mad

mad
[mæd]
aggettivo
1) (insane) [person] matto; [idea] folle; (enraged) [dog] rabbioso; [bull] infuriato

to be mad with — essere pazzo di [grief, joy]

to go mad — impazzire; colloq. (spend money) fare follie

it is mad to do o doing è una follia fare; they are mad to do — sono pazzi a fare

2) mai attrib. (angry) [person] infuriato, furioso

to be, get mad at o with sb. essere infuriato, infuriarsi con qcn.; to be mad about sth. essere in collera per qcs.; to go mad colloq. impazzire di rabbia; to drive sb. mad — fare impazzire qcn., portare qcn. all'esasperazione

3) colloq. (enthusiastic)

mad about o on pazzo di [person]; pazzo per [hobby]; to be movie-mad — essere appassionato o fanatico di cinema

4) (frantic) [race, panic] folle; [traffic] infernale

to be mad for — essere avido di [food, goods]

to be in a mad rush — avere una fretta pazzesca

it was a mad scramble to finish on time — abbiamo fatto corse folli per finire in tempo

we made a mad dash for the bus — abbiamo corso come dei pazzi per prendere l'autobus

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like mad — [work, laugh, run] come un pazzo

* * *
[mæd]
adjective
1) (mentally disturbed or insane: Ophelia went mad; You must be mad.) matto
2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) furibondo
3) ((with about) having a great liking or desire for: I'm just mad about Harry.) pazzo di; appassionato
- madness
- madden
- maddening
- maddeningly
- madman
- mad cow disease
- like mad
* * *
[mæd]
aggettivo
1) (insane) [person] matto; [idea] folle; (enraged) [dog] rabbioso; [bull] infuriato

to be mad with — essere pazzo di [grief, joy]

to go mad — impazzire; colloq. (spend money) fare follie

it is mad to do o doing è una follia fare; they are mad to do — sono pazzi a fare

2) mai attrib. (angry) [person] infuriato, furioso

to be, get mad at o with sb. essere infuriato, infuriarsi con qcn.; to be mad about sth. essere in collera per qcs.; to go mad colloq. impazzire di rabbia; to drive sb. mad — fare impazzire qcn., portare qcn. all'esasperazione

3) colloq. (enthusiastic)

mad about o on pazzo di [person]; pazzo per [hobby]; to be movie-mad — essere appassionato o fanatico di cinema

4) (frantic) [race, panic] folle; [traffic] infernale

to be mad for — essere avido di [food, goods]

to be in a mad rush — avere una fretta pazzesca

it was a mad scramble to finish on time — abbiamo fatto corse folli per finire in tempo

we made a mad dash for the bus — abbiamo corso come dei pazzi per prendere l'autobus

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like mad — [work, laugh, run] come un pazzo


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