giddy(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (dizzy)
a. mareado
Sam felt giddy when he got off the roller coaster.Sam se sintió mareado al bajar de la montaña rusa.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I felt giddy when I peered over the balcony to the streets 30 stories below.Me dio vértigo cuando me asomé por el balcón a la calle que estaba 30 pisos más abajo.
Thinking about all of the work ahead of me to prepare for the trip makes me giddy.Pensar en todo el trabajo que me queda por hacer para prepararme para el viaje me marea.
a. vertiginoso
After being nominated for an acting award, he's enjoying the giddy heights of stardom.Después de ser nominado para un premio de actuación, está disfrutando de las alturas vertiginosas del estrellato.
3. (silly)
a. atolondrado
My wife starts to get giddy after a couple glasses of wine.Mi esposa se empieza a poner algo atolondrada después de un par de copas de vino.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to confuse)
a. producir vértigo a
Charlotte was giddied by the social whirl into which her new romance had thrown her.A Charlotte le producía vértigo el torbellino social al que su nuevo romance la había arratrado.
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