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jitters

UK: /ˈdʒɪt.əz/ US: /ˈdʒɪt̮.ə`z/

Translation

n [pl]
(inform)
mieditis col.
I had last minute jitters
En el último momento me entró mieditis
canguelo col.
to have the jitters
tener canguelo
to get the jitters
ponerse nervioso
(Definition of jitters n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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