insane

absurde, démesuré

Tellement extrême ou déraisonnable que cela paraît inacceptable.

En anglais simple : So extreme or unreasonable that it seems wrong or impossible to accept.

• These prices are insane.
• The rent here has become insane.
• They expect us to work an insane number of hours.

Synonymes : ridiculous, absurd, crazy

Contraires : reasonable

Expressions courantes : insane price, insane amount, insane workload, insane demand

fou, insensé

Extrêmement étrange ou dénué de bon sens.

En anglais simple : Extremely strange or foolish.

• That idea is insane.
• Driving through the storm seemed insane.
• They rejected his insane plan to cross the desert alone.

Synonymes : crazy, mad, foolish

Contraires : sensible

Expressions courantes : insane idea, insane plan, seem insane

aliéné, fou

Qui souffre d’une maladie mentale grave, ou qui concerne les personnes atteintes d’une telle maladie.

En anglais simple : Seriously mentally ill, or connected with people who have such an illness.

• The court declared him insane.
• The old report described the patient as insane.
• The building once housed an insane asylum.

Synonymes : mad

Contraires : sane

Expressions courantes : legally insane, criminally insane, insane asylum, become insane