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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...
        16
        Riesch said her gold was down to getting her nerves under control.
        Reuters
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