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la manía(
mah
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nee
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ah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (psychology)
a. mania
El psiquiatra le diagnosticó manía y TEPT al pacienteThe psychiatrist diagnosed the patient with mania and PTSD.
a. compulsion
Mi padre tiene la manía de llevar el coche al taller cada semana.My father has a compulsion about taking the car to the garage every week.
b. obsession
Mi hermano tiene la manía de coleccionar todas las figuras de acción de la nueva película de Star Wars.My brother has an obsession about collecting the action figures from the new Star Wars movie.
c. fixation
A María ahora le ha dado la manía de ponerse calcetines de colores diferentes.Maria now has a fixation over wearing socks of different colors.
3. (antipathy)
a. dislike
¿Tú crees que tu amiga cogió manía a mí cuando no vine a la fiesta de su cumpleaños?Do you think that your friend took a dislike to me when I didn't come to her birthday party?
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Estoy segura de que tu amiga me tiene manía por cuando hablé mal de ella.I'm sure your friend hates me because I said those nasty things about her.
El alumno argumentó que el maestro le tiene manía y por eso lo castigó.The student argued that the teacher has it in for him and that's why he got detention.
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