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41 gek
gek1〈de〉3 [komisch persoon] clown4 [vaak in samenstellingen] [iemand met een bijzondere voorkeur] 〈zie voorbeelden 4〉♦voorbeelden:iemand voor de gek houden • pull someone's leg, make a fool of someoneiemand voor gek laten staan • make someone look a fooliemand voor gek zetten • make a fool of someone3 voor gek lopen • look absurd/ridiculous4 hij is een boekengek • he's book-mad/a book nut————————gek2♦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 wallgek zijn/worden • be/go mad/crazyhij is hartstikke gek • he's (stark) raving mad, he's (completely) nuts/crackersgek van angst • crazy with fearben je gek! • you're/you must be kidding/jokinghij is er gek genoeg voor • he's mad enough to (do it), I wouldn't put it past himhij deed of hij gek was • he pretended not to noticeje 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 badhet wordt hoe langer hoe gekker • this is just getting worse (and worse)geen gek figuur slaan • not look bad, make a good impressionop de gekste plaatsen/tijden • in the oddest/most unlikely places, at the oddest times/momentser gek uitzien • look ridiculousgek genoeg • oddly/strangely enoughniet gek, hè? • not bad, eh?dat is te gek om los te lopen • that's too ridiculous for wordshet gekke van de zaak/kwestie is • the funny thing ishij is gek op die meid • he's crazy about that girlII 〈 bijwoord〉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 itdoe maar gewoon, dan doe je (al) gek genoeg • just be your normal idiotic selfdoe niet zo gek • don't act/be so sillyergens gek van opkijken • really be surprised by something -
42 irrsinnig
irr·sin·nig [ʼɪrzɪnɪç] adjwir haben gearbeitet wie die I\irrsinnigen, um rechzeitig fertig zu werden we worked like crazy to get finished in time;er lief wie ein I\irrsinniger, hat den Zug aber trotzdem verpasst he ran like crazy, but still missed the train2) (fam: völlig wirr, absurd) crazy, mad;wer ist denn auf diese \irrsinnige Idee gekommen? who thought up this crazy idea?;völliger Quatsch, der Vorschlag ist ganz einfach \irrsinnig utter rubbish, the suggestion is quite simply crazy;ich werde noch völlig \irrsinnig in diesem Haushalt! I'll go completely crazy in this household!3) (fam: stark, intensiv) terrific, tremendous;um diese Zeit ist immer ein \irrsinniger Verkehr there's always an incredible amount of traffic around this time;ich habe \irrsinnige Kopfschmerzen I've got a terrible headachedraußen ist es wieder \irrsinnig heiß it's terrifically hot outside again;mit meinem dünnen Hemd habe ich \irrsinnig gefroren I was terribly cold with my thin shirt on;der Zahn tut \irrsinnig weh the tooth is hurting terribly;das schmerzt wie \irrsinnig! it's hurting like mad! -
43 como loco
adv.like mad, madly.* * *= like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madmanEx. What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.* * *= like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madmanEx: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. -
44 como un loco
like mad* * *= like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madmanEx. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.* * *= like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madmanEx: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.
Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. -
45 montón
m.1 heap, pile, bunch, bunch of things.2 lot, great number, large number, bundle.* * *1 heap, pile\ser del montón to be nothing special, be one of the crowd* * *noun m.heap, pile* * *SM1) [gen] heap, pile; [de nieve] pileun hombre del montón — just an ordinary o average chap
2) * (=mucho)tenemos montones — we've got loads o masses *
un montón de — loads of *, masses of *
un montón de gente — loads of people *, masses of people *
a montones: ejemplos hay a montones — there is no shortage of examples
* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex. However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.----* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *a) ( pila) pile(ser) del montón — (fam)
b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)
me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)
* * *= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* montones = oodles, scores.* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.* un montón = like crazy, like mad.* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.* * *1 (pila) pileestá en ese montón de libros it's in that pile o stack of booksroba una carta del montón take a card from the pileel jardinero hacía montones con la hierba cortada the gardener was piling up the cut grassun montón de basura a trash heapes un escritor de los del montón he's not an outstanding o exceptional writer, he's rather a run-of-the-mill writeres una chica del montón she's (just) an ordinary girl2 ( fam)me duele un montón it hurts like hell ( colloq)me gusta un montón I'm crazy about her/it ( colloq)tiene discos a montones she's got heaps o stacks of records ( colloq)la gente los compra a montones people buy them by the barrelful o cartload* * *
montón sustantivo masculino
◊ del montón (fam) ordinary, averageb) (fam) ( gran cantidad):◊ un montón de gente loads of people (colloq);
me gusta un montón I like her/him/it a lot
montón sustantivo masculino
1 (pila, taco) heap, pile: haz un montón con ellas, make a pile of them
2 (gran cantidad) me duele un montón, it hurts a lot
un montón de, a load of, lots of
♦ Locuciones: familiar del montón, nothing special, ordinary
' montón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- buena
- bueno
- cargamento
- desparejada
- desparejado
- montaña
- pila
- potingue
- bola
- ropa
- tambache
English:
accumulation
- busywork
- dozen
- drift
- freebie
- heap
- host
- lash out
- load
- mass
- mound
- neat
- ordinary
- penny
- pile
- potted
- pump
- scrapheap
- snowdrift
- squash
- stack
- lot
- middle
- pack
- wad
- wood
* * *montón nm1. [pila] heap, pile;roba dos cartas del montón take two cards from the pile;Famdel montón ordinary, run-of-the-millme gusta un montón I'm mad about him;me duele un montón it hurts like mad;pregúntale a él que sabe un montón de astronomía ask him, he knows loads about astronomy;a montones by the bucketload;tiene dinero a montones she's got loads of money, she's loaded;en verano vienen turistas a montones in summer the place is crawling with tourists* * *m pile, heap;ser del montón fig be average, not stand out;montones de fam piles of fam, loads of fam ;tiene coches a montones she has loads of cars;había gente a montones there were loads of people;me gusta un montón fam I’m crazy about him/her fam* * *1) : heap, pileun montón de preguntas: a ton of questionsmontones de gente: loads of people* * *montón n1. (pila) pile2. (cantidad) lots -
46 irr
Adj. irre* * *crazy; mad; insane* * *ịrr [ɪr]adj, advSee:= irre* * *[ɪr]I. adj1. (verrückt) crazy, insane, madder Kerl muss \irr[e] sein! the bloke must be mad!jdn für \irr[e] erklären (fam) to call sb madjdn für \irr[e] halten (fam) to think sb is mad2. (verstört) crazyso ein Blödsinn! du redest \irres Zeug! what nonsense! this is just crazy talk!dieser Partylärm macht mich noch ganz \irr the noise from this party is driving me crazy [or madII. adv1. (verrückt, verstört) insanely, in a crazy waywas fällt dir ein, mitten in der Nacht so \irre rumzubrüllen! all this crazy yelling in the middle of the night, what [the hell] do you think you're doing!wie \irr (fam) like crazy [or mad]ich musste arbeiten wie \irr I had to work like madder Witz ist ja \irre komisch! the joke is incredibly funny!* * *Adjektiv s. irre 1. 1)* * ** * * -
47 muchísimo
adj.very much, a lot of, so much, a great deal of.adv.very much, a lot, a great deal, exceedingly.* * *1.ADJ a lot of, lots ofhabía muchísima gente — there were a lot of people, there were lots of people
había muchísima comida — there was a lot of food, there was lots of food
hace muchísimo tiempo — a very long time ago, ages ago
2.ADV very much, a lotme quiere muchísimo — he loves me very much o a lot, he really loves me
llovía muchísimo — it was raining really o very hard, it was pouring down
* * *= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.Ex. You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex. It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.Ex. I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex. Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.----* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* * *= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex: It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* * * -
48 Irre
ir·re1) ( verrückt) crazy, insane, mad;der Kerl muss \Irre[e] sein! the bloke must be mad!;jdn für \Irre[e] erklären ( fam) to call sb mad;jdn für \Irre[e] halten ( fam) to think sb is mad2) ( verstört) crazy;so ein Blödsinn! du redest \Irrees Zeug! what nonsense! this is just crazy talk!;dieser Partylärm macht mich noch ganz \Irre the noise from this party is driving me crazy [or mad];WENDUNGEN:1) (verrückt, verstört) insanely, in a crazy way;was fällt dir ein, mitten in der Nacht so \Irree rumzubrüllen! all this crazy yelling in the middle of the night, what [the hell] do you think you're doing!;\Irre[e] reden ( geh) to say crazy things;hör nicht auf ihn, der redet \Irre! don't listen to him, he comes out with all this crazy talk!;ich musste arbeiten wie \Irre I had to work like mad2) (sl: ausgeflippt) wild, crazy, wacky (sl), way-out (sl) ( toll) fantastically ( fam), terrifically ( fam)der Witz ist ja \Irree komisch! the joke is incredibly funny!2. Ir·re <-> [ʼɪrə] fjdn 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) [ʼɪrə, -rɐ] f(m)( irrer Mensch) lunatic, madmanWENDUNGEN:armer \Irrer ( fam) poor fool;du armer \Irrer, der Kerl hat dich reingelegt! you poor fool, the bloke's taken you for a ride! -
49 irre
ir·re1) ( verrückt) crazy, insane, mad;der Kerl muss \irre[e] sein! the bloke must be mad!;jdn für \irre[e] erklären ( fam) to call sb mad;jdn für \irre[e] halten ( fam) to think sb is mad2) ( verstört) crazy;so ein Blödsinn! du redest \irrees Zeug! what nonsense! this is just crazy talk!;dieser Partylärm macht mich noch ganz \irre the noise from this party is driving me crazy [or mad];WENDUNGEN:1) (verrückt, verstört) insanely, in a crazy way;was fällt dir ein, mitten in der Nacht so \irree rumzubrüllen! all this crazy yelling in the middle of the night, what [the hell] do you think you're doing!;\irre[e] reden ( geh) to say crazy things;hör nicht auf ihn, der redet \irre! don't listen to him, he comes out with all this crazy talk!;ich musste arbeiten wie \irre I had to work like mad2) (sl: ausgeflippt) wild, crazy, wacky (sl), way-out (sl) ( toll) fantastically ( fam), terrifically ( fam)der Witz ist ja \irree komisch! the joke is incredibly funny!2. Ir·re <-> [ʼɪrə] fjdn 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! -
50 pazzo
['pattso] pazzo (-a)1. aggMed mad, insane, crazy, (strano: persona, idea) wild, madessere 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
pazzo per qn/qc — mad o crazy about sb/sth
2. sm/flunatic, madman (madwoman)urlava come un pazzo — he was shouting his head off, he was shouting like a lunatic
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51 Berserker
m; s, -1. madman; wie ein Berserker toben / arbeiten go berserk / work like crazy; sich gebärden wie ein Berserker carry on like a madman2. HIST. berserk(er)* * *Ber|sẹr|ker [bEr'zErkɐ, 'bErzɛrkɐ]m -s, - (HIST)berserkerwie ein Berserker toben — to go berserk
* * *Ber·ser·ker<-s, ->[bɛrˈzɛrkɐ]m1. HIST berserker2. (Irrer) madmanarbeiten wie ein \Berserker to work like crazy [or fury] [or mad]toben wie ein \Berserker to go berserkzum \Berserker werden to go [or be sent] berserk* * *der; Berserkers, Berserkerwie ein Berserker arbeiten — work like mad (coll.)
* * *1. madman;wie ein Berserker toben/arbeiten go berserk/work like crazy;sich gebärden wie ein Berserker carry on like a madman* * *der; Berserkers, Berserkerwie ein Berserker arbeiten — work like mad (coll.)
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52 Fetzen
umg.I v/i1. (ist gefetzt) (rasen) tear2. (hat) unpers.: dass es nur so fetzt like crazy; das fetzt! Jugendspr. it’s really awesome, it blows your mindII v/t (hat)* * *der Fetzentatter; wisp; rag; ribbon; scrap* * *Fẹt|zen ['fɛtsn]m -s, -1) (abgerissen) shred; (zerrissen auch) tatter; (= Stofffetzen, Papierfetzen, Gesprächsfetzen) scrap; (= Kleidung) rag; (= Nebelfetzen) wispin Fetzen sein, nur noch Fetzen sein — to be in tatters or shreds
das Kleid ist in Fetzen gegangen — the dress has fallen to pieces
etw in Fetzen ( zer)reißen — to tear sth to shreds
etw in tausend Fetzen ( zer)reißen — to tear sth into a thousand pieces
..., dass die Fetzen fliegen (inf) —... like mad (Brit inf) or crazy (inf)
2) (Aus = Scheuertuch) rag* * *1) (old, worn or torn clothes: The beggar was dressed in rags.) rags2) (a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off: The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material.) shred* * *Fet·zen<-s, ->[ˈfɛtsn̩]mPapier/Stoff scrap, pieceetw in \Fetzen reißen to tear sth to pieces [or shredsab und zu drang ein \Fetzen des Gesprächs an sein Ohr now and again he heard snatches [or bits and pieces] of the conversation4.die beiden haben sich gestritten, dass die \Fetzen flogen the two of them had a row and the sparks flew* * *der; Fetzens, Fetzen1) scrapetwas in Fetzen [zer]reißen — tear something to pieces or shreds
in Fetzen gehen — (ugs.) fall apart or to pieces
dass die Fetzen fliegen — (ugs.) like mad (coll.)
2) (abwertend): (Kleid)* * *in Fetzen in shreds, in tatters;in Fetzen reißen tear to shreds;die Kleidung hing ihr in Fetzen vom Leib her clothes hung about her in tatters;dass die Fetzen fliegen umg fig like crazy3. umg (Kleid) rag5. österr (Lappen) rag* * *der; Fetzens, Fetzen1) scrapetwas in Fetzen [zer]reißen — tear something to pieces or shreds
in Fetzen gehen — (ugs.) fall apart or to pieces
dass die Fetzen fliegen — (ugs.) like mad (coll.)
2) (abwertend): (Kleid)* * *- m.flake n.frazzle n. -
53 fetzen
umg.I v/i1. (ist gefetzt) (rasen) tear2. (hat) unpers.: dass es nur so fetzt like crazy; das fetzt! Jugendspr. it’s really awesome, it blows your mindII v/t (hat)* * *der Fetzentatter; wisp; rag; ribbon; scrap* * *Fẹt|zen ['fɛtsn]m -s, -1) (abgerissen) shred; (zerrissen auch) tatter; (= Stofffetzen, Papierfetzen, Gesprächsfetzen) scrap; (= Kleidung) rag; (= Nebelfetzen) wispin Fetzen sein, nur noch Fetzen sein — to be in tatters or shreds
das Kleid ist in Fetzen gegangen — the dress has fallen to pieces
etw in Fetzen ( zer)reißen — to tear sth to shreds
etw in tausend Fetzen ( zer)reißen — to tear sth into a thousand pieces
..., dass die Fetzen fliegen (inf) —... like mad (Brit inf) or crazy (inf)
2) (Aus = Scheuertuch) rag* * *1) (old, worn or torn clothes: The beggar was dressed in rags.) rags2) (a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off: The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material.) shred* * *Fet·zen<-s, ->[ˈfɛtsn̩]mPapier/Stoff scrap, pieceetw in \Fetzen reißen to tear sth to pieces [or shredsab und zu drang ein \Fetzen des Gesprächs an sein Ohr now and again he heard snatches [or bits and pieces] of the conversation4.die beiden haben sich gestritten, dass die \Fetzen flogen the two of them had a row and the sparks flew* * *der; Fetzens, Fetzen1) scrapetwas in Fetzen [zer]reißen — tear something to pieces or shreds
in Fetzen gehen — (ugs.) fall apart or to pieces
dass die Fetzen fliegen — (ugs.) like mad (coll.)
2) (abwertend): (Kleid)* * *fetzen umgA. v/i1. (ist gefetzt) (rasen) tear2. (hat) unpers:dass es nur so fetzt like crazy;B. v/t (hat)1. tear (von off);in Stücke fetzen tear to shreds2. umg:sich (pl)* * *der; Fetzens, Fetzen1) scrapetwas in Fetzen [zer]reißen — tear something to pieces or shreds
in Fetzen gehen — (ugs.) fall apart or to pieces
dass die Fetzen fliegen — (ugs.) like mad (coll.)
2) (abwertend): (Kleid)* * *- m.flake n.frazzle n. -
54 malade
malade [malad]1. adjectivea. ( = atteint) [personne] ill ; [organe, plante] diseased• être malade à crever (inf!) to be dreadfully illb. ( = fou) mad• t'es malade ? (inf) are you out of your mind?c. ( = en mauvais état) [pays] in a sorry state2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. compounds* * *malad
1.
1) [personne] ill, sick; [animal] sick; [plante] diseasedtomber malade — to fall ill ou sick, to get sick US
être malade en voiture/en avion — to get carsick/airsick
j'en suis malade — (colloq) fig it makes me sick
2) [poumons, œil] diseased; [dent] bad3) (colloq) ( fou)
2.
nom masculin et féminin gén sick man/woman; ( dans un cadre médical) patientles malades — the sick (+ v pl), the patients
Phrasal Verbs:••être malade comme un chien — (colloq) to be as sick as a dog
* * *malad1. adj1) (personne) ill, sicktomber malade — to fall ill, to get sick USA
être malade du cœur — to have heart trouble, to have a bad heart
2) (jambe, bras, poitrine) badSa jambe malade le faisait souffrir. — His bad leg was hurting him.
Son foie malade le faisait souffrir. — His liver complaint was causing him pain.
3) (plante) diseased4) fig (entreprise, monde) ailing2. nm/fsick person, (à l'hôpital) patient* * *A adj1 [personne] ill ( épith), sick; [animal] sick; [arbre, plante] diseased; tomber malade [personne] to fall ill ou sick, to get sick US; être malade to be ill ou sick; être malade en voiture/en bateau/en avion to get carsick/seasick/airsick; j'en suis malade fig it makes me sick; gravement/très gravement malade seriously/critically ill; se rendre malade to make oneself ill ou sick; ça le rend malade rien que d'y penser it makes him sick just to think about it; malade de peur/jalousie sick with fear/jealousy; être malade d'inquiétude to be worried sick; se faire porter malade to report sick;2 [poumons, côlon] diseased; [dent] bad; [œil, jambe] ( par maladie) diseased; ( par accident) injured; [corps, esprit] sick;3 ○( fou) crazy; être malade (de la tête)○ to be crazy;4 ( en mauvais état) être malade [entreprise, institution, pays, objet] to be in a bad way ou sorry state; le pays est malade de l'inflation the country is suffering from inflation.B nmf gén sick man/woman; ( dans un cadre médical ou hospitalier) patient; les malades the sick, the patients; son mari est un grand malade her husband is seriously ill.malade imaginaire hypochondriac; malade mental mentally ill person; les malades mentaux the mentally ill; c'est un malade mental he's mentally ill.[malad] adjectifgravement malade gravely ou seriously illse sentir malade to feel ill ou unwella. [souffrir] to be incredibly ill ou at death's door (humoristique)b. [vomir] to be sick as a dog ou violently illavoir le cœur malade to have a heart condition ou heart troublej'ai les intestins malades, je suis malade des intestins I have troubles with my intestines3. [nauséeux] sickje suis malade en bateau/voiture/avion I suffer from seasickness/carsickness/airsickness4. [dément] (mentally) ill ou sicknous avons une économie malade our economy is sick ou shaky ou ailingmalade de jalousie sick with jealousy, horribly jealouset pourtant c'est elle qui a eu le poste — tais-toi, ça me rend ou j'en suis malade! all the same, she's the one who got the job — don't, it makes me sick ou vomit!————————[malad] nom masculin et féminin1. [patient - généralement] sick person, sick man ( feminine woman) ; [ - d'un hôpital, d'un médecin] patient[sujet atteint] sufferer2. [dément, DROIT]malade (mental) mentally ill ou sick person3. (familier) [passionné]un malade de la vitesse a speed fiend ou freak -
55 wild
I Adj.1. Honig, Pflanze, Tier, Gegend, Sitten: wild; (unzivilisiert) savage; ein wilder Haufen pej. a savage mob; die wilde Schönheit der Berge the wild beauty of the mountains; wilde Triebe AGR., BOT. rank shoots; wilder Wein BOT. Virginia creeper; der Wilde Westen the Wild West2. Geschichte, Blick, Drohungen, Beschimpfungen, Kampf, Leben, Orgie etc.: wild; Kind: auch unruly; Kampf: auch fierce; Blick: auch furious; Lachen: auch hysterical; stärker: maniacal; (wütend) wild, furious, raving; (stürmisch) tempestuous, impetuous; (zügellos) unrestrained; (laut) boisterous; wilde Flucht wild oder headlong flight; wilde Schießerei furious gunbattle; eines Einzelnen: shooting spree; den wilden Mann spielen umg. go berserk; ( sei doch) nicht so wild! calm down!; wild machen (jemanden) make s.o. mad; Musik etc.: drive s.o. wild umg.; (Tier) frighten; wild werden Tier: turn wild; Person: get mad, go wild umg.; Affe 23. (wirr) Gerüchte, Träume, Vermutungen etc.: wild; wildes Durcheinander (total) chaos; eine wilde Frisur oder Mähne haben have one’s hair all over the place, be completely unkempt; das Haar hing ihr wild in die Stirn her hair hung down wildly over her forehead4. Mülldeponie, Parken, Zelten etc.: unauthorized; Taxi: unlicensed; wilder Streik wildcat strike; Ehe6. umg.: wild sein auf (+ Akk) be wild ( oder crazy) about; wie wild like mad; ( das ist) halb so wild! not to worryII Adv. wildly etc.; wild um sich blicken look around wildly; wild lachen laugh hysterically; wild schreien shout like mad umg.; wild entschlossen zu (+ Inf.) absolutely determined to (+ Inf.) wild parken / zelten park / camp illegally; wild lebend wild, nachgestellt: roaming free; wild wachsen grow wild; wild wachsend / wuchernd wild ( oder nachgestellt: growing wild) / rank; wild durcheinander liegen lie in (total) chaos* * *das Wild(Fleisch) venison;(Tiere) game* * *Wịld [vɪlt]nt - (e)s[-dəs] no pl (= Tiere, Fleisch) game; (= Rotwild) deer; (= Fleisch von Rotwild) venison* * *1) fiercely2) (very angry and likely to attack: a fierce dog; a fierce expression.) fierce3) ferociously4) (fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) ferocious5) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) savage6) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) savage7) savagely8) ((of a person) aggressive and inclined to argue.) truculent9) wildly10) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) wild11) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) wild12) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) wild13) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) wild* * *<-[e]s>[vɪlt]* * *das; Wild[e]s game; (einzelnes Tier) [wild] animal* * *A. adjein wilder Haufen pej a savage mob;die wilde Schönheit der Berge the wild beauty of the mountains;wilde Triebe AGR, BOT rank shoots;wilder Wein BOT Virginia creeper;der Wilde Westen the Wild West2. Geschichte, Blick, Drohungen, Beschimpfungen, Kampf, Leben, Orgie etc: wild; Kind: auch unruly; Kampf: auch fierce; Blick: auch furious; Lachen: auch hysterical; stärker: maniacal; (wütend) wild, furious, raving; (stürmisch) tempestuous, impetuous; (zügellos) unrestrained; (laut) boisterous;wilde Flucht wild oder headlong flight;wilde Schießerei furious gunbattle; eines Einzelnen: shooting spree;den wilden Mann spielen umg go berserk;(sei doch) nicht so wild! calm down!;3. (wirr) Gerüchte, Träume, Vermutungen etc: wild;wildes Durcheinander (total) chaos;Mähne haben have one’s hair all over the place, be completely unkempt;das Haar hing ihr wild in die Stirn her hair hung down wildly over her forehead5. MED:wildes Fleisch proud flesh6. umg:wie wild like mad;(das ist) halb so wild! not to worryB. adv wildly etc;wild um sich blicken look around wildly;wild lachen laugh hysterically;wild schreien shout like mad umg;wild parken/zelten park/camp illegally;wild lebend wild, nachgestellt: roaming free;wild wachsen grow wild;wild wachsend/wuchernd wild ( oder nachgestellt: growing wild)/rank;wild durcheinanderliegen lie in (total) chaos* * *das; Wild[e]s game; (einzelnes Tier) [wild] animal* * *nur sing. n.game (hunting) n. -
56 desesperar
v.1 to drive to despair (quitar la esperanza a).2 to exasperate, to drive mad.3 to irritate.* * *1 (hacer perder la paciencia) to drive to despair, make lose one's patience2 (exasperar) to exasperate1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated* * *verb1) to despair2) exasperate* * *1. VT1) (=exasperar)mi hermano me desespera — my brother drives me mad o crazy, my brother is infuriating o maddening
me desespera que el tren llegue tarde — it's infuriating o maddening when the train is late
2) (=desalentar)no dejes que sus críticas te desesperen — don't let their criticism make you lose hope o heart, don't let their criticism get to you *
tantos problemas la desesperaron y acabó dimitiendo — all these problems drove her to despair and in the end she resigned
2.VI (=perder la esperanza) to despair, lose hopesigue adelante, no desesperes — keep at it, don't despair o lose hope
desesperar de hacer algo — frm to despair of doing sth, lose all hope of doing sth
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair2.desesperar vi to despair, give up hope3.desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated* * *= despair, yield + despair.Ex. Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.Ex. It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.----* desesperarse = yield to + despair.* * *1.verbo transitivo to drive... to distraction o despair2.desesperar vi to despair, give up hope3.desesperar de algo — to despair o give up hope of something
desesperarse v pron to become exasperated* * *= despair, yield + despair.Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.
Ex: It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.* desesperarse = yield to + despair.* * *desesperar [A1 ]vtsu lentitud me desespera I find his slowness exasperating, he's so slow, it drives me crazy o to distractionme desespera que nunca me haga caso it's maddening o infuriating o exasperating the way she never takes any notice of me■ desesperarvito despair, give up hopeno desesperes, ya se arreglarán las cosas don't despair, everything will be all rightdesesperar DE algo to despair o give up hope OF sthdesesperaban ya de encontrarlos vivos they were already despairing of o giving up hope of finding them aliveto become exasperatedse desespera y le grita she becomes exasperated o gets infuriated and she shouts at himse desespera de ver que va tan lento it exasperates him to see it going so slowly* * *
desesperar ( conjugate desesperar) verbo transitivo
to drive … to distraction o despair
verbo intransitivo
to despair, give up hope
desesperarse verbo pronominal
to become exasperated
desesperar verbo transitivo
1 to drive to despair
2 (poner nervioso, irritado) to exasperate
' desesperar' also found in these entries:
English:
despair
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la esperanza a] to drive to despair2. [irritar, enojar] to exasperate, to drive mad;me desespera cuando se pone a hablar así it makes me mad when he starts talking like that;si hay algo que me desespera es la desorganización if there's one thing that exasperates me o drives me mad, it's lack of organization♦ vito despair, to give up hope;no desesperes, aún se puede hacer algo don't despair o give up hope, something can still be done;desesperar de hacer algo to give up all hope of doing sth;desesperan ya de encontrar supervivientes they have given up hope of finding survivors* * *I v/t infuriate, exasperateII v/i give up hope (de of), despair (de of)* * *desesperar vt: to exasperatedesesperar vi: to despair, to lose hope* * *desesperar vb1. (perder la esperanza) to despairno desesperes, todo saldrá bien don't despair, everything will be all right -
57 alocado
adj.1 crazy, mad.2 crazy, hothead, harebrained, scatterbrained.past part.past participle of spanish verb: alocar.* * *► adjetivo1 (distraído) scatterbrained2 (loco) crazy, wild, reckless3 (irreflexivo) thoughtless, rash, impetuous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (despistado) scatterbrain; (loco) fool* * *(f. - alocada)adj.1) crazy2) wild* * *alocado, -a1.ADJ (=loco) crazy, mad; (=irresponsable) wild; (=distraído) scatterbrained2.SM / F madcap* * *I- da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedII- da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain* * *= hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.Ex. The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.----* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* momentos alocados = heady days.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* * *I- da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrainedII- da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain* * *= hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* momentos alocados = heady days.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* * *(irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild, reckless; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrainedcorría alocado por la calle pidiendo socorro he was running up the street like a madman, calling for helpmasculine, feminine(persona — imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; (— irreflexiva) rash fool; (— despistada) scatterbrain* * *
alocado
(irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous;
( despistado) scatterbrained
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool;
( irreflexivo) rash fool;
( despistado) scatterbrain
alocado,-a adjetivo thoughtless, rash
' alocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alocada
- bala
- inconsciente
English:
wild
* * *alocado, -a♦ adj1. [loco] crazy;lleva una vida alocada she lives a wild life2. [irreflexivo] rash, reckless;fue una decisión alocada it was a rash decision♦ nm,f* * *I adj crazyII m, alocada f crazy fool* * *alocado, -da adj1) : crazy2) : wild, reckless3) : silly, scatterbrained -
58 У-37
КАК УГОРЕЛЫЙ бежать, бегать, метаться, носиться и т. п. coll (как + AdjP nom only adv (intensif)) (to run) very fast, not paying attention to anything around one, or (to move about) hurriedly, frantically: (run (race etc)) like one possessed (like a madman, like a madwoman) (run etc) as if ontfs tail were on fire (run around (bustle about etc)) like mad (like crazy, like a chicken with its head cut off).Дуняша бегала взад и вперёд как угорелая и то и дело хлопала дверями... (Тургенев 2). Dunyasha ran hither and thither like one possessed and kept banging the doors... {It).(Тишка:)...У нас то туда, то сюда, целый день шаркай по мостовой как угорелый (Островский 10). (Т.:)...Around this place, it's go there, come here, and you spend the whole day scraping from street to street, like a madman (10a).Ах господи! Да что же это я толкусь туда и сюда, как угорелая...» (Достоевский 3). "Oh, Lord! Why am I dashing around like a madwoman?..." (3b).«...Я сначала войду, высмотрю обстановку и потом, когда надо будет, свистну: „Иси Перезвон!" - и вы увидите, он тотчас же влетит как угорелый» (Достоевский 1). "I'll go in first, check out the situation, and then at the right moment I'll whistle: /с/, Perez von! And you'll see, he'll come rushing in like mad" (1a).Третий день уже носимся по деревням как угорелые» (Ильф и Петров 2). "For three days we've been chasing around the villages like crazy" (2a). -
59 как угорелый
• КАК УГОРЕЛЫЙ бежать, бегать, метаться, носиться и т.п. coll[ как + AdjP; nom only; adv (intensif)]=====⇒ (to run) very fast, not paying attention to anything around one, or (to move about) hurriedly, frantically:- (run <race etc>) like one possessed (like a madman, like a madwoman);- (run etc) as if one's tail were on fire;- (run around <bustle about etc>) like mad (like crazy, like a chicken with its head cut off).♦ Дуняша бегала взад и вперёд как угорелая и то и дело хлопала дверями... (Тургенев 2). Dunyasha ran hither and thither like one possessed and kept banging the doors... (2e).♦ [Тишка:]... У нас то туда, то сюда, целый день шаркай по мостовой как угорелый (Островский 10). [Т.:]... Around this place, it's go there, come here, and you spend the whole day scraping from street to street, like a madman (10a).♦ "Ах господи! Да что же это я толкусь туда и сюда, как угорелая..." (Достоевский 3). "Oh, Lord! Why am I dashing around like a madwoman?..." (3b).♦ "...Я сначала войду, высмотрю обстановку и потом, когда надо будет, свистну: "Иси Перезвон!" - и вы увидите, он тотчас же влетит как угорелый" (Достоевский 1). "I'll go in first, check out the situation, and then at the right moment I'll whistle: Jci, Pferezvon! And you'll see, he'll come rushing in like mad" (1a).♦ "Третий день уже носимся по деревням как угорелые" (Ильф и Петров 2). "For three days we've been chasing around the villages like crazy" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как угорелый
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60 rasend
I Part. Präs. rasenII Adj.1. rasender Durst raging thirst; rasender Hunger ravenous hunger; einen rasenden Hunger haben be ravenous; rasende Schmerzen searing ( oder raging) pain; rasende Kopfschmerzen a splitting ( oder raging) headache; rasende Wut violent rage; rasender Applaus thunderous applause; rasend werden go mad; er macht mich noch rasend umg. he’s driving me spare (Am. nuts)II Adv. umg.: rasend verliebt madly in love, besotted; er spielt rasend gern Backgammon he loves backgammon, he’s mad ( oder wild) about backgammon; ( ich täte es) rasend gern, aber... I’d really love to, but...; rasend ( viel) zu tun haben be incredibly busy* * *rattling; rabid; furious* * *ra|send1. adj1) (= enorm) terrific; Eile terrific, tearing; Durst raging, terrific; Beifall wild, rapturous; Eifersucht burning; Schmerz excruciating, terrificrásende Kopfschmerzen — a splitting headache
2) (= wütend) furious, livid, ragingjdn rásend machen — to make sb furious or livid or wild (inf)
er macht mich noch rásend — he'll drive me crazy (inf)
ich könnte rásend werden — I could scream
2. adv (inf)terrifically, enormously; schnell incredibly; wehtun, sich beeilen, applaudieren like mad (inf) or crazy (inf); lieben, verliebt, eifersüchtig sein madly (inf)rásend viel Geld — heaps or pots of money (inf)
rásend gern! — I'd simply love to!
* * *1) (very angry: She was furious with him about it.) furious2) (fast; lively: The car travelled at a rattling pace.) rattling3) (violent; extreme: raging toothache; a raging storm.) raging4) (very angry.) wild* * *ra·sendI. adj1. (äußerst schnell) breakneck, tremendous2. (wütend) furiouseine \rasende Menge/ein \rasender Mob an angry crowd/mob\rasend vor Wut to be beside oneself with rage3. (furchtbar) terrible\rasender Durst raging thirst\rasende Eifersucht a mad fit of jealousyein \rasender Schmerz an excruciating paineine \rasende Wut a blind [or violent] rage4. (tobend) thunderous\rasender Beifall thunderous applauseich würde das \rasend gern tun I'd be very [or more than] happy [or love] to do it* * *1.1)in rasender Fahrt — at breakneck speed
2.[vor Wut usw.] rasend werden — be beside oneself [with rage etc.]
* * *B. adj1.rasender Durst raging thirst;rasender Hunger ravenous hunger;einen rasenden Hunger haben be ravenous;rasende Schmerzen searing ( oder raging) pain;rasende Kopfschmerzen a splitting ( oder raging) headache;rasende Wut violent rage;rasender Applaus thunderous applause;rasend werden go mad;2. Geschwindigkeit: nur attr breakneck, terrific;in rasender Fahrt at breakneck speedB. adv umg:rasend verliebt madly in love, besotted;er spielt rasend gern Backgammon he loves backgammon, he’s mad ( oder wild) about backgammon;* * *1.1)2.[vor Wut usw.] rasend werden — be beside oneself [with rage etc.]
* * *adj.raging adj.raving adj.
См. также в других словарях:
like mad — or[like crazy] {adv.}, {slang}, {informal} With great enthusiasm and vigor; very fast. * /We had to drive like mad (like crazy) to get there on time./ See: LIKE HELL(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
like mad — or[like crazy] {adv.}, {slang}, {informal} With great enthusiasm and vigor; very fast. * /We had to drive like mad (like crazy) to get there on time./ See: LIKE HELL(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
Like mad — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
like\ mad — • like mad • like crazy adv slang informal With great enthusiasm and vigor; very fast. We had to drive like mad (like crazy) to get there on time. See: like hell(1) … Словарь американских идиом
like mad — informal 1) I ran like mad Syn: fast, quickly, rapidly, speedily, hastily, hurriedly 2) he had to fight like mad Syn: energetically, enthusiastically, madly, furiously, with a will … Thesaurus of popular words
like mad — adverb with great speed or effort or intensity (Freq. 1) drove like crazy worked like hell to get the job done ran like sin for the storm cellar work like thunder fought like the devil • Syn: ↑like hell … Useful english dictionary
like crazy/like mad — a lot, very much, to beat the band She laughed like crazy whenever Earl told a joke … English idioms
like mad — Synonyms and related words: a corps perdu, all to pieces, carelessly, demonically, desperately, fanatically, fiercely, frantically, frenetically, furiously, happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly … Moby Thesaurus
like mad — Go to like crazy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 — [ 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