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"Desquiciado" is a form of "desquiciado", an adjective which is often translated as "deranged". "A" is a preposition which is often translated as "to". Learn more about the difference between "desquiciado" and "a" below.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (disturbed)
a. deranged
Oigo que la vieja viuda que vive sola en esa casa en la colina es desquiciada.I hear that the old widow that lives alone in that house on the hill is deranged.
b. unhinged
Lleva todo el día lloviendo y los niños están un poco desquiciados por no poder salir a jugar afuera.It's been raining the whole day and the kids are a little unhinged because they couldn't go out to play.
c. crazy
El perro se puso desquiciado cuando su dueño regresó a casa después de unos meses desplegado.The dog went crazy when his owner came back home after some months on deployment.
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)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Podía respirar a duras penas.He was hardly able to breathe.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡A fregar los platos!Go do the dishes!
¡A la cama!Off to bed!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me encantaría ganar dinero a espuertas.I would love to earn lots of money.
Llovía a cántaros.It was pouring.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. A
El circuito transporta una corriente de 1 A.The circuit carries a current of 1 A.
La intensidad de la corriente eléctrica se mide en A.The intensity of an electric current is measured in A.
