nerve cell in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nerve cell in the English»French Dictionary

nerve cell N

nerve cell

cellule f nerveuse

Translations for nerve cell 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

cell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N

1. cell (for prisoner, monk):

cell

cellule f

2. cell:

cell BIOL, BOT

cellule f

3. cell (in honeycomb):

cell

alvéole m

4. cell:

cell ELEC, CHEM

élément m

5. cell POL:

cell

cellule f

6. cell TELEC:

cell

cellule f

nerve cell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nerve cell 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

cell [sel] N

1. cell (small room):

cell

cellule f

2. cell (compartments):

cell

case f

3. cell (part of honeycomb):

cell

alvéole m o f

4. cell BIOL, POL:

cell

cellule f

to use one's grey cells

faire travailler sa matière grise

5. cell ELEC:

battery cell

élément m de pile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These dendritic branches can also emerge from the nerve cell body.

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He made early observations associated with syphilis to tabes dorsalis (nerve fiber and nerve cell degeneration).

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A number of ionotropic receptors have been identified to contribute to anoxic depolarization of nerve cell membrane.

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Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal cortical nerve cell activity in the brain.

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An impulse from a nerve cell causes calcium release and brings about a single, short muscle contraction called a muscle twitch.

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This demyelination slows down or completely blocks the conduction of action potentials through the axon of the nerve cell.

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A motor unit is a nerve cell (or neuron) and the muscle fibers it activates.

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It was during this time that he made his first scientific contributions: two publications on the histology of the nerve cell.

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Internal to this peripheral region is the gray, butterfly-shaped central region made up of nerve cell bodies.

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When sphingolipids are not made, an accumulation of toxic byproducts can also lead to nerve cell death.

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