fada

crazy, mad, idiot, fool

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adjective Rare #43,318
crazy, mad Colloquial; especially common in southern France.
FR: Tu es complètement fada !
EN: You're 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)

Aujourd'hui, j'ai pris le soleil, j'ai l'impression d'être fada.

I got some sun today, and I feel like I’m going crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Tu es devenu fada ? !

Have you gone crazy?!

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il est fada.

He's crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Oh, pas si fada que ça.

Oh, not that crazy after all.

— Manon des sources (1986)

noun Rare #49,865
idiot, fool Colloquial, especially in southern France.
FR: Ne fais pas le fada, écoute-moi.
EN: Don't be an idiot; listen to me.

Allez, fais pas le fada, lève-toi.

Come on, don’t be an idiot. Get up.

— Manon des sources (1986)

C'était un fada.

He was crazy.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Voilà le fada !

There's the crazy guy!

— 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)

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