English Noun motor nerve (plural motor nerves) (anatomy) A nerve that carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles. Translations nerve that carries impulses to muscles Chinese: Mandarin: 運動神經／运动神经 (yùndòng shénjīng) Finnish: liikehermo, motorinen hermo Maori: io whakaneke Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.