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IPA/nɛɐ̯f/
Er hat starke Nerven.
He has nerves of steel.
In solchen Situationen muss man Nerven behalten.
In such situations, you have to keep your nerve.
A living signal cable linking the body's control center with its organs and suggesting composure under pressure.
Nerven behalten
keep your nerve
auf die Nerven gehen
get on your nerves
Nerven: The ability to stay calm despite stress, pressure, or annoyance.
Ein im Körper verlaufendes Bündel von Axonen, das Reize zwischen Organen und dem Zentralnervensystem weiterleitet.
Nerv comes from Latin nervus, which originally referred to a sinew or tendon, and entered German as a learned medical term for a nerve.