Definizione monolingua

nerve

nerve (third-person singular simple present nerves, present participle nerving, simple past and past participle nerved)

1. (transitive) To give courage; sometimes with ""up"".

   May their example nerve us to face the enemy.

2. (transitive) To give strength

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

nerve (plural nerves)

1. (zoology) A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

   The nerves can be seen through the skin.

2. (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
3. (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood

   Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves

4. Courage, boldness.

   He hasnt the nerve to tell her he likes her, what a wimp!

5. Patience.
6. Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
7. Audacity, gall.

   He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XVIII:

     “Oh?” she said. “So you have decided to revise my guest list for me? You have the nerve, the – the –” I saw she needed helping out. “Audacity,” I said, throwing her the line. “The audacity to dictate to me who I shall have in my house.” It should have been “whom”, but I let it go. “You have the –” “Crust.” “– the immortal rind,” she amended, and I had to admit it was stronger, “to tell me whom” – she got it right that time – “I may entertain at Brinkley Court and who” – wrong again – “I may not.”

8. (in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.

Definizione dizionario nerve

	nervo
	bundle of neurons
	(botany) vain; grain in wood
	A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels, and lymphatics.

	nervi
	agitation caused by a negative emotion

	coraggio
	courage

	faccia tosta
	audacity

	nervatura
	(botany) vain; grain in wood

	sfacciataggine
	audacity

animo

corda

energia

forza

impudenza

nerbo

rinvigorire

tendine

Altri significati:

Stamina, endurance, fortitude.

(transitive) To give courage; '''sometimes with "up".'''

(nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.

Patience.

(botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood

( '''colloquial''' ) neuron

(transitive) To give strength

Audacity, gall.

(zoology) A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

stamina

Courage, boldness.

(in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.

patience