crazy (redirected from crazies)

cra·zy  (krz)

adj. cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est

1. Affected with madness; insane.

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.

n. pl. cra·zies

One who is or appears insane: "To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).

Idiom:

like crazy Informal

To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.

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crazi·ly adv.

crazi·ness n.

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crazy [ˈkreɪzɪ]

adj -zier, -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

crazily  adv

craziness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crazy - someone deranged and possibly dangerous looney, loony, nutcase, weirdo colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech lunatic, madman, maniac - an insane person
Adj.	1.	crazy - affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad" brainsick, demented, unhinged, unbalanced, mad, sick, disturbed 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" half-baked, screwball, softheaded 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" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	5.	crazy - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" dotty, gaga, wild 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

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

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

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

Translations

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

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

3. to lean at a crazy angle → inclinarse de modo peligroso

B. N (US) → loco/a m/f

C. CPD crazy bone N (US) → hueso m del codo
crazy house N (US) → casa f de locos, manicomio m
crazy paving N → pavimento m de baldosas irregulares
crazy quilt N (US) → edredón m de retazos

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crazy [ˈkreɪzi] adj

(= mad) [person] → fou*(folle); [idea] → fou*(folle)
to go crazy → devenir fou

like crazy adv → comme un(e) fou*(folle)
Consumers are borrowing like crazy → Les consommateurs empruntent comme des fous.

(= very enthusiastic) to be crazy about sb → être fou* de qn(folle)
to be crazy about sth → être un(e) fana de qch >
He's crazy about skiing → C'est un fana de ski.
crazy golf n (British) → minigolf m
crazy paving n (British) → dallage en pierres plates)m irrégulier >

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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

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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

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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

b. (fam) (keen) to be crazy about sb → essere pazzo/a di qn
to be crazy about sth → andare matto/a per qc

c. (angle, slope) → pericolante

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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

b. (fam) (keen) to be crazy about sb → essere pazzo/a di qn
to be crazy about sth → andare matto/a per qc

c. (angle, slope) → pericolante

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crazy → خبل, ضعيف šílený, směšný 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