Translations: Madness
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Basque:
zoratuta egon = to be mad
burutik jota egon= to turn mad
zoratu behar nauzu!= you're going to turn me crazy!
Catalan:
estar boig = to be mad
parar boig = to turn mad
eg. em faràs parar boig! = you're going to turn me crazy!
anar-se'n de l'olla = to go away one's pot
Dutch:
Zij/Hij heeft ze niet meer alle vijf op een rijtje = S/he doesn't have all five in a row anymore
Ik denk dat er een schroefje bij haar/hem los zit = I think s/he has a loose screw
Zij/Hij is van lotje getikt
Hij heeft een klap van de molen gekregen = He has been hit by the wing of a mill
met molentjes lopen
zij/hij is niet goed snik
Esperanto:
li/�?i estas frenezulo = S/he is a lunatic.
frenezega = insane
French:
Il/Elle débloque - S/he unlocks or unjams
Il/Elle a perdu les pédales - S/he has lost the pedals (of a bike)
Il/Elle a une araignée au plafond - S/he's got a spider on the ceiling
Il/Elle a un petit pois dans la tête - S/he's got a pea in the head
Il/Elle a le cerveau plein d'eau - S/he's got the brain full of water
Il/Elle a pris le train - S/he took the train (understood: right in the face!)
Il/Elle ne s'est pas remis(e) de son accident - S/he didn't recover from her/his accident
Il/Elle n'a pas pris ses cachets - S/he didn't take her/his pills
Il/Elle a pété un boulon - S/he bust a bolt
Frisian:
Hy/Sy hat in triedsje los - S/he has a loose wire.
Hy/Sy hat in slach mei de moalpûde hân - S/he got hit by a sack of flower.
Galician:
estar tolo = to be crazy
German:
Er/Sie hat nicht (mehr) alle Tassen im Schrank = S/he doesn't have all cups (left) in the cupboard
Er/Sie hat ein Rad ab = S/he lacks a wheel
Er/Sie hat einen an der Waffel = S/he has one at his/her wafer
Er/Sie hat eine Schraube locker = S/he has a loose screw
Er/Sie hat einen Sprung an der Schüssel = His/Her bowl has a flaw
Er/Sie tickt nicht (mehr) ganz richtig = S/he doesn't tick properly (any more)
Er/Sie hat sie nicht mehr alle = S/he doesn't have all of them any more
Er/Sie hat einen Vogel = S/he has a bird
Bei ihm/ihr piept's = It beeps inside her/him
Er/Sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen = S/he is not alright in the room upstairs
Er/Sie ist durchgeknallt = S/he has banged through
Er/Sie läuft nicht mehr ganz rund = S/he is not operating quite right.
Der/Die hat (doch) was an der Festplatte = Something's wrong with his/her hard disk.
Der/Die ist nicht (ganz) dicht = He/She isn't (completely) sealed.
Hebrew:
Echlik(a) al asechel = S/he slid and fell on his/her mind.
Nafal/Nafla al arosh = S/he fell on the head
Chaser lo/la boreg = S/he has a missing screw
Nolad/Nolda akum(a) = S/he was born bent
Dafuk/Dfuka basechel = S/he as hit on the brain with something blunt
Hu ibed/ibda mashu lemala = S/he has lost something upstairs
Hungarian:
Meghülyült = S/he went stupid
Megőrült = S/he went mad
Megkattant = S/he clicked
Megzakkant = some kind of abstract onomatopoeia
Megbuggyant = S/he went off (like some kind of food after a long time)
Hiányzik egy kereke = S/he is missing a wheel
agybeteg = brain-ill
Irish|Gaeilge:
Tá sé/sí as a mheabhair/meabhair = He/she is out of his/her mind
Tá sé/sí craiceáilte = He/she is crazy/'cracked'
Tá a chiall/ciall caillte aige/aici = He/she's lost his/her sense
Tá sé/sí ar buile = He/she's mad
Tá mearadh air/uirthi = He/she's insane
Italian:
Gli manca qualche rotella = S/he lacks some castors
Gli manca un venerdì = S/he lacks a Friday
È un'aquila = S/he is an eagle
È indietro di comprendonio = S/he's back of understunding
"comprendonio" is a fake word, mispelling understanding for fun...
- "comprendonio" can be found in the dictionary, too - http://www.demauroparavia.it/25159
Norwegian:
Du er gal = You are crazy
Å ha en skrue løs = to have a loose screw
Mangler noen øre (på en hel krone) - A few cents/pence missing (for a full dollar/pound). Use with care! This expression can also mean someone is retarded.
Polish
Nie ma wszystkich w domu = He/She doesn't have them all at home.
Zwariował/a = He/She is gone mad.
Odbiło mu/jej = It's jumped off from him/her.
(On/Ona) Ma bzika = He/She is off his/her rocker.
Brak mu/jej piątej klepki = He/She lacks the fifth stave.
Portuguese:
Tem um parafuso a menos = S/he lacks a screw
Não tem os parafusos todos = S/he doesn't have all screws
É passado da cabeça = S/he's strained from the head
You can replace 'head' with less appropriate words ;-)
in Brazil, you can also say:
Ele não regula bem = S/he doesn't regulate well"
Ele não regula bem da bola = Her/His ball doesn't regulate well
Romanian:
Eşti nebun (for masculine)= You are crazy (for males)
Eşti nebună (for feminine)= You are crazy (for females).
Nu eşti în toate minţile = You aren't in all your minds.
Eşti nebun(ă) de legat = You are so crazy you need to be tied.
Ai păsărele la cap/sub pălărie = You have little birds in the head/under the hat.
Eşti într-o ureche = You are in one ear.
Îţi lipseşte o doagă = You're missing a barrel hoop.
Eşti dus cu pluta = You're away on a raft.
Eşti dus de-acasă = You're away from home.
Russian:
�?ойти �? ума = to go crazy
Он �?ошёл/ Она �?ошла �? ума = He/She has gone crazy.
у теб�?/ него крыша поехала! = your/ his roof has slidden!
Он �? ху�? �?орвал�?�? = He is torn from his d*** (vulgar for "out of his mind")
Ты что, охуел!? = Are you f***ing nuts or what?!
ты �?вихнул�?�?! = you ve gone crazy
Spanish (Argentina):
Le faltan un par de jugadores = S/he lacks a few players.
Le faltan un par de caramelos en el tarro = S/he got a few sweets missing in the jar.
Le falta / Se le aflojó un tornillo = S/he lacks a screw / has a loose screw.
Está del tomate
Está de la cabeza
Está chapita
Se chifló/rayó
Spanish (Spain):
estar como una cabra = to be like a goat
estar como un chivo = to be like a goat
estar como una regadera = to be like a watering can
estar como un cencerro = to be like a cowbell
estar chiflado = to be crazy
ser un tarado = to be crazy
írsele la cabeza a uno = to go one's head
írsele la olla a uno = to go one's pot
faltarle un tornillo a uno = to be lacking one screw
cruzársele los cables a uno = to cross one's cables
Thai:
หมอนี่มันไม่เต็ม - This guy is incompleted
หมอนี่มันไม่เต็มบาท - This guy is an incompleted baht
Finnish:
Hänellä on ruuvi löysällä - S/he has a loose screw
Hän on tärähtänyt - S/he is shaken (?)
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