craze (redirected from Fads and trends)

craze  (krz)

v. crazed, craz·ing, craz·es

v.tr.

1. To cause to become mentally deranged or obsessed; make insane.

2. To produce a network of fine cracks in the surface or glaze of.

v.intr.

1. To become mentally deranged or obsessed; go insane.

2. To become covered with fine cracks.

n.

1. A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.

2. A fine crack in a surface or glaze.

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[Middle English crasen, to shatter, of Scandinavian origin.]

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craze [kreɪz]

n

1. a short-lived current fashion

2. a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm a craze for chestnuts

3. (Psychiatry) mental disturbance; insanity

vb

1. (Psychiatry) to make or become mad

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Ceramics Metallurgy to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks

3. (tr) Brit dialect or obsolete to break

4. (tr) Archaic to weaken

[C14 (in the sense: to break, shatter): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish krasa to shatter, ultimately of imitative origin]

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craze - First a crack or flaw; to craze is to produce minute cracks on the surface of pottery.

See also related terms for pottery.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	craze - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" fad, furor, furore, cult, rage fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
	2.	craze - state of violent mental agitation     delirium, frenzy, hysteria, fury nympholepsy - a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable manic disorder, mania - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria - a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation
	3.	craze - a fine crack in a glaze or other surface crack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"
Verb	1.	craze - cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind madden derange, unbalance - derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
	2.	craze - develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics" crack - break partially but keep its integrity; "The glass cracked"

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craze

noun fad, thing, fashion, trend, passion, rage, enthusiasm, mode, vogue, novelty, preoccupation, mania, infatuation, the latest thing (informal) Aerobics is the latest fitness craze.

Translations

craze [kreɪz] N (= fashion) → moda f (for de) (= fad) → manía f (for por) it's the latest craze → es la última moda, es el último grito

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craze [ˈkreɪz] n (= fashion) the latest dance craze → la nouvelle danse à la mode
Walking is the latest fitness craze → La marche est la dernière mode en matière d'exercice.

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craze

n → Fimmel m (inf); it’s all the craze (inf) → das ist große Mode; there’s a craze for collecting old things just now → es ist zurzeit große Mode, alte Sachen zu sammeln

vt

(= make insane) a crazed gunman → ein Amokschütze m; to be half crazed with grief → vor Schmerz halb wahnsinnig sein; he had a crazed look on his face → er hatte den Gesichtsausdruck eines Wahnsinnigen

pottery, glazing → rissig machen

vi (pottery) → rissig werden

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craze [kreɪz]

1. n → mania

2. vt

a. → far diventare pazzo/a

b. (pottery, glaze) → incrinare

3. vi (pottery, glaze, windscreen) → incrinarsi

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craze

n craze [kreiz]

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 móda, mánie dille; mani die Manie μόδα, λόξα moda (moe)hullustus علاقۀ مفرط؛ مد گرایی villitys 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 moda modă повальное увлечение móda; mánia modna muha pomama []fluga, innegrej ความนิยมในช่วงสั้น ๆ moda, çılgınlık (通常一時)流行, 狂熱 модне захоплення; манія دهن، جوش، فيشن mốt 风行一时的东西, 狂热

adj crazy

1 insane He must be going crazy; a crazy idea. gek, mal, getik مَجْنـون луд bláznivý sindssyg; vanvittig; tosset verrückt τρελός loco hull دیوانه؛ احمقانه hullu fou מְשוּגָע पागल lud őrült gila brjálaður matto, pazzo 狂った 미친 pakvaišęs, beprotiškas, pamišėliškas neprātīgs; jucis; traks gila krankzinnig gal, vanvittig, tullet pomylony 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 zblázněný (do) tosset med; vild med verrückt τρελός, ξετρελαμένος loco de alegría (kellegi järele) hull مجنون hulluna johonkin fou (de) מְשוּגָע 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 (etter), vilt begeistret (for) oszalały 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

adv crazily

mallerig بِجُنـون лудо poblázněně vildt; uberegneligt; vanvittigt verrückt τρελά locamente arutult دیوانه وار järjettömästi follement כְּמְשוּגָע पागलपन से ludo őrülten secara gila óstjórnlega pazzamente 熱狂して 미친 듯이, 열광적으로 beprotiškai, pamišėliškai neprātīgi dengan gilanya ktankzinnig som en gal, tullet szaleńczo loucamente nebuneşte безумно bláznivo noro ludo tokigt อย่างคลั่งไคล้; อย่างบ้าคลั่ง çılgınca 著迷地,發狂地 безглуздо; шалено ديوانگی س‍ے، بدحواسى س‍ے một cách điên cuồng 着迷地,发狂地

n craziness

malheid جُنـون лудост poblázněnost skørhed; vildskab die Verrücktheit τρέλα locura hullus جنون hulluus folie שִׁיגָעוֹן पागलपन ludost őrület, őrültség kegilaan brjálæði pazzia 気が変なこと 미침, 무모함 beprotiškumas, pamišėliškumas trakums kegilaan krankzinnigheid galskap szał, szaleństwo loucura nebunie помешательство pobláznenosť norost ludost tokighet, galenskap ความคลั่งไคล้; ความบ้าคลั่ง çılgınlık, delilik 發狂 божевілля; шаленство ديوانگی، پاگل پن sự điên cuồng 发狂