nail-biting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nail-biting in the English»French Dictionary

I.nail-biting [Brit ˈneɪlbʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈneɪlˌbaɪdɪŋ] N

nail-biting

habitude f de se ronger les ongles

II.nail-biting [Brit ˈneɪlbʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈneɪlˌbaɪdɪŋ] ADJ

nail-biting match, finish

palpitant

nail-biting wait

angoissant

Translations for nail-biting in the French»English Dictionary

onychophagie [ɔnikɔfaʒi] N f

onychophagie

nail-biting, onychophagia spec

nail-biting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nail-biting in the English»French Dictionary

nail-biting ADJ

nail-biting

à suspense

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rest of the story is a nail-biting chase for these lingams.

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But in the second race things seemed to not go their way as they finished in a nail-biting 19thplace.

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For the rest of us, this will be a nail-biting second-half.

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There was a nail-biting photo finish for the third place.

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Credible performances from its leads and a nail-biting screenplay makes it an engaging trip.

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Credible performances from its leads, a nail-biting screenplay along with a fresh milieu makes it an engaging film.

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From nail-biting, to shopping, and even obsessions with addicts themselves.

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Without the underwhelming cameos of these unsung players, nail-biting matches will become a monotony of wham-bam-whack-thwacks.

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Common examples include: procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, nail-biting.

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This followed a nail-biting two days of counting and recounting votes.

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