topsy-turvy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtɒpsiˈtɜːrvi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɑpsiˈtɝvi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(top′sē tûr′vē)

Inflections of 'topsy-turvy' (n): npl: topsy-turvies
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topsy-turvy adjinformal (upside down)puesto al revés loc adj
 (coloquial)puesto patas arriba loc adj
 The careless diver knocked our dinghy topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy adjfigurative, informal (confusing, disordered)confuso/a adj
  desordenado/a adj
 At the subatomic level, the rules of physics are topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy advinformal (upside down)al revés loc adv
 (coloquial)patas arriba loc adv
 A strong wind turned the market stalls topsy-turvy.
topsy-turvy advfigurative, informal (in a confusing or disordered way)sin orden, de manera desordenada loc adv
  en desorden loc adv
 (coloquial)patas arriba loc adv
 The books were piled on the shelf topsy-turvy.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'topsy-turvy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
patas arriba - volteado

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