está loco

he's crazy

are you mad

está loco(ehs-tah loh-koh)

phrase

1. (in statements; third person singular)

a. he's crazy

¿Ese chico va a tirarse al agua desde esa altura? Está loco.

Is that boy going to jump into the water from that height? He's crazy.

b. is crazy

Yo creo que Luis está loco. ¿Escuchaste las cosas que dice?

I think Luis is crazy. Did you hear the things he says?

c. he's mad

Ernesto va a dejar el trabajo. - Está loco, nunca encontrará otro igual.

Ernesto is going to leave his job. - He's mad. He'll never find another one like that.

d. is mad

El protagonista de la película está loco, y lo encierran en un manicomio.

The main character in the movie is mad, and they lock him up in a mental hospital.

2.

(formal)

(in statements; second person singular)

a. you're crazy

Está loco si cree que voy a ayudarlo a atracar un banco.

You're crazy if you think I'm going to help you rob a bank.

b. you're mad

¿De verdad va a pagar tanto dinero por unos zapatos? ¡Está loco!

Are you really going to pay so much money for a pair of shoes? You're mad!

3. (in questions; third person singular)

a. is he crazy

¡Juan me gritó! - ¿Qué le pasa?¿Está loco?

Juan shouted at me! - What's wrong with him? Is he crazy?

b. is he mad

¿En serio cree que voy a renunciar?¿Está loco?

Does he really think I'm going to resign? Is he mad?

4.

(formal)

(in questions; second person singular)

a. are you crazy

Perdón, señora, ¿podría pagar mi cuenta por mí? - ¿Qué?¿Está loco?

Sorry, madam, could you pay my check for me? - What? Are you crazy?

b. are you mad

¿Adónde va?¿No vio el semáforo rojo?¿Está loco?

Where are you going? Didn't you see the red light? Are you mad?