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nervous breakdown n dépression f nerveuse ; to have a nervous breakdown avoir or faire ○ une dépression nerveuse. -
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breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]1. nouna. [of machine, vehicle, electricity supply] panne fb. [of communications, relationship, talks] rupture fc. ( = mental illness) dépression f nerveused. ( = analysis) analyse f ; (into categories) décomposition f ( into en ) ; [of sales figures, costs] ventilation f2. compounds* * *['breɪkdaʊn] 1.1) Automobile, Technology panne f (in, of de)2) ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of discipline, order) dégradation f; ( of alliance) éclatement m; ( of plan) échec m3) Medicine dépression f4) ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics) ventilation f; ( of argument) décomposition fa breakdown of the voters according to sex/age — une répartition de l'ensemble des électeurs par sexe/tranche d'âge
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nervous ['nɜ:vəs](a) (anxious, worried) anxieux, appréhensif; (shy) timide, intimidé; (uneasy) mal à l'aise; (agitated) agité, tendu; (tense) tendu;∎ to be nervous (before a performance, an exam etc) avoir le trac; (before going to the dentist etc) avoir peur;∎ to be nervous about sth s'inquiéter à propos de qch;∎ I'm always nervous or I always feel nervous when he's around je suis toujours tendu lorsqu'il est dans les parages;∎ don't be nervous détendez-vous, n'ayez pas peur;∎ you're making me nervous vous m'intimidez, vous me faites perdre mes moyens;∎ you don't need to be nervous on my account vous n'avez pas besoin de vous inquiéter pour moi;∎ he is nervous of Alsatians les bergers allemands lui font peur;∎ he is nervous of failure il a peur de l'échec;∎ I'm nervous about speaking in public j'ai peur ou j'appréhende de parler en public;∎ the bank was nervous about granting the loan la banque hésitait à accorder le prêt;∎ I'm always nervous before exams j'ai toujours le trac avant un examen;∎ airports make me nervous je me sens mal à l'aise dans les aéroports;∎ familiar he's a nervous wreck il est à bout de nerfs□, il est à cran;∎ not for those of a nervous disposition à déconseiller aux âmes sensibles►► nervous breakdown dépression f nerveuse;∎ to have a nervous breakdown avoir ou faire une dépression nerveuse;nervous energy énergie f nerveuse;American familiar pejorative nervous Nellie poule f mouillée;the nervous system le système nerveux;nervous tension tension f nerveuse -
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nervous [ˈnɜ:vəs]• don't be nervous, it'll be all right ne t'inquiète pas, tout se passera bien• to have a nervous breakdown faire une dépression nerveuse ► nervous exhaustion noun fatigue f nerveuse ; (serious) surmenage m━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]nervous is not always translated by nerveux.* * *['nɜːvəs]1) [person] ( fearful) timide; ( anxious) angoissé; ( highly strung) nerveux/-euse; [smile, laugh, habit] nerveux/-euseto be nervous of GB ou around US — avoir peur de [strangers, animals]
to be nervous of GB ou about US — redouter [change, disagreement]
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/-euse3) Finance instable -
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A n1 Aut, Mech, Tech panne f (in, of de) ; in the event of a breakdown en cas de panne ; he had a breakdown on the motorway il est tombé en panne sur l'autoroute ;2 ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f ; (of discipline, order) dégradation f ; (of alliance, coalition) éclatement m ; ( of plan) échec m ;3 Med dépression f ; to have a (nervous) breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse) ; to be on the verge of a breakdown être au bord de la dépression ; it's enough to give you a nervous breakdown! hum il y a de quoi faire une dépression! ;4 ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics, costs, budget) ventilation f ; ( of argument) décomposition f ; (by sex, age, nationality) a breakdown of the voters according to sex/age une répartition de l'ensemble des votants par sexe/tranche d'âge ; a breakdown of how I spent the week un emploi du temps détaillé de ma semaine passée ; -
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breakdown ['breɪkdaʊn]∎ to have a breakdown tomber en panne(b) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of system, service) arrêt m complet; (of tradition, state of affairs) détérioration f, dégradation f; (of marriage, relationship) échec m∎ to have a breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse)(d) (analysis → of ideas, statistics) analyse f; (→ of reasons) décomposition f; Commerce (→ of costs, figures) ventilation f; Finance (→ of account, expenses) décomposition f, ventilation f; (→ of bill, estimate) détail m; (→ of script) pré-découpage m; (→ for recording) dépouillement m;∎ a breakdown of the population by age une répartition de la population par âge;∎ give me a breakdown of the annual report faites-moi l'analyse du rapport annuel►► Cars breakdown gang équipe f de dépannage;Cars breakdown and recovery service service m de remorquage et de dépannage;Cars breakdown service service m de dépannage;breakdown truck, breakdown van dépanneuse f, camion m de dépannage -
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[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerf2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) courage3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) toupet2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) s'armer de courage- nerves- nervous - nervously - nervousness - nervy - nerviness - nerve-racking - nervous breakdown - nervous system - get on someone's nerves
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