fou
/fu/
adjective
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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crazy, mad
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Il est complètement fou.
He is completely crazy.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
seltsam means strange or odd, while French fou (crazy) is a stronger, more informal way to call something bizarre.
Practice
1 What does fou mean?
crazy, mad
2 Fill the gap: Il est complètement ___.
Full sentence: Il est complètement fou. (He is completely crazy.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches fou?
fou: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Usage notes
Feminine form: folle. In chess, "le fou" is the bishop.
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