nerve
UK: /nɜːv/ US: /nɝːv/Translation
n [c]
›
⇨ nervio
optic nerves nervios ópticos
nerve fibres fibras nerviosas
n [u, no pl]
Véase tb: nerves›
⇨ sangre fría
⇨ valor
She found the nerve to defy him Tuvo el valor de desafiarlo
⇨ ñeque amér.
■ constr. nerve + to do sth›
⇨ descaro
You've got a nerve! ¡Qué descaro!
⇨ morro col.
He had the nerve to deny having done it Tuvo el morro de negar que lo había hecho
What a nerve he's got! ¡Qué morro tiene!
■ constr. nerve + to do sth to {hit/touch} a (raw) nerve
⇨ poner el dedo en la llaga
(Definition of nerve nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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