locura

/loˈkuɾa/, [loˈku.ɾa]

craziness, madness

Examples

Ella quiere con locura a su hijo.

She loves her son dearly.

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El amor es una locura que sólo la cura el cura, y cuando el cura la cura comete una gran locura.

Love is a madness that only the priest heals, and when the priest heals it, he commits a great folly.

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¿En el arcoíris quién puede trazar la línea en la que el matiz violeta termina y comienza el naranja? Vemos con claridad la diferencia de los colores, pero ¿exactamente dónde empieza el uno a mezclarse con el otro? Lo mismo ocurre con la cordura y la locura.

Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity.

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Al delirio de una persona se le dice locura, al delirio de miles se le llama religión.

Delirium of one person is called madness. Delirium of thousands of people is called religion.

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Es una locura.

That's crazy.

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Yo no sufro de locura, ¡la disfruto!

I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy it!

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El amor es una locura transitoria curable por el matrimonio o por la eliminación de la paciente de las influencias bajo las cuales hubiere incurrido el trastorno.

Love is a temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.

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Eso es una completa locura.

That's totally crazy.

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Mirando fijo hacia el manchado espejo, él no estaba seguro de si su aflicción era soledad o era locura.

Staring in the smudged mirror, he was not certain if his affliction was loneliness or madness.

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La locura aún está por comenzar.

The madness has yet to begin.

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Sería una locura escalar esa montaña en invierno.

It would be crazy to climb that mountain in the winter.

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El delirio de una persona se le dice locura, el delirio de miles se le llama religión.

Delirium of one person is called madness. Delirium of thousands of people is called religion.

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La locura es relativa. Depende de quién encerró a quién en qué jaula.

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.

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Puede que parezca una locura, pero creo que todavía estoy enamorada de Mary.

It might sound crazy, but I think I'm still in love with Mary.

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La locura es repetir los mismos errores y esperar resultados diferentes.

Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.

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La masturbación lleva a la locura.

Masturbation leads to insanity.

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¡Esta locura tiene que terminar!

This insanity has to stop!

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Es una locura que pongas tu vida en peligro.

It is crazy of you to put your life at risk.

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La fina línea entre la cordura y la locura se ha hecho más estrecha.

The thin line between sanity and madness has gotten finer.

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La locura es rara por individuo, pero es norma en los grupos, equipos, pueblos y las eras.

Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, ages it is the rule.

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