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1 nerve-racking
adjective (causing great anxiety or nervousness: a nerve-racking experience.) desesperante, agotadortr['nɜːvrækɪŋ]1 angustioso,-aadj.• exasperado, -a adj.• irritante adj.'nɜːrv'rækɪŋ, 'nɜːvˌrækɪŋadjective que destroza los nervios['nɜːvˌrækɪŋ]ADJ [wait, experience] angustioso; [drive, journey, interview] estresante* * *['nɜːrv'rækɪŋ, 'nɜːvˌrækɪŋ]adjective que destroza los nervios -
2 nerve-racking
adj.exasperante, agobiante, angustioso, muy irritante. -
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 angustioso
angustioso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ situación› distressing;‹mirada/grito› anguished
angustioso,-a adjetivo distressing ' angustioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: angustiosa - desesperante English: distressing - nerve-racking - agonizing - harrowing
См. также в других словарях:
nerve-racking — nerve .racking adj nerve wracking a nerve racking situation makes you feel very nervous or worried ▪ Speaking in public can be a nerve wracking experience. ▪ Fran faced a nerve racking wait for her test results … Dictionary of contemporary English
nerve-racking — erve racking (n[ e]rv r[a^]k [i^]ng), adj. Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as, nerve wracking noise. [Also spelled {nerve wracking}.] Syn: stressful, trying. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nerve-racking — (adj.) also nerveracking, 1812, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + prp. of verbal sense of RACK (Cf. rack) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
nerve-racking — nerve wracking UK / US or nerve racking UK [ˈnɜː(r)v ˌrækɪŋ] / US [ˈnɜrvˌrækɪŋ] adjective making you very nervous or worried … English dictionary
nerve-racking — is the preferred spelling in BrE, although AmE also allows nerve wracking … Modern English usage
nerve-racking — (also nerve wracking) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stressful; frightening … English terms dictionary
nerve-racking — or nerve wracking [nʉrv′rak΄iŋ] adj. very trying to one s patience or equanimity; causing irritation or exasperation … English World dictionary
nerve-racking — [adj] distressing aggravating, annoying, disquieting, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, irritating, maddening, stressful, taxing, tense, trying, upsetting; concepts 548,565 … New thesaurus
nerve-racking — adjective extremely irritating to the nerves nerve racking noise the stressful days before a war a trying day at the office • Syn: ↑nerve wracking, ↑stressful, ↑trying • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nerve-racking — also nerve wracking ADJ GRADED A nerve racking situation or experience makes you feel very tense and worried. The women and children spent a nerve racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them... It was more nerve wracking than … English dictionary
nerve-racking — /nerrv rak ing/, adj. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve racking day; a nerve racking noise. Also, nerve wracking. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium