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cra·zy
(krā′zē)adj. cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est
1.
a. Mentally deranged.
b. Informal Odd or eccentric in behavior.
2. Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially:
a. Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement: The crowd at the game went crazy.
b. Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys.
c. Intensely involved or preoccupied: is crazy about cars and racing.
d. Foolish or impractical; senseless: a crazy scheme for making quick money.
e. Intensely annoyed or irritated: It makes me crazy when you don't tell me you're going to be late.
3. Disorderly or askew: One of the old window shutters hung at a crazy angle.
adv.
Informal Extremely; very: That restaurant's always crazy busy on weekends, but it's worth the wait.
n. pl. cra·zies
Idiom: One who is or appears to be mentally deranged: "To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).
like crazy Informal
To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.
cra′zi·ly adv.
cra′zi·ness n.
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crazy
(ˈkreɪzɪ)adj, -zier or -ziest
1. informal insane
2. fantastic; strange; ridiculous: a crazy dream.
3. (postpositive; foll by about or over) informal extremely fond (of)
4. slang very good or excellent
n, pl crazies
informal a crazy person
ˈcrazily adv
ˈcraziness n
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cra•zy
(ˈkreɪ zi)adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.
1. mentally deranged; insane.
2. impractical; totally unsound: a crazy scheme.
3. intensely eager.
4. infatuated (usu. fol. by about).
5. unusual; bizarre.
6. Slang. wonderful.
n. 7. Slang. an unpredictable person; oddball: one nice sister and two crazies.
Idioms: like crazy, Slang. with great energy: We worked like crazy all morning.
cra′zi•ly, adv.
cra′zi•ness, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:crazy - someone deranged and possibly dangerous]crazy - someone deranged and possibly dangerous
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Adj. 1. [画像:crazy - affected with madness or insanity]crazy - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
2. crazy - foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
impractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
3. crazy - possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy"; "was crazy to try his new bicycle"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
excited - in an aroused state
4. crazy - bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat"
5. crazy - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
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crazy
adjective
1. strange, odd, bizarre, fantastic, silly, weird, ridiculous, outrageous, peculiar, eccentric, rum (Brit. slang), oddball (informal), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.), wacko or whacko (informal), out there (slang) I ignored the crazy guy seated beside me on the bus.
strange common, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, conventional, orthodox
strange common, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, conventional, orthodox
2. (Informal) ridiculous, wild, absurd, inappropriate, foolish, ludicrous, irresponsible, unrealistic, unwise, senseless, preposterous, potty (Brit. informal), short-sighted, unworkable, foolhardy, idiotic, nonsensical, half-baked (informal), inane, fatuous, ill-conceived, quixotic, imprudent, impracticable, cockeyed (informal), bird-brained (informal), cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) I know it sounds a crazy idea, but hear me out.
ridiculous responsible, brilliant, appropriate, practical, wise, sensible, realistic, feasible, prudent, workable, practicable, possible
ridiculous responsible, brilliant, appropriate, practical, wise, sensible, realistic, feasible, prudent, workable, practicable, possible
3. insane, mad, unbalanced, deranged, touched, cracked (slang), mental (slang), nuts (slang), barking (slang), daft (informal), batty (slang), crazed, lunatic, demented, cuckoo (informal), barmy (slang), off-the-wall (slang), nutty (slang), potty (Brit. informal), berserk, delirious, bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), idiotic, unhinged, loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), round the bend (slang), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, maniacal, not all there (informal), doolally (slang), off your head (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), of unsound mind, not right in the head, off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), a bit lacking upstairs (informal), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), mad as a hatter, mad as a March hare, nutty as a fruitcake (slang) If I think about it too much, I'll go crazy. some crazy man who had killed his wife and family before committing suicide
insane smart, wise, reasonable, intelligent, sensible, rational, all there (informal), down-to-earth, sane, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind, mentally sound
insane smart, wise, reasonable, intelligent, sensible, rational, all there (informal), down-to-earth, sane, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind, mentally sound
4. fanatical, wild (informal), mad, devoted, enthusiastic, passionate, hysterical, ardent, very keen, zealous, smitten, infatuated, enamoured He's crazy about football.
fanatical cool, indifferent, uncaring, uninterested, unenthusiastic
fanatical cool, indifferent, uncaring, uninterested, unenthusiastic
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
crazy
adjective1. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:
brainsick, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.
Chiefly British: crackers.
Law: non compos mentis.
Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.
2. Informal. Showing or having enthusiasm:
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Translations
bláznivýšílenýzblázněný
skørvanvittigtossetsindssyg
hullumielenvikainenälytön
lud
bele van habarodvaőrült
gila
brjálaîursem er vitlaus í e-î
気の狂った無茶な
미친
nor
galenstollig
บ้าวิกลจริต
điênkhùng
crazy
[ˈkreɪzɪ]A. ADJ (crazier (compar) (craziest (superl)))
1. (= mad) → loco, chiflado
you were crazy to do it → fue una locura hacerlo
you would be crazy to do that → tendrías que estar loco para hacer eso
it would be crazy for him to give up his job → sería una locura que dejase el trabajo
to drive sb crazy (= drive mad) → volver loco a algn; (= infuriate) → sacar de quicio a algn
it's enough to drive you crazy → es para volverse loco
to go crazy (= mad) → volverse loco ; (= excited) → ponerse como loco ; (= angry) → ponerse como un energúmeno
it was a crazy idea → fue una locura or un disparate, era una idea descabellada or disparatada
everyone shouted like crazy → todos gritaban como locos
they were selling like crazy → se estaban vendiendo como rosquillas or como pan caliente
it sounds crazy → parece una locura
crazy talk → disparates mpl, tonterías fpl
I've done some crazy things in my time → he hecho algunas locuras en mi vida
crazy with grief/anxiety → loco de pena/preocupación
it's a crazy world → el mundo está loco, es un mundo de locos
you were crazy to do it → fue una locura hacerlo
you would be crazy to do that → tendrías que estar loco para hacer eso
it would be crazy for him to give up his job → sería una locura que dejase el trabajo
to drive sb crazy (= drive mad) → volver loco a algn; (= infuriate) → sacar de quicio a algn
it's enough to drive you crazy → es para volverse loco
to go crazy (= mad) → volverse loco ; (= excited) → ponerse como loco ; (= angry) → ponerse como un energúmeno
it was a crazy idea → fue una locura or un disparate, era una idea descabellada or disparatada
everyone shouted like crazy → todos gritaban como locos
they were selling like crazy → se estaban vendiendo como rosquillas or como pan caliente
it sounds crazy → parece una locura
crazy talk → disparates mpl, tonterías fpl
I've done some crazy things in my time → he hecho algunas locuras en mi vida
crazy with grief/anxiety → loco de pena/preocupación
it's a crazy world → el mundo está loco, es un mundo de locos
2. (= keen) he's football crazy → es un fanático del fútbol
to be crazy about sb → estar loco por algn
they're crazy about football → el fútbol les vuelve locos
I'm not crazy about it → no es que me vuelva loco, no me entusiasma
to be crazy about sb → estar loco por algn
they're crazy about football → el fútbol les vuelve locos
I'm not crazy about it → no es que me vuelva loco, no me entusiasma
3. to lean at a crazy angle → inclinarse de modo peligroso
B. N (US) → loco/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crazy
[ˈkreɪzi] adj like crazy adv → comme un(e) fou(folle)
Consumers are borrowing like crazy → Les consommateurs empruntent comme des fous.
Consumers are borrowing like crazy → Les consommateurs empruntent comme des fous.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crazy
adj (+er)
→ verrückt (→ with vor +dat); to send or drive somebody crazy → jdn verrückt or wahnsinnig machen ; to go crazy → verrückt or wahnsinnig werden ; to act crazy → sich wie verrückt or wahnsinnig aufführen ; that’s crazy → das ist doch verrückt!; like crazy (inf) → wie verrückt (inf); it/you would be crazy to do that → es wäre/du wärst verrückt, das zu tun
(inf: = enthusiastic) → verrückt (inf); to be crazy about somebody/something → ganz verrückt or wild auf jdn/etw sein (inf); football-crazy → fußballverrückt (inf); to be crazy for somebody → verrückt nach jdm sein (inf)
angle, tilt → unwahrscheinlich
crazy
:crazy bone
n (US) → Musikantenknochen m
crazy golf
n (Brit) → Minigolf nt
crazy house
n (US inf) → Irrenhaus nt
crazy paving
n → Mosaikpflaster nt
crazy quilt
n (US) → Flickendecke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
crazy
[ˈkreɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))a. (mad) → pazzo/a, matto/a, folle
to go crazy → uscir di senno, impazzire
crazy with jealousy → pazzo/a di gelosia
it was a crazy idea → era un'idea folle
you were crazy to do it → sei stato un pazzo a farlo
to go crazy → uscir di senno, impazzire
crazy with jealousy → pazzo/a di gelosia
it was a crazy idea → era un'idea folle
you were crazy to do it → sei stato un pazzo a farlo
b. (fam) (keen) to be crazy about sb → essere pazzo/a di qn
to be crazy about sth → andare matto/a per qc
to be crazy about sth → andare matto/a per qc
c. (angle, slope) → pericolante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
craze
(kreiz) noun a (usually temporary) fashion; great (but temporary) enthusiasm. the current craze for cutting one's hair extremely short. mode, gier, manie هَوَس، ولَع شَديد мания moda móda, mánie die Manie dille; mani μόδα, λόξα moda (moe)hullustus علاقۀ مفرط؛ مد گرایی muotivillitys engouement שִׁיגָעוֹן חוֹלֵף बावलापन, सनक अस्थाई समय तक zaluđenost divat, őrület mode tískufyrirbrigði, della mania; voga 流行 (일시적) 대유행 pamišimas, mada aizraušanās; mode kegilaan rage dille, siste skrik, kjepphest szaleństwo, szał لیونی کول، لیونی کیدل moda modă повальное увлечение móda; mánia modna muha pomama [mode]fluga, innegrej ความนิยมในช่วงสั้น ๆ moda, çılgınlık (通常一時)流行, 狂熱 модне захоплення; манія دهن، جوش، فيشن mốt 风行一时的流行,狂热
ˈcrazy adjective1. insane. He must be going crazy; a crazy idea. gek, mal, getik مَجْنـون луд louco bláznivý verrückt sindssyg; vanvittig; tosset τρελός loco hull دیوانه؛ احمقانه hullu fou משוגע पागल lud őrült gila brjálaður matto, pazzo 狂った 미친 pakvaišęs, beprotiškas, pamišėliškas neprātīgs; jucis; traks gila krankzinnig gal, vanvittig, tullet pomylony لیونی ، احمق louco nebun безумный bláznivý, pochabý nor lud tokig, galen บ้า çılgın, deli 瘋狂的 безглуздий; недоумкуватий ديوانہ، پاگل điên dại 疯狂的
2. very enthusiastic. She's crazy about her boyfriend. gek wees na, dol wees op/oor مُغْرَم، مولَع вманиачен louco zblázněný (do) verrückt tosset med; vild med τρελός, ξετρελαμένος loco de alegría (kellegi järele) hull مجنون innostunut fou (de) משוגע उन्मत्त lud bele van habarodva bersemangat sem er vitlaus í e-ð pazzo 熱狂した 매우 열정적인 pamišęs (dėl), einantis iš proto (dėl) stipri aizrāvies menggilai dol op helt tullet, vilt begeistret oszalały لیونی louco înnebunit (după) помешанный zbláznený (do), pobláznený (do) nor (na kaj) lud tokig, galen คลั่งไคล้ düşkün, meraklı 著迷的 схиблений на чомусь; сильно захоплений بهت پرجوش، بهت شائق quá say mê 着迷的
ˈcrazily adverb mallerig بِجُنـون лудо loucamente poblázněně verrückt vildt; uberegneligt; vanvittigt τρελά locamente arutult دیوانه وار villisti follement כְּמְשוּגָע पागलपन से ludo őrülten secara gila óstjórnlega pazzamente 熱狂して 미친듯이 beprotiškai, pamišėliškai neprātīgi dengan gilanya krankzinnig som en gal, tullet szaleńczo په لیونتوب سره loucamente nebuneşte безумно bláznivo noro ludo tokigt อย่างคลั่งไคล้; อย่างบ้าคลั่ง çılgınca 著迷地,瘋狂地 безглуздо; шалено ديوانگی سے، بدحواسى سے một cách điên cuồng 着迷地,发狂地
ˈcraziness noun malheid جُنـون лудост loucura poblázněnost die Verrücktheit skørhed; vildskab τρέλα locura hullus جنون villiys folie שיגעון पागलपन ludost őrület, őrültség kegilaan brjálæði pazzia 気が変なこと 미침 beprotiškumas, pamišėliškumas trakums kegilaan krankzinnigheid galskap szał, szaleństwo لیونتوب loucura nebunie помешательство pobláznenosť norost ludost tokighet, galenskap ความคลั่งไคล้; ความบ้าคลั่ง çılgınlık, delilik 瘋狂,著迷 божевілля; шаленство ديوانگی، پاگل پن sự điên cuồng 发狂,着迷
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crazy
→ مَجْنُون , مَجْنُونْ bláznivý, šílený skør, vanvittig verrückt παλαβός , τρελός demente , loco älytön, hullu fou lud pazzo 気の狂った, 無茶な 미친 gek gal szalony louco сумасшедший galen บ้า, วิกลจริต çılgın , kaçık điên 疯狂的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
crazy
a. loco-a, demente.
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crazy
adj (comp -ier; super -iest) loco; to drive (someone) — volver loco (a alguien); His mother drove him crazy..Su madre lo volvió loco; to go — volverse loco, perder la razónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.