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How to say "nervous" in French

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nerveux
(adj.) (masc.) (sing./pl.) nervous; anxious "nerveux" keeps the same spelling in both the singular and plural forms.
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Je suis un peu nerveux .
I am a bit nervous.
Ne sois pas nerveux .
Don't be anxious.
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So... Where Are You from Exactly?
Je suis un peu nerveux .
I am a little nervous.
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À l' état naturel , le chocolat contient des molécules qui agissent sur le système nerveux ,
In its natural form, chocolate contains molecules which affect the nervous system,
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Maintenant , Azul était nerveux , vraiment nerveux .
Now, Azul was nervous, really nervous.
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ai...le...trac
(expression) (Present) (je) am nervous; have stage fright
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J' ai le trac avant de jouer .
I have stage fright before performing.
J' ai le trac à cause du rendez-vous .
I am nervous because of the appointment.
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Ça m' arrive quand j' ai le trac .
It happens to me when I'm nervous...
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nerveux
(adj.) (masc.) nerve; nervous (relating to the nervous system)
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Il faut protéger son système nerveux .
Your nervous system needs protecting.
David a souffert un traumatisme nerveux .
David suffered nerve damage.
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un influx nerveux part du trayon et remonte très rapidement jusqu'au cerveau .
a nerve impulse leaves the teat and rises very quickly to the brain.
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on va voir un stress du système nerveux , qui va faire augmenter la fréquence cardiaque ,
you're going to see stress on the nervous system, which is going to make the heart rate increase,
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crise de nerfs
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) nervous breakdown
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J' ai fait une crise de nerfs .
I had a nervous breakdown.
Il a fini par avoir une crise de nerfs .
He ended up having a nervous breakdown.
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What to Do with a Kid Who Won't Go to Bed?
En général ils se relèvent au moindre prétexte , et nous on est au bord de la crise de nerfs .
Generally they get up at the slightest pretext, and we're on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
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