Significado de nerve em inglês
nervenerve1 /nɜːv $ nɜːrv/ noun 
Ver todas as traduções1worried feelings nerves [plural] a)used to talk about someone being worried or frightenedusado para falar de alguém que está preocupado ou com medosomebody’s nerves are on edge/in tatters/frayed (=someone feels very worried or frightened)（=alguém se sente muito preocupado ou com medo）calm/steady your nerves (=stop yourself feeling worried or frightened)（=parar de se sentir preocupado ou com medo）
Sean drank a large glass of brandy to calm his nerves.Sean bebeu um copo grande de conhaque para acalmar os nervos.be a bundle/bag of nerves (=be extremely worried or frightened)（=estar extremamente preocupado ou com medo） I remember you were a bundle of nerves on your wedding day.Lembro que você estava um feixe de nervos no dia do seu casamento. b)the feeling of being worried or a little frighteneda sensação de estar preocupado ou um pouco com medo: A lot of people suffer from nerves before they go on stage.Muita gente sofre de nervosismo antes de entrar no palco. ‘What’s wrong with Rachel?’ ‘It’s just nerves. She’s got her driving test tomorrow.’"O que está acontecendo com Rachel?" "É só nervosismo. Ela tem o exame de habilitação amanhã."exam/first-night etc nerves2body part [countable] nerves are parts inside your body which look like threads and carry messages between the brain and other parts of the bodyos nervos são partes do interior do corpo que parecem fios e transmitem mensagens entre o cérebro e outras partes do corpo: a condition which affects the nerves in the backuma condição que afeta os nervos das costastrapped nerve British English, pinched nerve American English (=a nerve that has been crushed between two muscles etc, causing pain)（=um nervo que foi comprimido entre dois músculos etc., causando dor）3courage [uncountable] courage and confidence in a dangerous, difficult, or frightening situationcoragem e confiança em uma situação perigosa, difícil ou assustadorathe nerve to do something Not many people have the nerve to stand up and speak in front of a large audience.Poucas pessoas têm coragem de se levantar e falar na frente de um grande público. She finally found the nerve to tell him she wanted a divorce.Ela finalmente reuniu coragem para dizer a ele que queria o divórcio. It takes a lot of nerve to report a colleague for sexual harassment.É preciso muita coragem para denunciar um colega por assédio sexual.lose your nerve (=suddenly become very nervous so that you cannot do what you intended to do)（=ficar de repente muito nervoso, a ponto de não conseguir fazer o que pretendia） Jensen would’ve won if he hadn’t lost his nerve.Jensen teria ganho se não tivesse perdido a coragem.hold/keep your nerve (=remain calm in a difficult situation)（=manter a calma em uma situação difícil） It’s hard to keep your nerve when people keep interrupting you.É difícil manter a calma quando as pessoas ficam te interrompendo.4get on somebody’s nerves informalinformal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the timese alguém te irrita os nervos, essa pessoa te aborrece, especialmente por fazer algo o tempo todo: She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves.Ela vive reclamando. Isso realmente me irrita.5lack of respect [singular] spokenoral if you say someone has a nerve, you mean that they have done something unsuitable or impolite, without seeming to be embarrassed about behaving in this wayse você diz que alguém tem descaramento, quer dizer que essa pessoa fez algo inadequado ou indelicado sem parecer ter nenhum constrangimento com isso SYN cheek: He’s got a nerve asking for more money.Ele tem uma cara de pau pedindo mais dinheiro. ‘She didn’t say sorry or anything.’ ‘What a nerve!’"Ela não pediu desculpas nem nada." "Que descaramento!"have the nerve to do something She lets me do all the work, and then she has the nerve to criticize my cooking.Ela me deixa fazer todo o trabalho e ainda tem o descaramento de criticar a minha comida.6 touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentallymencionar algo que deixa alguém chateado, com raiva ou envergonhado, especialmente por acidente: Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve.Sem perceber, ele havia tocado num ponto sensível.7nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situationa capacidade de ser corajoso e calmo em uma situação perigosa ou difícil: The job requires nerves of steel.O trabalho exige nervos de aço. → strain every nerve at strain2(6)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meaning 1— Significado 1verbsverboscalm/steady somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous)· She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves.· Ela respirou fundo algumas vezes, tentando acalmar os nervos.settle/soothe somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous)· She hoped that a cup of tea would soothe her nerves.· Ela esperava que uma xícara de chá acalmasse seus nervos.suffer from nerves (=often feel worried or nervous)· He suffered from nerves and could no longer perform on stage.· Ele sofria de nervosismo e não conseguia mais se apresentar no palco.your nerves jangle (=you feel extremely nervous or worried)· Suddenly she was wide awake, her nerves jangling.· De repente ela estava totalmente acordada, com os nervos em frangalhos.NOUN + nervesSUBSTANTIVO + nervesexam nerves· Quite a few of the students suffered from exam nerves.· Vários alunos sofriam de nervosismo antes das provas.first-night nerves (=before the first night of a performance)· She always suffered from first-night nerves.· Ela sempre sofria com o nervosismo da estreia.phraseslocuçõessomebody's nerves are on edge (=they feel nervous or worried about what might happen)· His nerves were on edge as he entered the dark room.· Os nervos dele estavam à flor da pele ao entrar no quarto escuro.somebody's nerves are tattered/frayed/shattered (=they feel very nervous or worried)· Everyone's nerves were frayed by the end of the week.· No final da semana, os nervos de todos estavam à beira do limite.somebody's nerves are stretched (to breaking point) (=they feel very nervous or worried)· Her nerves were stretched almost to breaking point as she waited.· Enquanto esperava, os nervos dela estavam quase no limite.be a bag/bundle of nerves (=to feel extremely nervous or worried)· I was a bag of nerves during the interview.· Eu estava um feixe de nervos durante a entrevista.be shaking with nerves (=to be extremely nervous)· Just before the audition he was shaking with nerves.· Pouco antes do teste, ele estava tremendo de nervosismo.be in a state of nerves (=to be in a nervous condition)· She was in such a state of nerves that she jumped at every noise.· Ela estava tão nervosa que se assustava com qualquer barulho.an attack of nerves (=a time when you feel very nervous)· Harrison had an attack of nerves before the match.· Harrison teve um ataque de nervosismo antes da partida.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meaning 3— Significado 3verbsverboshave the nerve to do something· I just didn't have the nerve to tell them the truth.· Eu simplesmente não tive coragem de dizer a verdade a eles.find the nerve to do something· He couldn't find the nerve to ask her out.· Ele não conseguia reunir coragem para convidá-la para sair.hold/keep your nerve (=remain calm and confident in a difficult situation)· The team held their nerve and went on to win.· O time manteve a calma e foi em frente para vencer.lose your nerve (=suddenly lose the courage or confidence to do something)· I wanted to ask him the question, but I lost my nerve.· Eu queria fazer a pergunta a ele, mas perdi a coragem.test somebody's nerve (=test whether someone will have the courage to do something difficult)· The next few days would test their nerve to the limit.· Os próximos dias colocariam a coragem deles à prova ao máximo.somebody's nerve fails (him/her) (=someone suddenly loses the courage or confidence to do something)· At the last moment, her nerve failed her.· No último momento, a coragem a abandonou.somebody's nerve breaks (=someone loses the courage to do something or continue something)· The police hoped his nerve would break and he'd give himself away.· A polícia esperava que ele perdesse a coragem e acabasse se entregando.phraseslocuçõesit takes nerve to do something (=something requires a lot of courage or confidence)· It takes nerve to stand up for what you believe.· É preciso coragem para defender o que se acredita.a failure/loss of nerve (=a situation in which someone lacks the courage to do something)· They accused the government of a loss of nerve.· Eles acusaram o governo de perda de coragem.
Ver todas as traduções1worried feelings nerves [plural] a)used to talk about someone being worried or frightenedusado para falar de alguém que está preocupado ou com medosomebody’s nerves are on edge/in tatters/frayed (=someone feels very worried or frightened)（=alguém se sente muito preocupado ou com medo）calm/steady your nerves (=stop yourself feeling worried or frightened)（=parar de se sentir preocupado ou com medo） Sean drank a large glass of brandy to calm his nerves.Sean bebeu um copo grande de conhaque para acalmar os nervos.be a bundle/bag of nerves (=be extremely worried or frightened)（=estar extremamente preocupado ou com medo） I remember you were a bundle of nerves on your wedding day.Lembro que você estava um feixe de nervos no dia do seu casamento. b)the feeling of being worried or a little frighteneda sensação de estar preocupado ou um pouco com medo: A lot of people suffer from nerves before they go on stage.Muita gente sofre de nervosismo antes de entrar no palco. ‘What’s wrong with Rachel?’ ‘It’s just nerves. She’s got her driving test tomorrow.’"O que está acontecendo com Rachel?" "É só nervosismo. Ela tem o exame de habilitação amanhã."exam/first-night etc nerves2body part [countable] nerves are parts inside your body which look like threads and carry messages between the brain and other parts of the bodyos nervos são partes do interior do corpo que parecem fios e transmitem mensagens entre o cérebro e outras partes do corpo: a condition which affects the nerves in the backuma condição que afeta os nervos das costastrapped nerve British English, pinched nerve American English (=a nerve that has been crushed between two muscles etc, causing pain)（=um nervo que foi comprimido entre dois músculos etc., causando dor）3courage [uncountable] courage and confidence in a dangerous, difficult, or frightening situationcoragem e confiança em uma situação perigosa, difícil ou assustadorathe nerve to do something Not many people have the nerve to stand up and speak in front of a large audience.Poucas pessoas têm coragem de se levantar e falar na frente de um grande público. She finally found the nerve to tell him she wanted a divorce.Ela finalmente reuniu coragem para dizer a ele que queria o divórcio. It takes a lot of nerve to report a colleague for sexual harassment.É preciso muita coragem para denunciar um colega por assédio sexual.lose your nerve (=suddenly become very nervous so that you cannot do what you intended to do)（=ficar de repente muito nervoso, a ponto de não conseguir fazer o que pretendia） Jensen would’ve won if he hadn’t lost his nerve.Jensen teria ganho se não tivesse perdido a coragem.hold/keep your nerve (=remain calm in a difficult situation)（=manter a calma em uma situação difícil） It’s hard to keep your nerve when people keep interrupting you.É difícil manter a calma quando as pessoas ficam te interrompendo.4get on somebody’s nerves informalinformal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the timese alguém te irrita os nervos, essa pessoa te aborrece, especialmente por fazer algo o tempo todo: She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves.Ela vive reclamando. Isso realmente me irrita.5lack of respect [singular] spokenoral if you say someone has a nerve, you mean that they have done something unsuitable or impolite, without seeming to be embarrassed about behaving in this wayse você diz que alguém tem descaramento, quer dizer que essa pessoa fez algo inadequado ou indelicado sem parecer ter nenhum constrangimento com isso SYN cheek: He’s got a nerve asking for more money.Ele tem uma cara de pau pedindo mais dinheiro. ‘She didn’t say sorry or anything.’ ‘What a nerve!’"Ela não pediu desculpas nem nada." "Que descaramento!"have the nerve to do something She lets me do all the work, and then she has the nerve to criticize my cooking.Ela me deixa fazer todo o trabalho e ainda tem o descaramento de criticar a minha comida.6 touch/hit a (raw) nerve to mention something that makes someone upset, angry, or embarrassed, especially accidentallymencionar algo que deixa alguém chateado, com raiva ou envergonhado, especialmente por acidente: Without realizing, he had touched a raw nerve.Sem perceber, ele havia tocado num ponto sensível.7nerves of steel the ability to be brave and calm in a dangerous or difficult situationa capacidade de ser corajoso e calmo em uma situação perigosa ou difícil: The job requires nerves of steel.O trabalho exige nervos de aço. → strain every nerve at strain2(6)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meaning 1— Significado 1verbsverboscalm/steady somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous)· She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves.· Ela respirou fundo algumas vezes, tentando acalmar os nervos.settle/soothe somebody's nerves (=make someone feel less worried or nervous)· She hoped that a cup of tea would soothe her nerves.· Ela esperava que uma xícara de chá acalmasse seus nervos.suffer from nerves (=often feel worried or nervous)· He suffered from nerves and could no longer perform on stage.· Ele sofria de nervosismo e não conseguia mais se apresentar no palco.your nerves jangle (=you feel extremely nervous or worried)· Suddenly she was wide awake, her nerves jangling.· De repente ela estava totalmente acordada, com os nervos em frangalhos.NOUN + nervesSUBSTANTIVO + nervesexam nerves· Quite a few of the students suffered from exam nerves.· Vários alunos sofriam de nervosismo antes das provas.first-night nerves (=before the first night of a performance)· She always suffered from first-night nerves.· Ela sempre sofria com o nervosismo da estreia.phraseslocuçõessomebody's nerves are on edge (=they feel nervous or worried about what might happen)· His nerves were on edge as he entered the dark room.· Os nervos dele estavam à flor da pele ao entrar no quarto escuro.somebody's nerves are tattered/frayed/shattered (=they feel very nervous or worried)· Everyone's nerves were frayed by the end of the week.· No final da semana, os nervos de todos estavam à beira do limite.somebody's nerves are stretched (to breaking point) (=they feel very nervous or worried)· Her nerves were stretched almost to breaking point as she waited.· Enquanto esperava, os nervos dela estavam quase no limite.be a bag/bundle of nerves (=to feel extremely nervous or worried)· I was a bag of nerves during the interview.· Eu estava um feixe de nervos durante a entrevista.be shaking with nerves (=to be extremely nervous)· Just before the audition he was shaking with nerves.· Pouco antes do teste, ele estava tremendo de nervosismo.be in a state of nerves (=to be in a nervous condition)· She was in such a state of nerves that she jumped at every noise.· Ela estava tão nervosa que se assustava com qualquer barulho.an attack of nerves (=a time when you feel very nervous)· Harrison had an attack of nerves before the match.· Harrison teve um ataque de nervosismo antes da partida.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meaning 3— Significado 3verbsverboshave the nerve to do something· I just didn't have the nerve to tell them the truth.· Eu simplesmente não tive coragem de dizer a verdade a eles.find the nerve to do something· He couldn't find the nerve to ask her out.· Ele não conseguia reunir coragem para convidá-la para sair.hold/keep your nerve (=remain calm and confident in a difficult situation)· The team held their nerve and went on to win.· O time manteve a calma e foi em frente para vencer.lose your nerve (=suddenly lose the courage or confidence to do something)· I wanted to ask him the question, but I lost my nerve.· Eu queria fazer a pergunta a ele, mas perdi a coragem.test somebody's nerve (=test whether someone will have the courage to do something difficult)· The next few days would test their nerve to the limit.· Os próximos dias colocariam a coragem deles à prova ao máximo.somebody's nerve fails (him/her) (=someone suddenly loses the courage or confidence to do something)· At the last moment, her nerve failed her.· No último momento, a coragem a abandonou.somebody's nerve breaks (=someone loses the courage to do something or continue something)· The police hoped his nerve would break and he'd give himself away.· A polícia esperava que ele perdesse a coragem e acabasse se entregando.phraseslocuçõesit takes nerve to do something (=something requires a lot of courage or confidence)· It takes nerve to stand up for what you believe.· É preciso coragem para defender o que se acredita.a failure/loss of nerve (=a situation in which someone lacks the courage to do something)· They accused the government of a loss of nerve.· Eles acusaram o governo de perda de coragem.