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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrendre quelqu'un fou
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rãdrə kel.kœ̃ fu
"Ce bruit incessant risque de me rendre fou."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To annoy, irritate, or exasperate someone intensely to the point of extreme frustration.
"The constant dripping of the leaky faucet was beginning to drive her mad." - 2
To cause someone to lose their sanity or mental stability.
"The sheer isolation of the deserted island almost drove him mad."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines the verb 'drive' in its causative sense of forcing someone into a specific state, originating from Old English 'drīfan', with 'mad', derived from Old English 'gemǣd' meaning demented or foolish. Over centuries, the collocation evolved idiomatically to describe extreme exasperation, annoyance, or psychological distress caused by persistent stimuli.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drive someone mad" is said worldwide
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rendre quelqu'un fou
Transliteration: rãdrə kel.kœ̃ fu
"Ce bruit incessant risque de me rendre fou."
jemanden wahnsinnig machen
Transliteration: ˈjemandən ˈvaːnˌzɪnɪç ˈmaxən
"Ihr ständiges Beschweren kann jemanden wahnsinnig machen."
far impazzire qualcuno
Transliteration: far im.patˈt͡siː.re kwalˈkuː.no
"Quel cane che abbaia continuamente mi fa impazzire."
volver loco a alguien
Transliteration: bolˈβer ˈloko a alˈɣjen
"Los niños pequeños pueden volver loco a cualquiera."
deixar alguém louco
Transliteration: dejˈʃaɾ alˈɡẽj ˈlowku
"Essa música repetitiva vai me deixar louco."
पागल कर देना
Transliteration: pagal kar dena
"यह शोर मुझे पागल कर रहा है।"
把某人逼疯
Transliteration: bǎ mǒu rén bī fēng
"无休止的争吵快要把她逼疯了。"
미치게 하다
Transliteration: michige hada
"그 소음은 사람을 미치게 만든다."
狂気に駆り立てる
Transliteration: kyouki ni karitateru
"彼の態度が私を狂気に駆り立てる。"
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