be nervous about
волноваться перед
I'm nervous about meeting my partner's parents.
Я волнуюсь перед встречей с родителями моего партнёра.
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adjective · A2 · very often · UK/US
nervous
nervous
Meaning of nervous
English
feeling anxious
Русский
чувствует тревогу, беспокойство перед событиями
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈnɜːvəs/
American English
/ˈnɝvəs/
nervous with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом nervous
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6 сочетаний
Волноваться
Being anxiousget nervous
разволноваться
She got nervous when the elevator stopped between floors.
Она разволновалась, когда лифт остановился между этажами.
- make someone nervousнервировать
Сильное волнение
Strong anxietynervous wreck
комок нервов
I was a nervous wreck before the audition.
Перед прослушиванием я был просто комком нервов.
nervous laugh
нервный смешок
He gave a nervous laugh and checked his watch.
Он издал нервный смешок и посмотрел на часы.
- nervous breakdownнервный срыв
nervous usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He is a nervous driver.
Он нервный водитель.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The dog looks nervous.
Собака выглядит нервной.
nervous synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between nervous, anxious, worried, tense, jittery, uneasy, jumpy, and edgy
ENHe's anxious about the exam results.
ENShe's worried about paying the bills.
ENThe meeting was tense and uncomfortable.
J
🇬🇧English
jittery
Informal: nervous and shaky.
B2often
ENAfter three coffees she felt jittery.
ENI felt uneasy about the plan from the start.
Advanced: broader words
J
🇬🇧English
jumpy
Easily startled; reacts to sudden noises.
B1often
ENHe's been jumpy since the noise outside.
ENThe whole room felt edgy after the argument.
A
🇬🇧English
apprehensive
Formal: fearful about what may happen.
B2rare word
ENShe was apprehensive about meeting his family.
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nervous meaning: what does it mean?
feeling anxious
nervous pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
nervous is pronounced as /ˈnɜːvəs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
nervous definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Он нервный водитель. Translation: He is a nervous driver.
Is nervous part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
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