nerve center in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nerve center in the English»French Dictionary

nerve centre Brit, nerve center Am N ANAT

nerve centre

centre m nerveux

nerve centre fig

centre m névralgique

Translations for nerve center in the French»English Dictionary

centre nerveux ANAT fig

nerve centre

Translations for nerve center 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

Centre

Centre

Centre m

in the Centre

dans le Centre

center N VB trans, intr Am

center → centre

See also centre

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

1. centre (middle):

centre

centre m (of de)

in the centre

au centre

I live near the centre of London

j'habite près du centre de Londres

sweets with soft centres

bonbons mpl fourrés

sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section

central

sweets with soft centres parting

au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre

centre m

to be at the centre of a campaign/row

être au centre d'une campagne/dispute

to be the centre of attention

être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre

siège m

the centre of power/government

le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centre m

shopping/sports/leisure centre

centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre

centre m

to be left/right of centre person, politics:

être à gauche/à droite du centre

a centre-left party

un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre

centre m

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

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH

centrer

III.-centred COMP

-centred

centré sur

child-centred education

enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

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

1. centre (middle):

centre

centre m (of de)

in the centre

au centre

I live near the centre of London

j'habite près du centre de Londres

sweets with soft centres

bonbons mpl fourrés

sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section

central

sweets with soft centres parting

au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre

centre m

to be at the centre of a campaign/row

être au centre d'une campagne/dispute

to be the centre of attention

être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre

siège m

the centre of power/government

le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centre m

shopping/sports/leisure centre

centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre

centre m

to be left/right of centre person, politics:

être à gauche/à droite du centre

a centre-left party

un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre

centre m

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

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH

centrer

III.-centred COMP

-centred

centré sur

child-centred education

enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

See also left

I.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

1. left (side or direction):

left

gauche f

on the left

sur la gauche

on your left

sur votre gauche

to the left

vers la gauche

keep (to the) left MOTOR

tenez la gauche

2. left POL:

the left

la gauche

on the left

à gauche

to the left of sb

à gauche de qn

3. left SPORTS:

left

gauche m

left

poing m gauche

III.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

left eye, hand, shoe:

left

gauche

IV.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

left go, look, turn:

left

à gauche

V.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

partout

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

sans réfléchir

left, right and centre dismiss, censor:

à tout-va

to be out in left field inf Am

être à côté de la plaque inf

nerve center in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nerve center in the French»English Dictionary

plaque tournante

nerve centre

centre névralgique

nerve center Am

centre névralgique

nerve centre Brit

Translations for nerve center 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.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

center Am

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This 16000sqft m2, $6.9 million state-of-the-art command center serves as the 24-hour nerve center for the entire airline with over 700 flights per day.

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It is the nerve center of the village concentrating on education.

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This area was the nerve center for all communications and communications technicians.

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Later, he performed a watch in the engine room and finished his day in the ship's mine-hunting combat information nerve center.

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There is a concentrated nerve center in this area called the trigeminal nucleus.

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One is the nerve center of the entire operation, the production truck, housing the game's producer and director.

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The city serves as a nerve center for supply of goods to the hinterland districts of the province.

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Nerve center of a specialized landing team, he kept its scattered parts united into one hard-hitting, ever-advancing fighting force.

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The capital was a center of commerce, pilgrimage and the most important political nerve center of the empire.

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It is also the nerve center of the country's economy.

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