Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| nervous adj. | nervös | ||||||
| edgy adj. - tense, nervous; usually used postpositively | nervös | ||||||
| twitchy adj. | nervös | ||||||
| jittery adj. | nervös | ||||||
| antsy adj. | nervös | ||||||
| jumpy adj. | nervös | ||||||
| skittish adj. - esp. of a horse | nervös | ||||||
| nervously adv. | nervös | ||||||
| atwitter adj. - nervously excited | nervös | ||||||
| high-strung adj. (Amer.) | nervös | ||||||
| jumpily adv. | nervös | ||||||
| nervy adj. | nervös | ||||||
| restive adj. | nervös | ||||||
| toey adj. - 'nervous'; used before noun | nervös | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to be flustered | nervös sein | ||||||
| to become flustered | nervös werden | ||||||
| to excite so. | excited, excited | | jmdn. nervös machen | ||||||
| to be on edge [fig.] | nervös sein | ||||||
| to put so. on edge [fig.] | jmdn. nervös machen | ||||||
| to set so.'s nerves on edge [fig.] | jmdn. nervös machen | ||||||
| to set so.'s teeth on edge [fig.] | jmdn. nervös machen | ||||||
| to give so. the willies [coll.] | jmdn. nervös machen | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| tic | nervöser Gesichtskrampf | ||||||
| tic | nervöser Krampf | ||||||
| nervous cough [MED.] | nervöser Reizhusten | ||||||
| nervous twitch [MED.] | nervöses Zucken | ||||||
| nervous person | nervöse Person | ||||||
Grammar |
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| hyper hyper + genau |
| 'ös (iös, os)' Das Suffix ös ist ein Fremdsuffix. |
| mit Fremdsuffixex Funktion + al |
