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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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STOCK EXCHANGE (market) surévalué(e), suracheté(e)Mr Greenspan's dilemma is that he would probably like to raise interest rates - inflation indicators from the labour market are mixed but the productivity miracle cannot continue for ever while signals from the energy sector are less equivocal. He would also like to see the US stock markets down from their current overbought levels. But he must achieve both without causing a nervous market to panic.
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nervous energy — /nɜvəs ˈɛnədʒi/ (say nervuhs enuhjee) noun energy experienced by a person as a result of being in a state of extreme anxiety, stress, or emotion …
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