nerve cell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nerve cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

nerve cell [Am ˈnərv ˌsɛl] N

nerve cell

cellula f nervosa

Translations for nerve cell in the Italian»English Dictionary

cellula -a

nerve cell

cellula nervosa

nerve cell

Translations for nerve cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

cell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N

1. cell (for prisoner, monk):

cell

cella f

2. cell:

cell BIOL, BOT

cellula f

3. cell (in honeycomb):

cell

cella f

4. cell:

cell ELEC, CHEM

cella f

5. cell POL:

cell

cellula f

6. cell TELEC:

cell

cella f

cell

cellula f

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

nerve cell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nerve cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

nerve cell N

nerve cell

cellula f nervosa

Translations for nerve cell in the English»Italian Dictionary

cell [sel] N

1. cell (in prison):

cell

cella f

2. cell BIOL, POL:

cell

cellula f

a single-cell animal

un organismo animale unicellulare

grey cells

materia f grigia inf

3. cell ELEC:

cell

cellula f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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A physical interaction such as swelling of nerve cell membranes from gas solution in the lipid bilayer may be operative.

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Within the jugular foramen, there are two glossopharyngeal ganglia that contain nerve cell bodies that mediate general, visceral, and special sensation.

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A "nerve" is made up of many nerve cell fibers bound together by connective tissue.

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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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But, as a system produced by billions of nerve cell actions, it can have properties not directly predictable from these neuronal activities.

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

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Eventually, they form neurofibrillary tangles inside nerve cell bodies.

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