méchouga

English translation: crazy

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Hebrew term or phrase:méchouga
English translation:crazy
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15:51 Dec 8, 2009
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Hebrew term or phrase: méchouga
méchouga
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Iraq
Local time: 15:11
crazy
Explanation:
without any context, I guess this is the same as meshuggene (Yiddish)
and means crazy, senseless

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshuggeneh
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 16:11
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3 +2crazy
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
5compass
Jonathan Dictrow


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crazy


Explanation:
without any context, I guess this is the same as meshuggene (Yiddish)
and means crazy, senseless

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meshuggeneh

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks Shalom

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agree  Rami Heled: in Hebrew משוגע
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agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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compass


Explanation:
or more properly - pair of compasses

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-12-08 15:58:29 GMT)
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my translation is for מחוגה, the tools used to draw circles or make measurements on a map. If you meant משוגע, relating to a person's character or psychological nature, my answer is irrelevant


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_(drafting)
Jonathan Dictrow
Israel
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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