนที่ทำให้ระคายเคือง

ısırganısırgan otu

cây tầm ma

荨麻

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nettle

[ˈnɛtl]

1. n → ortica

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nettle

(ˈnetl) noun

a type of plant covered with hairs that cause a painful rash if touched. brandnetel حَشيش القُرّاص коприва urtiga kopřiva die Nessel nælde τσουκνίδαortiga 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 netelneslepokrzywa يو ډول تيغ urtiga ur­zică крапива pŕhľava kopriva kopriva nässla ต้นไม้ป่าที่มีขนตามใบให้เจ็บ ๆ คัน ๆ ısırgan otu 蕁麻 кропива خاردار پودا cây tầm ma 荨麻

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

nettle

→ قرَاصُ 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

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nettle

n (bot) ortiga

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