What does pazzo in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word pazzo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pazzo in Italian.
The word pazzo in Italian means crazy, insane, crazy, goofy, wacky, wild, crazy, lunatic, crazy person, nut, nutcase, oddball, go crazy for, madly in love, barking mad, basket case, so crazy he should be locked up. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pazzo
crazy, insaneaggettivo (folle, squilibrato, matto) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Dopo la legge Basaglia le strade di certe città furono invase da persone pazze. After the Basaglia law was passed the streets of some cities were invaded by crowds of crazy (or: insane) people. |
crazy, goofy, wackyaggettivo (stravagante, strano, bizzarro) (colloquial) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Aveva un cane pazzo che abbaiava sempre contro le persone. He had a crazy (or: wacky) dog who always barked at people. |
wildaggettivo (sfrenato, eccessivo) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Alla notizia, si dette alla pazza gioia. She went wild with joy when she heard the news. |
crazyaggettivo (figurato (imprudente, sconsiderato) (figurative) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Era un'idea pazza che avrebbe solo creato dei guai. It was a crazy idea; one that would only have caused trouble. |
lunatic, crazy person(folle, squilibrato, matto) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quando parli con un pazzo è sempre meglio assecondarlo nella sua follia. When talking to crazy people it's always best to go along with their folly |
nut, nutcase, oddball(figurato (tipo stravagante, strano, bizzarro) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quel pazzo gira per le strade vestito da cowboy. That nutcase walks the streets dressed up as a cowboy. |
go crazy for
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madly in love
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barking mad, basket case, so crazy he should be locked up
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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