nervio
sinew ; nerve.
Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
Injury to a nerve can stop signals to and from the brain causing muscles not to work.
ataque de nervios
nervous breakdown
attack of hysterics
If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!.
He always had a feeling of awkwardness in the zoologist's presence, and now he was afraid there would be talk about his attack of hysterics.
con los nervios a flor de piel
edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.]
nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.]
on edge
highly-strung
His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.
The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
con los nervios de punta
edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.]
nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.]
on edge
His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.
The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
con nervios [Relativo a la encuadernación]
rib
Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
crispar los nervios
unnerve
get on + Posesivo + wick
World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
dar un ataque de nervios
have + an attack of hysterics
He is always having terrible dreams and suffering from nightmares; and when you shout at him he has something like an attack of hysterics.
guerra de nervios
war of nerves
The struggle for the release of the innocent Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya has turned into a war of nerves.
nervio ciático
sciatic nerve
Sciatica, or pain along the sciatic nerve, can cause pain, weakness, numbness and tingling from the lower back down the back of the leg to the toes.
nervio óptico
optic nerve
Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.
nervio pinzado
pinched nerve
Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others.
nervios
nerves
From 1868 the terms 'neurasthenia' and 'nerves' became accepted as a diagnosis of many vague symptoms of illness.
nervios de acero
nerves of steel
Yet this 35-year-old's fragile, feminine demeanour conceals nerves of steel and a will of iron.
nervio trigémino
trigeminal nerve
This piquant sensation in the throat is due to the action of phenic substances on the tip of the trigeminal nerve.
perder los nervios
lose + Posesivo + cool
fly off + the handle
lose + Posesivo + head
lose + Posesivo + temper
Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited.
In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who 'loses his head'.
His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
pinzamiento del nervio
pinched nerve
Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others.
poner de los nervios
get on + Posesivo + wick
unnerve
Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
puro nervio [Dicho de una persona]
live wire
The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.
tener los nervios de punta
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
tener los nervios en el estómago
have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach
have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach
It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship.
She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
terminación del nervio
nerve ending
The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.
un manojo de nervios
a bundle of nerves
He doesn't remember how he felt before that game, whether he was a bundle of nerves or the picture of calm.