dizzy

étourdi, pris de vertige

Qui a l’impression de tourner ou que tout tourne autour de lui, au risque de perdre l’équilibre.

En anglais simple : Feeling as if you or the things around you are spinning, so you may lose your balance.

• I feel dizzy.
• She became dizzy after standing up too quickly.
• Do you get dizzy on boats?

Synonymes : lightheaded, giddy

Expressions courantes : feel dizzy, a dizzy spell, get dizzy

vertigineux

Si haut, rapide ou déroutant qu’on se sent étourdi ou dépassé.

En anglais simple : So high, fast, or confusing that it makes you feel unsteady or overwhelmed.

• We climbed to a dizzy height.
• The ride took us round at a dizzy speed.
• Changes came at a dizzy pace that year.

Synonymes : dizzying, giddy

Expressions courantes : dizzy heights, dizzy speed, dizzy pace

écervelé, étourdi

Peu réfléchi ou oublieux, incapable de penser clairement ou sérieusement.

En anglais simple : Silly or forgetful, and unable to think clearly or seriously.

• He's a bit dizzy sometimes.
• My dizzy friend left her keys in the fridge.
• The film features a dizzy character who keeps forgetting names.

Synonymes : scatterbrained, ditzy, empty-headed

Contraires : sensible

Expressions courantes : dizzy person, dizzy character, a dizzy friend

étourdir, donner le vertige

Donner à quelqu’un l’impression que tout tourne, lui faire perdre l’équilibre ou l’empêcher de penser clairement.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel unsteady, as if things are spinning, or unable to think clearly.

• The spinning lights dizzied me.
• The height of the tower can dizzy visitors.
• So many conflicting instructions had dizzied her.

Synonymes : bewilder, disorient, confuse

Expressions courantes : dizzy someone, dizzy the mind