asile de fous

madhouse

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madhouse An old-fashioned and often derogatory expression for a psychiatric hospital; it can also be used figuratively for a chaotic place.
FR: On se croirait dans un asile de fous ici !
EN: You'd think we were in a madhouse here!

Ce n'est pas un asile de fous, c'est un hôpital psychiatrique.

It's not an insane asylum; it's a psychiatric hospital.

Un asile de fous.

A lunatic asylum.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

C'est un asile de fous, ici.

This is a madhouse.

Un dangereux criminel s'est échappé de l'asile de fous.

A dangerous criminal has escaped from the insane asylum.