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1 nervoso
1. adj nervous( irritabile) edgy( asciutto) sinewyesaurimento m nervoso nervous breakdown2. m colloq il nervoso irritationmi viene il nervoso I'm beginning to get really irritated, this is getting on my nerves* * *nervoso agg.1 nervous: centro nervoso, nerve centre; esaurimento nervoso, nervous breakdown; ganglio nervoso, (nerve) ganglion; sistema nervoso, nervous system; terminazione nervosa, nerve ending // tensione nervosa, nervous tension // una risata nervosa, a nervous titter2 ( irritabile, eccitabile) nervous; irritable, short-tempered; (fam.) nervy; ( di cavallo) frisky: un bambino nervoso, a nervy child; è un uomo molto nervoso, he is very irritable (o short-tempered); oggi sono molto nervoso, today I am feeling very nervy; quel bambino diventa facilmente nervoso, that child is very excitable; aspettare mi rende nervoso, it annoys me to wait // siamo nervosetti, vero, oggi?, (iron.) we're a bit edgy today, aren't we? // (Borsa) mercato nervoso, jumpy market◆ s.m.1 nervousness, irritability: avere il nervoso, to be very irritable (o to be on edge) // non farmi venire il nervoso, don't get on my nerves // che nervoso! si è fermato l'orologio, damn! the clock has stopped2 ( persona nervosa) irritable person.* * *[ner'voso] nervoso (-a)1. agg1) (tensione, sistema) nervous, (centro) nerve attr2) (agitato) nervous, tense, (irritabile) irritable, touchysono sempre un po' nervoso prima di un compito in classe — I'm always a bit nervous before a test at school
3) (gambe, corpo) sinewy2. smfarsi prendere dal nervoso — to let o.s. get irritated
* * *[ner'voso] 1.1) [cellula, centro] nerve attrib.; [sistema, tensione] nervous2) (agitato) [ persona] nervous, tense; (irritabile) irritable, short-tempered, edgy3) (che denota nervosismo) [risata, tosse] nervous4) fig. [ mercato] nervous, jumpy colloq.2.sostantivo maschile colloq. irritability, nervousnessavere il nervoso — to be cross, to be on edge
far venire il nervoso a qcn. — to get on sb.'s nerves, to give sb. the willies colloq.
* * *nervoso/ner'voso/1 [cellula, centro] nerve attrib.; [sistema, tensione] nervous; esaurimento nervoso nervous breakdown3 (che denota nervosismo) [risata, tosse] nervouscolloq. irritability, nervousness; avere il nervoso to be cross, to be on edge; far venire il nervoso a qcn. to get on sb.'s nerves, to give sb. the willies colloq.; che nervoso! how frustrating! -
2 nervoso
[ner'voso] nervoso (-a)1. agg1) (tensione, sistema) nervous, (centro) nerve attr2) (agitato) nervous, tense, (irritabile) irritable, touchysono sempre un po' nervoso prima di un compito in classe — I'm always a bit nervous before a test at school
3) (gambe, corpo) sinewy2. smfarsi prendere dal nervoso — to let o.s. get irritated
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3 insalata di nervetti
( ITALY)sinewy, chopped boiled beef or veal, served cold with beans and picklesItaliano-Inglese Cucina internazionale > insalata di nervetti
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4 nervetti con cipolla
( ITALY)chopped, sinewy beef and veal with onionsItaliano-Inglese Cucina internazionale > nervetti con cipolla
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