haywire
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haywire
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (in chaos)
a. hecho un lío
Everything was haywire at our house this week because we were renovating the kitchen.Todo estuvo hecho un lío en la casa esta semana porque estuvimos renovando la cocina.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
This is supposed to be a smart microwave, but it's been going haywire.Se supone que este es un microondas inteligente, pero se está averiando.
We thought we had the situation under control, and then suddenly everything went haywire.Pensábamos que teníamos la situación bajo control, y luego todo se volvió un caos.
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