mad

en colère, fâché

En colère ou agacé à cause de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Angry or annoyed about someone or something.

• Don't get mad.
• She was mad at her brother.
• Why are you so mad about this?

Comment l'utiliser : mad at someone (Are you mad at me?); mad about something (He was mad about the extra charge.)

Synonymes : angry, annoyed, cross

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : mad at someone, mad about something, get mad

fou

Qui ne peut penser ou se comporter normalement à cause d’une maladie mentale grave.

En anglais simple : Unable to think or behave normally because of serious mental illness.

• They thought he was mad.
• The prisoner feared he was going mad.
• In the novel, a mad king hears imaginary voices.

Comment l'utiliser : go mad (The story describes a king who goes mad.)

Synonymes : insane, mentally ill

Contraires : sane

Expressions courantes : go mad, mad king, stark mad

fou de, passionné par

Qui aime énormément quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Liking someone or something very much.

• I'm mad about jazz.
• He's always been mad about her.
• Are your children mad about football too?

Comment l'utiliser : mad about someone/something (My sister is mad about horses.); mad for something (He's mad for anything with chocolate in it.)

Synonymes : crazy about, keen on, passionate about

Expressions courantes : mad about someone, mad about something, mad for something

dingue, incroyable

Très étrange, surprenant ou difficile à croire.

En anglais simple : Very strange, surprising, or hard to believe.

• That's a mad idea!
• The whole situation seems mad.
• It's mad that she won twice in one week.

Comment l'utiliser : it is mad that… (It's mad that we both chose the same hotel.)

Synonymes : crazy, bizarre, incredible

Expressions courantes : mad idea, absolutely mad, mad that

pas mal, ça me plaît

Dans une expression négative, indique qu’on apprécie quelque chose ou qu’on le trouve acceptable.

En anglais simple : In a negative phrase, used to say you like or approve of something.

• I'm not mad at this cake.
• That jacket is bright, but I'm not mad at it.
• Honestly, I'm not mad about the result.

Comment l'utiliser : not mad at something (The new design is unusual, but I'm not mad at it.)

Expressions courantes : not mad, mad at it, mad about it