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FIDGETS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-10-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Nervous System
- Oral Presentations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jitters
1, record 1, English, jitters
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fidgets 2, record 1, English, fidgets
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
extreme nervousness: a sense of panic. 3, record 1, English, - jitters
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
a very uneasy, nervous feeling; the fidgets. 4, record 1, English, - jitters
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most professional performers freely admit to "pre-opening jitters." ... the trick is to find and strike the happy medium between too much and too little tension, stage fright, the jitters, or whatever else you might call it. 5, record 1, English, - jitters
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jitters: (colloq.). 4, record 1, English, - jitters
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jitters: plural but singular or plural in construction ... often used with "the" (experienced a bad case of the jitters before playing the solo). 3, record 1, English, - jitters
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
fidget: Usu. pl. The fidgets. 6, record 1, English, - jitters
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jitter
- fidget
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Système nerveux
- Exposés et communications orales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agitation
1, record 1, French, agitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'une personne en proie à des émotions et à des impulsions, qui ne peut rester immobile, calme, en repos. 1, record 1, French, - agitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Être dans un état d'agitation extrême, dans une grande agitation. [...] Son agitation croissait avec l'attente. 1, record 1, French, - agitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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