nerve

(English)

Din latină medie nervus.

• AFI: /nɜː(r)v/

nerve, pl. nerves

1. (anat., zool.) nerv

   The nerves can be seen through the skin.

2. (bot.) nervură

   Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.

3. (fig.) curaj

   He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her, what a wimp!

4. răbdare, calm, paciență
5. putere, rezistență, vitalitate
6. (fig.) temeritate, insolență, nerușinare; (p. ext.) impertinență, obrăznicie

   He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.

7. (la pl.) nervi, încordare, surescitare, nervozitate
8. (în afara normelor, fam.) neuron

• 3: boldness, courage
• 4: patience
• 5: endurance, stamina
• 6: audacity
• 8: neuron

• nervation
• nerveless
• nervi-, nervo-
• nervy
• unnerved

• nerve cell
• nerve center
• nerve ending
• nerve fiber
• nerve gas
• nerve impulse

• enervate
• neuron
• nervous
• nervure

• bundle of nerves
• get on somebody's nerves, get on one's nerves
• nerve-racking
• nerves of steel
• nerve-wracking
• touch a nerve
• war of nerves

1. (uneori urmărit de up) a încuraja, a îmbărbăta

   May their example nerve us to face the enemy.

2. a împuternici

   The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.

• 1: encourage
• 2: strengthen

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