How do you say freak out in Spanish?

Question

I have looked all over for a good translation for this phrase and nothing seems to be truely accurate. Maybe you could help.

please note that it is mandatory on this forum to use correct spelling, grammar, and capitalization in your posts. - - 00494d19, Sep 3, 2009

Answer 1

Hola, Gdawg:

I consulted my "Big Fat" Span/Eng & Eng/Span dictionary

(HarperCollins - 7th Edition - 2003)

where I found two suggestions as follows:

Freak out (verb) = Flipar or Alucinar

Both verbs carry the caution that they are very informal or slang

That's the best I can do for you, but

It's in the book so do not freak out

Also, see this entry in our own SpanishDict.com dictionary at :

[http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/freak out][1]

[1]: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/freak out

Recuerdos/Best Wishes

Moe

i had never heard of the verb flipar. that sounds like what i was looking for. - gdawg723, Sep 4, 2009

Answer 2

volverse loco

Answer 3

Nice job Moe on finding those verbs.

The RAE lists the following

Flipar

Estar bajo los efectos de una droga.-to be under the effects of drugs

Perhaps used like:

He had been taking those drugs and then he just flipped out

Quizás se utilizarla así:

Hubo tomado esas drogas y entonces se flipó.

Estar o quedar entusiasmado. - To be enthusiastic or make a show of enthusiasm

Perhaps used like:

We were at the rock concert and the crowd started flipping out

Quizas se utilizarla así:

Habíamos estado al concierto de rock cuando la gente empezaba fliparse

Hi Izanoni, you were missing an "o" in habíamos and an "i" in concierto. - Eddy, Sep 3, 2009

Thank you for making the correction Eddy - Izanoni1, Sep 3, 2009

Answer 4

Izan, hacerse is not the word to use, there is one expression with this :

Hacerse el loco

Meaning: pretend you don't know something...Oh, I found it: to play dumb, jeje nice expression

Thank you for explaining that - Izanoni1, Sep 3, 2009

Answer 5

Hi gdawg,

I am not sure if any of these fit the bill, but I took a shot:

Dementarse to lose ones judgement; to go mad

Hacerse loco to become crazy/mad

Hacerse como un lunático *to become like a lunatic

perderse sentimientos/razón to lose ones sensibiliy/reason