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2 ♦ nervous
♦ nervous /ˈnɜ:vəs/a.1 nervoso; eccitabile; irrequieto; teso; agitato: a nervous laugh, una risata nervosa; He is very nervous, è molto nervoso, eccitabile; to be nervous of doing st., aver paura di fare qc.; to be nervous of traffic, avere paura del traffico; to make sb. nervous, mettere q. in apprensione NOTA D'USO: - emozionato e emotional-2 (med., fisiol.) nervoso ( relativo ai nervi): nervous system, sistema nervoso; nervous energy, energia nervosa; nervous breakdown, esaurimento nervoso4 pauroso; timido; apprensivonervously avv. nervousness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - nervous e nervoso- -
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♦ energy /ˈɛnədʒɪ/A n. [uc]( anche fis.) energia: potential energy, energia potenziale; electrical energy, energia elettrica; kinetic energy, energia cinetica; alternative energy, energia alternativa; renewable energy, energia rinnovabile; nervous energy, energia nervosa; radiant energy, energia radiante; solar energy, energia solare; alternative sources of energy, fonti di energia alternative; to waste one's energies sprecare le proprie energie; to devote one's energies to, dedicare le proprie energie aB a. attr.energetico; dell'energia: (econ.) energy crisis, crisi energetica; energy level, livello energetico; energy budget, bilancio energetico; energy source, fonte energetica (o di energia)● energy bars, tavolette energetiche □ energy drink, bevanda energetica; bibita energetica □ ( anche med.) energy-giving, energetico: energy-giving food, cibo energetico □ (econ.) energy markets, i mercati dell'energia □ energy-saving, che fa risparmiare energia □ (econ.) energy sector, settore energetico. -
4 nervous *** nerv·ous adj
['nɜːvəs]Anat Med nervoso (-a), (edgy) nervoso (-a), agitato (-a), teso (-a), (apprehensive) ansioso (-a), apprensivo (-a)I was nervous about speaking to her — (apprehensive) l'idea di parlarle mi agitava, (excited) ero emozionato all'idea di parlarle
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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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