| Principal Translations |
| volver loco a alguien vtr + loc adj | (hacer perder la cordura) | make [sb] go crazy, make [sb] mad v expr |
| | Dicen que la guerra volvió loco al general. |
| | They say that the war made the general go crazy. |
| volver loco a alguien loc verb + prep | figurado, coloquial (irritar, alterar) (colloquial) | drive [sb] round the bend, drive [sb] up the wall v expr |
| | | drive [sb] crazy, drive [sb] mad v expr |
| | (formal) | infuriate [sb]⇒, exasperate [sb]⇒ vtr |
| | Mi hija de dieciséis años me está volviendo loca. |
| | My sixteen year-old daughter is driving me round the bend. |
| volver loco a alguien loc verb + prep | figurado, coloquial (gustar, atraer) (colloquial) | send [sb] into a frenzy v expr |
| | (sexually) | turn [sb] on v expr |
| | Ese apuesto actor vuelve locas a sus seguidoras. |
| | That hunky actor sends his fans into a frenzy. |
| volverse loco v prnl + adj | (perder la cordura) | lose your mind, go out of your mind v expr |
| | | go crazy v expr |
| | (colloquial) | lose it v expr |
| | Es evidente que el sospechoso se volvió loco al descubrir la traición de su mejor amigo. |
| | It's obvious that the suspect lost his mind when he found out that his best friend had shopped him. |
| volverse loco por algo loc verb + prep | figurado, coloquial (entusiasmarse, apasionarse) (UK) | go mad for something v expr |
| | (US) | go crazy for something v expr |
| | Miguel se volvió loco por la pizza de ese restaurante en cuanto la probó. |
| | Miguel went mad for the pizza in that restaurant when he tried it. |
| volverse loco por alguien loc verb + prep | figurado, coloquial (enamorarse perdidamente) (UK) | go mad for [sb] v expr |
| | | go crazy for [sb] v expr |
| | Mi madre se volvió loca por mi padre cuando lo conoció hace cuarenta años. |
| | My mother went mad for my father when she met him forty years ago. |