acoustic nerve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for acoustic nerve in the English»French Dictionary

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

1. nerve:

nerve ANAT

nerf m

nerve BOT

nervure f

2. nerve:

nerve (courage)

courage m

nerve (confidence)

assurance f

to have the nerve to do

avoir le courage de faire

to have the nerve to do

avoir le cran de faire inf

to keep one's nerve

conserver son sang-froid

to lose one's nerve

perdre son courage, se dégonfler inf

to recover one's nerve

retrouver son assurance

3. nerve (impudence, cheek):

nerve inf

culot m inf

nerve inf

audace f

to have the nerve to do

avoir le culot de faire inf

he's got a nerve!

il est gonflé! inf

he's got a nerve!

il a du culot! inf

you've got a nerve inf!

tu as un sacré culot! inf

of all the nerve! what a nerve!

quel culot! inf

II.nerves N

nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)

nerfs mpl

nerves (stage fright)

trac m inf

to have an attack of nerves

faire une crise de nerfs

she suffers from (her) nerves

c'est une grande nerveuse

to be in a state of nerves

avoir les nerfs en pelote inf

it's only nerves!

c'est nerveux!

his nerves were on edge

il était sur les nerfs

that noise is getting on my nerves

ce bruit me tape sur les nerfs inf

to live on one's nerves

vivre sur les nerfs

to be all nerves

être un paquet de nerfs

to calm sb's nerves

calmer qn

you need strong nerves to do that kind of work

il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour faire ce genre de travail

to have nerves of steel

avoir des nerfs d'acier

a war or battle of nerves

une guerre des nerfs

III.nerve oneself VB refl

nerve oneself refl:

nerve oneself

s'armer de courage

to nerve oneself to do

s'armer de courage pour faire

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

to touch or hit a raw nerve

toucher un point sensible

to strain every nerve to do

s'évertuer à faire

I.acoustic [Brit əˈkuːstɪk, Am əˈkustɪk] N

acoustic → acoustics

II.acoustic [Brit əˈkuːstɪk, Am əˈkustɪk] ADJ

1. acoustic (gen):

acoustic effect, problem, instrument

acoustique

acoustic tile, material

insonorisant

2. acoustic MIL:

acoustic detonator

acoustique

See also acoustics

acoustics [Brit əˈkuːstɪks, Am əˈkustɪks] N

1. acoustics (science):

acoustics + vb sing

acoustique f

2. acoustics (properties):

acoustics + vb pl

acoustique f

acoustic nerve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acoustic nerve in the English»French Dictionary

acoustic nerve N

acoustic nerve

nerf m auditif

Translations for acoustic nerve in the English»French Dictionary

I.nerve [nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] N

1. nerve ANAT:

nerve

nerf m

nerve ending

terminaison f nerveuse

nerve disease

maladie f des nerfs

2. nerve pl (worry):

nerve

nerfs mpl

to be a bundle of nerves

être un paquet de nerfs

to calm one's nerves

se calmer

to get on sb's nerves inf

agacer qn

to live on one's nerves Brit

vivre sur les nerfs

3. nerve no pl inf (audacity):

nerve

culot m

to have the nerve to +infin

avoir le culot de +infin

4. nerve no pl (courage):

nerve

courage m

to keep/lose one's nerve

avoir/perdre son sang-froid

Phrases:

nerves of iron [or steel]

des nerfs très solides

to hit a (raw) nerve

toucher le nerf sensible

II.nerve [nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] VB trans

nerve

donner du courage à

to nerve oneself (up) to +infin Brit

s'armer de courage pour +infin

I.acoustic [əˈku:stɪk] ADJ

acoustic

acoustique

II.acoustic [əˈku:stɪk] N pl

acoustic

acoustique f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He developed the middle fossa approach and perfected the translabyrinthine approach and began to use these techniques to remove acoustic nerve tumors.

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It transmits the facial and acoustic nerves and the internal auditory branch of the basilar artery.

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Its anterior part exhibits an oval thickening, the macula of saccule (or saccular macula), to which are distributed the saccular filaments of the acoustic nerve.

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The walls of the membranous labyrinth are lined with distributions of the acoustic nerve, also known as the vestibularcochlear nerve.

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