nervous

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nervioso

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nervous
[ˈnɜːvəs]
adjetivo
1inquieto(a), nervioso(a) (apprehensive)
  • to be nervous -> ser nervioso(a); (by nature) estar nervioso(a) (temporarily)
  • he was nervous about (doing) it -> le ponía nervioso (hacerlo)
también:
  • nervous breakdown -> crisis f inv nerviosa
  • nervous energy -> nervio (m)
  • nervous exhaustion -> agotamiento (m) nervioso
  • nervous system -> sistema (m) nervioso

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nervous [ner-vos]
adjetivo
1Nervioso, nervoso; nervudo.
2Que se agita o altera fácilmente.
3Nervioso, que muestra vigor en las ideas, escritos, discursos, etc.

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nervous [ˈnɜːvəs]
adjective
1 (tense) nervioso
to be/feel nervous estar nervioso; (frightened) tener miedo
We are made to feel nervous in the fast lane of a motorway I was feeling really nervous on my way to see him
I was nervous about the meetingabout 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 dispositiondisposition ser nervioso
The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition
to get nervousget ponerse nervioso
I was beginning to get nervous at the prospect of my driving test try not to get nervous, it will all be over in an hour
to make sb nervousmake poner nervioso a algn; (frighten) dar miedo a algn
flying makes me nervous
to be nervous of sth/sbof tener miedo a algo/algn
He's nervous of thieves in that little shop of his. George was nervous of his temperamental father
he was in a highly nervous statestate estaba muy nervioso; tenía los nervios a flor de piel
He was in an agitated and highly nervous state
to be a nervous wreckwreck (informal) (temporarily) ser un manojo de nervios; (more permanently) estar hecho polvo de los nervios; (informal)
his behaviour is turning Fiona into a nervous wreck I waited so long that by the time my turn came I was a nervous wreck.
2 (Med) nervioso
modifier
nervous breakdown (n) crisis nerviosa; (f)
The strain of the scandal eventually drove Rachel to a nervous breakdown You'll give yourself a nervous breakdown going on working like this.
nervous collapse (n) colapso nervioso; (m)
He had been lonely and isolated, on the verge of nervous collapse
nervous exhaustion (n) agotamiento nervioso; (m)
But the nervous Nellies and naysayers didn't have much of a chance against bulls like Donald Rowe
nervous system (n) sistema nervioso; (m)
Neurologists study the functioning and anatomy of the nervous system

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