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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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