"nerf" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /nɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-nerf.ogg Forms: nerfs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, inherited from Latin nervus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|nerf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French nerf, {{inh+|fr|frm|nerf}} Inherited from Middle French nerf, {{inh|fr|fro|nerf}} Old French nerf, {{inh|fr|la|nervus}} Latin nervus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} nerf m (plural nerfs)
  1. (anatomy) nerve Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-nerf-fr-noun-WhwtFVzc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with language name categories using raw markup, French terms with irregularly silent consonant Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of French entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly silent consonant: 74 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figuratively) force, power, strength Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-nerf-fr-noun-D02l0aGH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: neuro-, neurone, névro-
Derived forms: à bout de nerfs, avoir les nerfs à vif, crise de nerfs, du nerf, énerver, être sur les nerfs, guerre des nerfs, innerver, nerf crânien, nerf de bœuf, nerf du canal ptérygoïdien, nerf phrénique, nerf radial, nerf sacculaire, nerf saphène, nerf sciatique, nerf spinal, nerf splanchnique, nerf subclavier, nerf trijumeau, nerf trochléaire, nerf vague, nerf vestibulocochléaire, nerf vidien, nerval, nerver, nerveux, nervure, passer ses nerfs, taper sur les nerfs

Inflected forms

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