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"Chiflado" is a form of "chiflado", an adjective which is often translated as "crazy". "Friki" is a noun which is often translated as "weirdo". Learn more about the difference between "chiflado" and "friki" below.
chiflado, el chiflado, la chiflada(
chee
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flah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (insane)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. mad (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Debe estar chiflada porque siempre está hablando sola.She must be mad because she's always talking to herself.
c. nuts (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Está chiflado si cree que voy a perdonarlo.He's nuts if he thinks I'll forgive him.
2. (colloquial) (passionate; used with "por")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. mad (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Enrique está chiflado por la música y las chicas.Enrique is mad about music and girls.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (insane person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. nutcase (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No entendí lo que dijo el chiflado que se me acercó.I didn't understand what that nutcase who came up to me said.
b. nutter (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No confíes en ella porque es una chiflada.Don't trust her because she's a nutter.
4. (colloquial) (passionate person; used with "de")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
el friki, la friki(
free
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kee
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (colloquial) (eccentric)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. weirdo
Su hermano es un friki. Va vestido muy raro y casi nunca sale de su habitación.Her brother is a weirdo. He dresses in a very strange way and he hardly ever leaves his room.
b. freak
No entiendo por qué dices que mis amigos son unos frikis, a mí me parecen completamente normales.I don't understand why you say my friends are freaks. I think they're completely normal.
c. geek
Siempre me siento atraído hacia los frikis, me parecen mucho más interesantes.I always feel attracted to geeks. I think that they're much more interesting.
2. (colloquial) (enthusiast)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. geek
Cuando tengo algún problema con la computadora, llamo a mi primo, que es un friki de la tecnología.When I have any trouble with the computer, I call my cousin, who's a technology geek.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (colloquial) (eccentric)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. weird
Mis amigos creen que soy un poco friki porque me gusta este tipo de música.My friends think I'm a bit weird because I like this kind of music.
b. freaky
Todo el mundo dice que Antonio es un tío muy friki, pero a mí me parece muy enrollado.Everyone says Antonio is a very freaky guy, but I think he's very cool.
c. geeky
Yo recuerdo que era un niño muy friki. Quién iba a pensar que un día se le consideraría un genio.I remember he was a very geeky child. Who'd have thought he'd be considered a genius one day.
4. (colloquial) (enthusiastic)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. geeky
Mi novia es una de esas programadoras frikis que solo saben hablar de computadoras y algoritmos.My girlfriend is one of those geeky programmers who can only talk about computers and algorithms.
