cruzársele los cables
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾuˌθaɾsele los ˈkables/ [kɾuˌθaɾ.se.le los ˈka.β̞les] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kɾuˌsaɾsele los ˈkables/ [kɾuˌsaɾ.se.le los ˈka.β̞les] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: cru‧zár‧se‧le los ca‧bles
Verb
cruzársele los cables (first-person singular present me le cruzo los cables, first-person singular preterite me le crucé los cables, past participle le cruzado los cables)
- (idiomatic) to get one's wires crossed
Further reading
- “cruzársele los cables a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024