nerve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] 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

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

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nerve centre Brit, nerve center Am N ANAT

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nerve in the PONS Dictionary

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II.nerve [nɜ:v, Am nɜ:rv] VB trans

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spinal nerve
spinal(e)
a visual nerve
un nerf optique

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nerve Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to strain every nerve
fournir un effort intense
to have the nerve to +infin
avoir le culot de +infin
to keep/lose one's nerve
avoir/perdre son sang-froid
to hit a (raw) nerve
toucher le nerf sensible
to nerve oneself (up) to +infin Brit
s'armer de courage pour +infin
a visual nerve
un nerf optique
to lose one's head/nerve
perdre la tête/son sang froid
to touch a raw nerve
piquer au vif
to have one hell of a nerve
avoir un sacré toupet
to have a lot of nerve
avoir un sacré culot
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The somatomotor portion of radial nerve innervating anconeus bifurcates from the main branch in the radial groove of the humerus.
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He was also a very calm player that kept his cool even in nerve-wrecking situations.
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In such instances, conductance of the ulnar nerve may be compromised due to chronic irritation, potentially resulting in irreversible ulnar neuropathy.
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Member physicians may treat amputations; pain (neck, nerve, arthritic, back); injuries (brain, spinal cord, sports-related); rehabilitation (cardiac, geriatric, pediatric); and more.
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Even relatively minor trauma can transiently stretch the fourth nerve (by transiently displacing the brainstem relative to the posterior clinoid process).
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The mucous membranes receive their postganglionic parasympathetic nerve innervation for mucous secretion originating from the greater petrosal nerve (a branch of the facial nerve).
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A glioma of the optic nerve can cause visual loss.
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She is legally blind and deaf, with cysts pushing on her optic nerve causing blackouts in one eye.
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The ulnar nerve provides cutaneous sensory innervation to the back of the little finger and adjacent half of the ring finger.
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Even after recovering, he had nerve damage that led to partial loss of feeling in both feet, another reason he clomps when he walks.
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