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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
Idioms: To give strength or courage to.
get on (someone's) nerves
To irritate or exasperate.
strain every nerve
To make every effort.
[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
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nerve
Past participle: nerved
Gerund: nerving
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nerve
A group of nerve fibers.
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| Noun | 1. |  nerve - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the bodyradicle - (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 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"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" 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 |
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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.
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nerve
noun1. 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.
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.
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Translations
nervodvahatroufalostdodat odvahydrzost
modnervefrækhedmande sig op til
hermorohkeussisukärsivällisyys
drskostživac
idegpimaszság
hugrekkiósvífnitaugtelja kjark í
ずぶとさ神経
신경용기
baikštuserzinti kąįsidrąsintinervasnervinė įtampa
aukstasinībaiedrošinātnekaunībanervssavaldība
dodať odvahynerv
pogumpredrznostživec
modnerv
เส้นประสาทความกล้าหาญ
dây thần kinhkhí phách
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
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
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
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
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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 [ˈnɜːrvrækɪŋ] adj → éprouvant(e) pour les nerfs
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 [ˈnɜːrvrækɪŋ] 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
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
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!
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nerve
(nəːv) noun1. one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.
2. courage. He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.
3. rudeness. What a nerve!
verb to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something). He nerved himself to climb the high tower.
nerves noun plural the condition of being too easily excited or upset. She suffers from nerves.
ˈnervous adjective1. of the nerves. the nervous system.
2. rather afraid. She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.
ˈnervously adverbˈnervousness noun
ˈnervy adjective
excitable. The horse is rather nervy.
ˈnerviness nounˈnerve-racking adjective
causing great anxiety or nervousness. a nerve-racking experience.
nervous breakdown a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain.
nervous system the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal.
get on someone's nerves to irritate someone. Her behaviour really gets on my nerves.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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 vagoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.