(in body) nerf m
→ spinal nerves
The nerves in his arm had been damaged. Les nerfs de son bras droit avaient été endommagés.
to touch a raw nerve (fig) toucher un point sensible
→ The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.

(=bravery)
to lose one's nerve, He lost his nerve and fled. Le cœur lui manqua et il s'enfuit.
to restore sb's nerve redonner du cœur à qn, redonner du cœur au ventre à qn
The brandy restored his nerve. Le cognac lui redonna du cœur au ventre. Le cognac lui redonna du cœur.
to keep one's nerve (=stay calm) garder son sang-froid
→ We need to keep our nerve now.
to have the nerve to do sth avoir le cran de faire qch
Nobody had the nerve to mention this. Personne n'a eu le cran de mentionner le fait.
→ Nobody in Rothermere's office had the nerve to remind him that he was several hours late already.
→ He never got up enough nerve to meet me.
it takes nerve to. cela demande du cran de.
It takes nerve to do what you did. Cela demande du cran de faire ce que tu as fait.
→ It takes a bit of nerve to approach a stranger.
→ It'll really take a lot of nerve to do that.

(=cheek)toupet m
to have a nerve avoir du toupet
He's got a nerve! Il a du toupet!
what a nerve! quel toupet!
to have the nerve to do sth avoir le toupet de faire qch
She had the nerve to ask me for more money. Elle a eu le toupet de me demander plus d'argent.
He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was. Il a eu le toupet de me demander de prouver qui j'étais.
→ He had the nerve to say my job was corrupting me.
to have a nerve doing sth avoir du toupet de faire qch
→ He told his critics they had a nerve complaining about Lithuania.
nerves

(=nervousness)trac m
I don't suffer from nerves. Je ne suis pas sujet au trac.
to have a fit of nerves avoir le trac
to calm one's nerves se calmer les nerfs
Hoping to calm our nerves, we decided to spend the afternoon at the lake. Dans l'espoir de nous calmer les nerfs, nous décidâmes de passer l'après-midi au lac.

to get on sb's nerves (=irritate) taper sur les nerfs à qn
She sometimes gets on my nerves. Parfois, elle me tape sur les nerfs.
→ He really got on my nerves with those awful jokes.

(=mental toughness)nerfs mpl
His nerves will not stand much more of this. Ses nerfs vont finir par lâcher si cela continue.
to have strong nerves avoir les nerfs solides
Her authority was based on inner calm and strong nerves. Son autorité était fondée sur le calme intérieur et la solidité des nerfs. Son autorité était fondée sur un calme intérieur et des nerfs solides.

nerve agent
nagent m neurotoxique

nerve centre
n [+organization] centre m névralgique

nerve ending
nterminaison f nerveuse

nerve-racking
adjéprouvant (e) pour les nerfs
→ The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them.
→ It was more nerve-wracking than taking a World Cup penalty.