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nerve

1 noun MED , ANAT fibre in bodynéaróg fem2 c m ucranial nerve néaróg chráiniach 2 noun couragemisneach masc1 c m uuchtach masc1 c m ucrógacht fem3 c m uthat took a lot of nerve on their part ba chróga an mhaise dóibh é sin a dhéanamhhe didn't have the nerve to ask ní raibh sé de mhisneach aige ceist a churshe lost her nerve loic sí, theip ar a misneach

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3 noun impudencedánacht fem3 c m uyou've got a nerve! nach tú atá dána!, nach dána an mhaise duit é!, nach dána an aghaidh atá ort!he had the nerve to speak to me bhí sé de dhánacht ann labhairt liom, bhí sé d'éadan air labhairt liomwhat a nerve! a leithéid!, a leithéid d'éadan! 4 verb steel (yourself) TRANSITIVEI nerved myself to do it chruinnigh mé mo mhisneach chun é a dhéanamh 5 verb inspire literary TRANSITIVEneartaigh verb c m utheir faith nerved them neartaigh a gcreideamh iad, thug a gcreideamh misneach dóibh, thug a gcreideamh uchtach dóibh

phrases

a battle of nerves

comhrac diongbháilteachta

a bag of nerves

informalI was a bag of nerves bhí mé an-neirbhíseach go deo, bhí mé ar bior, bhí cearthaí orm

to get on sb's nerves

(also

to grate on sb's nerves

) duine a chur as a mheabhairduine a chiapadhshe's getting on his nerves tá sí á chur as a mheabhair, tá sé ciaptha aici, tá sí á chur soir

to have nerves of steel

croí leoin a bheith agathe has nerves of steel tá croí leoin aige, ní chuireann rud ar bith eagla air

to strain every nerve to do sth

literary she strained every nerve to reach him rinne sí gach uile iarracht dul chomh fada leis, rinne sí a míle dícheall dul chomh fada leis

to touch a (raw) nerve

(also

to hit a (raw) nerve

) an t-éasc a aimsiúit hit a raw nerve in him d'aimsigh sé an t-éasc ann, d'aimsigh sé an ball íogair ann

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