Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
energumeno
English translation:
berserker
Spanish term
United States
20 years experience ATA AssociateMember
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Costa Rican, Latin American, Panamanian, Standard-Spain) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
energumeno
Proposed translations
berserker
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trujamana
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Judith Kerman
: Oh, yes, I think so - "Lunatic" lacks that sense that the person has an unnatural energy of craziness. .
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Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian, Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
lunatic, crazy, berserk
lunatic, crazy, berserk
(acting as someone possesed)
energúmeno, na.
(Del lat. energumĕnus, y este del gr. ἐνεργούμενος, poseído).
1. m. y f. Persona poseída del demonio.
2. m. y f. Persona furiosa, alborotada.
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26 years in the Translation Business
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
neurotic // lunatic
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-30 20:44:06 GMT)
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both used as nouns, of course!
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Cecilia Della Croce
: lunatic
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Gracias Cecilia
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George Rabel
: I`d go with "lunatic". I love that word
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Gracias, George!
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Shawn Keeney
: Neurotic means "emotionally unstable" which isn't quite the same thing.
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Javier Herrera (X)
: lunatic
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Gracias, Xáudar
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Gabriela Rodriguez
: shawn is right... it´s not the same
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United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
energumen
to that supposed he/she should have. Energumen. Energumen. ...
www.freearchive.info/en/energumen.html
energumen. n. person possessed by evil spirit; fanatic. ...
www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/ difficultwords/data/d0005117.html
Spain
Professional, Reliable & Committed
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 7 more.
loud and irascible person
Competent quick and precise.
Native in: Croatian , Spanish
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Dutch to Croatian, English to Croatian, and 12 more.
maniac / nut
Argentina
More than 15 years of experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
lout, boor
noun [C]
a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive and sometimes violent way:
Teenage louts roam the streets at night.
boor [Show phonetics]
noun [C]
a person who is rude and does not consider other people's feelings
ENERGUMENO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LUNATIC... AT LEAST IN ARGENTINA.
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Spain
Meanings depend on interpretation
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British, Irish)
Works in: Spanish to English
raging lunatic/raving lunatic
Raging/raving lunatic, meaning possessed, implies strength and violence.
Stoic, silent and tolerant on the outside. Raging lunatic with an unsatiable desire to go on a rampage on the inside.
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