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  • 41 majareta

    adj.
    nuts, crazy.
    f.
    loony, crazy person, crackpot, basket case.
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    1 familiar→ link=majara majara
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    = wacko, stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, madman, lunatic, basket case, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, mad, crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].
    Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.
    Ex. Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.
    Ex. It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.
    Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex. They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
    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. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
    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. The press may be free, but the system is potty.
    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. 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. 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. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    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.
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
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    * estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
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    = wacko, stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, madman, lunatic, basket case, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, mad, crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].

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

    Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.
    Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.
    Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
    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: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
    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: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
    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: 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: 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: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    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.
    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    * estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

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    majara, majareta adj fam loony, nutty
    ' majareta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    majara
    English:
    marble
    - rocker
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    majareta, Esp majara Fam
    adj
    nutty
    nmf
    nutcase
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    adj fam
    nutty fam, screwy fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > majareta

  • 42 crocante

    adj.
    crunchy. ( River Plate)
    m.
    almond brittle.
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    1 almond brittle
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    I
    adjetivo (esp RPl) crunchy
    II
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    I
    adjetivo (esp RPl) crunchy
    II
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    ( esp RPl) crunchy
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    adj
    RP crunchy
    nm
    [guirlache] almond brittle
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    I adj Rpl
    crunchy
    II m nougat
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    : crunchy

    Spanish-English dictionary > crocante

  • 43 дръпнат

    (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts
    (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious
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    дръ̀пнат,
    мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.) ( смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.’s head/nut, nutty, nuts; ( своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious.
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    cross ; daft ; dotty ; crazy ; nuts {nXtS}; willful ; contrary
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    1. (своенравен) wilful, wayward, contrary, unmanageable, capricious 2. (смахнат) daft, dotty, crazy, cracked off o.'s head/nut, nutty, nuts

    Български-английски речник > дръпнат

  • 44 извеян

    feather-/crack-/brained, crazy, nutty, nuts, cuckoo, half-witted, not all there
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    извѐян,
    мин. страд. прич. feather-/crack-/brained, crazy, nutty, nuts, cuckoo, half-witted, not all there.
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    feather-/crack-/brained, crazy, nutty, nuts, cuckoo, half-witted, not all there

    Български-английски речник > извеян

  • 45 лапам

    лапна 1. gobble, bolt; wolf; swallow; gulp (down); sl. lower
    (ям с апетит) gobble, tuck in, eat away, eat heartily
    2. (вярвам на лъжа) lap up/down, swallow
    3. (влюбвам се) fall for, fall head over ears in love (with)
    лапнал съм по be spoons/nutty on, be gone on, feel goopy about
    лапам мухите gad about, fool/moon around, loaf
    лапам въдицата swallow the bait, bite
    лапам голям залък bite off more than one can chew
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    ла̀пам,
    и ла̀пвам, ла̀пна гл.
    1. gobble, bolt; wolf; swallow; gulp (down); sl. lower; (ям с апетит) gobble, tuck in, eat away, eat heartily;
    2. ( вярвам на лъжа) lap up/down, swallow, bite, take the hook;
    3. ( влюбвам се) fall for, fall head over ears in love (with); лапнал съм по be spoons/nutty on, be gone on, feel goopy about; sl. have a crush on, have the hots for; • \лапам въдицата swallow the bait, bite; \лапам голям залък bite off more than one can chew; \лапам мухите gad about, fool/moon around, loaf.
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    devour; engorge; gorge{gO;dj}; gormandize: лапам the bait - лапам въдицата
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    1. (влюбвам се) fall for, fall head over ears in love (with) 2. (вярвам на лъжа) lap up/down, swallow 3. (ям с апетит) gobble, tuck in, eat away, eat heartily 4. ЛАПАМ въдицата swallow the bait, bite 5. ЛАПАМ голям залък bite off more than one can chew 6. ЛАПАМ мухите gad about, fool/moon around, loaf 7. лапна gobble, bolt;wolf;swallow;gulp (down);sl. lower 8. лапнал съм по be spoons/nutty on, be gone on, feel goopy about

    Български-английски речник > лапам

  • 46 лапнал

    (по) nutty, gone (on)
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    ла̀пнал,
    мин. св. деят. прич. nutty, gone (on); здраво е \лапнал по нея he is far gone in love with her; he has the hots for her; he has a crush on her.
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    (по) nutty, gone (on)

    Български-английски речник > лапнал

  • 47 налудничав

    (за човек) crazy, wanting, wild, eccentric, sl. nutty
    (за идея, план) extravagant, wild, wild-cat (attr.)
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    налу̀дничав,
    прил. (за човек) crazy, wanting, wild, eccentric, nuts, crackpot, wacky, sl. nutty; амер. sl. flak(e)y; (за идея, план) extravagant, crackpot, wacky, wild, wild-cat (attr.); farcical.
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    crazy: налудничав ideas - налудничави идеи; possessed
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    1. (за идея, план) extravagant, wild, wild-cat (attr.) 2. (за човек) crazy, wanting, wild, eccentric, sl. nutty

    Български-английски речник > налудничав

  • 48 пикантен

    piquant, ( за ядене) savoury/appetizing; gingery
    (за сос) poignant; racy; juicy
    ам. nutty
    пикантна жена a gla-mour girl, a pin-up girl
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    пика̀нтен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни piquant, (за ядене) savoury, appetizing; gingery; spicy; (за вкус) pungent, nippy; (за сос) poignant; (за детайли, подробности и пр.) racy; juicy; амер. nutty; \пикантенна жена glamour girl, pin-up girl; \пикантенна новина tit-bit; \пикантенно сирене strong cheese.
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    piquant; pungent
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    1. (за вкус) nippy 2. (за сос) poignant;racy;juicy 3. piquant, (за ядене) savoury/appetizing;gingery 4. ам. nutty 5. пикантна жена a gla-mоur girl, a pin-up girl 6. пикантна новина a tit-bit 7. пикантно сирене a strong cheese

    Български-английски речник > пикантен

  • 49 побъркан

    1. прил. crazy, touched, mentally deranged, unhinged; sl. off o.'s dot/nut; moonstruck, nutty
    разг. mental, having a screw loose, light-headed, not all there
    побъркан no mad about/on/after
    побъркан съм be off o.'s mind, ам. be nuts
    2. същ. crank; Tom/Jack of Bedlam, bedlamite
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    побъ̀ркан,
    мин. страд. прич.
    1. touched, crazy, mentally deranged, unhinged; sl. off o.’s dot/nut; moon-struck, nutty; разг. mental, having a screw loose, light-headed, not all there; \побъркан на религиозна/сексуална и пр. тема mad/nuts on religion/sex, etc.; \побъркан по mad about/on/after; \побъркан съм be off o.’s mind, амер. be nuts;
    2. като същ. crank; Tom/Jack of Bedlam, bedlamite.
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    1. ПОБЪРКАН no mad about/on/after 2. ПОБЪРКАН съм be off o.'s mind, ам. be nuts 3. прил. crazy, touched, mentally deranged, unhinged;sl. off o.'s dot/nut;moonstruck, nutty 4. разг. mental, having a screw loose, light-headed, not all there 5. същ. crank; Tom/Jack of Bedlam, bedlamite

    Български-английски речник > побъркан

  • 50 смахнат

    crazy, crack brained
    разг. cracked, cracky, crackers, not all there, sl. nuts, nutty, potty, off o.'s chump/beam/rocker
    същ. crackpot
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    сма̀хнат,
    мин. страд. прич. (и като прил.) crazy, crack-brained; feeble-minded; разг. cracked, cracky, crackers, not all there, loopy, dippy; sl. nuts, nutty, potty, off o.’s chump/beam/rocker; като същ. crackpot.
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    crazy ; crack-brained ; dotty {`doti}; moonhead ; moonstruck
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    1. crazy, crack brained 2. разг. cracked, cracky, crackers, not all there, sl. nuts, nutty, potty, off o.'s chump/beam/rocker 3. същ. crackpot

    Български-английски речник > смахнат

  • 51 svitato

    unscrewed
    fig essere svitato have a screw loose
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    svitato agg. unscrewed // è un tipo svitato, (fam.) he has a screw loose (o he is a bit barmy)
    s.m. nut case.
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    [zvi'tato] svitato (-a) fam
    1. agg
    (persona) unhinged, nutty
    2. sm/f
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    [zvi'tato] 1. 2.
    aggettivo colloq. [ persona] screwy, screwball attrib., nutty
    3.
    sostantivo maschile (f. -a) colloq. screwball, nut
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    svitato
    /zvi'tato/
     →  svitare
     colloq. [ persona] screwy, screwball attrib., nutty; essere svitato to have a screw loose
    III sostantivo m.
     (f. -a) colloq. screwball, nut.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > svitato

  • 52 kafa

    "1. head. 2. mind, mental attitude. 3. intelligence. 4. a large marble, shoooter. - ya almak slang 1. /ı/ to silence (a bothersome person). 2. to find the right person (to do a job). -sı almamak /ı/ 1. not to be able to understand. 2. to be too tired to understand. 3. not to be able to believe. -dan atmak to make up something and try to pass it off as the truth. - boşluğu cranial cavity, cavum cranii. -sı bozulmak colloq. to blow one´s top, get angry. -sı bulanmak to get confused. -yı bulmak slang to be pleasantly tipsy (from drink). -sı çalışmak to be on the ball. -yı çekmek colloq. to do some serious drinking, Brit. have a booze-up. -sından çıkarmak /ı/ to put (an idea) out of one´s head. -sına dank etmek/demek to dawn on one at last. - değiştirmek to change one´s mind; to change one´s way of thinking. - dengi 1. kindred spirit. 2. (someone) who is a kindred spirit, like-minded. -sının dikine gitmek to go one´s own way, do as one pleases. -sı dinç olmak to feel fresh and alert. -sı dönmek 1. to be confused and perplexed. 2. to feel dizzy. -sı dumanlı 1. tipsy, tight. 2. tired and confused. -sı durmak to be too tired to think. -dan gayri müsellah colloq. nutty, not quite right in the head. -sına girmek /ın/ 1. to make good sense, seem to be right (to). 2. to comprehend, understand. - göz yarmak to be awkward and unskillful. - işçisi white-collar worker. -sı işlemek to be on the ball. -sı izinli olmak slang for one´s mind to be elsewhere; to wool-gather. - kafaya vermek to put their heads together. - kalmamak /da/ to be so worn out one can´t think. -sı karışmak (for someone) to get confused. -sını kaşıyacak vakti olmamak to be too busy to think, not to have time to turn around. -sı kazan (gibi) olmak for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sını kızdırmak /ın/ to make (someone´s) blood boil. -sı kızmak to get angry. -dan kontak colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. -sına koymak /ı/ to get hold of (some idea); to take it into one´s head (to do something). -sını kullanmak to use one´s head. -sını kurcalamak /ın/ to make (one) think. - patlatmak to do a lot of hard mental work. -dan sakat colloq. cracked, nutty, touched in the head. - sallamak to rubber-stamp everything, be a yes-man. -sına sığmamak not to be able to comprehend. -sında şimşek çakmak to get a sudden inspiration. - şişirmek (for noise, a complicated problem) to drive one crazy, make one unable to think straight. -sı şişmek for one´s head to be ringing (from noise); to feel fuddled (after a lot of mental effort). -sına takılıp kalmak to stick in one´s mind, not to leave one´s mind. -sı taşa çarpmak to learn something the hard way. -sını taştan taşa çarpmak/vurmak 1. to regret bitterly a lost opportunity. 2. to feel very remorseful. - tutmak /a/ to defy; to oppose challengingly. -yı tütsülemek slang to get tight, get tipsy. - ütülemek slang to talk someone to death, talk someone´s ear off. -sına vur, ekmeğini elinden al. colloq. He is so meek you can walk all over him. -sına vura vura by force. -sına vurmak (for drink) to go to one´s head. -sını vurmak /ın/ to behead. -yı (yere) vurmak 1. to hit the sack, hit the hay. 2. to take to one´s bed, get laid up (owing to illness). - vuruşu soccer header. - yağı slang sperm, semen. -sı yerinde olmamak to wool-gather; for one´s mind to be elsewhere. -sı yerine gelmek to come back to earth; to start thinking straight again. - yormak to ponder, think hard, rack one´s brains."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > kafa

  • 53 ореховый

    1) General subject: filbert, hazel, nut, walnut
    2) Gastronomy: nutty

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ореховый

  • 54 помешавшийся

    1) General subject: demented, nuts (on, over, about; на чем-л.), nutty (over, on, upon; на чем-л.), up the pole
    2) Colloquial: batty, (over, on, upon) nutty (на чем-л.)
    3) American: (on, over, about) nuts (на чем-л.)
    4) Jargon: off (one's) dot

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > помешавшийся

  • 55 bekloppt

    Adj. umg.
    1. Person: crazy, präd. auch nuts; Mensch, bist du total bekloppt? have you gone completely off your head (Am. rocker)?; so was macht nur ein Bekloppter! only a nutter ( oder fool) would do that
    2. Vorschlag, Einfall etc: crazy; so was Beklopptes! what a crazy thing to do ( oder happen etc.)
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    dotty (ugs.); balmy (ugs.); loco (ugs.)
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    be|klọppt [bə'klɔpt]
    adj (inf)
    Mensch loony, crazy, mad (all inf); Sache lousy, stupid, crappy (all inf)
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    (a slang word for mad: He's quite nutty.) nutty
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    be·kloppt
    [bəˈklɔpt]
    adj (sl) s. bescheuert
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    Adjektiv (salopp) barmy (Brit. coll.); loony (coll.)

    ein Beklopptera nutcase (Brit. coll.); a nut (coll.)

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    bekloppt adj umg
    1. Person: crazy, präd auch nuts;
    Mensch, bist du total bekloppt? have you gone completely off your head (US rocker)?;
    so was macht nur ein Bekloppter! only a nutter ( oder fool) would do that
    2. Vorschlag, Einfall etc: crazy;
    so was Beklopptes! what a crazy thing to do ( oder happen etc)
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    Adjektiv (salopp) barmy (Brit. coll.); loony (coll.)

    ein Beklopptera nutcase (Brit. coll.); a nut (coll.)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bekloppt

  • 56 pikant

    Adj.
    1. GASTR. piquant (auch Wein), spicy; eine pikante Soße a spicy sauce
    2. Witz etc.: racy, risqué; pikantes Thema delicate subject
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    piquant; spicy; juicy; savoury; nutty; risqué; savory
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    pi|kạnt [pi'kant]
    1. adj
    piquant, spicy; Witz, Geschichte auch racy
    2. adv
    piquantly

    pikant schmeckento taste piquant

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    2) (sharp in taste; appetizing: a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.) piquant
    3) (having a usually salty or sharp, but not sweet, taste or smell: a savoury omelette.) savoury
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    pi·kant
    [piˈkant]
    I. adj
    1. KOCHK piquant, spicy
    2. (frivol) racy, risqué
    II. adv piquantly, spicily
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    1.
    1) piquant; (würzig) spicy; well-seasoned; (appetitanregend) appetizing
    2) (fig.): (witzig) piquant; ironical
    3) (verhüll.): (schlüpfrig) racy <joke, story>
    2.

    pikant gewürztpiquantly or appetizingly seasoned

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    pikant adj
    1. GASTR piquant (auch Wein), spicy;
    eine pikante Soße a spicy sauce
    2. Witz etc: racy, risqué;
    pikantes Thema delicate subject
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    1.
    1) piquant; (würzig) spicy; well-seasoned; (appetitanregend) appetizing
    2) (fig.): (witzig) piquant; ironical
    3) (verhüll.): (schlüpfrig) racy <joke, story>
    2.

    pikant gewürztpiquantly or appetizingly seasoned

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    adj.
    nutty adj.
    piquant adj. adv.
    nuttily adv.
    piquantly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > pikant

  • 57 schmecken

    I v/t
    1. (kosten) taste, try; (herauskosten) (be able to) taste; ich schmecke gar nichts I can’t taste a thing; man schmeckt den Knoblauch ( nicht) you can(‘t) taste the garlic; man schmeckt, dass der Fisch nicht frisch ist you can tell from the taste that the fish isn’t fresh; schmeck mal! have a taste; lässt du mich mal ( die Soße) schmecken? can I have a taste (of the sauce)?
    2. Dial. (riechen) smell
    II v/i
    1. ( gut) schmecken Speise, Getränk: taste good; und dann einen Schuss Kognak, sonst schmeckt’s nicht then give it a dash of brandy, otherwise it doesn’t taste right; es schmeckt mir nicht I don’t like it; ihm schmeckt es he likes it; umg. (er isst gern und viel) he likes his food; ich nehme nicht ab - mir schmeckt’s zu gut umg. I can’t lose any weight, I enjoy my food too much; schmeckt es ( dir)? do you like it?; mir hat’s geschmeckt umg. I enjoyed that; das hat aber geschmeckt! that was really delicious; diese Torte schmeckt vielleicht toll! this cake is really scrumptious!; Nudeln schmecken mir immer umg. give me noodles any time; es schmeckt mir heute nicht so recht I don’t really have any appetite ( oder feel like eating) today; es sich schmecken lassen umg. tuck in; lass es dir schmecken! enjoy it!, tuck in!; hat es Ihnen geschmeckt? did you enjoy your meal?; der hat mir aber geschmeckt! umg., fig. Kuss: that was delicious!; schmecken nach taste of; fig. smack of; es schmeckt wie Nuss / wie selbst gebacken it has a nutty taste / it tastes homemade; der Wein schmeckt nach Kork(en) the wine is corked (Am. auch corky); es schmeckt nach nichts it doesn’t taste of anything, it has no taste; das schmeckt rauf wie runter umg., pej. it tastes awful; es schmeckt nach mehr umg., hum. I hope there’s more where that came from
    2. umg., fig. (gefallen): das / die Arbeit schmeckt ihm nicht he doesn’t like it / his job, it / his job is not to his liking; das schmeckt mir gar nicht auch I don’t like the sound ( oder look) of that at all; diese Kritik schmeckte ihr gar nicht this criticism didn’t go down at all well with her
    3. Dial. (riechen) smell
    * * *
    to taste
    * * *
    schmẹ|cken ['ʃmɛkn]
    1. vi
    1) (= Geschmack haben) to taste (nach of); (= gut schmecken) to be good, to taste good or lovely; (= probieren) to taste, to have a taste

    diese Arbeit schmeckt ihm nicht — this work doesn't agree with him, he has no taste for this work

    das schmeckt nach mehr! (inf)it tastes moreish (Brit hum inf), it tastes like I want some more

    schmeckt es (Ihnen)? — do you like it?, is it good?, are you enjoying your food or meal? (esp form)

    und das schmeckt! — and it tastes so good, and it's so good

    Hauptsache, es schmeckt (inf)the main thing is it tastes nice

    2) (S Ger, Aus, Sw = riechen) to smell
    2. vt
    1) (= den Geschmack wahrnehmen von) to taste; (= probieren) to taste, to have a taste of
    2) (S Ger, Aus, Sw = riechen) to smell; (fig = ahnen) to sense
    * * *
    1) ((with of) to have a suggestion of: The whole affair smacks of prejudice.) smack
    2) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) taste
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) taste
    * * *
    schme·cken
    [ˈʃmɛkn̩]
    I. vi
    hat es geschmeckt? did you enjoy it?, was it OK?, was everything to your satisfaction? form
    so, ich hoffe, es schmeckt! so, I hope you enjoy it!
    na, schmeckt's? — klar, und wie! well, is it OK? — you bet!
    das schmeckt aber gut that tastes wonderful
    es sich dat \schmecken lassen (mit Appetit essen) to enjoy one's food
    lasst es euch \schmecken! tuck in!
    nach nichts \schmecken to not taste of anything [much], to be tasteless
    das schmeckt nach mehr! (fam) it's more-ish! BRIT
    [nach etw dat] \schmecken to taste [of sth]
    hier schmeckt das Wasser nach Chlor the water here tastes of chlorine
    3. (fam: gefallen)
    jdm [irgendwie] \schmecken:
    na, wie schmeckt [dir] der neue Job? well, how do you like [or are you enjoying] the new job?
    das schmeckt mir gar nicht! I don't like the sound of that at all
    4. SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (riechen) smell
    5.
    jdn nicht \schmecken können to not be able to stand sb
    II. vt
    jd schmeckt etw sb tastes [or has a taste of] [or tries] sth
    * * *
    1.
    intransitives Verb taste ( nach of)

    [gut] schmecken — taste good

    das hat geschmeckt — that was good; (war köstlich) that was delicious

    schmeckt es [dir]? — are you enjoying it or your meal?; [how] do you like it?

    lasst es euch schmecken! — enjoy your food!; tuck in! (coll.)

    2.
    transitives Verb taste; (kosten) sample
    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. (kosten) taste, try; (herauskosten) (be able to) taste;
    ich schmecke gar nichts I can’t taste a thing;
    man schmeckt den Knoblauch (nicht) you can(’t) taste the garlic;
    man schmeckt, dass der Fisch nicht frisch ist you can tell from the taste that the fish isn’t fresh;
    schmeck mal! have a taste;
    lässt du mich mal (die Soße) schmecken? can I have a taste (of the sauce)?
    2. dial (riechen) smell
    B. v/i
    1.
    (gut) schmecken Speise, Getränk: taste good;
    und dann einen Schuss Kognak, sonst schmeckt’s nicht then give it a dash of brandy, otherwise it doesn’t taste right;
    es schmeckt mir nicht I don’t like it;
    ihm schmeckt es he likes it; umg (er isst gern und viel) he likes his food;
    ich nehme nicht ab - mir schmeckt’s zu gut umg I can’t lose any weight, I enjoy my food too much;
    schmeckt es (dir)? do you like it?;
    mir hat’s geschmeckt umg I enjoyed that;
    das hat aber geschmeckt! that was really delicious;
    diese Torte schmeckt vielleicht toll! this cake is really scrumptious!;
    Nudeln schmecken mir immer umg give me noodles any time;
    es schmeckt mir heute nicht so recht I don’t really have any appetite ( oder feel like eating) today;
    lass es dir schmecken! enjoy it!, tuck in!;
    hat es Ihnen geschmeckt? did you enjoy your meal?;
    der hat mir aber geschmeckt! umg, fig Kuss: that was delicious!;
    schmecken nach taste of; fig smack of;
    es schmeckt wie Nuss/wie selbst gebacken it has a nutty taste/it tastes homemade;
    der Wein schmeckt nach Kork(en) the wine is corked (US auch corky);
    es schmeckt nach nichts it doesn’t taste of anything, it has no taste;
    das schmeckt rauf wie runter umg, pej it tastes awful;
    es schmeckt nach mehr umg, hum I hope there’s more where that came from
    2. umg, fig (gefallen):
    das/die Arbeit schmeckt ihm nicht he doesn’t like it/his job, it/his job is not to his liking;
    das schmeckt mir gar nicht auch I don’t like the sound ( oder look) of that at all;
    diese Kritik schmeckte ihr gar nicht this criticism didn’t go down at all well with her
    3. dial (riechen) smell
    * * *
    1.
    intransitives Verb taste ( nach of)

    [gut] schmecken — taste good

    das hat geschmeckt — that was good; (war köstlich) that was delicious

    schmeckt es [dir]? — are you enjoying it or your meal?; [how] do you like it?

    lasst es euch schmecken! — enjoy your food!; tuck in! (coll.)

    2.
    transitives Verb taste; (kosten) sample
    * * *
    (nach) v.
    to taste (of) v. v.
    to taste v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schmecken

  • 58 spleenig

    [‘∫pli:niʒ] Adj. umg. cranky; spleeniger Typ crank, weirdo
    * * *
    kinky
    * * *
    splee|nig ['ʃpliːnɪɠ]
    adj (inf)
    crazy, nutty (inf)
    * * *
    splee·nig
    [ˈʃpli:nɪç, ˈsp-]
    adj (fam) nutty fam, eccentric
    * * *
    Adjektiv eccentric; dotty (coll.)
    * * *
    spleenig [ˈʃpliːnıç] adj umg cranky;
    spleeniger Typ crank, weirdo
    * * *
    Adjektiv eccentric; dotty (coll.)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spleenig

  • 59 bzikowaty

    a.
    pot. nutty, goofy; bzikowata dziewczyna goofy girl; bzikowate pomysły nutty ideas.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bzikowaty

  • 60 loco

    adj.
    1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.
    2 crazy.
    m.
    madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.
    * * *
    1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane
    2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 lunatic, insane person
    \
    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
    volverse loco,-a to go mad
    loco,-a de remate stark raving mad
    * * *
    1. (f. - loca)
    adj.
    crazy, mad
    2. (f. - loca)
    noun
    * * *
    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 locaa compass whose needle no longer points north

    estaba loco de alegríahe 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

    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

    volverse loco — to go insane, go mad

    2) (=frenético) hectic
    3) * (=enorme)
    2.
    SM / F lunatic, madman/madwoman

    el loco de César se ha comprado otro cochethat lunatic o madman César has bought another car

    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 perdidohe's stark raving mad

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

    3.
    SM Chile abalone, false abalone
    * * *
    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

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

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

    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)

    c) (contento, entusiasmado)

    están locos con el nietothey're besotted with their grandchild

    d) (fam) ( ajetreado)
    2)
    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

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

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

    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

    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).
    * * *
    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

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

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

    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)

    c) (contento, entusiasmado)

    están locos con el nietothey're besotted with their grandchild

    d) (fam) ( ajetreado)
    2)
    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

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

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

    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

    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
    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 budismocada 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);


    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


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




    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;

    ■ 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
    * * *
    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;
    estar loco de atar o [m5] de remate to be stark raving mad;
    ¡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!;
    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!;
    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
    * * *
    I adj mad, crazy;
    a lo loco fam ( sin pensar) hastily;
    es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;
    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.
    guy;
    loco, ayudame help me, pal
    * * *
    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
    * * *
    loco1 adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]
    loco2 n lunatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > loco

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