delirious
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delirious(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (medicine)
a. delirante
Because of his illness, he developed a high fever and had delirious hallucinations.Por su enfermedad, tuvo fiebre alta y alucinaciones delirantes.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Diego had a nervous breakdown and was delirious.Diego tuvo una crisis nerviosa y deliraba.
The patient was delirious and had to be restrained.El paciente desvariaba, y tuvieron que contenerlo.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (excited)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. loco
At her graduation ceremony, Lilian was delirious with happiness.Lilian estaba loca de felicidad en la ceremonia de graduación.
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