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frenético

frantic

adjective freh-NEH-tee-koh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Manner

Origin: From Latin phreneticus, from Greek phrenitis (inflammation of the brain).

Also means

frenetic

Usage Note

Frenético describes a wildly fast or agitated pace — ritmo frenético (frantic pace), actividad frenética (frenetic activity). It is nearly always used attributively before or after a noun and rarely of a person's character.

Examples

"El mercado vivía un ritmo frenético."

Natural Translation

The market was living at a frantic pace.

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