English-German translation for "lunatic"

"lunatic" German translation

lunatic
[ˈluːnətik; ˈljuː-]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • verrückt, idiotisch, blödsinnig (Rede, Handlung, Personet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    lunatic crazy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    lunatic crazy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
lunatic
[ˈluːnətik; ˈljuː-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Wahn-, Irrsinnige(r), Geistesgestörte(r), Verrückte(r)
    lunatic
    lunatic
to put a lunatic under restraint
einen Geisteskranken entmündigen
to put a lunatic under restraint
Der Turmbau war jedoch eine Vorstellung Irrer.
The Tower was an idea of lunatics, however.
Source: Europarl
Die meisten von uns (mit Ausnahme von ein paar Verrückten) glauben auch, dass dies der Fall ist.
Most of us (except for a lunatic fringe of flat-earthers) also believe this to be the case.
Source: News-Commentary
Er benahm sich wie ein Wahnsinniger.
He acted like a lunatic.
Source: Tatoeba
Es fällt daher schwer, sie allesamt als Extremisten abzutun.
Thus, they can't all be written off as a purely lunatic fringe.
Source: News-Commentary
Diese Worte stammen nicht von einem verantwortungslosen oder launischen Linken.
That is not a quotation from some irresponsible or lunatic left-winger.
Source: Europarl
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