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nerve¹
/n3;v; US n3;rv/
noun
1 [countable]
syaraf
▪ spinal nerves
syaraf2 tulang belakang
2 nerves [plural]
perasaan khawatir dan tegang
▪ I still suffer from nerves when I give a speech.
Saya masih merasa tegang saat memberikan pidato.
3 [uncountable]
keberanian
▪ It takes a lot of nerve to do that.
Melakukan hal itu memerlukan keberanian yg besar.
4 [singular, uncountable]
(informal)
ketidaksopanan; kekasaran; kelancangan
▪ He has the nerve to say such a thing to me.
Dia mempunyai kelancangan utk mengatakan hal itu kepadaku.
■ IDIOM
| be a bag/bundle of nerves
(informal)
menjadi gugup
| get on sb’s nerves
(informal)
membuat ssorg jéngkél/marah
| have nerves of steel
bisa tetap tenang dl situasi yg berbahaya
| hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) nerve
menyebutkan sst yg sénsitif
▪ Be careful not to hit a raw nerve when you talk about that subject.
Ber-hati2lah utk tidak menyinggung perasaan org lain saat engkau berbicara mengenai hal itu.
| brass nerve
→ lihat brass
| strain every nerve (to do sth)
→ lihat strain²
| a war of nerves
→ lihat war¹
nerve²
/n3;v; US n3;rv/
verb [+object]
memberanikan diri
▪ I nerved myself to ask him for some money.
Saya memberanikan diri utk meminta uang darinya.
▪ He nerved himself for the climb.
Dia memberahikan diri utk memanjat.
