Topsy-turvy
//ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi//
Translations of "topsy-turvy" (20 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | в безпорядък(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), с главата надолу(backwards or upside down), безпорядък(situation where the natural order of things has been upset) | v bezporjadǎk, s glavata nadolu, bezporjadǎk | |
| Danish | kaotisk(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), på hovedet(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Dutch | achterstevoren(backwards or upside down), chaotisch(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), ondersteboven(backwards or upside down), wanordelijk(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly) | — | |
| Finnish | nurinkurinen(backwards or upside down), sekava(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), sotkuinen(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), takaperoinen(backwards or upside down), heikun keikun(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), hujan hajan(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), mullin mallin(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), nurin niskoin(backwards or upside down), nurin perin(backwards or upside down), sekaisin(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), sikin sokin(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), takaperin(backwards or upside down), vinksin vonksin(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), ylösalaisin(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| French | sens dessus dessous(backwards or upside down), sens dessus dessous(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), à l'envers(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Galician | ao revés(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| German | auf den Kopf gestellt(backwards or upside down), chaotisch(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), kopfstehend(backwards or upside down), unordentlich(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), auf den Kopf gestellt(backwards or upside down), chaotisch(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), unordentlich(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically) | — | |
| Greek | άνω κάτω(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), φύρδην μίγδην(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically) | áno káto, ártzi boúrtzi kai loulás, fýrdin mígdin | |
| Haitian Creole | tèt anba(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Italian | sottosopra(backwards or upside down), sottosopra(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), bilo-balo(backwards or upside down), sotto-sopra(backwards or upside down), sottosopra(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Māori | kaumingomingo(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), kōhangaweka(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), tīraurau(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | omkalfatret(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Portuguese | de ponta-cabeça(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Russian | вверх дно́м(backwards or upside down), кувырко́м(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), ши́ворот-навы́ворот(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically) | vverx dnóm, kuvyrkóm, šívorot-navývorot | |
| Scots | tapsalteerie(backwards or upside down), tapsalteerie(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | rù-rà(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), turrach-air-tharrach(backwards or upside down), bun-os-cionn(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Slovak | domotaný(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), hore nohami(backwards or upside down), naopak(backwards or upside down) | — | |
| Spanish | al revés(backwards or upside down), caotico(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), desordenado(chaotic, disorderly — see also chaotic, disorderly), caótico(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), desordenadamente(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically), patas arriba(not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner — see also chaotically) | — | |
| Tamil | மேலும் கீழும்(backwards or upside down) | mēlum kīḻum | |
| Turkish | altüst(backwards or upside down) | — |
kaotisk, på hovedet
achterstevoren, chaotisch, ondersteboven, wanordelijk
nurinkurinen, sekava, sotkuinen, takaperoinen, heikun keikun, hujan hajan, mullin mallin, nurin niskoin, nurin perin, sekaisin, sikin sokin, takaperin, vinksin vonksin, ylösalaisin
sens dessus dessous, sens dessus dessous, à l'envers
ao revés
auf den Kopf gestellt, chaotisch, kopfstehend, unordentlich, auf den Kopf gestellt, chaotisch, unordentlich
άνω κάτω, άρτζι μπούρτζι και λουλάς, φύρδην μίγδην
áno káto, ártzi boúrtzi kai loulás, fýrdin mígdin
tèt anba
sottosopra, sottosopra, bilo-balo, sotto-sopra, sottosopra
kaumingomingo, kōhangaweka, tīraurau
omkalfatret
de ponta-cabeça
tapsalteerie, tapsalteerie
rù-rà, turrach-air-tharrach, bun-os-cionn
domotaný, hore nohami, naopak
al revés, caotico, desordenado, caótico, desordenadamente, patas arriba
altüst
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