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1 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) νεύρο2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) κουράγιο3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) θράσος2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) (αυτοπαθές)βρίσκω το κουράγιο- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
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2 Nerve
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Nerve
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4 nerve-racking
adjective (causing great anxiety or nervousness: a nerve-racking experience.) που τσακίζει τα νεύρα,εξουθενωτικός -
5 fibre
1) (a fine thread or something like a thread: a nerve fibre.) ίνα2) (a material made up of fibres: coconut fibre.) νήμα3) (character: A girl of strong moral fibre.) χαρακτήρας,υπόσταση•- fibrous- fibreglass -
6 spinal cord
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7 Steel
subs.met., use sword.——————adj.——————v. trans.Steel oneself: P. and V. θαρσεῖν.Steel oneself to (with infin.): P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) ( infin); see have the heart to, under Heart.Come steel yourself, heart of mine: V. ἀλλʼ εἶʼ ὁπλίζου καρδία (Eur., Med. 1242).Steeled against, unmoved by: Ar. and V. ἄτεγκτος (dat.) (Æsch., frag.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Steel
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8 Strain
v. trans.Stretch, tight: P. and V. ἐντείνειν, P. συντείνειν, ἐπιτείνειν.Overexert: P. ἐντείνεσθαι.Sprain: Ar. ἐκκοκκίζειν; see Sprain.Strain every nerve: met., P. παρατείνεσθαι εἰς τοὔσχατον (Thuc. 3, 46).Filter: P. διηθεῖν.Strain to one: Ar. and V. προσέλκεσθαι.Take your son in your arms and strain him to you: V. λαβὲ σὸν παῖδʼ ἐν ἀγκάλαισι καὶ προσελκύσαι (Eur., Hipp. 1431).Strain him to you: V. προσελκύσαι νιν (Eur. I. A. 1452).Strain oneself make an effort: P. and V. τείνειν, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν, or pass., ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.V. intrans.Make an effort: P. and V. τείνειν, P. συντείνειν, V. ἐντείνειν; see strain oneself.They strained with their feet against the wave: V. οἱ δʼ ἐκαρτέρουν πρὸς κῦμα λακτίζοντες (Eur., I. T. 1395).If his tackling strained or snapped entirely: P. πονησάντων αὐτῷ τῶν σκευῶν ἢ καὶ συντριβέντων ὅλως (Dem. 293).——————subs.Tension: P. διάτασις, ἡ.Sprain ( of the limbs): P. στρέμμα, τό, σπάσμα, τό.Manner: P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ.Breed: P. and V. γένος, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Strain
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