What does délire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word délire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use délire in French.

The word délire in French means delirium, delirium, frenzy, crazy idea, fun, babble incoherently, babble deliriously, be crazy, be out of your mind, be overjoyed, What's going on here?, What on earth is going on?, in a frenzy, really on a roll, be on a different planet, do your own thing, We're in cloud cuckoo land, This is cloud cuckoo land. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word délire

delirium

nom masculin (Médecine (trouble psychiatrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une telle agitation mentale frôle le délire.
Such a degree of mental disturbance is close to delirium.

delirium

nom masculin (Médecine (agitation) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les délires du patient semblaient empirer avec le temps.
The patient's delirium seemed to worsen over time.

frenzy

nom masculin (frénésie, excitation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jeune homme a succombé au délire de l'amour.
The young man yielded to the frenzy of love.

crazy idea

nom masculin (familier (propos ou idée insensé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Arrête ton délire ! Bien sur que je ne te trompe pas !
Enough of your crazy talk! Of course I'm not cheating on you!

fun

nom masculin (situation insensée) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais c'est quoi ce délire ? Que fait ce poney dans le salon ? // Ce n'était rien d'important, juste un petit délire entre nous.
It was nothing important; we were just having a bit of fun.

babble incoherently, babble deliriously

verbe intransitif (dire des choses incohérentes)

Après avoir trop bu, on délire souvent.
After drinking too much, people often babble incoherently.

be crazy, be out of your mind

verbe intransitif (familier (déraisonner) (informal)

Un ordinateur à 15 euros ! Mais tu délires, c'est impossible !
A computer for 15 euros! You're crazy; that's impossible!

be overjoyed

verbe intransitif (être exalté)

À l'annonce des résultats, nous délirions de joie.
When the results were announced, we were overjoyed.

What's going on here?, What on earth is going on?

(C'est n'importe quoi !)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Mais c'est quoi ce délire ? Que fait ce poney dans le salon ?

in a frenzy

locution adjectivale (frénétique)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La foule en délire a acclamé le chanteur.

really on a roll

locution adjectivale (en train de délirer) (colloquial, ironic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be on a different planet

locution verbale (familier (raconter ses histoires) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Impossible de le raisonner, il est dans son délire.

do your own thing

locution verbale (familier (vivre ses envies) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quelle que soit sa passion, Romain est toujours dans son délire.

We're in cloud cuckoo land, This is cloud cuckoo land

(C'est n'importe quoi !)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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