“Calm down!” Can you say this in French without using the verb CALMER? (#1095)

You can of course say calme-toi! to someone you want to settle down; you can also say on s’calme! (from on se calme).

But do you know of a way that doesn’t use the verb calmer?

Stade olympique de Montréal [février 2016]

Les nerfs!!!

Nerf, meaning nerve, is pronounced without its final f. Nerf rhymes with mer. The plural nerfs is pronounced just like the singular nerf.

Heille, les nerfs!
Hey, calm down!

Ok, ok, les nerfs!
Ok, ok, calm down!

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