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1 nervous
1) (of the nerves: the nervous system.) taugaóstyrkur2) (rather afraid: She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.) taugaóstyrkur, kvíðinn -
2 nervous breakdown
(a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain.) taugaáfall -
3 nervous system
(the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal.) taugakerfi -
4 the fidgets
(nervous restlessness.) eirðarleysi -
5 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) taug2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) hugrekki3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) ósvífni2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) telja kjark í- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
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6 tic
[tik](a nervous, involuntary movement or twitch of a muscle, especially of the face: She has a nervous tic below her left eye.) vöðvakippur -
7 brain
[brein]1) (the centre of the nervous system: an injury to the brain; ( also adjective) brain surgery; brain damage.) heili2) ((often in plural) cleverness: a good brain; You've plenty of brains.) gáfur3) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) gáfumaður•- brainy
- brainchild
- brain drain
- brainwash
- brainwashing
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8 breakdown
1) ((often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.) taugaáfall2) (a mechanical failure causing a stop: The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.) bilun -
9 epilepsy
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10 exceedingly
adverb (very: exceedingly nervous.) ákaflega -
11 fluster
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12 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) feykjast; flökta2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) flögra2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) titringur2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) óróleiki, spenna, uppnám -
13 get the wind up
(to become nervous or anxious: She got the wind up when she realized how close we were to the edge.) verða taugastrekktur/kvíðinn -
14 giggle
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15 highly-strung
adjective (very nervous; very easily upset or excited.) taugastrekktur -
16 hysteria
[hi'stiəriə]1) (a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc.) sefasÿki; móðursÿki; geðshræring; æði2) (uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people: mass hysteria.) (múg)æsingur•- hysterically
- hysterics
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17 jittery
['‹itəri](very nervous and easily upset: She has become very jittery since her accident.) taugaóstyrkur -
18 jumpy
adjective (nervous; easily upset: He has been very jumpy and irritable lately.) uppstökkur; taugaveiklaður -
19 naturally
1) (of course; as one would expect: Naturally I didn't want to risk missing the train.) auðvitað2) (by nature; as a natural characteristic: She is naturally kind.) að eðlisfari3) (normally; in a relaxed way: Although he was nervous, he behaved quite naturally.) eðlilega -
20 on edge
(uneasy; nervous: She was on edge when waiting for her exam results.) taugaóstyrkur
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