raving

raving
1. noun in pl.
irres Gerede
2. adjective
1) (talking madly) irreredend [Wahnsinniger, Idiot]
2) (outstanding) fantastisch (ugs.) [Erfolg]
3. adverb

be raving mad — (stupid) völlig verrückt sein (ugs.)

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(so mad as to be raving.) phantasierend
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rav·ing
[ˈreɪvɪŋ]
I. n
1. no pl (delirium) wirres Gerede
2. (ramblings)
▪ \ravings pl Hirngespinste pl, Fantastereien pl
II. adj attr, inv absolut, total fam
she's a \raving beauty sie ist eine wahre Schönheit
a \raving idiot ein kompletter Idiot fam
a \raving lunatic ein total Verrückter/eine total Verrückte fam
a \raving nightmare ein echter Albtraum
a \raving success ein Wahnsinnserfolg fam
III. adv völlig
[stark] \raving mad/crazy völlig verrückt
to go [stark] \raving mad völlig durchdrehen [o ausrasten] fam
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['reIvɪŋ]
1. adj
1) (= frenzied) wahnsinnig, verrückt; (= delirious) im Delirium, fantasierend attr, phantasierend attr

his raving fantasies — seine verrückten Fantastereien or Phantastereien

a raving lunatic (inf) — ein kompletter Idiot (inf)

2) (inf: remarkable) success toll (inf); beauty hinreißend
2. adv

raving mad (inf) — total verrückt (inf)

to go raving mad (inf) — total verrückt werden (inf)

3. n

raving(s) — Fantasien pl, Phantasien pl

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raving [ˈreıvıŋ]
A adj (adv ravingly)
1. fantasierend, delirierend:
be raving → academic.ru/60409/rave">rave1 A 1
2. umg toll, fantastisch:
a raving beauty eine hinreißende Schönheit
B adv raving mad umg völlig verrückt
C s meist pl irres Gerede
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1. noun in pl.
irres Gerede
2. adjective
1) (talking madly) irreredend [Wahnsinniger, Idiot]
2) (outstanding) fantastisch (ugs.) [Erfolg]
3. adverb

be raving mad — (stupid) völlig verrückt sein (ugs.)

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adj.
rabiat adj.
rasend adj.
tobend adj.

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