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1 mad keen on someone or something
adj infmlThe new dictionary of modern spoken language > mad keen on someone or something
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2 mad keen to do something
adj infmlShe's mad keen to see him — Она никак не дождется того момента, когда увидит его
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > mad keen to do something
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3 to be mad keen on somebody/something
to be mad keen on somebody/somethingestar loco,-a por alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be mad keen on somebody/something
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Общая лексика: быть в восторге от (чего-л.) -
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mad [mæd]∎ to go mad devenir fou;∎ you must have been mad to do it il fallait être fou pour faire ça;∎ that's a mad idea c'est une idée folle ou insensée;∎ to be mad with joy/grief être fou de joie/douleur;∎ it's a case of patriotism gone mad c'est du patriotisme poussé à l'extrême ou qui frise la folie;∎ to drive sb mad rendre qn fou;∎ it's enough to drive you mad il y a de quoi devenir fou, c'est à vous rendre fou;∎ you're driving me mad with all your questions tu me rends fou avec toutes tes questions;∎ to be as mad as a hatter or a March hare être fou à lier;(b) (absurd → ambition, plan) fou (folle), insensé;∎ he's always full of mad schemes for making money il a toujours des plans insensés pour se faire de l'argent∎ he went mad when he saw them il s'est mis dans une colère noire en les voyant;∎ to be mad at or with sb être en colère ou fâché contre qn;∎ she makes me mad elle m'énerve;∎ don't get mad ne vous fâchez pas∎ there was a mad rush for the door tous les gens se sont rués vers la porte comme des fous;∎ familiar I'm in a mad rush je suis très pressé□, je suis à la bourre;∎ there was a mad panic to sell les gens n'avaient plus qu'une idée en tête, vendre;∎ figurative don't go mad and try to do it all yourself tu ne vas pas te tuer à essayer de tout faire toi-même?;∎ familiar to run like mad courir comme un fou ou un dératé;∎ familiar they were arguing like mad ils discutaient comme des perdus;∎ familiar the kettle was boiling away like mad la bouilloire s'emballait∎ to be mad about or on sth être fou (folle) ou dingue de qch;∎ she's mad about cats elle adore les chats□ ;∎ he's mad about her il est fou d'elle;∎ I can't say I'm mad about going je ne peux pas dire que ça m'emballe ou que je meure d'envie d'y aller;2 noun∎ to have a mad on être en pétard3 adverb∎ to be mad keen on or about sth être dingue ou un(une) mordu(e) de qch►► Veterinary medicine mad cow disease maladie f de la vache folle;∎ there are several rising mad dogs in the IT sector il existe plusieurs sociétés en pleine expansion dans le secteur de l'informatique□ -
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keen [ki:n]a. ( = eager) to be keen to do sth or on doing sth tenir à faire qchb. ( = enthusiastic) [student] enthousiastec. ( = acute) [desire, interest, sense of humour, intellect] vifd. [competition, fight] acharné* * *[kiːn]1) ( eager) [admirer] fervent; [candidate] motivéto be keen on — tenir à [plan, project]; être chaud (colloq) pour [idea]
to be keen on doing ou to do — tenir à faire
to be keen for somebody to do ou that somebody should do — tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse
to look keen — avoir l'air tenté or partant (colloq)
2) ( enthusiastic) [artist, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste; [student] assiduto be keen on — être passionné de [activity]; avoir une passion pour [animals]
he's keen on my sister — (colloq) il en pince (colloq) pour ma sœur
mad keen — (colloq) GB fana (colloq)
3) ( intense) [appetite, desire, interest] vif/vive; [admiration, sense of loss] intense4) ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive; [sight] perçant; [hearing, sense of smell] fin5) ( sharp) [blade] acéré; [wit] vif/vive; [wind] pénétrant; [air] vif/vive6) ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence; [competition] intense; [demand] fort; [debate] animé -
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A n lamento m funèbre.B adj1 ( eager) [admirer, attentions] fervent ; [applicant, candidate] motivé ; to be keen on tenir à [plan, project] ; être chaud ○ pour [idea] ; I'm not too keen ou not over-keen on the idea je ne suis pas très chaud ○ ; to be keen on doing ou to do tenir à faire ; to be keen for sb to do ou on sb's doing tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to be keen that sb should do tenir à ce que qn fasse ; to look keen avoir l'air tenté or partant ○ ; my wife wants to go but I'm not (too) keen ou less than keen ma femme veut y aller, mais je ne suis pas (trop) partant ○ ;2 ( enthusiastic) [amateur, artist, campaigner, sportsplayer, supporter] enthousiaste ; [student] assidu ; to be keen on être passionné de [activity] ; avoir une passion pour [animals] ; he's keen on my sister, but my father's not too keen on him ○ il en pince ○ pour ma sœur mais mon père ne l'encaisse ○ pas ; mad keen ○ GB fana ○ ;3 ( intense) [anticipation, appetite, delight, desire, interest] vif/vive ; [admiration, sense of loss] intense ;4 ( acute) [eye, intelligence] vif/vive ; [sight] perçant ; [hearing, sense of smell] fin ; to have a keen eye for sth avoir l'œil pour qch ;5 ( sharp) lit [blade] acéré ; fig [wit] vif/vive, mordant ; [draught, wind] pénétrant ; [air] vif/vive ;6 ( competitive) [price] défiant toute concurrence ; [competition, rivalry] intense ; [demand] Comm fort, dynamique ; [debate] animé.C vi gémir (over sur). -
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♦ mad /mæd/a.1 matto, pazzo ( anche fig.); folle; forsennato; insano; insensato; mentecatto: He's quite mad, è proprio matto; mad with pain [fear], pazzo di dolore [paura]; to drive (o to send) sb. mad, fare ammattire (o impazzire) q.: DIALOGO → - Asking about work 3- The kids drive me mad sometimes when they play up, i ragazzi mi fanno impazzire a volte quando fanno i capricci; to go mad, ammattire; impazzire2 (fam.) arrabbiato; adirato; infuriato; furibondo: He was mad at missing the bus, era infuriato per aver perso l'autobus; He is mad at me, è arrabbiato (o infuriato) con me4 (fig.) entusiasta; appassionato; fanatico: He's mad about rock music, è un fanatico di musica rock● (vet., fam.) mad cow disease, (morbo della) mucca pazza □ to be mad about sb., andare pazzo per q.: I'm mad about you, sono pazzo di te □ to be mad about st., essere furibondo (o infuriato, incavolato) per qc.; andare pazzo per qc. □ to be mad at sb., essere infuriato con q. □ (fam.) to be mad keen to do st., morire dalla voglia di fare qc. □ (as) mad as a hatter (o as a March hare), matto da legare □ to be as mad as hell (o as a hornet), essere infuriato (o incavolato, imbufalito) □ (fam.) gone mad, portato agli estremi; spinto all'esasperazione □ to have a mad time, divertirsi un mondo (o in modo sfrenato) □ like mad, come un matto, all'impazzata; a tutto spiano; a rotta di collo; a vista d'occhio: He was running like mad, correva come un matto; The weeds are growing like mad, le erbacce crescono a vista d'occhio □ raving mad, pazzo furioso.(to) mad /mæd/ -
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mæd1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) loco2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) furioso3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) loco (por)•- madly- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
- like mad
mad adj1. locoyou must be mad to go out with him! ¡debes de estar loca para salir con él!2. furioso / muy enfadadoto be mad about... estar loco por...tr[mæd]1 (insane) loco,-a, demente■ you must be mad! ¡estás loco!4 familiar (wild, frantic) desenfrenado,-a, frenético,-a6 (dog) rabioso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas mad as a March hare / as mad as a hatter más loco que una cabra, loco,-a de rematehopping mad furioso,-alike mad como un,-a loco,-ato be in a mad rush ir como un,-a loco,-a, ir a toda prisato be mad keen on somebody/something estar loco,-a por alguien/algoto be mad keen to do something tener muchas ganas de hacer algoto drive somebody mad / send somebody mad volver a alguien loco,-a, traer loco,-a a alguiento get mad enfadarseto go mad volverse loco,-a, enloquecer1) insane: loco, demente2) rabid: rabioso3) foolish: tonto, insensato4) angry: enojado, furioso5) crazy: locoI'm mad about you: estoy loco por tiadj.• enojado, -a adj.adj.• alienado, -a adj.• demente adj.• desatado, -a adj.• frenético, -a adj.• furioso, -a adj.• insensato, -a adj.• loco, -a adj.• lurio, -a adj.• maniático, -a adj.• rabioso, -a adj.mæd1)a) ( insane) loco, dementeto go mad — ( become insane) volverse* loco, enloquecer(se)*; ( become angry) ponerse* como loco or como una fiera
to drive somebody mad — volver* or traer* loco a alguien
to work/run/fight like mad — trabajar/correr/pelear como un loco
to be as mad as a hatter o as a March hare — estar* loco de atar or más loco que una cabra (fam)
b) < rush> loco, demencialc) <scheme/idea> disparatado, descabellado2) ( angry) (esp AmE) (pred)to be mad (WITH/AT somebody) — estar* furioso or (esp AmL) enojadísimo or (esp Esp) enfadadísimo (con alguien)
to get mad — ponerse* furioso
to make somebody mad — poner* furioso a alguien
3) ( very enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be mad ABOUT somebody — estar* loco por alguien
[mæd]to be mad ABOUT/ON something: she's mad about o on African music — la música africana la vuelve loca, le encanta or le chifla la música africana
1. ADJ(compar madder) (superl maddest)1) [person]a) (=mentally ill) locoraving 2., stark 2.•
to go mad — (=become insane) volverse locob) * (=crazy, foolish) locoare you mad? — ¿estás loco?
you must be mad! — ¡tú estás loco or mal de la cabeza!
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don't go mad! we've only got £100 — ¡no te pases! solo tenemos 100 libras•
I worked/ran/pedalled like mad — trabajé/corrí/pedaleé como (un) locothey fancy her like mad — les gusta horrores or una barbaridad *
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to be mad with grief — estar loco de dolorc) * (=angry) furiosoI was really mad when I found out — me puse furiosísimo or (Sp) me enfadé muchísimo or (esp LAm) me enojé muchísimo cuando me enteré
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to be mad at sb — estar furioso con algn, estar muy enfadado con algn (Sp), estar muy enojado con algn (esp LAm)•
to get or go mad — ponerse furiosohe gets or goes mad when he loses — se pone furioso or hecho una fiera cuando pierde
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it makes her mad when you do that — cuando haces eso la sacas de quicio•
to be mad with sb — estar furioso con algn, estar muy enfadado con algn (Sp), estar muy enojado con algn (esp LAm)I was mad with him for breaking my window — estaba muy enfadado con él porque me había roto la ventana
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to be mad about sb — estar loco por algn•
to be mad about or on sth, he's mad about or on football — el fútbol le vuelve loco, es un fanático del fútbolshe's mad on Chinese food — le pirra or le chifla la comida china *
I can't say I'm mad about or on the idea — no es precisamente que la idea me vuelva loco
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to go mad, he walked onstage and the audience went mad — salió al escenario y el público se puso como locoe)- be barking mad- be as mad as a hatter or March hare- be mad as hellhop I, 2.2) [thing]a) (=silly, irresponsible) [plan, idea, scheme] descabellado, de locosb) (=frantic, uncontrolled) [race] desenfrenadothere was a mad rush for the exit — todo el mundo corrió or se lanzó desenfrenado hacia la salida, todo el mundo corrió como loco hacia la salida
after the news came through the phones went mad — tras saberse la noticia los teléfonos sonaban como locos
2.ADV (=very)3.CPDmad cow disease * N — enfermedad f de las vacas locas *, encefalopatía f espongiforme bovina
mad dog N — (with rabies) perro m rabioso (con la enfermedad de la rabia)
* * *[mæd]1)a) ( insane) loco, dementeto go mad — ( become insane) volverse* loco, enloquecer(se)*; ( become angry) ponerse* como loco or como una fiera
to drive somebody mad — volver* or traer* loco a alguien
to work/run/fight like mad — trabajar/correr/pelear como un loco
to be as mad as a hatter o as a March hare — estar* loco de atar or más loco que una cabra (fam)
b) < rush> loco, demencialc) <scheme/idea> disparatado, descabellado2) ( angry) (esp AmE) (pred)to be mad (WITH/AT somebody) — estar* furioso or (esp AmL) enojadísimo or (esp Esp) enfadadísimo (con alguien)
to get mad — ponerse* furioso
to make somebody mad — poner* furioso a alguien
3) ( very enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be mad ABOUT somebody — estar* loco por alguien
to be mad ABOUT/ON something: she's mad about o on African music — la música africana la vuelve loca, le encanta or le chifla la música africana
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adjectiveyou must be mad! — du bist wohl verrückt! (ugs.)
2) (frenzied) wahnsinnig; verrückt (ugs.)it's one mad rush — (coll.) es ist eine einzige Hetze
drive somebody mad — jemanden um den Verstand bringen od. (ugs.) verrückt machen
3) (foolish) verrückt (ugs.)that was a mad thing to do — das war eine Dummheit od. (ugs.) verrückt
4) (very enthusiastic)be/go mad about or on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas wild sein/werden (ugs.)
be mad keen on something — (coll.) auf etwas (Akk.) ganz scharf od. wild sein (ugs.)
5) (coll.): (annoyed)mad [with or at somebody] — sauer [auf jemanden] (ugs.)
6) (with rabies) toll[wütig][run etc.] like mad — (coll.) wie wild od. wie ein Wilder/eine Wilde (ugs.) [laufen usw.]
* * *[mæd]•- academic.ru/44485/madly">madly- madness
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- like mad* * *<- dd>[mæd]she has a \mad look on her face sie hat einen irren Blickto go \mad den Verstand verlieren, verrückt [o wahnsinnig] werdento drive sb \mad jdn in den Wahnsinn treiben, jdn um den Verstand bringen, jdn verrückt [o wahnsinnig] machenI must have been \mad ich war wohl nicht ganz bei VerstandI'm in a \mad rush ich hab's wahnsinnig eiligto get into a \mad panic in wilde Panik geratenlike \mad wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte, wie verrücktto be \mad with anxiety [or fear] wahnsinnige Angst habento be \mad with worry sich dat wahnsinnige Sorgen machento be \mad with joy/relief außer sich dat vor Freude/Erleichterung sein▪ to be \mad about [or on] sb/sth nach jdm/etw [o auf jdn/etw] verrückt seinshe is \mad about children sie ist ganz versessen auf Kinderto do sth like \mad etw wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte tun6. (rabid) tollwütig7. AM (sl) mega- sl\mad cool megacool sl\mad stupid saublöd fam8.* * *n (US MIL) abbrGleichgewicht nt des nuklearen Zerstörungspotenzials* * *mad [mæd]1. wahnsinnig, verrückt (beide auch fig):he was almost mad with jealousy er war fast verrückt vor Eifersucht;a) jemanden verrückt oder wahnsinnig machen,b) jemandem auf den Wecker fallen umg;it’s enough to drive one mad es ist zum Verrücktwerden;like mad wie wahnsinnig, wie verrückt (arbeiten etc);2. umg verrückt (about, on nach):be mad about soccer fußballverrückt sein, einen Fußballfimmel haben;a soccer-mad country ein fußballverrücktes Land;3. besonders US umg sauer (with, at auf akk)4. ausgelassen, übermütig:they are having a mad time bei denen gehts toll zu, sie amüsieren sich großartig5. wild (geworden):a mad bull ein wilder Stier6. VET tollwütig (Hund etc)7. wild, heftig, wütend:they made a mad scramble for the door sie stürzten wie wild zur TürB v/t2. besonders US umg sauer machen* * *adjective1) (insane) geisteskrank; irr [Blick, Ausdruck]you must be mad! — du bist wohl verrückt! (ugs.)
2) (frenzied) wahnsinnig; verrückt (ugs.)it's one mad rush — (coll.) es ist eine einzige Hetze
drive somebody mad — jemanden um den Verstand bringen od. (ugs.) verrückt machen
3) (foolish) verrückt (ugs.)that was a mad thing to do — das war eine Dummheit od. (ugs.) verrückt
be/go mad about or on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas wild sein/werden (ugs.)
be mad keen on something — (coll.) auf etwas (Akk.) ganz scharf od. wild sein (ugs.)
5) (coll.): (annoyed)mad [with or at somebody] — sauer [auf jemanden] (ugs.)
6) (with rabies) toll[wütig][run etc.] like mad — (coll.) wie wild od. wie ein Wilder/eine Wilde (ugs.) [laufen usw.]
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mæd1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) loco2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) furioso3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) loco (por)•- madly- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
- like mad
mad adj1. locoyou must be mad to go out with him! ¡debes de estar loca para salir con él!2. furioso / muy enfadadoto be mad about... estar loco por...tr[mæd]1 (insane) loco,-a, demente■ you must be mad! ¡estás loco!4 familiar (wild, frantic) desenfrenado,-a, frenético,-a6 (dog) rabioso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas mad as a March hare / as mad as a hatter más loco que una cabra, loco,-a de rematehopping mad furioso,-alike mad como un,-a loco,-ato be in a mad rush ir como un,-a loco,-a, ir a toda prisato be mad keen on somebody/something estar loco,-a por alguien/algoto be mad keen to do something tener muchas ganas de hacer algoto drive somebody mad / send somebody mad volver a alguien loco,-a, traer loco,-a a alguiento get mad enfadarseto go mad volverse loco,-a, enloquecer1) insane: loco, demente2) rabid: rabioso3) foolish: tonto, insensato4) angry: enojado, furioso5) crazy: locoI'm mad about you: estoy loco por tiadj.• enojado, -a adj.adj.• alienado, -a adj.• demente adj.• desatado, -a adj.• frenético, -a adj.• furioso, -a adj.• insensato, -a adj.• loco, -a adj.• lurio, -a adj.• maniático, -a adj.• rabioso, -a adj.mæd1)a) ( insane) loco, dementeto go mad — ( become insane) volverse* loco, enloquecer(se)*; ( become angry) ponerse* como loco or como una fiera
to drive somebody mad — volver* or traer* loco a alguien
to work/run/fight like mad — trabajar/correr/pelear como un loco
to be as mad as a hatter o as a March hare — estar* loco de atar or más loco que una cabra (fam)
b) < rush> loco, demencialc) <scheme/idea> disparatado, descabellado2) ( angry) (esp AmE) (pred)to be mad (WITH/AT somebody) — estar* furioso or (esp AmL) enojadísimo or (esp Esp) enfadadísimo (con alguien)
to get mad — ponerse* furioso
to make somebody mad — poner* furioso a alguien
3) ( very enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be mad ABOUT somebody — estar* loco por alguien
to be mad ABOUT/ON something: she's mad about o on African music — la música africana la vuelve loca, le encanta or le chifla la música africana
N ABBR(US) (Mil) = mutual(ly) assured destruction* * *[mæd]1)a) ( insane) loco, dementeto go mad — ( become insane) volverse* loco, enloquecer(se)*; ( become angry) ponerse* como loco or como una fiera
to drive somebody mad — volver* or traer* loco a alguien
to work/run/fight like mad — trabajar/correr/pelear como un loco
to be as mad as a hatter o as a March hare — estar* loco de atar or más loco que una cabra (fam)
b) < rush> loco, demencialc) <scheme/idea> disparatado, descabellado2) ( angry) (esp AmE) (pred)to be mad (WITH/AT somebody) — estar* furioso or (esp AmL) enojadísimo or (esp Esp) enfadadísimo (con alguien)
to get mad — ponerse* furioso
to make somebody mad — poner* furioso a alguien
3) ( very enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be mad ABOUT somebody — estar* loco por alguien
to be mad ABOUT/ON something: she's mad about o on African music — la música africana la vuelve loca, le encanta or le chifla la música africana
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I [kiːn]1) (eager)to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia
2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervoratoto be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [ activity]; avere una passione per [ animals]
he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto
mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato
3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [ appetite] forte; [ anticipation] febbrile4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottileto have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs
6) (competitive) [ price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [ debate] animato, accesoII [kiːn]nome irland. lamento m. funebreIII [kiːn]verbo intransitivo irland. piangere ( over su, per)* * *[ki:n]1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) appassionato; desideroso2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) acuto3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) tagliente•- keenly- keenness
- keen on* * *I [kiːn]1) (eager)to be keen on doing o to do avere una gran voglia di fare; to be keen for sb. to do o on sb.'s doing o that sb. should do desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia; she wants to go but I'm not (too) keen — lei vuole andare, ma io non ne ho molta voglia
2) (enthusiastic) [supporter, artist, sportsplayer, student] entusiasta, appassionato, infervoratoto be keen on — essere entusiasta di [plan, idea]; essere appassionato di [ activity]; avere una passione per [ animals]
he's keen on my sister — colloq. mia sorella gli piace molto
mad keen — BE colloq. fanatico, fissato
3) (intense) [desire, interest] vivo, forte; [sense of loss, admiration] profondo, grande; [ appetite] forte; [ anticipation] febbrile4) (acute) [sight, intelligence] acuto; [hearing, sense of smell] fine, sottileto have a keen eye for sth. — avere occhio per qcs
6) (competitive) [ price] competitivo, conveniente; [competition, demand] forte; [ debate] animato, accesoII [kiːn]nome irland. lamento m. funebreIII [kiːn]verbo intransitivo irland. piangere ( over su, per) -
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she has a \mad look on her face sie hat einen irren Blick;to go \mad den Verstand verlieren, verrückt [o wahnsinnig] werden;to drive sb \mad jdn in den Wahnsinn treiben, jdn um den Verstand bringen, jdn verrückt [o wahnsinnig] machen2) ( esp Brit);(fig fam: foolish) verrückt;I must have been \mad ich war wohl nicht ganz bei Verstand;I'm in a \mad rush ich hab's wahnsinnig eilig;to get into a \mad panic in wilde Panik geraten;like \mad wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte, wie verrückt;to be \mad with worry sich dat wahnsinnige Sorgen machen;she is \mad about children sie ist ganz versessen auf Kinder;to do sth like \mad etw wie ein Verrückter/eine Verrückte tunhe's \mad as hell at you er ist stinksauer auf dich ( fam)6) ( rabid) tollwütig;7) (Am) (sl) mega- (sl)\mad cool megacool (sl)\mad fun megafun (sl)\mad stupid saublöd ( fam)PHRASES: -
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[mæd]1) (deranged: person) pazzo (-a), matto (-a), (bull) furioso (-a), (dog) rabbioso (-a), (foolish) sciocco (-a), (rash: person, idea, plan) folleto go mad — impazzire, diventare matto (-a)
to drive sb mad — far diventare matto (-a) qn, far impazzire qn
as mad as a hatter or a March hare — matto (-a) da legare
are you mad? — sei matto?, sei impazzito?
to be mad (keen) about or on sth fam — andar pazzo (-a) or matto (-a) per qc
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fam: angry) mad (at or with sb) — furioso (-a) or furibondo (-a) (con qn)he's hopping mad fam — è furibondo
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16 madly mad·ly adv
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17 närrisch
Adj.2. närrisches Treiben carnival atmosphere; es herrscht närrisches Treiben the carnival mood ( oder atmosphere) has taken over* * *clownish; harebrained* * *nạ̈r|risch ['nɛrɪʃ]1. adjfoolish, silly; (= verrückt) mad; (inf = sehr) madlydie närrischen Tage — Fasching and the period leading up to it
sich wie närrisch gebärden — to act like a madman, to act crazy
ganz närrisch auf jdn/etw sein (inf) — to be crazy about sb/sth (inf), to be mad (keen) on sb/sth (Brit inf)
2. advfoolishly, sillyes närrisch treiben — to go wild
sie hüpfte ganz närrisch durchs Haus — she was bouncing around the house like crazy (inf)
* * ** * *när·risch[ˈnɛrɪʃ]1. (karnevalistisch) relating to carnivaldie \närrische Zeit [des Jahres] the time of year leading up to and including carnivalwie \närrisch (geh) like mad▪ [ganz] \närrisch auf jdn/etw sein to be mad about sb/sth* * *1.auf etwas (Akk.) od. nach etwas ganz närrisch sein — be mad keen on something (coll.)
2) nicht präd. (karnevalistisch) carnival-crazy < season>2.das närrische Treiben [beim Karneval od. Fasching] — the mad or crazy carnival antics pl
* * *närrisch adjauf +akk about)2.närrisches Treiben carnival atmosphere;es herrscht närrisches Treiben the carnival mood ( oder atmosphere) has taken over* * *1.[ein] närrisches Zeug reden — talk gibberish
auf etwas (Akk.) od. nach etwas ganz närrisch sein — be mad keen on something (coll.)
2) nicht präd. (karnevalistisch) carnival-crazy < season>2.das närrische Treiben [beim Karneval od. Fasching] — the mad or crazy carnival antics pl
* * *adj.clownish adj.foolish adj.harebrained adj. adv.clownishly adv. -
18 loco
adj.1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.2 crazy.m.madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy3 familiar (asombroso) amazing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lunatic, insane person\a lo loco any old howcomo un,-a loco,-a like madestar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moonestar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebodyhacer el loco to act wildhacerse 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 madvolverse loco,-a to go madloco,-a de remate stark raving mad* * *1. (f. - loca)adj.crazy, mad2. (f. - loca)noun* * *loco, -a1. ADJ1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?
no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky
una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north
estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy
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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 girlanda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England
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volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend•
volverse loco — to go insane, go mad2) (=frenético) hectic3) * (=enorme)llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *
2.SM / F lunatic, madman/madwomanel loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car
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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•
ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman3.SM Chile abalone, false abalone* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( 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 loco — to 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)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco 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
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.----* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( 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 loco — to 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)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco 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
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *Aeste 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 yourselfeso 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 tomorrowestar 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 madeste 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 grandchildestá 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)anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the testsB1(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 luckyla obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successfultienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)2 loco DE algo:está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousyestaba loco de dolor he was racked with painestá loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him3(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 customersmasculine, femininese puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the newsmaneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunaticcorrimos 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 ishoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you onhacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heardla loca de la casa ( liter); the imaginationBC* * *
loco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);
eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go madc) ( entusiasmado):◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);
está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)d) (fam) ( ajetreado):
e) ( indicando gran cantidad):◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);
tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyf) 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:
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- 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♦ adj1. [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;¡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;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;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 paella4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for ustuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;RP Famtener la guita loca to be rolling in it6. 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,f1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;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!;Famhacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understandloco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy* * *I adj mad, crazy;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 m1 madman;cada loco con su tema each to his own;hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.2 Rpl famguy;loco, ayudame help me, pal* * *loco, -ca adj1) demente: crazy, insane, mad2)a lo loco : wildly, recklessly3)volverse loco : to go madloco, -ca n1) : crazy person, lunatic2)hacerse el loco : to act the fool* * *loco2 n lunatic -
19 besessen
I P.P. besitzenII Adj.1. obsessed ( von with), possessed (by); (rasend) frantic; (leidenschaftlich) passionate; von einer Idee / Leidenschaft / einem Wunsch besessen sein be obsessed with an idea / consumed with a passion / possessed by a desire; ein besessener Spieler / Jazzmusiker an obsessive ( oder a compulsive) gambler / a fanatical ( oder mad keen umg.) jazz musician2. von Geistern etc.: possessed ( von by); wie besessen like a maniac; wie vom Teufel besessen as though possessed of the devil* * *obsessed* * *be|sẹs|sen [bə'zɛsn]adj(von bösen Geistern) possessed (von by); (von einer Idee, Leidenschaft etc) obsessed (von with)wie besessen — like a thing possessed, like one possessed
See:→ auch besitzen* * *be·ses·sen[bəˈzɛsn̩]1. REL possessed2. (unter einem Zwang stehend)wie \besessen like mad sl* * *1) possessedvom Teufel besessen sein — be possessed by or (dated) of the Devil
wie besessen od. ein Besessener/eine Besessene — like one possessed
2) (fig.) obsessive < gambler>von einer Idee usw. besessen sein — be obsessed with an idea etc
* * *B. adj1. obsessed (von einer Idee/Leidenschaft/einem Wunsch besessen sein be obsessed with an idea/consumed with a passion/possessed by a desire;ein besessener Spieler/Jazzmusiker an obsessive ( oder a compulsive) gambler/a fanatical ( oder mad keen umg) jazz musician2. von Geistern etc: possessed (von by);wie besessen like a maniac;wie vom Teufel besessen as though possessed of the devil* * *1) possessedvom Teufel besessen sein — be possessed by or (dated) of the Devil
wie besessen od. ein Besessener/eine Besessene — like one possessed
2) (fig.) obsessive < gambler>von einer Idee usw. besessen sein — be obsessed with an idea etc
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20 darauf
Adv.3. zeitlich, Reihenfolge: after that, then, thereupon lit.; (als Nächstes) next; bald darauf soon after (that), soon thereafter; gleich darauf immediately afterwards; am Tag oder tags darauf the day after, the next ( oder following) day; zwei Jahre darauf two years later ( oder on); in der darauf folgenden Woche the following ( oder next) week4. Richtung, Ziel: darauf aus sein zu (+ Inf.) be aiming to (+ Inf.) darauf hinarbeiten, dass oder zu (+ Inf.) work towards oder on (+ Ger.) darauf losgehen go for s.th., attack s.th.; darauf schießen shoot at s.th.; sich darauf vorbereiten prepare o.s. for s.th.5. fig.: darauf beruhen be based on s.th.; darauf bestehen insist on s.th.; sich darauf freuen look forward to s.th.; darauf hoffen hope for s.th.; darauf kommen think (of) that; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you think that?; stolz darauf sein be proud of s.th.; darauf warten, dass etw. geschieht / jemand etw. tut wait for s.th. to happen / for s.o. to do s.th.; mein Wort darauf my word on it5. daraufhin* * *(räumlich) on top of it; thereon; on it;(zeitlich) after that; hereupon; next; then; thereupon* * *da|rauf [da'rauf] (emph) ['daːrauf]adv1) (räumlich) on it/that/them etc; (in Richtung) toward(s) it/that/them etc; schießen, zielen, losfahren at it/that/them etc; (fig) fußen, basieren, aufbauen on it/that; zurückführen, beziehen to it/thatda er es nicht wagte herunterzuklettern, musste er daráúf sitzen bleiben — since he didn't dare climb down he just had to sit (up) there
er hielt den Nagel fest und schlug mit dem Hammer daráúf — he held the nail in place and hit it with the hammer
seine Behauptungen stützen sich daráúf, dass der Mensch von Natur aus gut ist — his claims are based on the supposition that man is naturally good
die Tage, die daráúf folgten — the days which followed
daráúf folgte... — that was followed by..., after that came...
zuerst kam der Wagen des Premiers, daráúf folgten Polizisten — the prime minister's car came first, followed by policemen
am Tag/Abend/Jahr daráúf — the next day/evening/year, the day/evening/year after (that)
3) (= infolgedessen) because of thater hat gestohlen und wurde daráúf von der Schule verwiesen — he was caught stealing and because of that was expelled
daráúf antworten — to answer that
eine Antwort daráúf — an answer to that
er hat ein Gedicht daráúf geschrieben — that prompted him to write a poem
daráúf wurde er ganz beschämt — that made him feel quite ashamed
daráúf haben sich viele Interessenten gemeldet — a lot of people have shown an interest in it/that
nimm die Marke, daráúf bekommst du ein Essen in der Kantine — take this token, you'll get a meal in the canteen for or with it
daráúf steht die Todesstrafe/stehen mindestens fünf Jahre Gefängnis — that carries the death penalty/a minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment
5) (in Verbindung mit n, adj, vb siehe auch dort) bestehen, verlassen, wetten, Zeit/Mühe verschwenden, Einfluss on that/it; hoffen, warten, sich vorbereiten, gefasst sein, reinfallen for that/it; trinken to that/it; stolz sein of that/itich bin stolz daráúf, dass sie gewonnen hat — I'm proud that she won, I'm proud of her winning
ich bestehe daráúf, dass du kommst — I insist that you come, I insist on your coming
wir müssen daráúf Rücksicht nehmen/Rücksicht daráúf nehmen, dass... — we must take that into consideration/take into consideration that...
ich möchte daráúf hinweisen, dass... — I would like to point out that...
gib mir die Hand daráúf — shake on it
daráúf freuen wir uns schon — we're looking forward to it already
wir kamen auch daráúf zu sprechen — we talked about that too
wie kommst du daráúf? — what makes you think that?, how do you work that out? (inf)
daráúf willst du hinaus! — that's what you're getting at!
er war nur daráúf aus — he was only after that, he was only interested in that
er war nur daráúf aus, möglichst viel Geld zu verdienen — he was only interested in earning as much money as possible
* * *dar·auf[daˈrauf]1. (räumlich) on it/that/them etc.sie trug ein Kleid mit Blumen \darauf she wore a dress with flowers on it\darauf losfahren/schießen/zielen to drive/shoot/aim at it/them\darauf zugehen/zuschwimmen to go/swim towards it\darauf schlagen to hit itam Abend/Tag \darauf the next [or following] evening/day\darauf folgend following, ensuing formerst kam der Premier, \darauf folgten Polizisten the prime minister came first, followed by policemendie \darauf folgende Frage the next questionim Jahr \darauf [in] the following year, a year laterer hatte gestohlen und wurde \darauf von der Schule verwiesen he was caught stealing, whereupon he was expelled from the school4. (auf diese Sache, Angelegenheit)\darauf steht die Todesstrafe that is punishable by death\darauf wollen wir trinken! let's drink to it/that!wir kamen \darauf zu sprechen we talked about itwie kommst du nur \darauf? how did you get that idea?\darauf antworten/reagieren to reply/react to itetw \darauf sagen to say sth to it/this/that5. in Verbindung mit subst, adj, vb siehe auch dortHand \darauf! let's shake on itSie haben mein Wort \darauf! you have my word [on it]\darauf wolltest du hinaus! [so] that's what you were getting at!ein merkwürdiges Thema, wie kamen wir \darauf? a strange subject, how did we arrive at it?ich weiß noch nicht, aber ich komme schon \darauf! I don't know yet, but I'll soon find outeinen Anspruch \darauf erheben to claim itnur \darauf aus sein, etw zu tun to be only interested in doing sth\darauf bestehen to insist [on it]\darauf hoffen/wetten, dass... to hope/bet [that]...ein Recht \darauf haben to have a right to it\darauf reinfallen to fall for itstolz \darauf sein to be proud of it/that* * *1) on it/them; (oben darauf) on top of it/them2)er hat darauf geschossen — he shot at it/them
darauf müsst ihr zugehen — that's what you must head towards or make for
er ist ganz versessen darauf — he is mad [keen] on it (coll.)
also darauf willst du hinaus — so 'that's what you're getting at
3)4) (danach) after thatein Jahr darauf / kurz darauf starb er — he died a year later/shortly afterwards
zuerst kamen die Kinder, darauf folgten die Festwagen — first came the children, then followed or followed by the floats
am darauf folgenden Tag — the following day; [the] next day
5) (infolgedessen, daraufhin) because of that; as a result* * *darauf adv2. Reihenfolge:der darauf folgende Läufer the runner following on behind, the next runnerbald darauf soon after (that), soon thereafter;gleich darauf immediately afterwards;tags darauf the day after, the next ( oder following) day;zwei Jahre darauf two years later ( oder on);in der darauf folgenden Woche the following ( oder next) week4. Richtung, Ziel:darauf hinarbeiten, dass oderdarauf schießen shoot at sth;sich darauf vorbereiten prepare o.s. for sth5. fig:darauf beruhen be based on sth;darauf bestehen insist on sth;sich darauf freuen look forward to sth;darauf hoffen hope for sth;darauf kommen think (of) that;wie kommst du darauf? what makes you think that?;stolz darauf sein be proud of sth;darauf warten, dass etwas geschieht/jemand etwas tut wait for sth to happen/for sb to do sth;mein Wort darauf my word on it* * *1) on it/them; (oben darauf) on top of it/them2)er hat darauf geschossen — he shot at it/them
darauf müsst ihr zugehen — that's what you must head towards or make for
er ist ganz versessen darauf — he is mad [keen] on it (coll.)
3)4) (danach) after thatein Jahr darauf / kurz darauf starb er — he died a year later/shortly afterwards
zuerst kamen die Kinder, darauf folgten die Festwagen — first came the children, then followed or followed by the floats
am darauf folgenden Tag — the following day; [the] next day
5) (infolgedessen, daraufhin) because of that; as a result* * *adv.hereon adv.hereupon adv.thereon adv.thereupon adv. präp.upon prep.
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