nervous

nervioso

nervous(nuhr-vuhs)

adjective

1. (apprehensive)

a. nervioso

They say that actors always get nervous before coming on stage.

Se dice que los actores siempre se ponen nerviosos antes de salir a escena.

You're making me nervous!

¡Me estás poniendo nerviosa!

2. (medicine)

a. nervioso

The snake's venom attacks the nervous system of the victim.

El veneno de la serpiente ataca el sistema nervioso de la víctima.

nervous

adjective

1. (apprehensive)

a. inquieto(a), nervioso(a)

to be nervousser nervioso(a)

he was nervous about (doing) itle ponía nervioso (hacerlo)

nervous breakdowncrisis nerviosa

nervous energynervio m

nervous exhaustionagotamiento nervioso

nervous systemsistema nervioso

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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 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

The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition

to get nervous 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 nervous poner nervioso a algn; (frighten) dar miedo a algn

flying makes me nervous

to be nervous of sth/sb 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 state estaba muy nervioso; tenía los nervios a flor de piel

He was in an agitated and highly nervous state

to be a nervous wreck (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 (f) nerviosa

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 (m) nervioso

He had been lonely and isolated, on the verge of nervous collapse

nervous exhaustion (n) agotamiento (m) nervioso

But the nervous Nellies and naysayers didn't have much of a chance against bulls like Donald Rowe

nervous system (n) sistema (m) nervioso

Neurologists study the functioning and anatomy of the nervous system