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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
- nervous system
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2 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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