locura

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madness

∗ noun

locura
feminine noun
1madness (demencia)
2(imprudencia)
  • hacer locuras -> to do stupid o crazy things
  • temía que hiciera una locura -> I was afraid he might do something desperate
3(exageración)
  • estos precios son una locura -> these prices are extortionate
  • con locura -> madly
  • se quieren con locura -> they're madly in love with one another
also:
  • una locura -> a fortune, a ridiculous amount (mucho)
  • gastar una locura -> to spend a fortune

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locura [lo-coo’-rah]
noun
1Madness (cualidad, estado), frenzy, lunacy, craziness. (f)
2Fury; folly, absurdity. (f)
  • Hacer locuras -> to act in an absurd, foolish manner
  • Me gusta con locura -> I'm crazy about it
  • Es capaz de cometer cualquier locura -> he is capable of any madness

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locura
sustantivo:femenino
1 (demencia) madness; insanity
un ataque de locura a fit of madness
2 (exceso)
¡qué locura! it's madness!; me gusta con locura (familiar) I'm crazy about it; es una casa de locura (familiar) it's a smashing house; (familiar) precios de locura (familiar) fantastic prices; tener sentir locura por algno to be crazy about sb; tiene locura por su sobrino she's crazy about her nephew
3 (acto)
es capaz de hacer cualquier locura he is capable of any madness; no hagas locuras don't do anything crazy; ser una locura to be madness; es una locura ir sola it's madness to go on your own

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