- desquiciar
- v.1 to unhinge (puerta, ventana).El golpe desquició la puerta The blow unhinged the door.2 to derange, to disturb mentally (person) (desequilibrar).Sus comentarios desquician a María Her comments derange Mary.* * *desquiciar► verbo transitivo1 (desencajar) to unhinge, take off its hinges2 figurado (descomponer una cosa) to upset, unsettle3 figurado (trastornar a una persona) to unsettle, unhinge► verbo pronominal desquiciarse1 (desencajarse) to come off its hinges2 figurado (volverse loco) to go crazy, become unhinged* * *1. VT1) [+ puerta] to take off its hinges2) [+ persona] (=turbar) to drive mad; (=volver loco a) to unhinge, drive mad3) [+ orden, situación] to upset2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (trastornar, perturbar) <persona> to drive ... crazy o mad (colloq)
vas a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios — you are going to drive me crazy o mad
2) <puerta/ventana> to take ... off its hinges, unhinge2.desquiciarse v pron1)a) (trastornarse, perturbarse) persona to lose one's mindb) situación to get out of control2) puerta/ventana to come off its hinges* * *= wrench.Ex. The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.----* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (trastornar, perturbar) <persona> to drive ... crazy o mad (colloq)vas a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios — you are going to drive me crazy o mad
2) <puerta/ventana> to take ... off its hinges, unhinge2.desquiciarse v pron1)a) (trastornarse, perturbarse) persona to lose one's mindb) situación to get out of control2) puerta/ventana to come off its hinges* * *= wrench.Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.
* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.* * *desquiciar [A1 ]vtA (trastornar, perturbar) ‹persona› to drive … crazy o mad (colloq) ‹nervios›estas llamadas van a conseguir desquiciarme los nervios these phone calls are going to give me a nervous breakdown o make me a nervous wreck, these phone calls are going to drive me crazy o madesto desquició la vida de la familia this turned the family's life upside downB ‹puerta/ventana› to take … off its hinges, unhinge■ desquiciarsev pronA1 (trastornarse, perturbarse) «persona» to lose one's mind, go to pieces (colloq)2 «situación» to get out of controlB «puerta/ventana» to come off its hinges* * *
desquiciar verbo transitivo
1 (una puerta) to unhinge
2 (a una persona) to unhinge, drive mad
* * *desquiciar♦ vt1. [puerta, ventana] to unhinge2. [persona] to drive mad;ese ruido me desquicia los nervios that noise is driving me up the wall♦ See also the pronominal verb desquiciarse* * *desquiciarv/t1 figdrive crazy2 puerta take off its hinges* * *desquiciar vt1) : to unhinge (a door)2) : to drive crazy♦ See also the reflexive verb desquiciarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.