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nerve
UK
/nɜːv/
US
/nɜrv/
Translations
nerves
pl
UK
/nɜːv/
US
/nɜrv/
The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the nerve during the operation.
Le chirurgien a évité avec soin d'endommager le nerf pendant l'opération.
She showed great nerve by speaking in front of the large audience.
Elle a fait preuve d'un grand cran en parlant devant un large public.
His nerves were on edge before the big exam.
Ses nerfs étaient à vif avant le grand examen.
He had the nerve to ask for a raise after just one month on the job.
Il a eu le culot de demander une augmentation après seulement un mois de travail.
The intricate nerves of the dragonfly’s wings glistened in the morning light.
Les nervures complexes des ailes de la libellule scintillaient dans la lumière du matin.
Additional translations
nerved
Past Simple
nerved
Past Participle
nerving
Gerund
UK
/nɜːv/
US
/nɜrv/
She nerved herself to confront her boss about the unfair treatment.
Elle s'est aguerrie pour confronter son patron au sujet du traitement injuste.
UK
/nɜːv/
US
/nɝːv/
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to anatomical nerves or chemical nerve agents.
The soldiers were exposed to nerve gas during the attack.
Les soldats ont été exposés à un gaz nerveux pendant l'attaque.
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Definitions
The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the nerve during the operation.
She showed great nerve by speaking in front of the large audience.
His nerves were on edge before the big exam.
He had the nerve to ask for a raise after just one month on the job.
The intricate nerves of the dragonfly’s wings glistened in the morning light.
She nerved herself to confront her boss about the unfair treatment.
The soldiers were exposed to nerve gas during the attack.