What does folle in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word folle in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use folle in Italian.

The word folle in Italian means deranged, demented, lunatic, crowd, throng, multitude, multitude, in neutral. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word folle

deranged, demented

aggettivo (pazzo, squilibrato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Non voglio avere a che fare con persone folli.
I don't want to have anything to do with deranged people.

lunatic

(pazzo, squilibrato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non ti preoccupare di quel folle, è innocuo.
Don't worry about that lunatic, he's harmless.

crowd

sostantivo femminile (persone: assembramento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
All'inaugurazione del locale c'era una gran folla.
There was a really big crowd at the venue's inauguration.

throng, multitude

sostantivo femminile (peggiorativo (maggioranza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Io sono un anticonformista, non seguo la folla.
I'm an anti-conformist, I don't follow the throngs.

multitude

sostantivo femminile (figurato (con interesse comune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in neutral

locuzione avverbiale (che gira a vuoto)

Metti il cambio in folle.
Put the clutch in neutral.

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