French-English translations for manie

addictionFrankly, the manufacturers have an addiction of their own: an addiction to trying to mislead us. Franchement, les fabricants ont leur propre "manie" ; ils ont la manie de nous induire en erreur.
bee in one's bonnetHe has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.

bug
us
These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill themThe software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3He’s got the flu bug
cacoethes
fixationIn order to obtain copyright on a recording in the United States, the recording must have been reduced to fixation on or after February 15, 1972.
habit
us
It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinnerBy force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holidayIt’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits
idiosyncracy
maniaLet us protect the sun from the European Union and its mania for rule-making! Protégeons le soleil de l’Union européenne et de sa manie de légiférer! Above all, my correspondents tell me that they are fed up with the EU's mania for bombarding the consumer with information. Mes correspondants me disent surtout qu'ils en ont assez de la manie qu'a l'UE de bombarder les consommateurs d'informations. Some Members constantly deplore the mania for regulation, but I regret the lack of greater regulation of security matters at European level. Certains députés déplorent sans cesse notre manie de vouloir légiférer, mais je déplore personnellement l’absence de réglementations plus strictes à l’échelon européen pour les problèmes de sécurité.