quicio

Inflexiones de 'quicio' (nm): mpl: quicios

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
quicio nm	(puerta: punto de apoyo) (loosely)	doorframe n
		doorjamb n
		jamb n
		hinge post n
	Se resguardó en el quicio de la puerta para protegerse del terremoto.
	He shielded himself in the doorframe to protect himself against the earthquake.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. One side of the door leaf is joined to the hinge post; the other side has the lock.

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
fuera de quicio loc adj	informal (alterado, agitado)	out of your mind adj
		raging mad, hopping mad adj
	Llegó un hombre fuera de quicio y comenzó a golpear al senador.
	Mi padre está fuera de quicio y dando voces como un poseso.
	My dad is out of his mind and shouting like a madman.
sacar de quicio loc verb	coloquial (desesperar, irritar) (informal)	rile [sb] up v expr
		irritate⇒, annoy⇒ vtr
		infuriate⇒ vtr
	Me sacas de quicio; tu voz es irritante.
	You rile me up. Your voice is irritating.
sacar de quicio loc verb	(asunto: distorsionar)	get [sth] out of proportion, take [sth] out of proportion v expr
	(informal)	blow [sth] out of proportion v expr
	No saques de quicio las cosas que solo le he hecho un arañazo al coche.
	Don't take things out of proportion: I've only scratched the car.

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