"fou à lier" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /fu a lje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-fou à lier.wav Forms: folle à lier [feminine], fous à lier [masculine, plural], folles à lier [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “so crazy that one should be restrained/bound/attached”. Compare Swedish bindgalen and Danish bindegal. Etymology templates: {{m-g|so crazy that one should be restrained/bound/attached}} “so crazy that one should be restrained/bound/attached”, {{lit|so crazy that one should be restrained/bound/attached}} Literally, “so crazy that one should be restrained/bound/attached”, {{cog|sv|bindgalen}} Swedish bindgalen, {{cog|da|bindegal}} Danish bindegal Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=folle à lier}} fou à lier (feminine folle à lier, masculine plural fous à lier, feminine plural folles à lier)
  1. (colloquial) stark raving mad, crazy, barking Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: cinglé, taré, dingue, malade
    Sense id: en-fou_à_lier-fr-adj-U5BqKFRu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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