How is the word patas arriba translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Topsy-turvy
adjective

En completo desorden, todo revuelto.

In complete disorder or turned upside down.

Examples with “patas arriba”

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  • Toda la casa estaba patas arriba después de la fiesta. — The whole house was topsy-turvy after the party.

  • La noticia puso nuestros planes del revés. — The news turned our plans topsy-turvy.

  • Volvimos a una cocina patas arriba. — We came back to a topsy-turvy kitchen.

  • Las cajas del pasillo estaban apiladas del revés. — The boxes in the hallway were stacked topsy-turvy.

  • ¿Por qué está todo tan patas arriba aquí? — Why is everything so topsy-turvy in here?

  • Todo se puso del revés cuando se fue la luz. — Everything went topsy-turvy once the power failed.

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