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craze

/kreɪz/

Translations

crazenoun

crazes

/kreɪz/

engouementSe dit d’une passion ou d’un engouement soudain et très répandu.

The hula hoop was a craze that swept the nation in the late 1950s.

Le hula-hoop a été un engouement qui a balayé le pays à la fin des années 1950.

faïençageTerme technique, surtout pour les surfaces vernissées, la céramique ou la porcelaine.

The antique bowl had several craze lines running across its surface.

Le bol ancien présentait plusieurs lignes de faïençage sur sa surface.

Additional translations

modeSe dit d’une mode passagère très suivie.

Synonyms

crazeverb

crazed

Past Simple

crazed

Past Participle

crazing

Gerund

/kreɪz/

faïencerTerme technique : provoquer un réseau de fines fissures, surtout sur un émail ou une surface vernissée.

The potter accidentally crazed the glaze on the vase, giving it a unique texture.

Le potier a accidentellement faïencé l’émail du vase, lui donnant une texture unique.

se faïencerTerme technique, pour une surface qui se fissure en fines craquelures.

After years in the sun, the paint began to craze.

Après des années au soleil, la peinture s’est mise à se faïencer.

Additional translations

rendre fouSens figuré, rare ; peut aussi s’employer avec l’idée d’exciter ou d’affoler.

devenir fouSens intransitif, rare.

Synonyms

crazeadjective

Attributive use of the noun sense denoting fine cracks (e.g., "craze lines").

faïencéTerme technique ; se dit d’une surface présentant de fines fissures.

The mechanic inspected the windshield for craze lines.

Le mécanicien a inspecté le pare-brise à la recherche de lignes faïencées.

Definitions

crazenoun

An enthusiasm for a particular activity or object that appears suddenly and achieves widespread popularity.

The hula hoop was a craze that swept the nation in the late 1950s.

A temporary fashion or trend that is taken up with great enthusiasm.

The latest craze among teenagers is collecting vintage vinyl records.

A network of fine cracks in a surface, especially in the glaze of pottery or porcelain.

The antique bowl had several craze lines running across its surface.

crazeverb

To produce a network of fine cracks on the surface of something.

The potter accidentally crazed the glaze on the vase, giving it a unique texture.

To make someone insane or wildly excited.

The constant noise from the construction site began to craze the residents of the neighborhood.

To develop a network of fine cracks (said of a surface).

After years in the sun, the paint began to craze.

To become insane; go mad.

Locked away for years, he slowly crazed in solitude.

crazeadjective

Used before another noun to denote fine cracks in a surface.

The mechanic inspected the windshield for craze lines.