- trastocar
- v.1 to turn upside down (to change).2 to misrepresent, to twist, to warp the facts about.Ellos trastocaron la verdad They misrepresented the truth.3 to upset, to knock over, to knock down, to overthrow.Ellos trastocaron el gobierno They upset the government.Ellos trastocaron el procedimiento They upset the procedure.* * *trastocar► verbo transitivo1 (cambiar) to change► verbo pronominal trastocarse1 (trastornarse) to go mad* * *VT = trastrocar* * *1.verbo transitivo <papeles/objetos> to disarrange; <planes> to upset, disrupt2.trastocarse v prona) folios/fichas to get out of order; planes to be ruinedb) (enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind* * *= upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.* * *1.verbo transitivo <papeles/objetos> to disarrange; <planes> to upset, disrupt2.trastocarse v prona) folios/fichas to get out of order; planes to be ruinedb) (enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind* * *= upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
* * *trastocar [A2 ]vt‹papeles/objetos› to disarrange, get … out of order; ‹planes› to upset, disruptpara no trastocar la circulación so as not to disrupt traffic■ trastocarsev pron1 (enloquecerse) to go out of one's mind2 «folios/fichas» to get out of order; «planes» to be ruined* * *
trastocar vtr (confundir, alterar) to change around
trastocar el orden, to mix up
'trastocar' also found in these entries:
English:
disrupt
- havoc
* * *trastocar♦ vt1. [planes, expectativas, costumbres] to disrupt, to upset;este retraso me trastoca todos los planes this delay has disrupted o upset all my plans2. [enloquecer]trastocar a alguien to drive sb mad, to unbalance sb's mind♦ See also the pronominal verb trastocarse* * *trastocarvb → trastrocar
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.