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nerve

/nɛɾv/ /nɜːv/ /nɜɪv/

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noun

Nerv, Nervenfaser

A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

Examples :

"The nerves can be seen through the skin."

Die Nerven sind durch die Haut sichtbar.

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noun

Nerv

Examples :

"The doctor said the patient's damaged nerve was causing pain in their hand. "

Der Arzt sagte, der beschädigte Nerv des Patienten verursache Schmerzen in seiner Hand.

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noun

Ader, Maserung

A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood

Examples :

"Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves."

Manche Pflanzen haben aufgrund ihrer kontrastreichen Adern einen Zierwert.

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noun

Mut, Schneid

Courage, boldness.

Examples :

"Despite feeling nervous, she showed a lot of nerve when she challenged the teacher's explanation in class. "

Obwohl sie nervös war, bewies sie viel Mut, als sie die Erklärung des Lehrers im Unterricht in Frage stellte.

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noun

Geduld, Nervenstärke

Examples :

"The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories"

Das Web-Team fand, dass git-sed wirklich Zeit und Nervenstärke spart, wenn Massenänderungen an Ihren Repositories vorgenommen werden.

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noun

Nerven, Ausdauer, Stärke

Stamina, endurance, fortitude.

Examples :

"Despite the long hours of studying, she showed great nerve in completing the final exam. "

Trotz der langen Lernstunden bewies sie große Nerven, um die Abschlussprüfung zu bestehen.

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noun

Nerv, Dreistigkeit

Audacity, gall.

Examples :

"He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited."

Er besaß die Nerven, ungebeten in mein Haus zu kommen.

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noun

Elastizitätswiderstand

(polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.

Examples :

"The high nerve of the rubber used in the school's new playground equipment ensured the swings wouldn't break easily. "

Der hohe Elastizitätswiderstand des Gummis, das in den neuen Spielplatzgeräten der Schule verwendet wurde, sorgte dafür, dass die Schaukeln nicht so leicht kaputt gingen.

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noun

Nervosität, Aufregung

(in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.

Examples :

"Ellie had a bad case of nerves before the big test."

Ellie war vor dem großen Test sehr nervös.

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noun

Nerv, Sehne

Examples :

"The athlete stretched their calf nerve carefully before the race. "

Der Athlet dehnte vor dem Rennen vorsichtig seine Waden-Sehne.

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verb

Mut machen, ermutigen

To give courage.

Examples :

"May their example nerve us to face the enemy."

Möge ihr Beispiel uns ermutigen, uns dem Feind zu stellen.

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verb

Stärken, ermutigen

To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.

Examples :

"The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march."

Der Schnaps stärkte mehrere Männer nach ihrem eisigen Marsch.

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