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nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] adj
1. very excitable or sensitive; highly strung 2. (often foll by of) apprehensive or worried I'm nervous of traffic 3. of, relating to, or containing nerves; neural nervous tissue 4. (Medicine / Pathology) affecting the nerves or nervous tissue a nervous disease 5. Archaic active, vigorous, or forceful nervously adv nervousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
nervous adjective apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, edgy, worried, wired (slang), tense, fearful, shaky, hysterical, neurotic, agitated, ruffled, timid, hyper (informal), jittery (informal), uptight (informal), flustered, on edge, excitable, nervy (Brit. informal), jumpy, twitchy (informal), fidgety, timorous, highly strung, antsy (informal), toey (Austral. slang) I get very nervous when I'm in the house alone at night. even, together (slang), cool, relaxed, confident, calm, steady, peaceful, bold, laid-back (informal), unfazed (informal), equable Translations nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] A. ADJ 1. (= tense) → nervioso to be/feel nervous → estar nervioso; (= frightened) → tener miedo I was nervous about the meeting → estaba nervioso pensando en la reunión, la reunión me tenía nervioso I was nervous about speaking in public → me asustaba hablar en público to be of a nervous disposition → ser nervioso to get nervous → ponerse nervioso to make sb nervous → poner nervioso a algn; (= frighten) → dar miedo a algn to be nervous of sth/sb → tener miedo a algo/algn he was in a highly nervous state → estaba muy nervioso, tenía los nervios a flor de piel to be a nervous wreck (temporarily) → ser un manojo de nervios; (more permanently) → estar hecho polvo de los nervios 2. (Med) → nervioso nervous [ˈnɜːrvəs] adj (at particular time) (= worried) → nerveux/euse I bite my nails when I'm nervous → Je me ronge les ongles quand je suis nerveux. I've never seen him as nervous as this before → Je ne l'ai jamais vu aussi nerveux. to be nervous about sth → craindre pour qch They're nervous about their job security → Ils craignent pour la sécurité de leur emploi. to be nervous about doing sth → appréhender de faire qch I'm a bit nervous about flying to Paris by myself → J'appréhende un peu d'aller tout seul en avion à Paris. Their coach is nervous about sounding too confident → Leur entraîneur craint de paraître trop confiant., Leur entraîneur se garde bien de paraître trop confiant. (= frightened) → nerveux/euse to be nervous of sth → craindre qch I'm a bit nervous of horses → Je crains un peu les chevaux. People are so nervous of commitment → Les gens craignent tellement de s'engager. She seems nervous of strangers BUT Elle semble nerveuse en présence d'étrangers. [tension, disorder] → nerveux/euse nervous breakdown n → crise f de nerfs to have a nervous breakdown → faire une crise de nerfs nervous exhaustion n → fatigue f nerveuse to suffer from nervous exhaustion → souffrir de fatigue nerveuse nervous adj (Anat) → Nerven-; (= related to the nerves) problem, disorder → nervös (bedingt); exhaustion, reflex → nervös; nervous tension → Nervenanspannung f (= apprehensive, timid) → ängstlich; (= on edge) → nervös; to be or feel nervous (= be afraid) → Angst haben; (= be worried) → sich (dat) → Sorgen machen; (= be on edge) → nervös sein; you make me (feel) nervous → du machst mich (noch) ganz nervös; I am nervous about the exam/him → mir ist bange vor dem Examen/um ihn; I was rather nervous about giving him the job → mir war nicht wohl bei dem Gedanken, ihm die Stelle zu geben; I am rather nervous about diving → ich habe eine ziemliche Angst vor dem Tauchen; to be in a nervous state → nervös sein nervous in cpds → Nerven-; nervous breakdown n → Nervenzusammenbruch m nervous disease n → Nervenkrankheit f nervous energy n → Vitalität f; after the exam I still had a lot of nervous → nach dem Examen war ich noch ganz aufgedreht nervous: nervous strain n → Nervenanspannung f nervous system n → Nervensystem nt nervous tension n → Nervenanspannung f nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] adj (Anat, Med) → nervoso/a; (edgy) → nervoso/a, agitato/a, teso/a; (apprehensive) → ansioso/a, apprensivo/a he's full of nervous energy → è tutto nervi he is making me nervous → mi innervosisce I was nervous about speaking to her (apprehensive) → l'idea di parlarle mi agitava (excited) → ero emozionato all'idea di parlarle I'm nervous about flying → ho un po' paura di volare Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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