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mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad … Dictionary of contemporary English
mad — The primary meaning of the adjective, ‘suffering from mental illness’, has been in continuous use since Old English, although it is no longer a part of medical usage. Its extended meaning ‘foolish’, as in a mad undertaking, is also Old English,… … Modern English usage
mad money — mad .money n [U] AmE informal money that you have saved so that you can spend it when you see something you want … Dictionary of contemporary English
mad — adjective madder, maddest 1 ANGRY (not before noun) informal especially AmE angry: You make me so mad! | Stay clear of Tucker he s mad as hell and looking for a fight. | mad at sb AmE: Don t get mad at me, I m just telling you what Ray said. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mad — adj. 1 (esp. BrE) not sane ⇨ See also ↑crazy VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ go ▪ He went mad and spent the rest of his life locked up in a mental hospital. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Madame Butterfly — Mad|ame But|ter|fly 1.) (1904) an ↑opera by Puccini in which a Japanese woman marries an officer in the US navy called Lieutenant Pinkerton, who later leaves her in Japan and marries another woman in the US. When he returns to Japan with his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Madame — Mad|ame [ˈmædəm, məˈda:m] n plural Mesdames [meıˈdæm US ˈda:m] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Old French ma dame; MADAM] used to address or refer to a French speaking woman, especially one who is married →↑Mademoiselle, Monsieur ↑Monsieur ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
madame — mad•ame [[t]məˈdæm, ˈdɑm, mæ , ˈmæd əm[/t]] n. pl. mes•dames [[t]meɪˈdæm, ˈdɑm[/t]] (often cap.) 1) cvb a French title equivalent to Mrs.: Madame Curie[/ex] 2) cvb a title for a woman, esp. one who comes from a non English speaking country Abbr … From formal English to slang
fume — verb ADVERB ▪ inwardly, quietly, silently PREPOSITION ▪ about, over ▪ She was still quietly fuming about Peter s remarks. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Duhour, Clément — (December II, 191I, Anglet, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France January 3, 1983, Neuilly sur Seine, Hauts de Seine, France) The son of wealthy merchants, he was a first rate sportsman and took part in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. He started an … Encyclopedia of French film directors
