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1 raring
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2 raring
raring adj to be raring to do être très impatient de faire ; to be raring to go piaffer d'impatience. -
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4 raring
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5 raring to go
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6 mad
mad [mæd]∎ to go mad devenir fou;∎ you must have been mad to do it il fallait être fou pour faire ça;∎ that's a mad idea c'est une idée folle ou insensée;∎ to be mad with joy/grief être fou de joie/douleur;∎ it's a case of patriotism gone mad c'est du patriotisme poussé à l'extrême ou qui frise la folie;∎ to drive sb mad rendre qn fou;∎ it's enough to drive you mad il y a de quoi devenir fou, c'est à vous rendre fou;∎ you're driving me mad with all your questions tu me rends fou avec toutes tes questions;∎ to be as mad as a hatter or a March hare être fou à lier;(b) (absurd → ambition, plan) fou (folle), insensé;∎ he's always full of mad schemes for making money il a toujours des plans insensés pour se faire de l'argent∎ he went mad when he saw them il s'est mis dans une colère noire en les voyant;∎ to be mad at or with sb être en colère ou fâché contre qn;∎ she makes me mad elle m'énerve;∎ don't get mad ne vous fâchez pas∎ there was a mad rush for the door tous les gens se sont rués vers la porte comme des fous;∎ familiar I'm in a mad rush je suis très pressé□, je suis à la bourre;∎ there was a mad panic to sell les gens n'avaient plus qu'une idée en tête, vendre;∎ figurative don't go mad and try to do it all yourself tu ne vas pas te tuer à essayer de tout faire toi-même?;∎ familiar to run like mad courir comme un fou ou un dératé;∎ familiar they were arguing like mad ils discutaient comme des perdus;∎ familiar the kettle was boiling away like mad la bouilloire s'emballait∎ to be mad about or on sth être fou (folle) ou dingue de qch;∎ she's mad about cats elle adore les chats□ ;∎ he's mad about her il est fou d'elle;∎ I can't say I'm mad about going je ne peux pas dire que ça m'emballe ou que je meure d'envie d'y aller;2 noun∎ to have a mad on être en pétard3 adverb∎ to be mad keen on or about sth être dingue ou un(une) mordu(e) de qch►► Veterinary medicine mad cow disease maladie f de la vache folle;∎ there are several rising mad dogs in the IT sector il existe plusieurs sociétés en pleine expansion dans le secteur de l'informatique□ -
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psych [saɪk](a) (psychoanalyse) psychanalyser□∎ I'm really psyched about my vacation je suis surexcité à l'idée de partir en vacances□∎ he soon psyched out his opponent and the game was his très vite il a décontenancé son adversaire et il a gagné□∎ to psych oneself up for sth/to do sth se préparer psychologiquement à qch/à faire qch□ ;∎ he had to psych himself up to tell her il a dû prendre son courage à deux mains pour arriver à le lui dire□ ;∎ she psyched herself up before the race elle s'est concentrée avant la course□ ;∎ they're all psyched up and raring to go ils rongent leur frein
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raring to do something — informal phrase excited about something and impatient to begin it She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he’s recovered from his injuries, he’s raring to go. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
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raring — adjective 1 raring to go very eager to start an activity: They woke up early and were raring to go. 2 raring to do sth very eager to do something: The children were raring to get out into the snow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raring to do something — informal excited about something and impatient to begin it She s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (= ready to start something): Now that he s recovered from his injuries, he s raring to go … English dictionary
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raring to go — mod. anxious and eager to go. □ Come on, I’m raring to go! □ The whole family is raring to go on vacation … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions