nervioso

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nervioso, -a
adjective
1 nervous (anatomy) (sistema, enfermedad)
  • centro/tejido nervioso, -a -> nerve center/tissue
2 nervous (inquieto)
  • ponerse nervioso, -a -> to get nervous
3 highly strung (muy activo) (British) , high-strung (United States)
4 worked-up, uptight (irritado)
  • poner nervioso, -a a alguien -> to get on somebody's nerves
  • ponerse nervioso, -a -> to get uptight o worked up

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nervioso [ner-ve-o’-so, sah]
adjective
1 Nervous, relating to the nerves.
2 Nervous (estado temporal), vigorous (palabra, frase).
3 Nerved. (Botany)
  • Sistema nervioso -> nervous system
  • Poner nervioso a uno -> to make somebody nervous

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nervioso
adjetivo
1 (Anatomía) nerve; nervous
centro nervioso nerve centre; crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown; depresión nerviosa nervous depression; sistema nervioso nervous system; ataque nervioso (attack of) hysterics
2 (excitable)
ser nervioso to be highly strung; be nervous; es un niño muy nervioso he's a very highly strung nervous child;o los foxterriers son muy nerviosos fox terriers are very highly strung
3 (intranquilo)
estar nervioso to be nervous; está nerviosa porque tiene un examen she's nervous because she has an exam; está muy nervioso porque aún no han llegado he's very anxious because they haven't arrived yet; esperaban nerviosos los resultados they waited nervously to hear the results; los caballos estaban nerviosos antes de la tormenta the horses were restless before the storm; poner nervioso a algn to make sb nervous; ponerse nervioso to get nervous; me pongo muy nerviosa en las entrevistas I get very nervous in interviews; ¡no te pongas nervioso! keep cool!; (familiar)

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