English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-nerve.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)v|-��(r)v
Noun
en-noun
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels, and lymphatics.
- context|nonstandard|colloquial A neuron.
- courage|Courage.
- patience|Patience.
- stamina|Stamina.
- audacity|Audacity.
#: He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.
- in plural agitation|Agitation caused by fear, stress, or other negative emotion.
Related terms
get on somebody's nerves
nerve ending
nerves of steel
nervous
nervy
unnerved
Translations
trans-top|bundle of neurons
Czech: nerv m
Finnish: hermo
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German: Nerv m
Russian: не�в (n'erv) m
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trans-top|(colloquial) neuron
Finnish: hermo
German: Nerv m
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Russian: не�в (n'erv) m
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trans-top|courage
Finnish: hermo, rohkeus
German: Nerv m
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Russian: �мело��� (sm'élost') f
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trans-top|patience
Finnish: hermo, kärsivällisyys
German: Nerv m
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Russian: в�де�жка (výd'eržka) f, �е�пение (t'erp'énije)
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trans-top|stamina
Finnish: hermo, sisu
German: Nerv m
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trans-top|audacity
Finnish: röyhkeys, "otsa"
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Russian: нагло��� (náglost') f
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trans-top|agitation caused by a negative emotion
Finnish: väristys
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ttbc|Dutch: (1) zenuw#Dutch|zenuw f; (3) moed#Dutch|moed; (4) geduld#Dutch|geduld n; (5) zenuwen p
ttbc|French: (1) nerf#French|nerf m; (7) nerfs m p
ttbc|German: Nerv m
ttbc|Italian: (1) nervo m; (7) nervi m p
ttbc|Latin: (1) nervus
ttbc|Polish: (1) nerw m
ttbc|Spanish: (1) nervio m
ttbc|Ukrainian: (1) не�в m (nerv)
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Verb
en-verb|nerv|es
- To give courage, sometimes with "up".
#: May their example nerve us to face the enemy.
#: The liquor nerved up several of the men.
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