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1 nerve-racking
adjective (causing great anxiety or nervousness: a nerve-racking experience.) som går på nervene løsadj. \/ˈnɜːvˌrækɪŋ\/1) nervepirrende, sinnsopprivende, nerveslitende2) enerverende -
2 nerve
nə:v 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerve2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) mot, fasthet3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) frekkhet2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) samle mot, manne seg opp- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nervesmot--------nerveIsubst. \/nɜːv\/1) ( anatomi) nerve2) mot, ureddhet3) ( hverdagslig) frekkhet• you've got some nerve!4) kraft, styrke, fasthet5) (botanikk, om blader) nervea bundle of nerves nervebuntget on one's nerves gå en på nervenehave the nerve to ( hverdagslig) være frekk nok til å ha mot nok til å, være modig nok til ålose one's nerve miste selvkontrollennerves of iron nerver av stålstrain every nerve anstrenge seg til det ytterstea strain on one's nerves noe som går en på nervene et psykisk presssuffer from nerves ha svake nerver, være nervøs av segwhat a nerve! så frekt!, hvilken frekkhet!, så uforskammet!IIverb \/nɜːv\/styrke, gi mot (til), gi kraft (til)nerve oneself samle mot, samle styrke gjøre seg rustet, forberede seg
См. также в других словарях:
nerve-racking — nerve .racking adj nerve wracking a nerve racking situation makes you feel very nervous or worried ▪ Speaking in public can be a nerve wracking experience. ▪ Fran faced a nerve racking wait for her test results … Dictionary of contemporary English
nerve-racking — erve racking (n[ e]rv r[a^]k [i^]ng), adj. Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as, nerve wracking noise. [Also spelled {nerve wracking}.] Syn: stressful, trying. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nerve-racking — (adj.) also nerveracking, 1812, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + prp. of verbal sense of RACK (Cf. rack) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
nerve-racking — nerve wracking UK / US or nerve racking UK [ˈnɜː(r)v ˌrækɪŋ] / US [ˈnɜrvˌrækɪŋ] adjective making you very nervous or worried … English dictionary
nerve-racking — is the preferred spelling in BrE, although AmE also allows nerve wracking … Modern English usage
nerve-racking — (also nerve wracking) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stressful; frightening … English terms dictionary
nerve-racking — or nerve wracking [nʉrv′rak΄iŋ] adj. very trying to one s patience or equanimity; causing irritation or exasperation … English World dictionary
nerve-racking — [adj] distressing aggravating, annoying, disquieting, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, irritating, maddening, stressful, taxing, tense, trying, upsetting; concepts 548,565 … New thesaurus
nerve-racking — adjective extremely irritating to the nerves nerve racking noise the stressful days before a war a trying day at the office • Syn: ↑nerve wracking, ↑stressful, ↑trying • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nerve-racking — also nerve wracking ADJ GRADED A nerve racking situation or experience makes you feel very tense and worried. The women and children spent a nerve racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them... It was more nerve wracking than … English dictionary
nerve-racking — /nerrv rak ing/, adj. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve racking day; a nerve racking noise. Also, nerve wracking. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium