Chaveta in english
Key
pronunciation: ki part of speech: adjective, noun
pronunciation: ki part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures
chaveta = haywire ; cotter pin.
Example: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.Example: The transponder fits into the mounting bracket and is held in place with a cotter pin.more:
» perder la chaveta = go + bonkers ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + haywire ; go into + meltdown ; go + ape(-shit) (on) ; lose + Posesivo + marbles ; go + tilt .
Example: The article is entitled 'Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'. Example: The Chinese seem to have gone off their rocker with the recent street protests against revisions of Japanese schoolbooks. Example: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Example: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Example: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason. Example: The pressure of the competition finally got to her and her usual happy-go-lucky demeanour disappeared as she went into meltdown. Example: My wife is a bit of a tree-hugger, so she went ape-shit when I ran over a frog. Example: The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'. Example: I still voice my opinion on the teams performance but I don't go tilt anymore.» perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on ; fall + head over heels (for/in love with) ; go + head over heels for ; be head over heels (in love with) .
Example: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?. Example: My Dad decided to end their friendship when he fell head over heels in love with the woman who is now my stepmom. Example: If you are a honeybee enthusiast you've come to the right place -- it's easy to go head over heels for bees once you know something about them. Example: I am completely and utterly head over heels in love with this girl.