mania

manie, engouement

Intérêt exceptionnellement fort pour quelque chose, qui pousse à y consacrer beaucoup de temps ou d’efforts.

En anglais simple : An unusually strong interest in something that makes people spend much time or effort on it.

• Football mania swept the town.
• She has a mania for keeping everything tidy.
• The latest buying mania drove prices even higher.

Comment l'utiliser : mania for something/doing something (His mania for collecting watches became expensive.)

Synonymes : obsession, craze

Expressions courantes : mania for something, collecting mania, football mania

manie

État psychique marqué par une énergie et une excitation inhabituelles, avec parfois des décisions peu réfléchies.

En anglais simple : A mental health condition involving unusually high energy, excitement, and sometimes poor judgment.

• The doctor recognized signs of mania.
• During an episode of mania, he barely slept.
• Treatment helped her manage the symptoms of mania.

Expressions courantes : episode of mania, acute mania, treat mania