dizzy
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diz·zy
(dĭz′ē)adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est
1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.
2.
a. Bewildered or confused: "I was dizzy with anger and shame" (Amy Benson).
b. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.
3. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.
4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "There he sat ... gabbing at his usual dizzy pace" (H.L. Mencken).
tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies
1. To cause to have a whirling sensation.
2. To confuse or bewilder.
[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]
diz′zi·ly adv.
diz′zi·ness n.
diz′zy·ing·ly adv.
dizzy
(ˈdɪzɪ)adj, -zier or -ziest
1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
2. (Psychology) mentally confused or bewildered
3. (Psychology) causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
4. informal foolish or flighty
vb, -zies, -zying or -zied
(tr) to make dizzy
[Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet]
ˈdizzily adv
ˈdizziness n
diz•zy
(ˈdɪz i)adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.
1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
2. bewildered; confused.
3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.
4. heedless; thoughtless.
5. Informal. foolish; silly.
v.t. 6. to make dizzy.
[before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish]
diz′zi•ly, adv.
diz′zi•ness, n.
dizzy
Past participle: dizzied
Gerund: dizzying
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dizzy
adjective
1. giddy, faint, light-headed, swimming, reeling, staggering, shaky, wobbly, off balance, unsteady, vertiginous, woozy (informal), weak at the knees She felt slightly dizzy.
2. confused, dazzled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, bemused, dazed, disorientated, befuddled, light-headed, punch-drunk, fuddled Her wonderful dark good looks and wit made me dizzy.
3. (Informal) scatterbrained, silly, foolish, frivolous, giddy, capricious, forgetful, flighty, light-headed, scatty (Brit. informal), empty-headed, bird-brained (informal), featherbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) a charmingly dizzy grandmother
dizzy
adjective1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:
2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:
3. Slang. Given to lighthearted silliness:
empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, scatterbrained, silly.
Informal: gaga.
Slang: birdbrained.
Translations
دائِخمُسَبِّب الدُّوارمُصاب بِدُوار
mající závraťmít závraťpůsobící závrať
svimmelørrundtosset
mareadovertiginosomareador
huimaavapyörryksissä olevatyhmä
omamljen
szédítõ
meî svimasvimandi
めまいがする
현기증 나는
galvos svaigimassvaiginamaisvaiginantissvaigulys
apreibisreibinošs
mať závratzávratný
vrtoglav
snurrig
เวียนศีรษะ
baş döndürenbaşı dönenbaşı dönmüşsersemlemiş
chóng mặt
dizzy
A. [ˈdɪzɪ] ADJ (dizzier (compar) (dizziest (superl)))
1. (= giddy) [person] → mareado
to feel dizzy (because ill, drunk etc) → estar mareado, marearse
if I look down I feel dizzy → si miro hacia abajo me da vértigo
changes in altitude make you dizzy → los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas
you're making me dizzy → me estás mareando
this drug may make you dizzy → este medicamento puede provocarle mareos
it makes one dizzy to think of it → marea sólo de pensarlo
she had a dizzy spell → tuvo or le dio un mareo
to be dizzy with success → estar borracho de éxito
to feel dizzy (because ill, drunk etc) → estar mareado, marearse
if I look down I feel dizzy → si miro hacia abajo me da vértigo
changes in altitude make you dizzy → los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas
you're making me dizzy → me estás mareando
this drug may make you dizzy → este medicamento puede provocarle mareos
it makes one dizzy to think of it → marea sólo de pensarlo
she had a dizzy spell → tuvo or le dio un mareo
to be dizzy with success → estar borracho de éxito
2. (fig) [pace, speed] → vertiginoso
she rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary → ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
she rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary → ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
3. (= scatterbrained) → atolondrado
dizzy
[ˈdɪzi] adj [person] (physically) to feel dizzy → avoir la tête qui tourne
I feel dizzy → J'ai la tête qui tourne.
to make sb dizzy → donner le vertige à qn
I feel dizzy → J'ai la tête qui tourne.
to make sb dizzy → donner le vertige à qn
[height] → vertigineux/euse
the dizzy heights of ... (fig) → les sommets vertigineux de ...
to reach the dizzy heights of ... → atteindre les sommets vertigineux de ...
the dizzy heights of ... (fig) → les sommets vertigineux de ...
to reach the dizzy heights of ... → atteindre les sommets vertigineux de ...
(= scatterbrained) [woman] → écervelé(e)
dizzy
adj (+er)
(= giddy) → schwindelig; I’m (feeling) dizzy → mir ist schwindelig (from von); she started to feel dizzy → ihr wurde schwindelig; dizzy spell → Schwindelanfall m; it makes me dizzy to think of it → mir wird ganz schwindelig bei dem Gedanken; she was dizzy with success → der Erfolg hatte sie benommen gemacht; when you’re dizzy with desire → wenn dir vor Begehren ganz schwindelig ist
(fig) height, speed → schwindelerregend; to rise to dizzy heights → zu schwindelerregenden Höhen aufsteigen
vt person → verwirren
dizzy
(ˈdizi) adjective1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.
2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights.
ˈdizzily adverbˈdizziness noun
dizzy
→ دائِخ mít závrať svimmel schwindelig ζαλισμένος mareado, vertiginoso pyörryksissä oleva étourdi omamljen stordito めまいがする 현기증 나는 duizelig svimmel czujący zawrót głowy tonto, vertiginoso испытывающий головокружение snurrig เวียนศีรษะ başı dönmüş chóng mặt 晕眩的dizzy
a. mareado-a.