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1 The World Turned Upside Down
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2 upside down
[apsaɪˈdaun] adverb1) with the top part underneath:مَقْلوبThe plate was lying upside down on the floor.
2) into confusion:رأسا على عَقِب، فَوْضىThe burglars turned the house upside down.
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3 upside down
رَأْسًا على عَقِب \ upside down: turned completely over, so that the bottom is on top; in disorder: He held the pot upside down, to show that it was empty. -
4 обърнат
turned(за яка) turn-down(за плат и np. u) reversedобърнат нагоре/надолу upturnedобърнат надолу и turned upside-down(за чаша и пр.) bottom upwardобърнат назад backward-facingбот. reflexобърнат наопаки back to frontобърнат към (за сграда и пр.) facing (east etc.)обърнат съм към (за сграда) face (east etc.)вж. обръщам, гледам* * *объ̀рнат,мин. страд. прич. turned; (за яка) turn-down; (за плат и пр.) reversed; \обърнат към (за сграда и пр.) facing (east etc.); \обърнат нагоре/надолу upturned; \обърнат надолу turned upside-down; (за чаша и пр.) bottom upward; \обърнат назад backward-facing; бот. reflex; \обърнат наопаки back to front; \обърнат съм към (за сграда) face (east etc.).* * *averted* * *1. (за плат и np. u) reversed 2. (за чаша и np.) bottom upward 3. (за яка) turn-down 4. turned 5. ОБЪРНАТ към (за сграда и np.) facing (east etc.) 6. ОБЪРНАТ нагоре/надолу upturned: ОБЪРНАТ надолу и turned upside-down 7. ОБЪРНАТ назад backward-facing 8. ОБЪРНАТ наопаки back to front 9. ОБЪРНАТ съм към (за сграда) face (east etc.) 10. бот. reflex 11. вж, обръщам, гледам -
5 sottosopra
fig upside-down* * *sottosopra avv.1 upside down: girare una scatola sottosopra, to turn a box upside down2 ( in disordine) topsy-turvy, upside down: tutto il mondo è sottosopra, the whole world has turned topsy-turvy; la casa fu messa sottosopra, the house was turned upside down; mi hai messo la scrivania sottosopra, you've messed up my desk; mi sento lo stomaco sottosopra, my stomach is upset; il suo arrivo ci ha messo sottosopra, his arrival threw us into confusion; essere sottosopra, to be in a mess, (fig.) ( turbato) to be upset◆ s.m. confusion, disorder, mess.* * *[sotto'sopra]1) (alla rovescia) upside down2) (in disordine) upside down, topsy-turvy3) fig. (in agitazione) into confusion, in a flutter BE* * *sottosopra/sotto'sopra/1 (alla rovescia) upside down2 (in disordine) upside down, topsy-turvy; mettere la casa sottosopra to turn the house upside down; la cucina è sottosopra the kitchen is (in) a mess -
6 invertido
adj.inverted, upside-down, invert.past part.past participle of spanish verb: invertir.* * *1→ link=invertir invertir► adjetivo1 reversed, inverted2 homosexual► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 homosexual* * *invertido, -a1. ADJ1) (=al revés) [imagen, objeto] inverted, upside-down; [orden] reversed2) † (=homosexual) homosexual2.SM / F † invert †, homosexual* * *I- da adjetivoa) <posición/orden> reversed; <imagen/figura> inverted, reversedb) (ant) ( homosexual) homosexualII- da masculino, femenino (ant) invert (dated), homosexual* * *= inverted, upside-down, reverse.Ex. All statements indicating preferential relationships will usually appear in both directed and inverted forms.Ex. Subfields within a field are indicated by the highlighted upside-down triangle <▼> for ease of recognition.Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.----* encabezamiento invertido = inverted heading.* índice invertido = dictionary, inverted index.* índice invertido de las citas bibliográficas = citation dictionary.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* término invertido = inverted term.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <posición/orden> reversed; <imagen/figura> inverted, reversedb) (ant) ( homosexual) homosexualII- da masculino, femenino (ant) invert (dated), homosexual* * *= inverted, upside-down, reverse.Ex: All statements indicating preferential relationships will usually appear in both directed and inverted forms.
Ex: Subfields within a field are indicated by the highlighted upside-down triangle <&\#9660;> for ease of recognition.Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.* encabezamiento invertido = inverted heading.* índice invertido = dictionary, inverted index.* índice invertido de las citas bibliográficas = citation dictionary.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* término invertido = inverted term.* * *1 ‹posición/orden› reversed; ‹imagen/figura› inverted, reversedla fotografía salió invertida the photograph came out the wrong way roundel orden de los números estaba invertido the numbers were in the wrong orderun matrimonio donde los papeles están invertidos a marriage in which the roles are reversed2 ( ant) (homosexual) homosexualmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo invertir: ( conjugate invertir)
invertido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
invertido
invertir
invertido◊ -da adjetivo ‹posición/orden› reversed;
‹imagen/figura› inverted, reversed
invertir ( conjugate invertir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/capital› to invest;
‹ tiempo› to invest, devote
2 ‹orden/papeles/términos› to reverse;
‹imagen/figura› to invert, reverse
verbo intransitivo
to invest;
invertido en algo to invest in sth
invertirse verbo pronominal [papeles/funciones] to be reversed
invertido,-a
I adjetivo inverted, reversed
II sustantivo masculino y femenino homosexual
invertir verbo transitivo
1 (orden, magnitudes) to invert, reverse
2 (dinero, tiempo, esfuerzo) to invest [en, in]: voy a invertir todos mis esfuerzos en sacar este curso adelante, I'm going to invest all of my efforts in successfully completing this course
' invertido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
invertida
- valor
English:
aid
- mirror image
* * *invertido, -a♦ adj1. [al revés] reversed, inverted;[sentido, dirección] opposite;invertido de arriba a abajo (turned) upside down;en forma de pirámide invertida in the shape of an inverted pyramid2. [dinero] invested♦ nm,fAnticuado homosexual* * *adj inverted, upside down -
7 Н-125
ВВЕРХ (КВЕРХУ) НОГАМИ coll AdvP these forms only adv fixed WO1.advдержать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что \Н-125 (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on topupside downbottom (wrong) side up.Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник «Садок судей»... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться \Н-125 и т. п. (obj-compl with перевернуть ( obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr or concr, often всё)) (in refer, to s.o. 's way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion: (turn sth. (everything etc)) upside down (on its head)(turn sth. (everything etc)) on its head (be (end up, turn etc)) topsy-turvy."...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами» (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a)....Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a). -
8 вверх ногами
• ВВЕРХ < КВЕРХУ> НОГАМИ coll[AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ держать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что вверх ногами (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on top:- upside down;- bottom (wrong) side up.♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться вверх ногами и т.п. [obj-compl with перевернуть (obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr or concr, often всё)]⇒ (in refer, to s.o.'s way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion:- (turn sth. <everything etc>) upside down (on its head);- (turn sth. <everything etc>) on its head;- (be <end up, turn etc>) topsy-turvy.♦ "...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами" (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a).♦... Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вверх ногами
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9 кверху ногами
• ВВЕРХ < КВЕРХУ> НОГАМИ coll[AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ держать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что кверху ногами (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on top:- upside down;- bottom (wrong) side up.♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться кверху ногами и т.п. [obj-compl with перевернуть (obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr or concr, often всё)]⇒ (in refer, to s.o.'s way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion:- (turn sth. <everything etc>) upside down (on its head);- (turn sth. <everything etc>) on its head;- (be <end up, turn etc>) topsy-turvy.♦ "...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами" (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a).♦... Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кверху ногами
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10 kacaubalaukan
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11 inverto
I.Lit.:2. II.pingue solum Fortes invertant tauri,
to turn up, plough up, Verg. G. 1, 64:campum,
id. ib. 3, 161:Boreas invertit ornos,
upturns, overthrows, Luc. 6, 390:vinaria,
to upset, empty, Hor. S. 2, 8, 39:mare,
i. e. disturbed, rough, id. Epod. 10, 5:alveos navium inversos pro tuguriis habere,
Sall. J. 18, 5:adeo vehementer talum inverti, ut minimum affuerim quin articulum defregerim,
dislocated, App. Flor. 3, p. 134, 3:si polypus invertatur,
Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91:invertere se,
to turn over, id. 32, 2, 5, § 13:cum in locum anulum inverterat,
Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38. —Trop., to invert, transpose; to change. alter; to pervert; to exchange:B.ut cum semel dictum sit directe, invertatur ordo, et idem quasi sursum versus retroque dicatur,
Cic. Part. 7, 24: quae in vulgus edita ejus verbis, invertere supersedeo, to alter, give in another form, Tac. A. 15, 63:virtutes,
to alter, misrepresent, Hor. S. 1, 3, 55:lanas,
to dye, color, Sil. 16, 569:Vertumnus Deus invertendarum rerum est,
i. e. of barter, trade, Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 59, § 154. —Esp. of words, to pervert, misapply, use ironically (cf. inversio, I.):A.invertuntur verba, ut, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 262.—Hence, inversus, a, um, P. a., turned upside down, inverted.Lit.:B.vomer inversus,
Hor. Epod. 2, 63:carinae,
Plin. 9, 6, 5, § 15:manus (opp. supina),
id. 12, 25, 54, § 121:charta,
Mart. 4, 87, 11:submovere Euros Pellibus inversis,
turned inside out, Juv. 14, 187.—Trop., inverted, perverted: annus, inverted, brought back to its beginning, i. e. completed, ended, Hor. S. 1, 1, 36:pro curia, inversique mores!
perverted, corrupt, id. C. 3, 5, 7:consuetudo,
Quint. 3, 9, 9:verba,
perverted from their proper meanings, ambiguous, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 131; so,too, verba,
dark, obscure, Lucr. 1, 642. — Neutr. sing. as adv.: inversum, upside down:surculis inversum superpositis,
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12 kop
1 [deel van het dierlijk lichaam] head7 [afbeelding; iets met de gedaante van een kop] head8 [persoon] head9 [audio, video] head♦voorbeelden:kop dicht! • shut up!〈 figuurlijk〉 een houten kop hebben • have a hangover, have a thick headeen kale kop • a bald headzij is een kop kleiner dan hij • she's a head shorter than he iseen mooie kop met haar • a beautiful head of haireen rooie kop krijgen • go red, flushhou je kop! • shut up!, shut your trap!hij had zichzelf wel voor zijn kop kunnen slaan • he could have kicked himselfkop op! • chin/cheer up!〈 figuurlijk〉 op zijn kop krijgen • get a good scolding/telling-offje krijgt het niet al ga je op je kop staan • you're not going to get it no matter what you dozich voor de kop schieten • blow one's brains outzij kreeg een kop als vuur • she turned as red as a beetrootdat is een knappe kop • he is a smart fellowmet een kwaaie kop weglopen • leave in a huffiemand aan zijn kop zeuren • nag someonehij heeft het nu eenmaal in zijn kop • he has taken it into his headde kop van Overijssel • the north of Overijsselde kop van een spijker/hamer • the head of a nail/hammerde kop van een stoet/het peloton • the head of a procession/the platoon〈 sport〉 de kop nemen • take the lead, go into the leadop zijn kop staan • be topsy-turvy/upside downover de kop gaan/slaan • overturn, somersault〈 figuurlijk〉 over de kop gaan • go broke, foldeen kop en schotel • a cup and saucer6 grote/vette koppen • big/bold headlinesde koppen tellen • count headseen gerucht de kop indrukken • 〈 ook〉 squash/scotch a rumourde kop opsteken • surface, crop upde griep steekt weer de kop op • the flu is rearing its (ugly) head againiets op de kop (weten te) tikken • (manage to) pick something up, (manage to) get hold of something/come by somethinghet is vijf uur op de kop af • it is exactly five o'clock -
13 переворачивать с ног на голову
( что)неодобр.turn smth. upside downСветлана.
Роман, в котором всё перевёрнуто с ног на голову! Гоша. Осторожнее с Достоевским! "Перевёрнуто" - это не о нём. (М. Шатров, Диктатура совести) — Svetlana. It's a novel in which everything is turned upside down! Gosha. Have more respect for Dostoyevsky! You can't talk about him 'turning things upside down.'Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > переворачивать с ног на голову
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cul [ky]1. masculine nounb. [de bouteille] bottom• une histoire de cul ( = plaisanterie) a dirty joke• cul sec ! bottoms up! (inf)• on l'a dans le cul (vulg!) that's really screwed us (up) (vulg!)• avoir du cul (vulg!) to be a lucky bastard (vulg!)2. adjective( = stupide) (inf!) silly* * *ky
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(sl) adjectif invariable [personne] simple; [film] twee (colloq)
2.
nom masculin1) (sl) ( postérieur) bottom, arse (vulg) GB, ass (sl) UScul nu — ( à moitié nu) bare-bottomed; ( entièrement nu) stark naked
2) (sl) ( sexe) sexhistoire de cul — ( blague) dirty joke; ( texte) dirty story; ( liaison) affair
3) Zoologie rump4) (colloq) ( arrière) (de voiture, camion) back end5) ( base) (de lampe, bouteille) bottomcul sec! — (colloq) bottoms up! (colloq)
faire cul sec — (colloq) to down it in one
••avoir quelqu'un au cul — (sl) to have somebody on one's tail
se bouger le cul — (sl) ( se dépêcher) to get moving (colloq)
en rester or tomber sur le cul — (sl) to be gobsmacked (colloq)
* * *ky nm1) (= derrière) * bum Grande-Bretagne * ass USA *2) (= sexe) * sex3) (= fond)cul sec! * — down in one!
* * *A ◑adj inv [personne] simple; [film] twee○.B nm1 ◑ Anat ( postérieur) bottom, arse● GB, ass◑ US; cul nu ( à moitié nu) bare-bottomed; ( entièrement nu) stark naked; cul par-dessus tête head over heels, arse● GB ou ass◑ US over tit◑; mon cul! my foot○!, my arse● GB ou ass◑ US!; ⇒ faux, main, péter, pied, plein, taper;2 ◑( sexe) sex; film/scène de cul sex film/scene; histoire de cul ( blague) dirty joke; ( texte) dirty story; ( liaison) affair;3 Zool rump;5 ( base) (de lampe, bouteille) bottom.cul béni◑ bigot○; cul de bouteille bottom of a bottle; cul sec○! bottoms up!; faire cul sec○ to down it in one.avoir qn au cul◑ to have sb on one's tail; l'avoir dans le cul◑ to be in trouble; se bouger le cul◑ ( se dépêcher) to get moving○, to shift one's arse● GB ou ass◑ US; ( se donner du mal) to get one's arse● GB ou ass◑ US into gear; se le foutre or se le mettre au cul● to stuff it up one's arse● GB ou ass◑ US; parle à mon cul, ma tête est malade◑ you may as well talk to my arse● GB ou ass◑ US for all I care; en rester or tomber sur le cul◑ to be gobsmacked○; avoir le cul◑ bordé de nouilles to be a lucky devil○ ou bastard◑.[ky] nom masculinun coup de pied au cul a kick up the pants ou backsideavoir ou être le cul entre deux chaises to have a foot in each campj'en suis tombé ou ça m'a mis le cul par terre I was flabbergasted ou stunnedb. [surpris] I can't believe it!(en) tomber ou rester sur le cul to be flabbergasted2. (vulgaire) [sexe] sex3. [fond d'une bouteille] bottom4. (locution) -
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лететь/полететь вверх тормаш-ками (тормашки obs) coll VP subj: usu. abstr, often всё) (of s.o. 's plans, a course of events, s.o. 's life etc) to get completely disrupted, be thrown into disorderx полетел вверх тормашками = x was turned upside downx went topsyturvy (haywire)....Через несколько часов произошло событие, от которого вся её, в общем, налаженная, как она считала, спокойная жизнь полетела вверх тормашками (Некрасов 1)....Within а few hours what she considered her generally well-ordered and tranquil life was to be turned upside down (1a). -
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• ЛЕТЕТЬ/ПОЛЕТЕТЬ ВВЕРХ ТОРМАШКАМИ <ТОРМАШКИ obs> coll[VP; subj: usu. abstr, often всё]=====⇒ (of s.o.'s plans, a course of events, s.o.'s life etc) to get completely disrupted, be thrown into disorder:- X went topsyturvy (haywire).♦...Через несколько часов произошло событие, от которого вся её, в обшем, налаженная, как она считала, спокойная жизнь полетела вверх тормашками (Некрасов 1)....Within a few hours what she considered her generally well-ordered and tranquil life was to be turned upside down (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лететь вверх тормашками
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• ЛЕТЕТЬ/ПОЛЕТЕТЬ ВВЕРХ ТОРМАШКАМИ <ТОРМАШКИ obs> coll[VP; subj: usu. abstr, often всё]=====⇒ (of s.o.'s plans, a course of events, s.o.'s life etc) to get completely disrupted, be thrown into disorder:- X went topsyturvy (haywire).♦...Через несколько часов произошло событие, от которого вся её, в обшем, налаженная, как она считала, спокойная жизнь полетела вверх тормашками (Некрасов 1)....Within a few hours what she considered her generally well-ordered and tranquil life was to be turned upside down (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лететь вверх тормашки
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• ЛЕТЕТЬ/ПОЛЕТЕТЬ ВВЕРХ ТОРМАШКАМИ <ТОРМАШКИ obs> coll[VP; subj: usu. abstr, often всё]=====⇒ (of s.o.'s plans, a course of events, s.o.'s life etc) to get completely disrupted, be thrown into disorder:- X went topsyturvy (haywire).♦...Через несколько часов произошло событие, от которого вся её, в обшем, налаженная, как она считала, спокойная жизнь полетела вверх тормашками (Некрасов 1)....Within a few hours what she considered her generally well-ordered and tranquil life was to be turned upside down (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > полететь вверх тормашками
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19 полететь вверх тормашки
• ЛЕТЕТЬ/ПОЛЕТЕТЬ ВВЕРХ ТОРМАШКАМИ <ТОРМАШКИ obs> coll[VP; subj: usu. abstr, often всё]=====⇒ (of s.o.'s plans, a course of events, s.o.'s life etc) to get completely disrupted, be thrown into disorder:- X went topsyturvy (haywire).♦...Через несколько часов произошло событие, от которого вся её, в обшем, налаженная, как она считала, спокойная жизнь полетела вверх тормашками (Некрасов 1)....Within a few hours what she considered her generally well-ordered and tranquil life was to be turned upside down (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > полететь вверх тормашки
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20 svarfa
(að), v. to upset (Þorgils svarfaði taflinu);refl., svarfast, to be turned upside down (taflit svarfaðist); s. um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc (H. svarfaðist þar um).* * *að, [Engl. to swerve], to sweep, of filings, thence gener. to upset, by sweeping, overturning; Þorgils svarfaði taflinu ok lét í punginn, Th. upset the chess, Sturl. iii. 123.2. to swerve; ok svarfaði (= svarfaðisk?) léinn upp eptir síðunni, Hkr. iii. 390.II. reflex. to swerve, turn aside, to be turned upside down; taflit svarfaðisk, Fms. vii. 219; svörfuðusk skíðin utanborðs, 31; þeir ætluðu fyrst at svarfask mundi hafa aptr hurðin, Grett.; svarfaðisk ok sópaðisk allt út í sjóvar-djúpit, Stj. 287; höfðu fötin svarfask af honum ofan á gólfit, Grett. 170; þótt áðr hefði nokkut um svarfast (svarfat Ed.), Fms. xi. 97; svarfask um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc, 40.
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