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crazy man, crazy woman, cuckoo, lunatic, eccentric person

 lunatic → moun fou, debòde, anraje, pèdi fèy, bonèt chavire, or dechennen

Crazy (Creole), anything other than fou?

Yeap.
Crazy →  dechennen, anraje, debòde, fou, pèdi fèy, bonèt (pronoun) chavire, pèdi tèt (pronoun)

Examples: (see where pronoun is placed for the last two translations.

He's gone beserk.
Li fou.
Li dechennen.
Li deraye. (English: to derail)
Li anraje
Li pèdi yon fèy
Bonèt li chavire
Li pèdi tèt li.

We thought you went crazy when you took the streets all naked.
Nou panse ou te fou lè w te pran lari a toutouni.
Nou panse ou te pèdi tèt ou lè w te pran lari a toutouni.
Nou panse bonèt ou te chavire lè w te pran lari a toutouni.

Crazy in love → use "fou"
I'm crazy for you.
Mwen fou pou ou.

Eske m 'fou paske mwen renmen ou anpil?

Eske m fou paske m renmen anpil? (you may contract the second "m" also)
Am I crazy because I love you so much?

Is that right! this is outrageous.

Is that right! This is outrageous.
Ou kwè se vre! Sa makawon.
or
Se vre!  Sa dechennen.
or
Ou kwè se vre!  Bagay sa debòde!

Outrageous / crazy → mal, move, malouk, akaryat, makawon, dechennen, tèt anba, or anraje
Ask me anything

How do you says "that's crazy"?

I'm not sure how you want to use that phrase.
But it could have different meanings.
In the purest sense, it's translated as: Bagay sa a fou!

Mwen fou pou ou

I'm crazy for you.
Mwen fou pou ou.
M fou pou ou (contracted)

you want to drive me crazy?you are going to drive me crazy?

You want to drive me crazy.
Ou vle fè m fou.

You're going to drive me crazy.
Wa pral fè m fou.

You're driving me crazy.
Wap fè m fou.

Gendele m'rete

Expression for "sometimes".
literal translation: Gendelè m'rete → There's time I stop

Example:
Gendelè m'rete, mwen sonje w.
Sometimes I miss you.

Gendelè m'rete, m vle fou.
Sometimes I want to go crazy.

Gendelè m'rete, m vle abandone tout bagay.
Sometimes, I just want to give up.


ou fou piti. ou konnin koman mwen fe bagay yo

Ou fou pitit!
You must be crazy!

Ou konnen kòman mwen fè bagay yo.
You know how I do things

Li la, lap fè m fou

Li la, lap fè m fou. - He's here, driving me crazy.
Li la. - He's here.
Nou la. - We're here.
You're driving me crazy. - Wap fè m fou.
She's driving me crazy. - Lap fè m fou.

How do you say "crazy"?

Crazy - fou, dechennen

Examples:
This is crazy! - Sa dechennen!

This is senseless! - Sa dechennen!

This thing is cracked. - Bagay sa dechennen.


He's foolish. - Li fou.  or Li pèdi la rezon.

You're foolish. - Ou fou. or Ou pèdi la rezon