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Meanings of nerves in English

Portuguese
tensão
Catalan
nerviositat
Spanish
nervios

An uneasy psychological state.

tensão
Usage of nerves in English
1
The latest bout of market nerves is directly related to political events.
The Irish Times
2
Been in a low state of health and nerves for some time.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
3
I really experienced those similar feelings of excitement and nerves, Carrington said.
Radio NZ
4
Local officials used leaflets, radio and television to try to calm nerves.
Reuters
5
He took several long breaths to try and calm his anxious nerves.
Rakes and radishes
6
Photo: Supplied Tutor Lily Arahanga said they were already feeling the nerves.
Radio NZ
7
Mancini's team played with their supporters' nerves to the point of brutality.
The Irish Times
8
It was but a crisis of the nerves, and to be expected.
A Poor Wise Man
9
The bark of the fakir rasped the tightening nerves of the town.
The Court of Boyville
10
A new prosecutor, Jett was cloaking a case of nerves with brusqueness.
Bones of the Lost
11
It's impossible not to with the tension, the state of your nerves.
The Guardian
12
It's that time of year again... nerves, cheat sheets and general panic.
The Guardian
13
Sadly, nerves set in, in a game that never really got going.
The Irish Times
14
Yesterday saw those with steel nerves recover their appetite for Irish debt.
The Irish Times
15
Leaves very short and few in number, reddish-green; leaf-stems and nerves blood-red.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
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Riesch said her gold was down to getting her nerves under control.
Reuters
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Nerves through the time
Nerves across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
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