le fada

nutcase, crazy person, crazy

f a . d a
noun Rare #40,509
nutcase, crazy person Informal.
FR: Ce fada conduit sans regarder la route.
EN: This nutcase drives without looking at the road.

Voilà, le fada!

There you go, the nutcase!

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Elles m'ont assez vu faire le fada, elles s'en vont.

They've had enough of watching me make a fool of myself, so they're leaving.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

C'était un fada.

He was crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Fais pas le fada, lève-toi.

Don't be a fool, get up.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Si ce fada compte nourrir sa petite famille avec ça!

If this madman plans to feed his family with that!

— Jean de Florette (1986)

adjective Rare #40,510
crazy Colloquial; especially associated with southern French.
FR: Il est complètement fada !
EN: He’s completely crazy!

Oui, c'est toi qui deviens fada.

Yes, you’re the one going crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

T'es fada!

You’re crazy!

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je te vois gesticuler, parler tout seul, tu es devenu fada?

I see you gesticulating, talking to yourself, have you gone crazy?

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il est fada.

He's crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Pas si fada que ça.

Not so crazy after all.

— Manon des sources (1986)

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