"nerve sb" in German to nerve sb. jdn. ermutigen kräftigen stärken Detailed translations for "nerve sb" to nerve sb. to nerve sb.(also: to encourage sb.) jdn. ermutigen to nerve sb.(also: to innervate, to invigorate) kräftigen to nerve sb.(also: to fortify, to beef up, to stiffen, undergirt}) stärken{transitive verb}