nervous

nervioso, preocupado

Que siente preocupación o miedo por algo que puede ocurrir.

En inglés sencillo: Worried or afraid about something that may happen.

• I feel nervous.
• She was nervous before the test.
• Are you nervous about meeting his parents?

Cómo se usa: nervous about something (I'm nervous about my first interview.); nervous of someone/something (He is nervous of large dogs.)

Sinónimos: worried, anxious, apprehensive

Antónimos: calm, relaxed

Expresiones frecuentes: feel nervous, nervous about something, nervous before something

nervioso, asustadizo

Que se asusta o se altera con facilidad y le cuesta relajarse.

En inglés sencillo: Easily frightened or upset, and unable to relax.

• Our dog is rather nervous.
• The nervous horse jumped at every sound.
• She has always had a nervous disposition.

Sinónimos: jumpy, edgy, skittish

Antónimos: calm, steady

Expresiones frecuentes: nervous disposition, nervous horse, nervous person

nervioso, neural

Relacionado con los nervios que transmiten señales entre el cerebro y el resto del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Connected with the nerves that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body.

• The disease affects the nervous system.
• The brain belongs to the central nervous system.
• Doctors studied the damaged nervous tissue.

Sinónimos: neural

Expresiones frecuentes: nervous system, nervous tissue, nervous disorder