Would anybody know how to translate COMING UNGLUED into Spanish?
Is it the same as CRACKING UP?
Silvia
Is it the same as CRACKING UP?
Silvia
Coming unglued
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Coming unglued means someone is becoming angry and can no longer mantain calm.
Cracking up means someone is laughing so hard they can't stop.
To say coming unglued, I don't know if there is a more exact expression, but you could say "enojarse"
Crack up = "reirse"
Perhaps a native speaker can think of a more precise idiomic expression.
Cracking up means someone is laughing so hard they can't stop.
To say coming unglued, I don't know if there is a more exact expression, but you could say "enojarse"
Crack up = "reirse"
Perhaps a native speaker can think of a more precise idiomic expression.
silvicrima said:
become unglued - echar los perros
crack up - reírse a carcajadas
silvicrima said:
To me, yes, they are the same. Both expressions mean that someone is losing control (mentally) or having a nervous breakdown.
For instance, if a person seems to be undergoing a personality change, responding inappropriately to questions, wearing aluminum foil on his head to protect him from alien space transmissions, suspecting random people of conspiring against him.... I'd say he was coming unglued or he was cracking up.
A translation might be está experimentando una crisis nerviosa. (??? - I'm not sure with which Spanish verb one has one's nervous breakdowns.
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I agree with jinti that becoming unglued would mean someone is becoming crazy due to a specific circumstance.