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nervoso

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adjective
  1. nerve; nervous
  2. irritable, touchy, cross
  3. tense, unquiet, nervous, jumpy, high-strung, high-spirited
nouninformalmasculine
  1. irritability, bad mood

Forms

adjective

masculine singularnervoso
femininenervosa
masculine pluralnervosi
feminine pluralnervose
superlativenervosissimo

noun

singularnervoso
pluralnervosi

Used in the library

  • Non è un complimento, ma una domanda nervosa.It is not a compliment, but an impatient question.A1Parlare con le mani — Talking with Your Hands
  • Il cane è nervoso quando prepariamo le valigie.The dog is nervous when we pack the suitcases.A2Di nuovo, per favore (7) — Again, please (7) (A2)
  • Io sono di Milano, ed ero nervoso: come parlare con loro?I'm from Milan, and I was nervous: how was I supposed to talk to them?A2Tu, Lei o voi? — Tu, Lei or Voi?
  • Tra le carte c'è un piccolo diario, scritto con una calligrafia sottile e nervosa.Among the papers there's a small diary, written in a thin, nervous hand.A2Il fantasma di Palazzo Zeno — The ghost of Palazzo Zeno (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • agitatorestless, fidgety, agitated; worried or excited
  • irritabileirritable, testy, peckish, crabby, prickly
  • nervinerves, agitation
  • nervonerve; vein, nerve
  • tesotaut, tight, tense, stretched; outstretched

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