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rave  (rv)

v. raved, rav·ing, raves

v.intr.

1. To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.

2. To roar; rage: The storm raved along the coast.

3. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.

4. To attend a rave.

v.tr.

To utter or express in a frenzied manner.

n.

1. The act or an instance of raving.

2. Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.

3. An all-night dance party, especially one where techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.

4. Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.

adj. Informal

Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

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[Middle English raven, from Old North French raver, variant of resver, to dream, wander, rave.]

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raver n.

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rave¹

vb

1. to utter (something) in a wild or incoherent manner, as when mad or delirious

2. (intr) to speak in an angry uncontrolled manner

3. (intr) (of the sea, wind, etc.) to rage or roar

4. (intr; foll by over or about) Informal to write or speak (about) with great enthusiasm

5. (intr) Brit slang to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly

n

1. Informal

a.  enthusiastic or extravagant praise

b.  (as modifier) a rave review

2. Brit slang

a.  Also called rave-up a party

b.  a professionally organized party for young people, with electronic dance music, sometimes held in a field or disused building

3. Brit slang a fad or fashion the latest rave

4. (Music / Pop Music) a name given to various types of dance music, such as techno, that feature fast electronic rhythm

[C14 raven, apparently from Old French resver to wander]

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rave²

n

a vertical sidepiece on a wagon

[modification of dialect rathe, of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rave - a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin" dance - a party for social dancing
	2.	rave - an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave" critical review, critique, review article, review - an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
Verb	1.	rave - participate in an all-night techno dance party party - have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam"
	2.	rave - talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, spout mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	3.	rave - praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" gush praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

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rave

verb

1. rant, rage, roar, thunder, fume, go mad (informal), babble, splutter, storm, be delirious, talk wildly She cried and raved for weeks.

2. (Informal) enthuse, praise, gush, be delighted by, be mad about (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), rhapsodize, be wild about (informal), cry up She raved about the new foods she ate while she was there.

noun

rave-up (Brit. slang) party, do (informal), affair, celebration, bash (informal), blow-out (slang), beano (Brit. slang), hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.) an all-night rave

adjective

(Informal) enthusiastic, excellent, favourable, ecstatic, laudatory The show has drawn rave reviews from the critics.

Translations

rave [reɪv]

A. VI

1. (= be delirious) → delirar, desvariar; (= talk wildly) → desvariar

2. (= talk furiously) → despotricar
to rave at sb → despotricar contra algn

3. (= talk enthusiastically) to rave about sth → entusiasmarse por algo
they raved about the film → pusieron la película por las nubes
to rave about sb → pirrarse por algn

B. N (Brit) → fiesta f acid

C. CPD rave review N → reseña f entusiasta
the play got rave reviews → los críticos pusieron la obra por las nubes

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rave [ˈreɪv]

vi

(with enthusiasm) → s'extasier
to rave about sth → s'extasier sur qch
They raved about the film → Ils se sont extasiés sur le film.

(in anger) → s'emporter

(deliriously) → délirer

n

(also rave party) → rave f

(also rave music) → musique f rave

modif [scene] → rave rave culture
rave culture n → culture f rave

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rave

vi (= be delirious) → fantasieren, phantasieren, delirieren (spec); (= talk wildly) → fantasieren, phantasieren, spinnen (inf); (= speak furiously) → toben; (inf: = speak, write enthusiastically) → schwärmen (about, over von); (liter) (storm) → toben; (wind) → brausen; (sea) → toben; to rave against somebody/something → gegen jdn/etw wettern; he raved at the children for breaking the window → er donnerte die Kinder wegen der eingeworfenen Fensterscheibe an ? rant

n

(Brit inf) → Rave m (sl)

(inf: = praise) → Schwärmerei f; to have a rave about something → von etw schwärmen, von etw ganz weg sein (inf); the play got a rave review (inf) → das Stück bekam eine glänzende or begeisterte Kritik

(inf: = fashion) it’s all the rave → das ist große Mode

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rave [reɪv]

1. vi (be delirious) → delirare; (talk wildly) → farneticare; (rant) → infuriarsi, fare una sfuriata; (talk enthusiastically) to rave (about) → andare in estasi (per)

2. n → rave m inv

3. adj (scene, culture, music) → rave inv

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rave [reɪv]

1. vi (be delirious) → delirare; (talk wildly) → farneticare; (rant) → infuriarsi, fare una sfuriata; (talk enthusiastically) to rave (about) → andare in estasi (per)

2. n → rave m inv

3. adj (scene, culture, music) → rave inv

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rave

v rave [reiv]

1 to talk wildly because, or as if, one is mad. yl يَهْذي бълнувам blouznit tale i vildelse phantasieren παραληρώ, ωρύομαι delirar sonima دیوانه وار با خودد حرف زدن paasata délirer לְדַבֵּר בְּטֵירוּף अरबर बकना prostačiti félrebeszél merepet karena marah rugla delirare わめく 헛소리하다 kliedėti murgot meracau raaskallen snakke i ørske, i villelse bredzić tresvariar a delira бредить blúzniť razsajati buncati yra พูดเพ้อเจ้อ abuk sabuk konuşmak 口出狂言，胡言亂語 говорити безладно ہذیان بکنا nói sảng 胡言乱语，咆哮

2 to talk very enthusiastically He's been raving about this new record he's heard. deurmekaar praat يَتَكَلَّم بِحَماسَه говоря екзалтирано básnit (o) fable schwärmen εκθειάζω hablar con entusiasmo vahutama, vadistama با اشتیاق حرف زدن puhua innoissaan s'extasier sur לְדַבֵּר בְּהִתלַהֲבוּת आवेश में बात करना biti oduševljen, govoriti s oduševljenjem rajongva beszél vmiről, vkiről bicara penuh semangat tala af miklum ákafa (andare pazzo per) 夢中になって話す 열변을 토하다 entuziastingai kalbėti, girti jūsmot; sajūsmināties membangga diri opgetogen zijn fable om, være vill etter unosić się (nad), wychwalać desmanchar-se em elogios a vor­bi cu entuziasm; a ridi­ca în slăvi восторгаться básniť o, hovoriť nadšene zaneseno govoriti pričati ushićeno tala med hänförelse พูดพร่ำเพร้อ övgüyle söz etmek 熱烈地談論 говорити із запалом پر جوش آواز سے بات کرنا nói say mê 痴心地说

raving

so mad as to be raving. mal soos 'n haas في غايَة الجُنون бълнуващ nepříčetný binde- phantasierend θεότρελος delirante püstihull یاوه گو؛ دیوانه pähkähullu à lier בְּטֵירוּף प्रलाप potpuno poludjeti teljesen bolond sangat marah snaróður delirante すっかり気がふれて 미쳐 날뛰는 kliedintis, pamišęs ārprātīgs, traks meraban stapelgek som en gal, rasende obłąkany delirante (nebun) de legat буйно помешанный nepríčetný pobesnel sulud yrande, förvirrad, spritt galen ซึ่งเพ้อคลั่ง kudurmuş, çılgın, gözü dönmüş 胡言亂語的 буйно божевільний مکمل طور پر پاگل say mê 语无伦次的

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rave → هذيان, يُربِك blouznit, nadšená kritika rave, tale i vildelse Schwärmerei, toben διθύραμβος, παραληρώ delirar, elogio houria, ylistävä arvostelu délirer, rave buncati, hvalospjev rave, vaneggiare べたぼめ, わめく 극찬, 종잡을 수 없는 말을 하다 rave, razen begeistret omtale, snakke over (seg) wrzasnąć w delirium, zaślepienie crítica estrondosa, delirar бред, бредить rejvfest, tala lyriskt om การชมเชย, พูดเพ้อเจ้อ abuk sabuk konuşma, abuk sabuk konuşmak bài bình phẩm ca ngợi, nói như điên như dại 吹捧, 咆哮