cruce de cables
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el cruce de cables
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (momentary state of confusion)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. brain fart (colloquial) (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Tuve un cruce de cables y traté de abrir la puerta de casa con las llaves del carro.I had a brain fart and tried to open the front door with the car keys.
b. brain cramp
¿Cómo pudiste faltar a la cita con el médico? - No sé, por un cruce de cables supongo.How could you miss your doctor's appointment? - I don't know, a brain cramp I guess.
c. brainstorm (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No sé por qué acepté emprender una tarea tan difícil. Era una idea descabellada. Debí de tener un cruce de cables.I don't know why I agreed to undertake such a difficult task. It was a crazy idea. I must have had a brainstorm.
2. (colloquial) (idiom) (burst of anger)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Gloria tuvo un cruce de cables y le dio una bofetada al policía.Gloria lost it and slapped the policeman.
No sé por qué tiré el vaso contra la pared. Lo siento. Es que tuve un cruce de cables.I don't know why I smashed the glass against the wall. I'm sorry. I just lost my head.
a. short circuit
La luz se va constantemente. Debe de haber algún cruce de cables en la instalación eléctrica.The lights keep going off. There must be a short circuit in the electrical system.
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