ETYM Old Eng. nerfe, French nerf, Latin nervus, akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve; perh. akin to Eng. needle. Related to Neuralgia.
Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body; SYN. nervus.
Bundle of nerve cells enclosed in a sheath of connective tissue and transmitting nerve impulses to and from the brain and spinal cord. A single nerve may contain both motor and sensory nerve cells, but they function independently.
1. Fond. Culot d'ampoule.
2. (Familier) Audace. Avoir du culot.
1. Petits filaments blanchâtres qui, distribués dans les diverses parties du corps, transmettent au cerveau les sensations occasionnées par les objets extérieurs, et portent aux muscles les ordres de la volonté.
2. (au pluriel) Siège supposé de diverses émotions : avoir les nerfs, taper sur les nerfs, etc.
1. Power of endurance or control; fortitude, strength; assurance, boldness; also; presumptuous audacity; gall
2. A sore or sensitive point, plural; nervous agitation or irritability; nervousness
Caractère d'une personne ou d'une chose impertinente. L'impertinence de ce domestique est insupportable.
To give strength or courage to; supply with physical or moral force