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1 maniac

maniac ['meɪnɪæk]

1 noun

(a) (dangerous person) fou (folle) m,f; (sexual) obsédé(e) m,f;

∎ I've been working like a maniac for the past two months ça fait deux mois que je travaille comme un fou;

∎ to drive like a maniac conduire comme un fou

(b) (fan) fou (folle) m,f;

∎ he's a football maniac c'est un fan ou un mordu de football

(c) Psychology maniaque mf

2 adjective

(a) (gen) fou (folle)

(b) Psychology maniaque

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2 maniac

maniac

A n

1 Psych maniaque mf ;

2 ○ fig ( reckless person) fou/folle m/f ; he's a computer maniac c'est un mordu ○ d'informatique ; to drive like a maniac conduire comme un fou.

B adj

1 Psych maniaque ;

2 ○ fig [driver, behaviour, scheme] fou/folle.

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3 maniac

['meɪnɪæk] 1.
nome

1) psic. maniaco m. (-a)

2) colloq. fig. maniaco m. (-a)

to drive like a maniac — guidare come un pazzo
2.
aggettivo

1) psic. maniaco

2) fig. [ driver] pazzo; [ behaviour] folle

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[-æk]

noun (an insane (and dangerous) person; a madman: He drives like a maniac.) maniaco, folle

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maniac /ˈmeɪnɪæk/
a. e n.

(psic. e fig.) maniaco; folle: sex maniac, maniaco sessuale.

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['meɪnɪæk] 1.
nome

1) psic. maniaco m. (-a)

2) colloq. fig. maniaco m. (-a)

to drive like a maniac — guidare come un pazzo
2.
aggettivo

1) psic. maniaco

2) fig. [ driver] pazzo; [ behaviour] folle

English-Italian dictionary > maniac
4 maniac

1. adjective
wahnsinnig; krankhaft, (geh.) manisch [Fantasie, Verlangen]
2. noun
1) (Psych.) Besessene, der/die; (madman/-woman) Wahnsinnige, der/die

2) (person with passion for something) Fanatiker, der/Fanatikerin, die

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[-æk]

noun (an insane (and dangerous) person; a madman: He drives like a maniac.) der/die Wahnsinnige

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ma·ni·ac

[ˈmeɪniæk]

n

1. ( fam: crazy person) Verrückte(r) f(m) fam, Wahnsinnige(r) f(m), Irre(r) f(m) fam

to drive like a \maniac wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte fahren

to work like a \maniac wie verrückt arbeiten

2. (fan) Fan m

football \maniac Fußballnarr, -närrin m, f, Fußballfanatiker(in) m(f)

3. MED ( old) Manie f veraltet

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['meInɪk]
1. adj
wahnsinnig
2. n

1) Wahnsinnige(r) mf, Irre(r) mf

2) (fig)

these sports maniacs — diese Sportfanatiker pl

you maniac — du bist ja wahnsinnig!

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maniac [ˈmeınıæk]

A s

1. MED, PSYCH Wahnsinnige(r) m/f(m)

2. fig (Sport- etc) Fanatiker(in):

car maniac Autonarr m, -närrin f

B adj (adv maniacally) MED, PSYCH wahnsinnig

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1. adjective
wahnsinnig; krankhaft, (geh.) manisch [Fantasie, Verlangen]
2. noun
1) (Psych.) Besessene, der/die; (madman/-woman) Wahnsinnige, der/die

2) (person with passion for something) Fanatiker, der/Fanatikerin, die

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adj.

wahnsinnig adj. n.

Wahnsinnige m.,f.

English-german dictionary > maniac
5 maniac

ma·ni·ac [ʼmeɪniæk] n

1) (fam: crazy person) Verrückte(r) f(m) ( fam), Wahnsinnige(r) f(m), Irre(r) f(m) ( fam)

to drive like a \maniac wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte fahren;

to work like a \maniac wie verrückt arbeiten

2) ( fan) Fan m;

football \maniac Fußballnarr, -närrin m, f, Fußballfanatiker(in) m(f)

3) med (old) Manie f veraltet

English-German students dictionary > maniac
6 irre

I Adj.

1. (verrückt, geistesgestört wirkend) mad; umg. crazy; Blick: wild, crazed look; Lachen: mad, crazy umg.; irres Lächeln crazy grin, wild sneer; irres Zeug reden rave; wie irre schuften etc. umg. work etc. like mad ( oder like a madman, Sl. like crazy); in einem irren Tempo fahren drive like a maniac

2. MED. (geisteskrank) mad, insane, demented

3. umg. (sagenhaft, ungewöhnlich) incredible, Brit. auch magic, Am. auch awesome; ein irrer Typ auch an amazing guy; es ist irre auch it’s unreal

4. (verwirrt) (totally) confused; siehe auch irremachen

II Adv. umg. verstärkend: incredibly; schwitzen etc.: like mad (Sl. crazy, hell)

Irre1 f: in die Irre führen lead s.o. astray; siehe auch irreführen; in die Irre gehen go astray

Irre2 m, f; -n, -n madman (f madwoman); umg. fig. lunatic; wie ein Irrer umg. like an idiot ( oder a maniac)

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der Irre

lunatic; madman; psychotic

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Ịr|re ['ɪrə]
f -, no pl

jdn in die Irre führen (lit, fig) — to lead sb astray

sich in die Irre führen lassen (lit, fig) — to be led astray, to be misled

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Ir·re

<->

[ˈɪrə]

f

jdn in die \Irre führen to mislead sb, to lead sb up the garden path, to take sb for a ride

da geht es doch nie und nimmer nach Bremen, du führst uns in die \Irre! that's never the way to Bremen, you're taking us for a ride!

in die \Irre gehen to go wrong

halt, die andere Richtung, Sie gehen sonst in die \Irre! stop, the other direction, otherwise you'll be going wrong!

Ir·re(r)

[ˈɪrə, -rɐ]

f(m) dekl wie adj (irrer Mensch) lunatic, madman

▶ armer \Irrer (fam) poor fool

du armer \Irrer, der Kerl hat dich reingelegt! you poor fool, the bloke's taken you for a ride!

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I
der/die; adj. Dekl. madman/madwoman; lunatic; (fig.) fool; idiot; lunatic

er fährt wie ein Irrer — he drives like a maniac or lunatic

er schreit/arbeitet wie ein Irrer — he shouts/works like mad (coll.)
II
die (geh.)

in die Irre gehen — go astray; (fig.): (sich irren) make a mistake

jemanden in die Irre führen — mislead somebody; (täuschen) deceive somebody

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irre

A. adj

1. (verrückt, geistesgestört wirkend) mad; umg crazy; Blick: wild, crazed look; Lachen: mad, crazy umg;

irres Lächeln crazy grin, wild sneer;

irres Zeug reden rave;

wie irre schuften etc umg work etc like mad ( oder like a madman, sl like crazy);

in einem irren Tempo fahren drive like a maniac

2. MED (geisteskrank) mad, insane, demented

3. umg (sagenhaft, ungewöhnlich) incredible, Br auch magic, US auch awesome;

ein irrer Typ auch an amazing guy;

es ist irre auch it’s unreal

4. (verwirrt) (totally) confused; → auch irremachen

B. adv umg verstärkend: incredibly; schwitzen etc: like mad (sl crazy, hell)

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I
der/die; adj. Dekl. madman/madwoman; lunatic; (fig.) fool; idiot; lunatic

er fährt wie ein Irrer — he drives like a maniac or lunatic

er schreit/arbeitet wie ein Irrer — he shouts/works like mad (coll.)
II
die (geh.)

in die Irre gehen — go astray; (fig.): (sich irren) make a mistake

jemanden in die Irre führen — mislead somebody; (täuschen) deceive somebody

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-n m.,f.

lunatic n.

madman n.

madwoman n.

moron n.

nutcase* n.

psychotic n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > irre
7 Feuerwehr

f fire brigade, Am. fire department; wie die Feuerwehr umg. like a flash; fahren wie die Feuerwehr umg. drive like a maniac (Brit. auch like the clappers); das geht wie die Feuerwehr umg. it’s done in a flash

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die Feuerwehr

fire department; fire brigade

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Feu|er|wehr
f
fire brigade (Brit), fire department (US)
fahren wie die Féúerwehr (inf) — to drive like the clappers (Brit inf) or like a bat out of hell (US inf)

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1) (a uniformed group of people organized for a particular purpose: Call the fire brigade!) brigade

2) (a company of firemen: Call the fire-brigade!) fire-brigade

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Feu·er·wehr

<-, -en>

f

1. (zur Feuerbekämpfung) fire brigade + sing/pl vb

die freiwillige \Feuerwehr the voluntary fire brigade + sing/pl vb

2. (Nothelfer) rescue

jetzt kann ich wieder \Feuerwehr spielen now I'm supposed to come to the rescue again

3.

▶ wie die \Feuerwehr fahren (fam) to drive like the clappers BRIT fam

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die; Feuerwehr, Feuerwehren fire service

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Feuerwehr f fire brigade, US fire department;

wie die Feuerwehr umg like a flash;

fahren wie die Feuerwehr umg drive like a maniac (Br auch like the clappers);

das geht wie die Feuerwehr umg it’s done in a flash

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die; Feuerwehr, Feuerwehren fire service

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f.

fire brigade n.

fire department n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Feuerwehr
8 Irre

I Adj.

1. (verrückt, geistesgestört wirkend) mad; umg. crazy; Blick: wild, crazed look; Lachen: mad, crazy umg.; irres Lächeln crazy grin, wild sneer; irres Zeug reden rave; wie irre schuften etc. umg. work etc. like mad ( oder like a madman, Sl. like crazy); in einem irren Tempo fahren drive like a maniac

2. MED. (geisteskrank) mad, insane, demented

3. umg. (sagenhaft, ungewöhnlich) incredible, Brit. auch magic, Am. auch awesome; ein irrer Typ auch an amazing guy; es ist irre auch it’s unreal

4. (verwirrt) (totally) confused; siehe auch irremachen

II Adv. umg. verstärkend: incredibly; schwitzen etc.: like mad (Sl. crazy, hell)

Irre1 f: in die Irre führen lead s.o. astray; siehe auch irreführen; in die Irre gehen go astray

Irre2 m, f; -n, -n madman (f madwoman); umg. fig. lunatic; wie ein Irrer umg. like an idiot ( oder a maniac)

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der Irre

lunatic; madman; psychotic

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Ịr|re ['ɪrə]
f -, no pl

jdn in die Irre führen (lit, fig) — to lead sb astray

sich in die Irre führen lassen (lit, fig) — to be led astray, to be misled

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Ir·re

<->

[ˈɪrə]

f

jdn in die \Irre führen to mislead sb, to lead sb up the garden path, to take sb for a ride

da geht es doch nie und nimmer nach Bremen, du führst uns in die \Irre! that's never the way to Bremen, you're taking us for a ride!

in die \Irre gehen to go wrong

halt, die andere Richtung, Sie gehen sonst in die \Irre! stop, the other direction, otherwise you'll be going wrong!

Ir·re(r)

[ˈɪrə, -rɐ]

f(m) dekl wie adj (irrer Mensch) lunatic, madman

▶ armer \Irrer (fam) poor fool

du armer \Irrer, der Kerl hat dich reingelegt! you poor fool, the bloke's taken you for a ride!

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I
der/die; adj. Dekl. madman/madwoman; lunatic; (fig.) fool; idiot; lunatic

er fährt wie ein Irrer — he drives like a maniac or lunatic

er schreit/arbeitet wie ein Irrer — he shouts/works like mad (coll.)
II
die (geh.)

in die Irre gehen — go astray; (fig.): (sich irren) make a mistake

jemanden in die Irre führen — mislead somebody; (täuschen) deceive somebody

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Irre¹ f:

in die Irre führen lead sb astray; → auch irreführen;

in die Irre gehen go astray

Irre² m/f; -n, -n madman (f madwoman); umg fig lunatic;

wie ein Irrer umg like an idiot ( oder a maniac)

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I
der/die; adj. Dekl. madman/madwoman; lunatic; (fig.) fool; idiot; lunatic

er fährt wie ein Irrer — he drives like a maniac or lunatic

er schreit/arbeitet wie ein Irrer — he shouts/works like mad (coll.)
II
die (geh.)

in die Irre gehen — go astray; (fig.): (sich irren) make a mistake

jemanden in die Irre führen — mislead somebody; (täuschen) deceive somebody

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-n m.,f.

lunatic n.

madman n.

madwoman n.

moron n.

nutcase* n.

psychotic n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Irre
9 criminale

1. adj criminal

2. m f criminal

criminale di guerra war criminal

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criminale agg. criminal: azione, atto criminale, criminal action, act; diritto criminale, criminal law; manicomio criminale, criminal lunatic asylum

◆ s.m. e f.

1 criminal, felon: criminale di guerra, war criminal

2 (fig. fam.) criminal, thief: sei un criminale a guidare in questo modo, driving like this is criminal.

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[krimi'nale]
1. agg

criminal

2. sm/f

criminal

- criminale di guerra

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[krimi'nale] 1.
aggettivo criminal
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile criminal

guidare come un criminale — to drive like a maniac

criminale di guerra — war criminal

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criminale

/krimi'nale/

I aggettivo

criminal

II m. e f.

criminal; guidare come un criminale to drive like a maniac

COMPOUNDS

criminale di guerra war criminal.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > criminale
10 gek

gek¹

〈de〉

1 [krankzinnige] lunatic ⇒ 〈 informeel〉 loon(y), 〈 informeel〉 nut(case)

2 [dwaas/onnozel/belachelijk persoon] fool ⇒ idiot

3 [komisch persoon] clown

4 [vaak in samenstellingen] [iemand met een bijzondere voorkeur] 〈zie voorbeelden 4〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 ze repeteerden als gekken • they rehearsed like mad

     〈 figuurlijk〉 rijden als een gek • ride/ 〈 in auto〉 drive like a maniac

     〈 spreekwoord〉 elke gek heeft zijn gebrek • every man has his faults

2   ik, zei de gek • yours truly

     iemand voor de gek houden • pull someone's leg, make a fool of someone

     iemand voor gek laten staan • make someone look a fool

     iemand voor gek zetten • make a fool of someone

3   voor gek lopen • look absurd/ridiculous

4   hij is een boekengek • he's book-mad/a book nut

¶   dat is toch van de gekke • that's too crazy for words

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gek²

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [krankzinnig] mad ⇒ crazy (with), insane

2 [onverstandig, dwaas] mad ⇒ 〈 milder〉 silly, 〈 milder〉 stupid, 〈 milder〉 foolish

3 [vreemd, belachelijk] crazy ⇒ ridiculous, 〈 met ontkenning ook〉 bad

4 [zeer gesteld (op)] fond (of) ⇒ keen (on), mad (about), crazy (about)

♦voorbeelden:

1   ben je nu helemaal gek geworden! • have you gone out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?

     je lijkt wel gek • you must be mad/crazy

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het is om gek van te worden • it is enough to drive you mad/crazy/ 〈 informeel〉 up the wall

     gek zijn/worden • be/go mad/crazy

     hij is hartstikke gek • he's (stark) raving mad, he's (completely) nuts/crackers

     gek van angst • crazy with fear

2   dat is geen gek idee • that's not a bad idea

     ben je gek! • you're/you must be kidding/joking

     hij is er gek genoeg voor • he's mad enough to (do it), I wouldn't put it past him

     hij deed of hij gek was • he pretended not to notice

     je zou wel gek zijn als je het niet deed • you'd be silly/ 〈 sterker〉crazy/mad not to (do it)

     〈 informeel〉 die is gek! • you must be kidding!

     dat lijkt me niet gek • that doesn't sound at all bad

     het wordt hoe langer hoe gekker • this is just getting worse (and worse)

3   een gek figuur slaan • look ridiculous

     geen gek figuur slaan • not look bad, make a good impression

     op de gekste plaatsen/tijden • in the oddest/most unlikely places, at the oddest times/moments

     er gek uitzien • look ridiculous

     gek genoeg • oddly/strangely enough

     niet gek, hè? • not bad, eh?

     dat is te gek om los te lopen • that's too ridiculous for words

     het gekke van de zaak/kwestie is • the funny thing is

4   zij is gek met die vent van haar • she's crazy about that guy of hers

     hij is gek op die meid • he's crazy about that girl

¶   〈 informeel〉 te gek, zeg! • wow, fantastic!

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [op bespottelijke wijze] silly ⇒ 〈 met ontkenning ook〉 badly

2 [+ niet] (not) all that

♦voorbeelden:

1   je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken of hij heeft het wel • you name it, he's got it

     doe maar gewoon, dan doe je (al) gek genoeg • just be your normal idiotic self

     doe niet zo gek • don't act/be so silly

     ergens gek van opkijken • really be surprised by something

2   dat maakt niet zo gek veel uit • that doesn't make all that much difference

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > gek
11 Henker

m; -s, -; hangman; (Scharfrichter) executioner; geh oder scher dich zum Henker! umg. go to hell!; zum Henker! umg., erstaunt: what the hell?; verärgert: in hell’s name!; was / wer etc. zum Henker? umg. what / who etc. the hell?

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der Henker

executioner; hangman

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Hẹn|ker ['hɛŋkɐ]
m -s, -
hangman; (= Scharfrichter) executioner
zum Henker (old inf) — hang it all (inf), zounds (obs inf)

was zum Henker! (old inf) — what the devil (inf)

hols der Henker! (old inf) — the devil take it! (old inf)

hol mich der Henker (old inf) — zounds (obs inf)

scher dich or geh zum Henker! (old inf) — go to the devil! (inf)

wie der Henker fahren (inf) — to drive like a maniac (inf)

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der

1) (a man whose job it is to hang criminals.) hangman

2) (a person whose duty is to put to death condemned persons.) executioner

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Hen·ker

<-s, ->

m executioner

▶ hol's der \Henker! (veraltend) damn !

▶ scher dich [o geh] zum \Henker! (fam) go to blazes! dated

▶ zum \Henker! (fam) hang it all! dated

▶ was zum \Henker... (fam) what the devil... fam

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der; Henkers, Henker hangman; (Scharfrichter, auch fig.) executioner

hol's der Henker! — damn ! (coll.); the devil take it! (coll.)

weiß der Henker! — the devil only knows (coll.)

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Henker m; -s, -; hangman; (Scharfrichter) executioner;

geh oder

scher dich zum Henker! umg go to hell!;

zum Henker! umg, erstaunt: what the hell?; verärgert: in hell’s name!;

was/wer etc

zum Henker? umg what/who etc the hell?

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der; Henkers, Henker hangman; (Scharfrichter, auch fig.) executioner

hol's der Henker! — damn ! (coll.); the devil take it! (coll.)

weiß der Henker! — the devil only knows (coll.)

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- m.

hangman n.

(§ pl.: hangmen)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Henker
12 guidare come un criminale

guidare come un criminale

to drive like a maniac

\

→ criminale

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > guidare come un criminale
13 rijden als een gek

rijden als een gek

ride/ 〈 in auto〉 drive like a maniac

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > rijden als een gek
14 pazzo

andare pazzo per be mad about

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pazzo agg.

1 mad, crazy, insane (anche fig.); lunatic; (fam.) nutty, looney; (amer.) screwy: è un po' pazzo, he is a little crazy; ero pazzo di gioia, di dolore, I was mad with joy, grief; sei pazzo?, are you crazy? (o are you mad?); diventar pazzo, to go mad (o to go out of one's mind); far diventar pazzo qlcu., to drive s.o. mad // pazzo da legare, raving mad // innamorato pazzo, madly in love // andar pazzo per qlco., to be crazy (o mad) about sthg.: va pazzo per la torta di mele, he is crazy about apple pie

2 ( sconsiderato, stravagante, bizzarro) mad, crazy; foolish: che pazza idea!, what a crazy idea!; una condotta pazza, crazy behaviour; una decisione pazza, a crazy decision

3 ( eccessivo, smoderato) wild: pazza risata, wild laughter; spese pazze, wild extravagance

◆ s.m. madman*, lunatic: ospedale per pazzi, lunatic asylum (o mental hospital) // ma è da pazzi uscire adesso, it's madness to go out now // cose da pazzi!, madness! (o unbelievable!) // come un pazzo, like a madman: si mise a urlare come un pazzo, he started shouting like a madman.

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['pattso] pazzo (-a)
1. agg

Med mad, insane, crazy, (strano: persona, idea) wild, mad

è pazzo! — he's crazy!

essere pazzo da legare — to be raving mad o a raving lunatic

essere pazzo di — (gioia, dolore) to be beside o.s. with, to be mad o crazy with

essere pazzo di gelosia — to be insanely jealous

essere innamorato pazzo — to be madly in love

è pazzo di lei — he's crazy about her

pazzo per qn/qc — mad o crazy about sb/sth

va pazza per il cioccolato — she adores chocolate

prova un gusto pazzo a prendere in giro la gente — he thoroughly enjoys taking people for a ride

andava a pazza velocità — he was going at breakneck speed

2. sm/f

lunatic, madman (madwoman)

urlava come un pazzo — he was shouting his head off, he was shouting like a lunatic

guidava come un pazzo — he was driving like a madman

dovremo lavorare come pazzi per finire in tempo — we'll have to work like mad to finish in time

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['pattso] 1.
aggettivo [persona, idea] mad, crazy

pazzo di gioia, dolore — mad with joy, pain

innamorato pazzo — madly in love

fare diventare pazzo qcn. — to drive sb. mad o crazy

fare delle spese -e — to go on a shopping spree
2.
sostantivo maschile lunatic, madman*

come un pazzo — [ guidare] like a lunatic, like a maniac; [lavorare, ridere] like mad, like anything

••

andare pazzo per — to be mad o crazy o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about

cose da -i! — it's sheer madness! unbelievable! that's crazy!

darsi alla -a gioia — to have a really wild time of it

divertirsi da -i — to have great fun, a great o swell time

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pazzo

/'pattso/

I aggettivo

[persona, idea] mad, crazy; pazzo di gioia, dolore mad with joy, pain; innamorato pazzo madly in love; fare diventare pazzo qcn. to drive sb. mad o crazy; fare delle spese -e to go on a shopping spree

II sostantivo maschile

lunatic, madman*; come un pazzo [ guidare] like a lunatic, like a maniac; [lavorare, ridere] like mad, like anything

IDIOMS

andare pazzo per to be mad o crazy o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about; cose da -i! it's sheer madness! unbelievable! that's crazy! darsi alla -a gioia to have a really wild time of it; divertirsi da -i to have great fun, a great o swell time.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > pazzo
15 Sau

f; -, Säue oder Jägerspr. Sauen

1. sow; Jägerspr. (Wildsau) (wild) sow; Sauen (Wildschweine) wild boars; eine Sau mästen / schlachten fatten / slaughter a sow

2. umg., pej. swine; gemeiner Kerl: bastard; Frau: bitch; dumme / fette Sau stupid / fat cow; diese gemeine / dreckige Sau this wretched / filthy swine

3. umg., in Wendungen: unter aller Sau really lousy, the pits; etw. / jemanden zur Sau machen tear s.th. / s.o. to pieces; bluten wie eine Sau bleed like a pig; die Sau rauslassen let one’s hair down, let it all hang out; keine Sau war da not a soul was there allg.; hier kennt sich doch keine Sau aus how are you supposed to find anything in this place allg.; wie eine gesengte Sau like a lunatic; fahren, rennen: auch like the clappers, Am. like greased lightning; es hat geregnet etc. wie die Sau like crazy

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die Sau

sow

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[zau]
f -, Säue or (Hunt) -en
['zɔyə]
1) sow; (inf = Schwein) pig; (HUNT) wild boar

die Sáú rauslassen (fig inf) — to let it all hang out (inf)

wie eine gestochene Sáú bluten (sl) — to bleed like a (stuck) pig (inf)

wie die Sáú (inf) — like a maniac (inf)

2) (pej inf) (= Schmutzfink) dirty swine (inf)

du Sáú! — you dirty swine! (inf)

du alte Sáú! (vulg) — you dirty bastard (sl), you son of a bitch (sl); (Frau auch) you dirty bitch (sl)

miese Sáú — bastard (sl)

dumme Sáú — stupid cow (inf)

3) (fig inf)

da war keine Sáú zu sehen — there wasn't a bloody (Brit inf) or goddamn (inf) soul to be seen

das interessiert keine Sáú — nobody gives a damn about that (inf)

jdn zur Sáú machen — to bawl sb out (inf)

unter aller Sáú — bloody (Brit inf) or goddamn (inf) awful or lousy

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die

(a female pig.) sow

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Sau

<-, Säue o Sauen>

[zau, pl ˈzɔyə, ˈzauən]

f

1.

<pl Säue>

(weibliches Schwein) sow

2.

<pl Sauen>

(weibliches Wildschwein) wild boar

3.

<pl Säue>

(pej sl: schmutziger Mensch) filthy pig fam [or sl bastard] pej; (Frau) disgusting cow BRIT pej sl; (Schweinehund) bastard pej sl; (gemeine Frau) bitch pej sl, cow BRIT pej sl

4.

▶ wie eine gesengte \Sau (sl) like a lunatic [or maniac]

▶ ..., dass es der \Sau graust (sl)..., it makes me/you want to puke sl

▶ keine \Sau not a single bastard sl

▶ jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zur \Sau machen (sl) to bawl sb out fam [because of sth], to give sb a bollocking [about sth] BRIT sl, to chew somebody out [about sth] AM fam

▶ die \Sau rauslassen (sl: über die Stränge schlagen) to let it all hang out sl, to party till one pukes sl; (seiner Wut freien Lauf lassen) to give him/her/them etc. what for

▶ unter aller \Sau (sl) it's enough to make me/you puke sl

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die; Sau, Säue

1) (weibliches Schwein) sow

2) (bes. südd.): (Schwein) pig

jemanden zur Sau machen — (derb) tear a strip off somebody (Brit. coll.)

wie eine gesengte Sau fahren — (derb) drive like a madman

3) (derb abwertend): (schmutziger Mensch) (Mann) dirty pig; (Frau) dirty cow (sl. derog.)

4) (derb abwertend): (gemeiner Mensch) swine

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Sau f; -, Säue oder JAGD Sauen

1. sow; JAGD (Wildsau) (wild) sow;

Sauen (Wildschweine) wild boars;

eine Sau mästen/schlachten fatten/slaughter a sow

2. umg, pej swine; gemeiner Kerl: bastard; Frau: bitch;

dumme/fette Sau stupid/fat cow;

diese gemeine/dreckige Sau this wretched/filthy swine

3. umg, in Wendungen:

unter aller Sau really lousy, the pits;

etwas/jemanden zur Sau machen tear sth/sb to pieces;

bluten wie eine Sau bleed like a pig;

die Sau rauslassen let one’s hair down, let it all hang out;

keine Sau war da not a soul was there allg;

hier kennt sich doch keine Sau aus how are you supposed to find anything in this place allg;

wie eine gesengte Sau like a lunatic; fahren, rennen: auch like the clappers, US like greased lightning;

es hat geregnet etc

wie d’ Sau dial like crazy

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die; Sau, Säue

1) (weibliches Schwein) sow

2) (bes. südd.): (Schwein) pig

jemanden zur Sau machen — (derb) tear a strip off somebody (Brit. coll.)

wie eine gesengte Sau fahren — (derb) drive like a madman

3) (derb abwertend): (schmutziger Mensch) (Mann) dirty pig; (Frau) dirty cow (sl. derog.)

4) (derb abwertend): (gemeiner Mensch) swine

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-Säue f.

sow n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sau
16 sau

f; -, Säue oder Jägerspr. Sauen

1. sow; Jägerspr. (Wildsau) (wild) sow; Sauen (Wildschweine) wild boars; eine Sau mästen / schlachten fatten / slaughter a sow

2. umg., pej. swine; gemeiner Kerl: bastard; Frau: bitch; dumme / fette Sau stupid / fat cow; diese gemeine / dreckige Sau this wretched / filthy swine

3. umg., in Wendungen: unter aller Sau really lousy, the pits; etw. / jemanden zur Sau machen tear s.th. / s.o. to pieces; bluten wie eine Sau bleed like a pig; die Sau rauslassen let one’s hair down, let it all hang out; keine Sau war da not a soul was there allg.; hier kennt sich doch keine Sau aus how are you supposed to find anything in this place allg.; wie eine gesengte Sau like a lunatic; fahren, rennen: auch like the clappers, Am. like greased lightning; es hat geregnet etc. wie die Sau like crazy

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die Sau

sow

* * *
[zau]
f -, Säue or (Hunt) -en
['zɔyə]
1) sow; (inf = Schwein) pig; (HUNT) wild boar

die Sáú rauslassen (fig inf) — to let it all hang out (inf)

wie eine gestochene Sáú bluten (sl) — to bleed like a (stuck) pig (inf)

wie die Sáú (inf) — like a maniac (inf)

2) (pej inf) (= Schmutzfink) dirty swine (inf)

du Sáú! — you dirty swine! (inf)

du alte Sáú! (vulg) — you dirty bastard (sl), you son of a bitch (sl); (Frau auch) you dirty bitch (sl)

miese Sáú — bastard (sl)

dumme Sáú — stupid cow (inf)

3) (fig inf)

da war keine Sáú zu sehen — there wasn't a bloody (Brit inf) or goddamn (inf) soul to be seen

das interessiert keine Sáú — nobody gives a damn about that (inf)

jdn zur Sáú machen — to bawl sb out (inf)

unter aller Sáú — bloody (Brit inf) or goddamn (inf) awful or lousy

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die

(a female pig.) sow

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Sau

<-, Säue o Sauen>

[zau, pl ˈzɔyə, ˈzauən]

f

1.

<pl Säue>

(weibliches Schwein) sow

2.

<pl Sauen>

(weibliches Wildschwein) wild boar

3.

<pl Säue>

(pej sl: schmutziger Mensch) filthy pig fam [or sl bastard] pej; (Frau) disgusting cow BRIT pej sl; (Schweinehund) bastard pej sl; (gemeine Frau) bitch pej sl, cow BRIT pej sl

4.

▶ wie eine gesengte \Sau (sl) like a lunatic [or maniac]

▶ ..., dass es der \Sau graust (sl)..., it makes me/you want to puke sl

▶ keine \Sau not a single bastard sl

▶ jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zur \Sau machen (sl) to bawl sb out fam [because of sth], to give sb a bollocking [about sth] BRIT sl, to chew somebody out [about sth] AM fam

▶ die \Sau rauslassen (sl: über die Stränge schlagen) to let it all hang out sl, to party till one pukes sl; (seiner Wut freien Lauf lassen) to give him/her/them etc. what for

▶ unter aller \Sau (sl) it's enough to make me/you puke sl

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die; Sau, Säue

1) (weibliches Schwein) sow

2) (bes. südd.): (Schwein) pig

jemanden zur Sau machen — (derb) tear a strip off somebody (Brit. coll.)

wie eine gesengte Sau fahren — (derb) drive like a madman

3) (derb abwertend): (schmutziger Mensch) (Mann) dirty pig; (Frau) dirty cow (sl. derog.)

4) (derb abwertend): (gemeiner Mensch) swine

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sau… im adj umg, verstärkend:

saugut damn good;

der Roman ist saugut the novel is damn good;

sauschlecht really lousy, Br auch bloody awful

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die; Sau, Säue

1) (weibliches Schwein) sow

2) (bes. südd.): (Schwein) pig

jemanden zur Sau machen — (derb) tear a strip off somebody (Brit. coll.)

wie eine gesengte Sau fahren — (derb) drive like a madman

3) (derb abwertend): (schmutziger Mensch) (Mann) dirty pig; (Frau) dirty cow (sl. derog.)

4) (derb abwertend): (gemeiner Mensch) swine

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-Säue f.

sow n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sau
17 bestia

adj.

1 thick (ignorante).

2 amazing (extraordinario).

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!

3 beast.

f.

beast (animal).

bestia de carga beast of burden

bestia negra bête noire

f. & m.

1 oaf (bruto).

2 brute (ignorante).

3 brute (violento).

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bestia

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) beast

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona - bruto) brute; (- ignorante) ignorant fool; (- torpe) clumsy oaf

► adjetivo

1 (bruto) brutish

2 (ignorante) ignorant; (grosero) rude; (torpe) clumsy

3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amounts

mala bestia nasty piece of work

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noun f.

beast

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1. ADJ *

1) (=bruto)

ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again

no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *

los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble

poner a algn bestia Esp *** —

esa tía me pone bestia — I've really got the hots for her **

2)

a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough

lo tuyo son mentiras a lo bestia — your lies are real whoppers *

todo lo haces a lo bestia — you make a mess of everything you do

hoy hemos entrenado a lo bestia — we trained really hard today

comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like idiots

bebe a lo bestia — he drinks like a fish

3) (=ignorante) thick *

es tan bestia que no sabe ni sumar — he's so thick he can't even add up *

¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!

4) [con admiración, asombro]

¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!

¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!

¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!

2.

SMF * (=bruto)

¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *

el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *

es un bestia con el trabajo — he works like a dog *

3.

SF (Zool) beast

- ser una mala bestia

bestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal

bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast

bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire

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I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

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= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

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* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

* * *

= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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bestia¹

adjective

A ( fam)

1

(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!

2 (grosero) rude

mira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyone

no seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

3

(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!

¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia ( fam): comen a lo bestia they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

el público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)

todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he does

conducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)

B ( fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing ( colloq)

¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!

¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)

bestia²

feminine

beast

bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal

bestia de carga beast of burden

ser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)

trabajar

Compuesto:

bestia negra

bête-noire

bestia³

masculine and feminine

A

1 ( fam)

(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

2 (persona violenta) animal, brute

B (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)

el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition again

este bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)

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bestia adjetivo (fam)
a) ( grosero) rude

b) (violento, brusco):

◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal

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bestia

♦ adj
Fam
1. [bruto]
es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;

un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke

2. [violento]
es muy bestia con su mujer he's a real brute to his wife;

¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!

3. [ignorante] thick;

¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!

4. [extraordinario] amazing;

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!

5.
a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;

comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;

cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;

si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;

trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt

♦ nmf
Fam
1. [bruto] oaf;

yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car

2. [ignorante] brute

3. [violento] brute

♦ nf
[animal] beast; Fam
ese tipo es una mala bestia that guy's Br a really nasty piece of work o US a real piece of work

Comp
bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire
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bestia

I f beast;

trabajar como una bestia work like a dog

II m/f

1 ( zopenco) fam

brute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;

ser un bestia be a brute

2

:

conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman

* * *

bestia adj

1) : ignorant, stupid

2) : boorish, rude

bestia nf

: beast, animal

bestia nmf

1) ignorante: ignoramus

2) : brute

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bestia¹ adj

1. (estúpido) stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

no seas bestia don't be so stupid

2. (grosero) rude

a lo bestia (con violencia) like crazy (enorme) huge / enormous

se preparó un desayuno a lo bestia he made himself a huge breakfast

bestia² n

1. (animal) beast / animal

el mulo y el asno son bestias mules and donkeys are beasts

2. (persona) brute

ese tío es un bestia that guy is a brute

Spanish-English dictionary > bestia
18 loco

adj.

1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.

2 crazy.

m.

madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.

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loco

► adjetivo

1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane

2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy

3 familiar (asombroso) amazing

■ tiene unas ganas locas de casarse she's dying to get married

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lunatic, insane person

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo loco any old how

como un,-a loco,-a like mad

estar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moon

estar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebody

hacer el loco to act wild

hacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb

¡ni loco,-a! no way!

volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

■ este ruido me vuelve loco this noise is driving me mad

■ esa chica me vuelve loco I'm crazy about that girl

volverse loco,-a to go mad

loco,-a de remate stark raving mad

* * *
1. (f. - loca)
adj.

crazy, mad

- volverse loco
2. (f. - loca)
noun

crazy person

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loco, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy

¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?

no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky

una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north

estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy

• andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth

ando loco con el examen — the exam is driving me crazy

está loca con su moto nueva — she's crazy about her new motorbike

• está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girl

anda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England

• tener o traer loco a algn, este asunto me tiene o trae loco — this business is driving me crazy

• volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend

el marisco me vuelve loco — I'm crazy about seafood

• volverse loco — to go insane, go mad

estoy para volverme loco — I'm at my wits' end

este caos es para volverse loco — this is absolute chaos

- estar loco de atar o de remate

- estar más loco que una cabra

- no lo hago ni loco

- hacer algo a lo loco

- loco de verano

2) (=frenético) hectic

hoy he tenido un día loco — I've had a really hectic day today

3) * (=enorme)

llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *

he tenido una suerte loca — I've been fantastically lucky *

2.

SM / F lunatic, madman/madwoman

el loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car

esta es una casa de locos — this place is a madhouse

• correr como un loco — to run like mad

• gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off

• hacerse el loco — to act the fool

• es un loco perdido — he's stark raving mad

• ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman

- cada loco con su tema

3.

SM Chile abalone, false abalone

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco — there's no way I'd do that

¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco — he spends money like water

estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca — I adore chocolate

volverse loco — to go mad

c) (contento, entusiasmado)

están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)

está loco por volver — he's dying to come back (colloq)

d) (fam) ( ajetreado)

anda (como) loco con los preparativos — the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

2)

a) ( indicando gran cantidad)

tengo unas ganas locas de verla — I'm dying to see her (colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca — she was incredibly lucky

b)

loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

se puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad

maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

gritaba como una loca — she was shouting her head off (colloq)

esto es de locos! — this is sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)

la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone

* * *

= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.

Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

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* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.

* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.

* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.

* loco del deporte = sports freak.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* parecer loco = sound + crazy.

* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco — there's no way I'd do that

¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco — he spends money like water

estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca — I adore chocolate

volverse loco — to go mad

c) (contento, entusiasmado)

están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)

está loco por volver — he's dying to come back (colloq)

d) (fam) ( ajetreado)

anda (como) loco con los preparativos — the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

2)

a) ( indicando gran cantidad)

tengo unas ganas locas de verla — I'm dying to see her (colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca — she was incredibly lucky

b)

loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

se puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad

maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

gritaba como una loca — she was shouting her head off (colloq)

esto es de locos! — this is sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)

la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone

* * *

= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.

Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.

* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.

* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.

* loco del deporte = sports freak.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* parecer loco = sound + crazy.

* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* * *

loco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 ( Med, Psic) mad, insane

2 (chiflado) crazy ( colloq), nuts ( colloq), mad ( BrE colloq)

este tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)

¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that

¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!

llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrow

estar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)

traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)

volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)

vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)

volverse loco to go mad

este desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)

3

(contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchild

está loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)

está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)

es loco por las aceitunas (CS); he's crazy about o mad on olives ( colloq)

4 ( fam) (preocupado) worried sick ( colloq)

anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the tests

B

1

(indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky

la obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successful

tienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)

2 loco DE algo:

estaba loca de alegría or de contenta she was incredibly happy, she was over the moon ( BrE colloq)

está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousy

estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain

está loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him

3

(CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customers

loco² -ca

masculine, feminine

A (enfermo mental) ( masculine) madman; ( feminine) madwoman

se puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the news

maneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunatic

corrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)

gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)

¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he is

hoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)

cada loco con su tema ( fam); to each his own, each to his own ( BrE)

ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you on

hacer el loco ( Chi fam); to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)

no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heard

la loca de la casa ( liter); the imagination

B

loco masculine ( Chi) ( Zool) abalone

C

loco masculine ( RPl arg) (hombre) guy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq)

* * *

loco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq);

◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go mad
c) ( entusiasmado):

◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);

está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado):

◊ anda (como) loco con los preparativos the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

e) ( indicando gran cantidad):

◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);

tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky
f) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;

‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;
◊ estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
(f) madwoman;
◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;

corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
I adjetivo
1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily

' loco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- chiflada
- chiflado
- conforme
- enajenar
- enajenarse
- estragos
- hormigueo
- ida
- ido
- loc. cit.
- loca
- tema
- tocada
- tocado
- trastocarse
- trastornar
- volver
- volverse
- carro
- maniaco
- perdido
- poner
- rayado
- rayar
- rematado
English:
amok
- away
- bend
- berserk
- beside
- bit
- bonkers
- certifiable
- change over
- cracker
- crazy
- cuckoo
- delirious
- demented
- drive
- gaga
- head
- hijack
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- madly
- madman
- maniac
- mind
- moon
- nut
- nuts
- nutter
- nutty
- parched
- potshot
- rampage
- raving
- roadhog
- send
- some
- something
- stark
- wall
- wild
- wildly
- wind up
- wit
- bumper car
- cracked
- fear
- flap
- go

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loco, -a

♦ adj

1. [demente] mad, crazy;

volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;

esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;

el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;

volverse loco to go mad;

este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;

Comp

estar loco de atar o [m5] de remate to be stark raving mad;

Comp

¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;

¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!

2. [insensato] mad, crazy;

no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;

está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;

a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;
[temerariamente] wildly;
conduce o Am [m5] maneja a lo loco he drives like a madman

3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;

la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;

estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;

estar loco de amor to be madly in love;

estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;

estar loco de ira to be raging mad;

estar o CSur [m5]ser loco por algo/alguien to be mad about sth/sb;

está o CSur [m5] es loco por ella [enamorado] he's madly in love with her, he's crazy about her;

está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;

está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;

le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;

la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella

4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;

llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for us

5. [enorme]
tengo unas ganas locas de conocer Italia I'm absolutely dying to go to Italy;

tuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;
RP Fam
tener la guita loca to be rolling in it

6. RP Fam [insignificante]
sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;

no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos

♦ nm,f

1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;
[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;
conduce o Am [m5] maneja como un loco he drives like a madman;

corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;

el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;

ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;

sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;
Fam
¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;

Comp

cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;

Comp
Fam
hacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understand

2. RP, Ven Fam [como apelativo]
este loco se encarga de todo this guy's in charge of everything;

loco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy

3. Chile [molusco comestible] false abalone

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loco

I adj mad, crazy;

a lo loco fam ( sin pensar) hastily;

es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;

loco de atar o

remate completely mad;

estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;

estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.

II m

1 madman;

cada loco con su tema each to his own;

hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.

2 Rpl fam

guy;

loco, ayudame help me, pal

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loco, -ca adj

1) demente: crazy, insane, mad

2)

a lo loco : wildly, recklessly

3)

volverse loco : to go mad

loco, -ca n

1) : crazy person, lunatic

2)

hacerse el loco : to act the fool

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loco¹ adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]

volver loco (molestar) to drive crazy [pt. drove; pp. driven] (encantar) to be crazy about

me estás volviendo loco you're driving me crazy

me vuelve loca el chocolate I'm crazy about chocolate

volverse loco to go mad

loco² n lunatic

Spanish-English dictionary > loco
19 matto

1. adj completely irrational ( per fascinated with; crazy for; mad about)

avere una voglia matta di qualcosa be dying for something

2. m, matta f completely irrational person

mi piace da matti andare al cinema I'm mad about the cinema

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matto¹ agg.

1 mad; (fam.) crazy: diventar matto, to go mad; far diventar matto qlcu., to drive s.o. mad; la bambina mi sta facendo diventar matta, the little girl is driving me mad (o out of my mind) // matto furioso, matto da legare, stark raving mad // cavallo matto, wild horse // è sempre stato una testa matta, he's always been a crackpot (o a lunatic o a maniac) // c'è da diventar matto!, it is enough to drive you mad (o crazy)! // va matto per i Beatles, he's crazy about the Beatles; va matta per quel ragazzo, she's crazy about that boy // è mezzo matto, he is half crazy // fossi matto!, what do you take me for? (o do you think I am mad? o you must be joking!): ''Pensi di rivederlo?'' ''Fossi matta!'', ''Will you be seeing him again?'' ''You must be joking!'' // era matto di gioia, he was mad (o beside himself) with joy // ''Ho deciso di cambiare lavoro'' ''Ma sei matto?!'', ''I'm going to change my job'' ''Are you mad?!'' // che tempo matto!, what crazy weather!

2 (fam.) (grande): avevano una voglia matta di andarsene, they were dying to leave; si vogliono un bene matto, they are mad about each other; abbiamo fatto delle risate matte quando ci ha raccontato delle sue prime lezioni di sci, we split our sides laughing when he told us about his first skiing lessons; ho una voglia matta di cioccolato, I've got a craving for chocolate

3 (opaco) mat, matt: (fot.) carta matta, mat paper

4 (falso) false: oro matto, false gold; pietra matta, false stone; gioielli matti, worthless jewellery

◆ s.m. madman*, lunatic: ospedale dei matti, mental hospital; è un matto furioso, he is a raving lunatic // cose da matti!, this is ridiculous (o this is sheer madness)! // gabbia di matti, lunatic asylum (o madhouse): non resterò un momento di più in questa gabbia di matti, I'm not going to stay a moment longer in this madhouse // quel matto del nostro amico, that crazy friend of ours // ridere, correre, urlare come un matto, to laugh, to run, to shout like a madman // le piace da matti andare al mare, she's mad about going to the seaside.

matto² agg. (scacchi): scacco matto, checkmate; dare scacco matto, to checkmate.

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['matto] matto (-a)
1. agg

1) (gen), fig mad, crazy, Med insane

sei matto! — you're mad!

sempre più matto — madder and madder

diventare matto — to go mad

sto diventando matta! — I'm going mad!

far diventare matto qn — to drive sb mad o crazy

mi ha fatto diventar matto — he drove me mad

andare matto per qc — to be crazy o mad about sth

va matto per il calcio — he's mad about football

quella testa matta ne ha combinato un'altra — that lunatic has done it again

matto da legare — as mad as a hatter

fossi matto! — (neanche per sogno) not on your life!

avere una voglia matta di — (cibo, cioccolato) to have a craving for

ho una voglia matta di incontrarlo — I'm dying to meet him, I can't wait to meet him

2)

(falso) oro matto — imitation gold

3) (opaco) matt

2. sm/f

madman (madwoman), lunatic

ridere come un matto — to laugh hysterically

fare il matto — to act the fool

mi piace da matti la tua giacca — I just love your jacket

roba da matti! — it's unbelievable!

una gabbia di matti fig — a madhouse

* * *
I 1. ['matto]
aggettivo

1) (demente) mad, insane, crazy colloq., loony colloq., bonkers colloq.

non sono mica matto! — I'm not that crazy!

c'è da diventare -i! — it's enough to drive you mad!

essere matto da legare — to be mad as a March hare o as a hatter, to be crazy with a capital C

fare diventare matto qcn. — to drive sb. mad o crazy colloq.

essere una testa -a — to be a madcap

andare matto per — to be crazy o wild o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about

"vieni?" - "fossi matto!" — "are you coming?" - "I wouldn't dream of it!", "not on your life!"

2) (grandissimo)

avere una voglia -a di qcs. — to be dying for sth.

farsi -e risate — to laugh one's head off

3) da matti (tantissimo) madly

è lontano da -i — it's a heck of a long way

questa musica mi piace da -i! — this music really sends me!
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (persona demente) insane person, loony; (uomo) madman*

come un matto — [ lavorare] crazily, like crazy colloq.

ridere come un matto — to be in hysterics, to laugh like anything

2) (persona insensata)

che banda di -i! — what a bunch of lunatics!

gabbia di -i — madhouse

cose da -i! — it's the tail wagging the dog! it's sheer madness!
II ['matto]
aggettivo

scacco matto — checkmate (anche fig.), mate

dare scacco matto a — to checkmate (anche fig.), to mate

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matto¹

/'matto/

I aggettivo

1 (demente) mad, insane, crazy colloq., loony colloq., bonkers colloq.; non sono mica matto! I'm not that crazy! c'è da diventare -i! it's enough to drive you mad! essere matto da legare to be mad as a March hare o as a hatter, to be crazy with a capital C; fare diventare matto qcn. to drive sb. mad o crazy colloq.; essere una testa -a to be a madcap; andare matto per to be crazy o wild o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about; "vieni?" - "fossi matto!" "are you coming?" - "I wouldn't dream of it!", "not on your life!"

2 (grandissimo) avere una voglia -a di qcs. to be dying for sth.; farsi -e risate to laugh one's head off

3 da matti (tantissimo) madly; è lontano da -i it's a heck of a long way; questa musica mi piace da -i! this music really sends me!

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (persona demente) insane person, loony; (uomo) madman*; come un matto [ lavorare] crazily, like crazy colloq.; ridere come un matto to be in hysterics, to laugh like anything

2 (persona insensata) che banda di -i! what a bunch of lunatics! gabbia di -i madhouse; cose da -i! it's the tail wagging the dog! it's sheer madness!

————————

matto²

/'matto/

aggettivo

scacco matto checkmate (anche fig.), mate; dare scacco matto a to checkmate (anche fig.), to mate.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > matto
20 wahnsinnig

I Adj.

1. mad, insane (auch fig.) ( vor + Dat with); wahnsinnig werden go mad ( oder insane); er macht mich wahnsinnig umg. he’s driving me crazy ( oder up the wall oder [a]round the bend)

2. Angst, Schmerzen etc.: terrible, incredible umg.; umg. (unglaublich) incredible, stärker: mind-boggling; (großartig) great, incredible

II Adv. umg. incredibly; (schrecklich) auch dreadfully; wahnsinnig verliebt madly in love

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frantic (Adj.); raving (Adj.); delirious (Adj.); madly (Adv.); crazy (Adj.); maniacal (Adj.); frenzied (Adj.); demented (Adj.); insane (Adj.); mad (Adj.)

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wahn|sin|nig
1. adj

1) (old PSYCH) insane, mad

2) (inf) (= verrückt) mad, crazy; (= toll, super) brilliant (inf), great (inf); (attr = sehr groß, viel) terrible, awful, dreadful

eine wáhnsinnige Arbeit — a crazy or an incredible amount of work

ein wáhnsinniges Geld — a crazy or an incredible amount of money

wie wáhnsinnig (inf) — like mad

das macht mich wáhnsinnig (inf) — it's driving me mad or crazy (inf), it's driving me round (Brit) or around (US) the bend (inf)

wáhnsinnig werden — to go mad or crazy (inf), to go round (Brit) or around (US) the bend (inf)

ich werde wáhnsinnig! — it's mind-blowing! (inf)

2. adv (inf)
incredibly (inf)
wáhnsinnig verliebt — madly in love

wáhnsinnig viele/viel — an incredible number/amount (inf)

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1) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) delirious

2) frantically

3) (wildly excited: the frantic pace of modern life.) frantic

4) (( abbreviation (usually unkind) loony - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!) lunatic

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wahn·sin·nig

I. adj

1. MED (geisteskrank) insane, mad

▪ \wahnsinnig sein/werden to be/become insane [or mad

2. attr (fig fam: gewaltig) terrible fam, dreadful

eine \wahnsinnige Arbeit/Aufgabe a massive amount of work/task; (Hitze) sweltering, blistering; (Kälte) biting, bitter; (Sturm) heavy, severe, violent

3. (pej fam: wahnwitzig) crazy

wie \wahnsinnig (fam) like mad [or crazy], mad

4. (sl: herrlich) incredible fam

5. (kirre)

jdn [noch] \wahnsinnig machen (fam) to drive sb mad [or crazy], to drive sb around [or BRIT a. round] the bend fam

ich werde [noch] \wahnsinnig! (fam) it's enough to drive me mad!

II. adv (fam) terribly fam, dreadfully

\wahnsinnig viel a heck [or hell] of a lot fam

\wahnsinnig heiß swelteringly [or blisteringly] hot

\wahnsinnig kalt bitingly [or bitterly] cold

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1.
Adjektiv

1) insane; mad

wahnsinnig werden — go insane

wie wahnsinnig — (ugs.) like mad or crazy (coll.)

ich werde wahnsinnig! — (ugs.) fantastic! (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (ganz unvernünftig) mad; crazy

3) (ugs.): (groß, heftig, intensiv) terrific (coll.) <effort, speed, etc.>; terrible (coll.) <fright, job, pain>
2.
adverbial (ugs.) incredibly (coll.); terribly (coll.)

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wahnsinnig

A. adj

1. mad, insane (auch fig) (

vor +dat with);

wahnsinnig werden go mad ( oder insane);

er macht mich wahnsinnig umg he’s driving me crazy ( oder up the wall oder [a]round the bend)

2. Angst, Schmerzen etc: terrible, incredible umg; umg (unglaublich) incredible, stärker: mind-boggling; (großartig) great, incredible

B. adv umg incredibly; (schrecklich) auch dreadfully;

wahnsinnig verliebt madly in love

* * *
1.
Adjektiv

1) insane; mad

wahnsinnig werden — go insane

wie wahnsinnig — (ugs.) like mad or crazy (coll.)

ich werde wahnsinnig! — (ugs.) fantastic! (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (ganz unvernünftig) mad; crazy

3) (ugs.): (groß, heftig, intensiv) terrific (coll.) <effort, speed, etc.>; terrible (coll.) <fright, job, pain>
2.
adverbial (ugs.) incredibly (coll.); terribly (coll.)

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adj.

delirious adj.

demented adj.

frenzied adj.

insane adj.

mad adj.

maniac adj.

maniacal adj. adv.

deliriously adv.

insanely adv.

maniacally adv.

psychotically adv.

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