What is 'folie' called in English?

'folie' in English is called "Insanity". Insanity refers to: L'état d'une personne gravement malade mentalement ; démence.

How do you pronounce 'Insanity' and 'folie'?

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English: "The court declared him not guilty by reason of insanity." | French: "Le tribunal l'a déclaré non coupable pour cause de démence."

noun

English to French Dictionary

folie

folie in English:insanity

Phonetic:fɔli

Plural: insanities

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de insanity en français est folie. (L'état d'une personne gravement malade mentalement ; démence.)

1
noun
folie
The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.
L'état d'une personne gravement malade mentalement ; démence.
2
noun
folie
Extreme foolishness or irrationality.
Extrême stupidité ou irrationalité.

formal

“The court declared him not guilty by reason of insanity.”

Le tribunal l'a déclaré non coupable pour cause de démence.

casual

“It would be sheer insanity to try and cross the river in this storm.”

Ce serait de la pure folie d'essayer de traverser la rivière par cette tempête.

casual

“His sudden outburst was a moment of pure insanity.”

Son explosion soudaine fut un moment de pure folie.

In French:

démencealiénation mentaledéraison

In English:

In French:

raisonsanté mentalelucidité

In English:

sanity reasonsoundness of mind

adjectiveinsane

adverbinsanely

legal insanitycollocation

A legal term referring to a mental state that prevents a person from being held responsible for their actions.