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me puso la cabeza volada

English translation: she drove me bonkers


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Spanish term or phrase:me puso la cabeza volada
English translation:she drove me bonkers
Entered by: Blanca Collazo
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02:55 Oct 19, 2011
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Spanish term or phrase: me puso la cabeza volada
Hi everyone. I hope you can help me. This is a conversation, and a woman is telling whoever is on the other side about a call she got from XXXXX and how this person talked on and on and on and she says "¡Como habla! Me puso la cabeza de volada."

Thanks
Blanca Collazo
Local time: 19:33
she drove me bonkers
Explanation:
:)

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she got my head spinning (more literal)

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or just "she drove me crazy"

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looking at it the other way round = I couldn't get a word in edgeways

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but that's not really the meaning here


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she drove me nuts

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she got my head all in a spin
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David Hollywood
Local time: 23:33
Grading comment
Thanks to all. This discussion was very helful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10she drove me bonkers
David Hollywood
5 +9She did my head in!
Lisa McCarthy
4She nearly drove me insane.
Jeff Gotfredson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
she drove me bonkers


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-10-19 02:58:00 GMT)
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she got my head spinning (more literal)

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-10-19 02:58:43 GMT)
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or just "she drove me crazy"

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-10-19 02:59:50 GMT)
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looking at it the other way round = I couldn't get a word in edgeways

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-10-19 03:00:19 GMT)
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but that's not really the meaning here


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Note added at 5 mins (2011-10-19 03:00:45 GMT)
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she drove me nuts

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-10-19 03:04:28 GMT)
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she got my head all in a spin

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks to all. This discussion was very helful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Bruni: never let an opportunity to use the word "bonkers" go by
3 hrs
  -> isn't that right Simon lol thanks :)
agree  Jenni Lukac: Nice list!
5 hrs
  -> merci Jenni :)
agree  Sarita Jannin
6 hrs
  -> thanks Sarita :)
agree  Silvina P.
7 hrs
  -> thanks Silvina :)
agree  gallagy2
8 hrs
  -> thanks gallagy :)
agree  James A. Walsh
9 hrs
  -> thanks James :)
agree  rich.
12 hrs
  -> thanks Rich :)
agree  eski: Perfect! Saludos, eski :))
13 hrs
  -> muy amable eski y ditto :)
agree  AllegroTrans
17 hrs
  -> thanks AT :)
agree  Carol Gullidge
1 day5 hrs
  -> thanks Carol :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
She did my head in!


Explanation:
Another option for you :)

Good. Haven't watched the latest episode yet but she was such an annoying and extremely fake person. **She did my head in every time she opened her mouth. **
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?p=53135446

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So glad that zoe got fired!**she did my head in!** 2:36 PM Jun 29th via TweetCaster for Android. Think I'm done 6:33 PM Jun 25th via

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Gosh, she was on the screen for 10 minutes and **she did my head in** to be honest. Her regeneration into 'River' was most welcome. Which leads me onto my next ...

Talking in labour - Page 3
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10 posts - 2 authors - Last post: 19 Aug 2010
General Midwifery Discussion > Talking in labour. Page 3 of 3 ... I had a midwife **who did not shut the hell up and she did my head in! ...**




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My horrible banking internship experience | News | students ...
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27 Aug 2010 – ... but how the hell was I suppose to do that when they always spoke in French with each other? ***It did my head in listening to them*** from 7am till 10pm at night. ... in to a room and had a go at me for not knowing how to write a term sheet. ... And, stop complaining, if you want to work with 'nice' people, work for ...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxFVS: I like this possibility.
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  -> Thanks, FVS :)
agree  gallagy2
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  -> Thanks, Gallagy :)
agree  peter jackson
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  -> Thanks, Peter :)
agree  James A. Walsh
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  -> Ta, James :)
agree  rich.
8 hrs
  -> Cheers, Rich :)
agree  AllegroTrans
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Allegro :)
agree  Carol Gullidge
1 day26 mins
  -> Thanks, Carol :)
agree  Adele Marie
1 day8 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Adele :)
agree  Mónica Hanlan
2 days9 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
She nearly drove me insane.


Explanation:
An idiom for an idiom!

Jeff Gotfredson
United States
Local time: 21:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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