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1 nervy
adjective (excitable: The horse is rather nervy.) nerviosotr['nɜːvɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar nervioso,-a2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar descarado,-a1) courageous: valiente2) impudent: atrevido, descarado, fresco fam3) nervous: nerviosoadj.• excitable adj.'nɜːrvi, 'nɜːvia) (bold, brash) (AmE colloq) fresco (fam), caradura (fam)b) ( courageous) (AmE colloq) valiente, agalludo (AmL fam)c) (tense, edgy) (BrE) nervioso['nɜːvɪ]ADJ (compar nervier) (superl nerviest)1) (Brit) (=tense) nervioso2) (US) (=cheeky) descarado, caradura ** * *['nɜːrvi, 'nɜːvi]a) (bold, brash) (AmE colloq) fresco (fam), caradura (fam)b) ( courageous) (AmE colloq) valiente, agalludo (AmL fam)c) (tense, edgy) (BrE) nervioso -
2 nervy
adj.1 nervioso(a) (familiar) (tense)2 arrojado, audaz.3 arrogante, insolentemente presuntuoso.4 molesto.5 muy nervioso. -
3 nerve
nə:v
1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nervio2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) valor3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) descaro
2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) hacer de tripas corazón- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves
nerve n1. nervio2. carayou've got a nerve! ¡qué cara tienes!tr[nɜːv]1 nervio2 (daring) valor nombre masculino3 (cheek) descaro, jeta, cara■ what a nerve! ¡qué cara!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a bundle of nerves estar hecho,-a un manojo de nerviosto get on somebody's nerves crispar los nervios a alguiento lose one's nerve rajarsenerve cell neuronanerve centre centro neurálgiconerve gas gas nombre masculino nerviosonerve ['nərv] n1) : nervio m2) courage: coraje m, valor m, fuerza f de la voluntadto lose one's nerve: perder el valor3) audacity, gall: atrevimiento m, descaro mof all the nerve!: ¡qué descaro!4) nerves npl: nervios mpla fit of nerves: un ataque de nerviosadj.• nervioso, -a adj.n.• nervio s.m.• valor (Coraje) s.m.• ánimo s.m.v.• animar v.
I nɜːrv, nɜːv1) c (Anat, Bot) nervio mto touch a (raw) nerve — meter or poner* el dedo en la llaga; (before n) <fiber, ending> nervioso
2) nerves pla) ( emotional constitution) nervios mplto have nerves of steel — tener* nervios de acero
to get on somebody's nerves — (colloq) ponerle* los nervios de punta a alguien
to live on one's nerves — estar* en permanente estado de tensión
b) ( anxiety) nervios mpl, nerviosismo mto be a bag o bundle of nerves — ser* un manojo de nervios, ser* puro nervio
3)a) u ( resolve) valor m, coraje mto lose/keep one's nerve — perder*/mantener* el valor
it takes some nerve to do it — hay que tener valor or coraje or (fam) agallas para hacerlo
b) ( effrontery) (colloq) (no pl) frescura f (fam), cara f (fam)you've/he's got a nerve! — qué frescura or cara tienes/tiene!
to have the nerve to + inf — tener* la frescura or la cara de + inf (fam)
what a nerve! — qué frescura or cara! (fam)
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reflexive verb[nɜːv]1. N1) (Anat, Bot) nervio m•
it/he gets on my nerves — me pone los nervios de punta or me saca de quicio•
to be living on one's nerves — vivir en estado de tensión constante•
to strain every nerve to do sth — hacer un esfuerzo supremo por hacer algoshe suffers from nerves — padece de los nervios, sufre trastornos nerviosos
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a fit of nerves — un ataque de nervios•
to be in a state of nerves — estar muy nervioso, estar hipertenso3) (=courage) valor m•
he didn't have the nerve to do it — no tuvo el valor de hacerloI wouldn't have the nerve to do that! — ¡yo no me atrevería a hacer eso!
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to lose one's nerve — perder el valor, rajarse *•
it takes some nerve to do that — hace falta mucho valor or mucha sangre fría para hacer eso4) (=cheek) caradura * f, cara * fof all the nerve!, the nerve of it!, what a nerve! — ¡qué caradura! *, ¡qué frescura! *
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you've got a nerve! — ¡qué cara tienes! *, ¡eres un caradura! *•
he had the nerve to ask for money — tuvo la cara de pedir dinero *2.VTto nerve o.s. to do sth — armarse de valor para hacer algo
3.CPDnerve agent N — agente m neurotóxico
nerve cell N — neurona f, célula f nerviosa
nerve centre, nerve center (US) N — centro m nervioso; (fig) punto m neurálgico
nerve ending N — terminación f nerviosa
nerve specialist N — neurólogo(-a) m / f
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I [nɜːrv, nɜːv]1) c (Anat, Bot) nervio mto touch a (raw) nerve — meter or poner* el dedo en la llaga; (before n) <fiber, ending> nervioso
2) nerves pla) ( emotional constitution) nervios mplto have nerves of steel — tener* nervios de acero
to get on somebody's nerves — (colloq) ponerle* los nervios de punta a alguien
to live on one's nerves — estar* en permanente estado de tensión
b) ( anxiety) nervios mpl, nerviosismo mto be a bag o bundle of nerves — ser* un manojo de nervios, ser* puro nervio
3)a) u ( resolve) valor m, coraje mto lose/keep one's nerve — perder*/mantener* el valor
it takes some nerve to do it — hay que tener valor or coraje or (fam) agallas para hacerlo
b) ( effrontery) (colloq) (no pl) frescura f (fam), cara f (fam)you've/he's got a nerve! — qué frescura or cara tienes/tiene!
to have the nerve to + inf — tener* la frescura or la cara de + inf (fam)
what a nerve! — qué frescura or cara! (fam)
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4 chulo
chulo 1
◊ -la adjetivo1 (fam) ( bonito) ‹ mujer› pretty, cute (esp AmE) 2 (Esp fam) ( bravucón) nervy (AmE colloq), cocky (BrE colloq) 3 (Chi fam) ( de mal gusto) tacky (colloq) ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) ( bravucón) flashy type
chulo 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) 1 ( proxeneta) pimp 2 (Col) (Zool) black vulture 3 (Col) ( signo) check mark (AmE), tick (BrE)
chulo,-a familiar
I m,f (presuntuoso) show-off (insolente) cocky: tu primo me pareció un chulo, your cousin's a bit of a show-off
II adjetivo
1 (insolente, fanfarrón) se puso muy chulo con nosotros, he got all cocky with us
2 (bonito) smashing: familiar llevas un collar muy chulo, that's a great necklace you've got on
III sustantivo masculino (proxeneta) pimp ' chulo' also found in these entries: Spanish: chula - rufián English: cocky - in-your-face - neat -
5 neura
neura adjetivo (fam):◊ eso me pone neura that drives me crazy o (BrE) mad (colloq);es tan neura he's so neurotic ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) 1 ( persona):◊ es un neura he's a complete neurotic (colloq)2◊ neura sustantivo femenino: está con la neura she's in a real state (colloq)
neura
I adj fam nervy, neurotic
II m, f fam neurotic
III f fam craze ' neura' also found in these entries: Spanish: neurasténico -
6 patudo
patudo
◊ -da adjetivo1 (AmL fam) ( de pies grandes) with big feet;◊ ¡qué niño tan patudo! what big feet he/she has!2 (Chi fam) ( descarado) nervy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq) ' patudo' also found in these entries: Spanish: patón
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