Grammatical class

Noun

nerf

(anatomy) nerve

Details

Syllables

nerf

Phonetics

nɛʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

10864

Freq. (movies)

4451

Freq. (news)

16345

Sentences

Du nerf !

Man up!

A1

Allez, du nerf !

Come on, give it some welly!

A1

Les nerfs, les garçons! On n’est pas sur un bateau de plaisance.

Put some muscle into it, boys! We are not on a pleasure boat!

A2

Le nerf sciatique est le plus long nerf du corps humain.

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the human body.

B1

Elle hurle à peine on lui touche le nerf ulnaire.

She screams if you even touch her funny bone.

B2