Pronúncia: nɛ́rbi
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masculí
- anatomia nerve.
- atac de nervis fit of hysterics.
- atacar els nervis to get on someone’s nerves.
- ésser un (mar \ feix) de nervis to be a bundle of nerves.
- anatomia tendon, sinew.
- [a la carn] sinew, tough part.
- arquitectura rib.
- entomologia vein.
- [de llibre] rib, band.
- música string.
- figuradament vigour, strength.
- fibre.
- stamina, toughness.
- moral fibre, moral strength.
- un home sense nervi a weak man, a spineless man.
- tenir nervi to have character.
- figuradament [persona] soul, leading light, guiding spirit.
- figuradament [d’una qüestió] core, crux.
FALSOS AMICS!
Mai no havia vist ningú treballar amb tant de nervi en tota la meva vida. I had never seen anyone work with so much get-up-and-go in all my life.