nervosoner.vo.so [nerv′ozu]adj1 nervous: a) of or referring to the nerves. b) energetic, vigorous.
2 tense, on edge:
ela está nervosa / she is on edge:
ela anda muito nervosa desde que terminou os exames / she has been on the edge ever since she sat her exams.
3 excitable, irritable:
ela está muito nervosa por estar desempregada / being unemployed makes her irritable.
4 apprehensive, distressed:
os pais de Mary estão muito nervosos desde que ela desapareceu / Mary’s parents have been very distressed since she has been missing.
Expressõesesgotamento nervoso nervous breakdown.
muito nervoso high-strung.
sistema nervoso nervous system.
