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twitchy
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twitch·y  (twch)
adj. twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est
1. Characterized by jerky or spasmodic motion: the twitchy whiskers of a cat.
2. Nervous; jittery.
twitchi·ly adv.
twitchi·ness n.
twitchy [ˈtwɪtʃɪ]
adj
nervous, worried, and ill-at-ease he was twitchy with anticipation
Translations
twitchy [ˈtwɪtʃɪ] ADJ (= nervous) → nervioso, inquieto
to get twitchy → ponerse nervioso, inquietarse
twitchy [ˈtwɪtʃi] adj (= jumpy) → agité(e)
twitchy
adj (inf)
(physically) person → unruhig; legs → zuckend
(= nervous, uneasy) person → nervös; market → unruhig; to be twitchy about something → über etw (acc) → beunruhigt sein
car → wack(e)lig (inf)
twitchy [ˈtwɪtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → nervosetto/a
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