chaveta - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

nail	la chaveta
noggin   chiefly  (Amer.) [coll.]	la chaveta [coll.]   - cabeza
quill shaft [TECH.]	la chaveta
bolt   - lock [TECH.]	la chaveta
peg   - fastening [TECH.]	la chaveta
valve key [TECH.]	chaveta de válvula
woodruff key [TECH.]	chaveta de media luna
key [TECH.]	chaveta paralela fijada por tornillo

Phrases / Collocations

to have a screw loose [coll.]	estar chaveta [fig.]
to have bats in the belfry [coll.] [fig.]	estar chaveta [fig.]
to not be quite right in the head	estar chaveta [fig.]
to blow a fuse  | blew, blown | [fig.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to blow a gasket  | blew, blown | [fig.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go bananas  | went, gone | [coll.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go berserk  | went, gone |	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go bonkers  | went, gone | (Brit.) [coll.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go haywire	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go mad  | went, gone |	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go off the rails	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go postal  | went, gone | (Amer.) [coll.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to lose one's mind	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to lose one's sanity  | lost, lost |	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to panic  | panicked, panicked |	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]
to go nuts [coll.]	perder la chaveta [coll.]
to crack up  | cracked, cracked |   - have a nervous breakdown [coll.]	perder la chaveta [coll.] [fig.]

Related search terms

pasador, perno, gacheta