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1 giddy
(a) (dizzy → person)∎ to be or to feel giddy (afraid of height) avoir le vertige, être pris de vertige; (unwell) avoir un étourdissement;∎ I feel giddy just watching them j'ai la tête qui tourne ou le vertige rien que de les regarder∎ the giddy heights of success les hautes cimes de la réussite;∎ ironic he had reached the giddy heights of senior assistant il avait atteint le grade prestigieux d'assistant en chef(c) (frivolous → person, behaviour) frivole, écervelé;∎ she behaves just like a giddy schoolgirl elle se comporte vraiment comme une jeune idiote ou écervelée;∎ a giddy round of parties and social events un tourbillon de soirées et de sorties mondaines;∎ British familiar old-fashioned my giddy aunt! oh là là!(to horse) hue! -
2 giddy
giddy [ˈgɪdɪ][person] pris de vertige* * *['gɪdɪ]1) ( dizzy)2) ( exhilarating) [height, speed] vertigineux/-euse; [success] enivrant3) ( frivolous) [person] écervelé; [behaviour] irréfléchi -
3 dizzy
'dizi1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) mareado2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) vertiginoso•- dizzily- dizziness
dizzy adj mareadotr['dɪzɪ]1 (person) mareado,-a2 (speed, pace) vertiginoso,-a; (height) de vértigo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a dizzy spell darle a uno,-a un mareo, darle a uno,-a un vahídoto get dizzy marearse1) : mareadoI feel dizzy: estoy mareado2) : vertiginosoa dizzy speed: una velocidad vertiginosaadj.• mareado, -a adj.• que produce vértigo adj.• vertiginoso, -a adj.'dɪziadjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam)1. ['dɪzɪ]ADJ (compar dizzier) (superl dizziest)1) (=giddy) [person] mareado•
changes in altitude make you dizzy — los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas•
to be dizzy with success — estar borracho de éxito2) (fig) [pace, speed] vertiginososhe rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary — ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
3) * (=scatterbrained) atolondrado2.VT (=confuse) aturdirthey had been dizzied by the pace of technological change — el ritmo del cambio tecnológico les había aturdido
* * *['dɪzi]adjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam) -
4 ♦ height
♦ height /haɪt/n. [cu]1 altezza; altezza sul livello del mare; altitudine; statura: of average height, di statura media; of medium height, di media statura; a giddy height, un'altezza vertiginosa; What's the height of that building?, qual è l'altezza di quell'edificio?; What is your height?, qual è la tua statura?; quanto sei alto?; He is six feet in height, è alto sei piedi (m 1,83 circa)2 altura; collina3 (fig.) apice; colmo; culmine; acme; massimo: to be at the height of one's success, essere all'apice del successo; the height of summer, piena estate; The war was at its height in June, la guerra raggiunse il culmine in giugno; the height of passion, il colmo (o l'acme) della passione; the height of fashion, l'ultima moda; the height of stupidity, il massimo della stupidità4 (aeron.) quota: to gain [to lose] height, guadagnare [perdere] quota● (geogr., USA) height of land, spartiacque □ height-sickness, mal di montagna □ (fig.) the dizzy heights, le vette vertiginose; le vette esaltanti: In few years she reached the dizzy heights of stardom, in pochi anni raggiunse le vette esaltanti della celebrità □ to reach (o to rise to) new heights, raggiungere livelli senza precedenti □ to take st. [sb.] to new heights, portare qc. [q.] a livelli mai raggiunti prima. -
5 dizzy
adjective1) (giddy) schwind[e]lig2) (making giddy) schwindelerregend* * *['dizi]1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) schwindelig2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) schwindelerregend•- academic.ru/86309/dizzily">dizzily- dizziness* * *diz·zy[ˈdɪzi]I. adjthe medication made her \dizzy von dem Medikament wurde ihr schwindlig\dizzy spells Schwindelanfälle plto suffer \dizzy spells unter Schwindelanfällen leiden\dizzy with happiness/excitement schwindlig vor Freude/Aufregung2. (vertiginous) Schwindel erregenda \dizzy height eine Schwindel erregende Höhe3. (rapid) atemberaubend\dizzy progress atemberaubender Fortschritta \dizzy blonde eine naive BlondineII. vt<- ie->▪ to \dizzy sb jdn verwirrenher nearness dizzied him ihre Nähe verwirrte ihn* * *['dIzɪ]1. adj (+er)1) (= giddy) schwindeligwhen you're dizzy with desire — wenn dir vor Begehren ganz schwindelig ist
2) (fig) height, speed schwindelerregend2. vtperson verwirren* * *dizzy [ˈdızı]A adj (adv dizzily)1. schwind(e)lig:2. verwirrt, benommen3. schwindelnd, schwindelerregend (Höhe)4. schwindelnd hoch (Gebäude)5. wirr, konfus6. umg blödB v/t1. schwind(e)lig machen2. verwirren* * *adjective1) (giddy) schwind[e]lig2) (making giddy) schwindelerregend* * *adj.schwindelerregend adj.schwindelig adj.schwindlig adj.
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