Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Die Nerven liegen blank
English translation:
nerves are frayed
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Asaphina
Mar 30, 2005 10:15
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German term
Die Nerven liegen blank
German to English
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Dies scheint auch die rot-grüne Regierung zu empfinden und die Nerven liegen blank.
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Michael Schubert
United States
United States
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nerves are frayed
This is the common wording that I usually hear. "Tensions are high" would be a suitable alternative, in my view.
Here in California, we'd just say: "Dude, they are, like, totally stressed out!"
Here in California, we'd just say: "Dude, they are, like, totally stressed out!"
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Sandy A Pirie
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nerves are (highly) taut
Die Spannung wird so deutlich.
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...and the strains are showing.
The confidence of the government has received another blow. The German also conveys the idea of public failure. I think this should come across in English.
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nerves are raw
Brokaw summed up by making the observation that American voter nerves are raw, and that a desire for change is evident.
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/002234.php
At the time Foster said ‘Nerves are raw at the moment. It’s been postponed out of respect for those people who died.’
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,,182002,00.html
Lynch said. "I recognize investors' nerves are raw, but we think that the fundamental growth that's there in the economy will keep things chugging along despite oil."
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=594578&page=2
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/002234.php
At the time Foster said ‘Nerves are raw at the moment. It’s been postponed out of respect for those people who died.’
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,,182002,00.html
Lynch said. "I recognize investors' nerves are raw, but we think that the fundamental growth that's there in the economy will keep things chugging along despite oil."
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=594578&page=2
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
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Austria
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it (the government) is showing nerves
That's how I would deal with the translation.
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the government's nerves are bare.
Gets more hits on Google than "raw nerves".
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