Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

It does my head in.

Spanish translation:

Me vuelvo loco/me agobia/me apabulla

Added to glossary by teju
Dec 14, 2005 20:01
18 yrs ago
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English term

It does my head in.

English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
I can't live in that world.
It does my head in.

Proposed translations

+7
7 mins
Selected

me agobia/me apabulla/me vuelve loco

Varias opciones.
Peer comment(s):

agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff
5 mins
Muchas gracias Maria Eugenia, saludos - teju :)
agree Politi
15 mins
Gracias Politi - teju :)
agree Ana Brassara
26 mins
Gracias Anita - teju :)
agree Laura Iglesias
26 mins
Gracias Laura - teju :)
agree Gabriela Rodriguez
1 hr
Gracias *Gaby - teju
agree consue
1 hr
Gracias - teju:)
agree Anabel Martínez
14 hrs
Gracias Anabel - teju :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias, Teju!! Usé la más clásica "me vuelve loco"."
+2
8 mins

me revienta la cabeza /me estruja los sesos

Two possibilities.

Suerte.
Note from asker:
Gracias, Robert!!
Peer comment(s):

agree Gabriela Rodriguez
1 hr
agree connyfernandez
9 hrs
Gracias, Conny.
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22 mins

me ralla

Something more colloquial and "young", but also widely used..
Note from asker:
Gracias, bcandilgarcia!! "Me ralla" era muy bueno, pero ten�a que usar algo m�s cl�sico.
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27 mins

aniquila mi cerebro

no puedo vivir en ese mundo
aniquila mi cerebro

o alguna frase coloquial que signifique matar o asesinar...

do in: To do someone in means to kill them; informal EG They had decided to do their victim in

it is used with a person, not something: that is how the poet is playing with language

it says: I can´t live in that world, it kills my head.
Note from asker:
Gracias, Heidi!!
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3 hrs

me enloquece

me trastorna.
Note from asker:
Gracias, Lakasa!!
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