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1 ♦ mad
♦ mad /mæd/a.1 matto, pazzo ( anche fig.); folle; forsennato; insano; insensato; mentecatto: He's quite mad, è proprio matto; mad with pain [fear], pazzo di dolore [paura]; to drive (o to send) sb. mad, fare ammattire (o impazzire) q.: DIALOGO → - Asking about work 3- The kids drive me mad sometimes when they play up, i ragazzi mi fanno impazzire a volte quando fanno i capricci; to go mad, ammattire; impazzire2 (fam.) arrabbiato; adirato; infuriato; furibondo: He was mad at missing the bus, era infuriato per aver perso l'autobus; He is mad at me, è arrabbiato (o infuriato) con me4 (fig.) entusiasta; appassionato; fanatico: He's mad about rock music, è un fanatico di musica rock● (vet., fam.) mad cow disease, (morbo della) mucca pazza □ to be mad about sb., andare pazzo per q.: I'm mad about you, sono pazzo di te □ to be mad about st., essere furibondo (o infuriato, incavolato) per qc.; andare pazzo per qc. □ to be mad at sb., essere infuriato con q. □ (fam.) to be mad keen to do st., morire dalla voglia di fare qc. □ (as) mad as a hatter (o as a March hare), matto da legare □ to be as mad as hell (o as a hornet), essere infuriato (o incavolato, imbufalito) □ (fam.) gone mad, portato agli estremi; spinto all'esasperazione □ to have a mad time, divertirsi un mondo (o in modo sfrenato) □ like mad, come un matto, all'impazzata; a tutto spiano; a rotta di collo; a vista d'occhio: He was running like mad, correva come un matto; The weeds are growing like mad, le erbacce crescono a vista d'occhio □ raving mad, pazzo furioso.(to) mad /mæd/ -
2 mad
[mæd]to be mad with — essere pazzo di [grief, joy]
to go mad — impazzire; colloq. (spend money) fare follie
it is mad to do o doing è una follia fare; they are mad to do — sono pazzi a fare
to be, get mad at o with sb. essere infuriato, infuriarsi con qcn.; to be mad about sth. essere in collera per qcs.; to go mad colloq. impazzire di rabbia; to drive sb. mad — fare impazzire qcn., portare qcn. all'esasperazione
3) colloq. (enthusiastic)mad about o on pazzo di [ person]; pazzo per [ hobby]; to be movie-mad — essere appassionato o fanatico di cinema
to be mad for — essere avido di [food, goods]
••like mad — [work, laugh, run] come un pazzo
* * *[mæd]1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) matto2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) furibondo3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) pazzo di; appassionato•- madly- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
- like mad* * *[mæd]to be mad with — essere pazzo di [grief, joy]
to go mad — impazzire; colloq. (spend money) fare follie
it is mad to do o doing è una follia fare; they are mad to do — sono pazzi a fare
to be, get mad at o with sb. essere infuriato, infuriarsi con qcn.; to be mad about sth. essere in collera per qcs.; to go mad colloq. impazzire di rabbia; to drive sb. mad — fare impazzire qcn., portare qcn. all'esasperazione
3) colloq. (enthusiastic)mad about o on pazzo di [ person]; pazzo per [ hobby]; to be movie-mad — essere appassionato o fanatico di cinema
to be mad for — essere avido di [food, goods]
••like mad — [work, laugh, run] come un pazzo
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3 mad *** adj
[mæd]1) (deranged: person) pazzo (-a), matto (-a), (bull) furioso (-a), (dog) rabbioso (-a), (foolish) sciocco (-a), (rash: person, idea, plan) folleto go mad — impazzire, diventare matto (-a)
to drive sb mad — far diventare matto (-a) qn, far impazzire qn
as mad as a hatter or a March hare — matto (-a) da legare
are you mad? — sei matto?, sei impazzito?
to be mad (keen) about or on sth fam — andar pazzo (-a) or matto (-a) per qc
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fam: angry) mad (at or with sb) — furioso (-a) or furibondo (-a) (con qn)he's hopping mad fam — è furibondo
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4 mad cow disease
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5 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) come un pazzo -
6 stark crazy/mad
(completely mad.) (matto da legare) -
7 madam mad·am n
['mædəm]1) signora2) (of brothel) tenutaria -
8 madcap mad·cap adj
['mædˌkæp]fam senza senso, assurdo (-a) -
9 madden mad·den vt
['mædn](infuriate) far impazzire, esasperare -
10 maddening mad·den·ing adj
['mædnɪŋ] -
11 maddeningly mad·den·ing·ly adv
['mædnɪŋlɪ] -
12 madhouse mad·house n
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13 madly mad·ly adv
['mædlɪ] -
14 madman mad·man n
['mædmən]- men pl pazzo, folle m -
15 madness mad·ness n
['mædnɪs]pazzia, follia -
16 madrigal mad·ri·gal n
['mædrɪɡ(ə)l] -
17 madwoman mad·woman n
['mædˌwʊmən]- women pl pazza, folle f -
18 nomad no·mad n
['nəʊmæd]nomade m/f -
19 nomadic no·mad·ic adj
[nəʊ'mædɪk] -
20 nomadism no·mad·ism n
['nəʊmædɪz(ə)m]
См. также в других словарях:
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
MAD UK — MAD Magazine (British Reprint Edition) 1959 1994 Sources:25 Years of MAD Magazine (Suron International Publications, 1984): author David Robinson, British MAD contributor (1978 1994), who wrote all of the following notes.30 Years of MAD Magazine… … Wikipedia
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 — /mad/, adj., madder, maddest, n., v., madded, madding. adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 2. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 3. (of animals) a. abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. b. affected with… … Universalium
Mad — Mad, a. [Compar. {Madder}; superl. {Maddest}.] [AS. gem?d, gem[=a]d, mad; akin to OS. gem?d foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel. mei?a to hurt, Goth. gam[ a]ids weak, broken. ?.] 1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. [1913 Webster] I have heard my… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Mad — steht für: Amt für den Militärischen Abschirmdienst, ein deutscher Nachrichtendienst MAD Magazin, eine Zeitschrift MAD Spiel, ein Spiel des MAD Magazins MAD Kartenspiel, ein Kartenspiel des MAD Magazins MAD Zeitschrift für Materialien, Analysen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
MAD — may refer to:* Anger * Madness, the state of being irrational or suffering from mental illness * Mad (magazine) , an American humor magazine and its various spinoffs: ** MADtv , a sketch comedy television series ** Mad Magazine Card Game ** The… … Wikipedia
Mád — Mád … Deutsch Wikipedia
MAD TV — Страна Греция Язык вещания греческий Центр управления Афины Формат изображения … Википедия
mad — [mad] adj. madder, maddest [ME madd, aphetic < OE gemæd, pp. of (ge)mædan, to make mad, akin to Goth gamaiths, crippled, OS gimēd, foolish < IE * mait < base * mai , to hew, cut off > Goth maitan, to hew, Gr mitylos, dehorned] 1.… … English World dictionary