nerve

/nɜːv/ noun

Translation

PART OF THE BODY [C] › one of the threads in your body which carry messages between your brain and other parts of the body

sinir, asap

the optic nerve nerve cells/endings 533556

BEING BRAVE [no plural] › the quality of being brave

cesaret, yüreklilik

[+ to do sth] I haven't got the nerve to tell him I'm leaving. He lost his nerve and couldn't go through with it.1002

RUDENESS [no plural] › the rudeness necessary to do something you know will upset someone

cüret; ...acak/ecek kadar yüzsüzlük/utanmazlık/arsızlık

You've got a nerve, coming here! [+ to do sth] I can't believe she had the nerve to talk to me after what happened.1021

hit/touch a (raw) nerve › to upset someone by talking about a particular subject

sinirlendirmek, asabını bozmak

By the look on her face, he really hit a nerve with that last remark.989

(Definition of nerve noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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