nervous

nervous
nervous [ˈnɜ:vəs]
adjective
nerveux
• to be nervous about sth appréhender qch
• to be nervous about doing sth hésiter à faire qch
• don't be nervous, it'll be all right ne t'inquiète pas, tout se passera bien
• people of a nervous disposition les personnes sensibles
• to feel nervous être nerveux ; (before performance, exam) avoir le trac (inf)
• he makes me feel nervous il me met mal à l'aise
► nervous breakdown noun dépression f nerveuse
• to have a nervous breakdown faire une dépression nerveuse ► nervous exhaustion noun fatigue f nerveuse ; (serious) surmenage m
► nervous system noun système m nerveux
► nervous wreck (inf) noun
• to be a nervous wreck être à bout de nerfs
• to make sb a nervous wreck pousser qn à bout
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‼|/b] [b]nervous is not always translated by nerveux.
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['nɜːvəs]
adjective
1) [person] (fearful) timide; (anxious) angoissé; (highly strung) nerveux/-euse; [smile, laugh, habit] nerveux/-euse

to be nervous of GB ou around US — avoir peur de [strangers, animals]

to be nervous of GB ou about US — redouter [change, disagreement]

to be nervous about doing — avoir peur de faire

to feel nervous — (apprehensive) gen être angoissé; (before performance) avoir le trac (colloq); (afraid) avoir peur; (ill at ease) se sentir mal à l'aise

she makes me feel nervous — (intimidates me) elle me met mal à l'aise; (puts my nerves on edge) elle me rend nerveux

2) Anatomy, Medicine nerveux/-euse
3) Finance instable

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