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1 maddening
['mædnɪŋ]aggettivo [person, situation] esasperante* * *adjective (likely to cause anger: maddening delays.) esasperante* * *maddening /ˈmædnɪŋ/a.2 (fam.) fastidioso; seccante; esasperantemaddeningly avv.* * *['mædnɪŋ]aggettivo [person, situation] esasperante -
2 maddening mad·den·ing adj
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3 maddeningly
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4 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
См. также в других словарях:
maddening — adj. extremely annoying or displeasing. Syn: annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maddening — index vexatious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
maddening — (adj.) 1743, from prp. of MADDEN (Cf. madden). Related: Maddeningly … Etymology dictionary
maddening — [adj] irritating aggravating, annoying, exasperating, frustrating, infuriating, provoking, riling, troubling, trying, vexatious; concepts 529,565 … New thesaurus
maddening — adj. 1) maddening to + inf. (it s maddening to have to wait here) 2) maddening that + clause (it s maddening that they never answer the telephone) * * * [ mæd(ə)nɪŋ] maddening that + clause (it s maddening that they never answer the telephone)… … Combinatory dictionary
maddening — maddeningly, adv. maddeningness, n. /mad n ing/, adj. 1. driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst. 2. infuriating or exasperating: his maddening indifference to my pleas. 3. raging; furious: a maddening wind. [1735 45; MADDEN + ING2] * *… … Universalium
maddening — [[t]mæ̱dənɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as maddening, you mean that it makes you feel angry, irritated, or frustrated. Shopping in the January sales can be maddening... It is, in its way, a maddening biography. Syn: infuriating… … English dictionary
maddening — mad•den•ing [[t]ˈmæd n ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) driving to madness: maddening thirst[/ex] 2) vexing: maddening apathy[/ex] mad′den•ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Maddening — Madden Mad den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maddened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maddening}.] 1. To make mad; to drive to madness; to drive to insanity; to craze. [1913 Webster] 2. To make very angry; to enrage; to excite violently with passion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maddening — mad|den|ing [ˈmædənıŋ] adj very annoying = ↑infuriating ▪ maddening delays >maddeningly adv ▪ He moved carefully and maddeningly slowly … Dictionary of contemporary English
maddening — mad|den|ing [ mædnıŋ ] adjective 1. ) making you feel very angry 2. ) attractive but annoying: He gave her that maddening smile of his. ╾ mad|den|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English