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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMordedor de unhas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mordeˈdoʁ dʒi ˈuɲɐs
"O jogo foi um verdadeiro mordedor de unhas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation or event that is very tense or exciting, causing anxiety.
"The final moments of the game were a real nailbiter, keeping everyone on the edge of their seats." - 2
A person who bites their nails, often due to stress or nervousness.
"He was such a nailbiter that he always had band-aids on his fingers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'nailbiter' originates from the combination of 'nail' and 'bite', referring to the act of biting one's nails due to anxiety or suspense. It emerged in the early 20th century, reflecting a cultural context where nail-biting was associated with nervousness during tense situations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nailbiter" is said worldwide
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Mordeur d'ongles
Transliteration: mɔʁdœʁ d‿ɔ̃ɡl
"Le match était un vrai mordeur d'ongles."
Nagelbeißer
Transliteration: ˈnaːɡlbəˌaɪ̯sɐ
"Das Spiel war ein echter Nagelbeißer."
Morditore di unghie
Transliteration: morditore di unghie
"La partita è stata un vero morditore di unghie."
Mordedor de uñas
Transliteration: mordeˈðoɾ ðe ˈuɲas
"El partido fue un verdadero mordedor de uñas."
Mordedor de unhas
Transliteration: mordeˈdoʁ dʒi ˈuɲɐs
"O jogo foi um verdadeiro mordedor de unhas."
नाखून चबाने वाला
Transliteration: nākhoon chabāne vālā
"यह खेल एक असली नाखून चबाने वाला था।"
咬指甲的人
Transliteration: yǎo zhǐjiǎ de rén
"这场比赛真是个咬指甲的人。"
손톱을 물어뜯는 사람
Transliteration: son-tob-eul mul-eo-tteun-eun salam
"그 경기는 정말 손톱을 물어뜯는 사람이었다."
爪を噛む人
Transliteration: tsume o kamu hito
"その試合は本当に爪を噛む人だった。"
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