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B adj1 ( fanatical) enragé ;2 a raving idiot ou lunatic un fou furieux/une folle furieuse ;to be (stark) raving mad ○ être complètement dingue ○ or fou.
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Stark Raving Mad (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Stark Raving Mad caption = Stark Raving Mad titles format = Sitcom camera = Multicamera runtime = 23 min. (approx.) creator = Steven Levitan executive producer = Steven Levitan starring = Tony Shalhoub, Neil Patrick … Wikipedia
be stark raving mad — British, American & Australian, British to be completely crazy. She looked at me as though she thought I was stark raving mad … New idioms dictionary
mad — [ mæd ] adjective ** 1. ) never before noun INFORMAL angry: He makes me mad, the way he keeps criticizing me. mad at/with: My boss is mad at me for missing the meeting. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH very silly or stupid: CRAZY: be mad to do something: You… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad … Dictionary of contemporary English
stark — [ stark ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) used for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at, often in a slightly unpleasant or frightening way: She disliked the stark brick walls and the steel window frames. The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stark´ness — stark «stahrk», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. downright; complete; sheer; absolute: »That fool is talking stark nonsense. She moved with the stark simplicity of a Martha Graham dancer (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): utter … Useful english dictionary
stark´ly — stark «stahrk», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. downright; complete; sheer; absolute: »That fool is talking stark nonsense. She moved with the stark simplicity of a Martha Graham dancer (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): utter … Useful english dictionary
mad — adjective madder, maddest 1 ANGRY (not before noun) informal especially AmE angry: You make me so mad! | Stay clear of Tucker he s mad as hell and looking for a fight. | mad at sb AmE: Don t get mad at me, I m just telling you what Ray said. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mad — adj. infatuated (colloq.) 1) (cannot stand alone) mad about (they are mad about each other) angry (colloq.) (esp. AE) 2) hopping mad 3) to get mad 4) mad at (she s mad at him; to get mad at smb.) insane 5) stark raving mad 6) to go mad … Combinatory dictionary
raving — rav|ing1 [ˈreıvıŋ] adj [only before noun] informal 1.) talking or behaving in a crazy way ▪ a raving lunatic 2.) especially BrE used to emphasize that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality ▪ She was no raving beauty , but at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
raving — 1. noun Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk. 2. adjective a) Talking wildly. She was not considered a raving beauty. b) Causing excitement or wild praise. 3. adverb … Wiktionary