deliryo
delíryo with stress marks
delirium
Usage Note
Deliryo comes from Spanish delirio and refers to the medical state of confusion, hallucination, or incoherence typically caused by high fever or serious illness. It is also used colloquially to describe someone acting erratically or speaking nonsense.
Examples
" Nasa deliryo ang may sakit. "
Natural Translation
The sick person is in delirium.
Literal Translation
In delirium the with sickness.
" Nasa deliryo ang pasyente dahil sa mataas na lagnat. "
Natural Translation
The patient was in delirium because of the high fever.
Literal Translation
In delirium the patient because of high fever.
" Dahil sa tindi ng lagnat, pinagdaanan ng bata ang isang gabi ng deliryo kung saan nagsasalita siya ng kung ano-ano. "
Natural Translation
Because of the severity of the fever, the child went through a night of delirium during which he said all sorts of things.
Literal Translation
Because of severity of-the fever, went-through by-the child the one night of delirium where speaks he of whatever-things.
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