nervous - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs

nervous  adj.	agitado, agitada
nervous  adj.	alterado, alterada
nervous  adj.	nervioso, nerviosa
nervous  adj.	alborotado, alborotada
nervous  adj.	irritable  m./f.
nervous  adj.	pacato, pacata
nervous  adj.	sofocado, sofocada
nervous  adj.	timorato, timorata
very nervous	hecho(-a) un flan
nervous  adj.	azorado, azorada   - poco usado
nervous  adj.	inquieto, inquieta   - atolondrado
very nervous	como un flan [coll.]
to be very nervous	temblar como un flan [coll.]

Nouns

nervous wreck	manojo de nervios   - persona
nervous affection [MED.]	la neuropatía
nervous breakdown [MED.][PSYCH.]	colapso nervioso
nervous debility [MED.]	la neurastenia
nervous system [MED.]	sistema nervioso
central nervous system [abbr.: CNS] [ANAT.]	sistema nervioso central
enteric nervous system [abbr.: ENS] [MED.]	sistema nervioso entérico [abbr.: SNE]
autonomic nervous system [ANAT.][MED.]	sistema nervioso autónomo [abbr.: SNA]
autonomic nervous system [ANAT.][MED.]	sistema nervioso vegetativo [abbr.: SNV]
peripheral nervous system [ANAT.][MED.]	sistema nervioso periférico
sympathetic nervous system [ANAT.]	sistema nervio simpático

Verbs

to be very nervous  | was, been |	estar como un flan [coll.]
to be very nervous  | was, been |	estar hecho(-a) un flan [coll.]

Examples

He was very nervous about having to speak to a roomful of strangers.	Estaba muy nervioso por tener que hablar en una sala llena de desconocidos.
She was nervous to speak in front of the large audience.	Estaba nerviosa por hablar frente a la gran audiencia.

Orthographically similar words

onerous

nervios

Related search terms

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