nervio

nervio
masculine noun
1. nerve (anatomy)
  • nervio auditivo -> auditory nerve
  • nervio ciático -> sciatic nerve
  • nervio óptico -> optic nerve
also:
  • nervios -> nerves (estado mental)
  • me ataca o crispa los nervios -> it gets on my nerves
  • me entraron los nervios -> I got nervous
  • estar de los nervios -> to be in a nervous state
  • perder los nervios -> to lose one's cool o temper
  • tener nervios -> to be nervous
  • tener nervios de acero -> to have nerves of steel
  • tener los nervios de punta -> to be on edge
  • poner los nervios de punta a alguien -> to get on somebody's nerves
2. sinew (en filete, carne)
3. vein, rib (botany)
4. energy, vigor (vigor)
5. rib (architecture)

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nervio [nerr'-ve-o]
noun
1. A nerve. (m)
2. The main and most powerful part of anything. (m)
3. String of a musical instrument. (m)
4. A small rope, the middle of which is fixed to a stay. (Nautical) (m)
5. Nerve, energy, vigor (vigor); moral fiber (moral). (m)
6. In botany, the perfect and unbranched vessels extending from the base towards the tip; nerve. (m)
7. Tendon, or aponeurosis. (m)
8. Tendon (tendón). (Anatomy) (m)
9. Soul, leading light (persona). (Figurative) (m)
  • Crispar los nervios a uno -> to get on somebody's nerves
  • Tener nervios de acero -> to have nerves of steel
  • Un hombre sin nervio -> a weak man

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