Mad in spanish
pronunciation: enoʊxɑdoʊ part of speech: adjective
mad1 = loco, estúpido, chiflado, chalado, pirado, zumbado, majareta.
Example: 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!.more:
» as mad as a hatter = como una cabra, más loco que una cabra, tan loco como una cabra.
Example: She was not so little, about my height, but she was a bag of bones and she was as mad as a hatter.» as mad as a March hare = como una cabra, más loco que una cabra, tan loco como una cabra.
Example: I turned and looked into her eyes and knew instantly what I should have known before, that she was as mad as a March hare.» as mad as a wet hen = como un energúmeno, como un basilisco, de mala leche, con un humor de perros.
Example: He was mad as a wet hen throughout the procedure, but once he got over it, he was almost immediately back to his old self.» barking mad = como una cabra, loco de atar, loco de remate, loco perdido, chiflado, pirado, majareta, como un cencerro.
Example: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.» be completely mad = estar completamente loco, estar loco de atar, estar loco de remate.
Example: She stared at him as if he were completely mad.» be raging mad = echar chispas, echar humo, estar furioso, estar que + echar + chispas, estar que + trinar.
Example: So maybe I'm not raging mad but a bit miffed I would have to admit.» drive + Alguien + mad = volver a Alguien loco, exasperar a Alguien, sacar de quicio, sacar de las casillas, traer de cabeza.
Example: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.» go + mad = volverse loco, volverse majareta, perder la cabeza, enloquecer.
Example: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.» like mad = como un condenado, como un loco, como loco, un montón, un montonazo, muchísimo.
Example: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.» mad as hell = enojado al máximo.
Example: The article 'The acquisitions librarian as informed consumer: mad as hell, and not going to take it any more!' considers some of the underlying practices used by publishers which keep prices increasing faster than inflation.» mad cow disease = enfermedad de las vacas locas.
Example: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.» madhouse = siquiátrico, manicomio, casa de los locos, loquero, casa de locos, jaula de grillos.
Example: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.» madman = loco, majareta.
Example: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.» madwoman [madwomen, -pl.] = loca.
Example: Much like the determined women who fueled feminism in the 1970s, these madwomen rebel against the strictures of patriarchal authority.» raving mad = como una cabra, loco de atar, loco de remate, loco perdido, chiflado, pirado, majareta, como un cencerro.
Example: 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.» stark raving mad = como una cabra, loco de atar, loco perdido, chiflado, pirado, majareta, como un cencerro.
Example: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.MAD (Manual of Archival Description)2 = Manual de Descripción de Archivos.
Example: This article describes the Manual of Archival Description (MAD), which was the result of a cooperative venture financed by the Society of Archivists and the British Library Research and Development Department.