nerve

nerve
[nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] n
1) anat, physiol, med Nerv m
2) no pl (courage) Mut m, Mumm m (fam)
to hold [or keep] /lose one's \nerve die Nerven behalten/verlieren
3) (nervousness)
\nerves pl Nervosität f kein pl, (stress) Nerven pl;
my \nerves reach breaking point after twelve hours at work nach zwölf Stunden Arbeit liegen meine Nerven blank
4) (impudence) Frechheit f, Unverschämtheit f;
that man has such a \nerve! der Mann hat [vielleicht] Nerven!;
to have the \nerve to do sth den Nerv haben (fam); [o die Frechheit besitzen] etw zu tun;
of all the \nerve! das ist doch die Höhe!
PHRASES:
to be a bundle of \nerves ein Nervenbündel nt sein (fam)
\nerves of iron [or steel] Nerven wie Drahtseile (fam), Nerven aus [o wie] Stahl;
to be in a state of \nerves nervös sein;
to calm [or steady] one's \nerves die Nerven beruhigen;
to get on sb's \nerves (fam) jdm auf die Nerven gehen (fam)
to hit [or touch] a [raw] \nerve einen wunden Punkt treffen;
to live on one's \nerves (esp Brit)
to be on one's \nerve ends (esp Am) nervlich extrem angespannt sein n
modifier (disease, end, problem) Nerven-;
\nerve fibre [or (Am) fiber] Nervenfaser f, Nervenstrang m;
\nerve impulse Nervenimpuls m, Nervenreiz m vt
to \nerve sb jdn ermutigen;
to \nerve oneself [up] to do sth den Mut aufbringen etw zu tun

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