nerve centre in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nerve centre in the English»Italian Dictionary

nerve centre, nerve center [Brit ˈnəːv ˌsɛntə, Am ˈnərv ˌsɛn(t)ər] N ANAT

nerve centre

centro m nervoso

nerve centre fig

centro m nevralgico

Translations for nerve centre in the Italian»English Dictionary

il centro nevralgico

the nerve centre

centro nervoso ANAT

nerve centre

centro nervoso

nerve centre Brit

centro nevralgico fig

nerve centre

stanza dei bottoni fig

control room, nerve centre

Translations for nerve centre in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

1. nerve:

nerve ANAT

nervo m

nerve BOT

nervatura f

2. nerve:

nerve (courage)

coraggio m

nerve (courage)

animo m

nerve (courage)

sangue m freddo

nerve (confidence)

sicurezza f

nerve (confidence)

padronanza f di sé

to have the nerve to do

avere il coraggio di fare

to keep one's nerve

mantenere i nervi saldi

to lose one's nerve

perdersi d'animo

to recover one's nerve

ritrovare la padronanza di sé

3. nerve (impudence, cheek):

nerve inf

sfacciataggine f

nerve inf

faccia f tosta

to have the nerve to do

avere la faccia tosta di fare

he's got a nerve!

ha una bella faccia tosta!

of all the nerve! what a nerve!

che faccia tosta!

II.nerves N

nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)

nervi m

nerves (stage fright)

panico m

nerves (stage fright)

trac m

to have an attack of nerves

avere un attacco di nervi

she suffers from (her) nerves

è molto nervosa

to be in a state of nerves

avere i nervi a pezzi

it's only nerves!

sei solo nervoso!

his nerves were on edge

aveva i nervi a fior di pelle

that noise is getting on my nerves

quel rumore mi dà sui nervi

to live on one's nerves

essere sempre nervoso or vivere con i nervi a fior di pelle

to be all nerves

essere un fascio di nervi

to calm sb's nerves

calmare qn

you need strong nerves to do that kind of work

bisogna avere i nervi saldi per fare quel tipo di lavoro

to have nerves of steel

avere nervi d'acciaio

a war or battle of nerves

una guerra di nervi

III.-nerved COMP

strong-nerved

dai nervi saldi

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] VB trans

to nerve oneself to do

farsi animo per fare

V.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

to touch or hit a raw nerve

toccare un nervo scoperto

to strain every nerve to do

fare ogni sforzo or mettercela tutta per riuscire a fare

I.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centro m (of di)

in the centre

nel centro

I live near the centre of London

vivo vicino al centro di Londra

town centre or city centre

centro (città)

sweets with soft centres

caramelle ripiene

sweets with soft centres before n aisle, lane, line, section

centrale

sweets with soft centres parting

in mezzo

2. centre (focus):

centre

centro m

to be at the centre of a campaign, row

essere al centro di una campagna, di una lite

to be the centre of attention

essere al centro dell'attenzione

3. centre (seat):

centre

centro m

centre

sede f

the centre of power, government

la sede del potere, del governo

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centro m

business centre

centro direzionale

shopping, sports, leisure centre

centro commerciale, sportivo, ricreativo

5. centre POL:

centre

centro m

to be left-of-centre, right-of-centre person, politics

essere di centrosinistra, di centrodestra

a centre-left party

un partito del centrosinistra

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre (in hockey)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

pivot m

centre (in football)

centravanti m

II.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans

1. centre:

centre

centrare

2. centre (focus):

centre thoughts

incentrare (on su)

3. centre SPORTS:

to centre the ball

centrare (la palla) or fare un traversone

III.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB intr (focus)

centre

accentrarsi, concentrarsi (in in)

IV.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

da tutte le parti or a destra e a manca

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

a destra e a manca

center

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centro m (of di)

in the centre

nel centro

I live near the centre of London

vivo vicino al centro di Londra

town centre or city centre

centro (città)

sweets with soft centres

caramelle ripiene

sweets with soft centres before n aisle, lane, line, section

centrale

sweets with soft centres parting

in mezzo

2. centre (focus):

centre

centro m

to be at the centre of a campaign, row

essere al centro di una campagna, di una lite

to be the centre of attention

essere al centro dell'attenzione

3. centre (seat):

centre

centro m

centre

sede f

the centre of power, government

la sede del potere, del governo

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centro m

business centre

centro direzionale

shopping, sports, leisure centre

centro commerciale, sportivo, ricreativo

5. centre POL:

centre

centro m

to be left-of-centre, right-of-centre person, politics

essere di centrosinistra, di centrodestra

a centre-left party

un partito del centrosinistra

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre (in hockey)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

centro m

centre (in basketball)

pivot m

centre (in football)

centravanti m

II.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans

1. centre:

centre

centrare

2. centre (focus):

centre thoughts

incentrare (on su)

3. centre SPORTS:

to centre the ball

centrare (la palla) or fare un traversone

III.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB intr (focus)

centre

accentrarsi, concentrarsi (in in)

IV.centre, center [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

da tutte le parti or a destra e a manca

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

a destra e a manca

nerve centre in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nerve centre in the English»Italian Dictionary

nerve center N

1. nerve center (nerve cells):

nerve center

centro m nervoso

2. nerve center fig (center of control):

nerve center

centro m nevralgico

Translations for nerve centre in the English»Italian Dictionary

nerve [nɜ:rv] N

1. nerve ANAT:

nerve

nervo m

2. nerve (high nervousness):

nerves

nervi m pl

to be in a state of nerves

essere nervoso

to be a bundle of nerves fig

avere i nervi a fior di pelle

to calm one's nerves

calmarsi

to get on sb's nerves inf

dare sui nervi a qu

3. nerve (courage, bravery):

nerve

coraggio m

to lose one's nerve

perdersi d'animo

4. nerve (apprehension):

nerves

nervosismo m

5. nerve (temerity):

nerve

sfacciataggine f

to have the nerve to do sth inf

avere la faccia tosta di fare qc

of all the nerve! inf

che faccia tosta

Phrases:

nerves of steel

nervi m pl d'acciaio

to expose [or to hit] a (raw) nerve

toccare un nervo scoperto

I.center [ˈsen·t̬ɚ] N

1. center:

center

centro m

2. center SPORTS (in football):

center

centravanti m inv

II.center [ˈsen·t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. center a. SPORTS, TYPO:

center

centrare

2. center efforts:

center

concentrare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At present, these squares are the nerve centre of the social life of the town.

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It acted as the nerve centre for trading caravans heading in every direction.

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The region was now the nerve centre of the national economy.

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The load dispatch center is the nerve centre for the operation, monitoring and control of the power system.

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The temple is also the nerve centre of many cultural activities.

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The new city instantly grew prosperous and became a commercial nerve centre.

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The school converted the building into its administration building, a nerve centre to run the surrounding academic and hostel buildings.

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The jurisdiction is the nerve centre of business, especially coal, forestry, and natural resources, including medicinal trees.

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It is the nerve centre of all media activities, both print and electronic.

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