cinglé

/sɛ̃ɡle/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. crazy, nuts (informal)

Similar words

dingue

Both mean "crazy, nuts" in casual speech. dingue is the more common, safe-anywhere choice; cinglé feels slightly more old-fashioned or literary by comparison.

Practice

1 What does cinglé mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il faut être ___ pour sauter d'un avion.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cinglé?

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