nervous

nerveux, inquiet

Qui ressent de l’inquiétude ou de la peur face à quelque chose qui pourrait arriver.

En anglais simple : Worried or afraid about something that may happen.

• I feel nervous.
• She was nervous before the test.
• Are you nervous about meeting his parents?

Comment l'utiliser : nervous about something (I'm nervous about my first interview.); nervous of someone/something (He is nervous of large dogs.)

Synonymes : worried, anxious, apprehensive

Contraires : calm, relaxed

Expressions courantes : feel nervous, nervous about something, nervous before something

nerveux, craintif

Qui s’effraie ou se trouble facilement et n’arrive pas à se détendre.

En anglais simple : Easily frightened or upset, and unable to relax.

• Our dog is rather nervous.
• The nervous horse jumped at every sound.
• She has always had a nervous disposition.

Synonymes : jumpy, edgy, skittish

Contraires : calm, steady

Expressions courantes : nervous disposition, nervous horse, nervous person

nerveux, neural

Qui concerne les nerfs transmettant des messages entre le cerveau et le reste du corps.

En anglais simple : Connected with the nerves that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body.

• The disease affects the nervous system.
• The brain belongs to the central nervous system.
• Doctors studied the damaged nervous tissue.

Synonymes : neural

Expressions courantes : nervous system, nervous tissue, nervous disorder