Muy informalverb
svalvolare
to go off the rails, to act crazy, to malfunction
Traducción literal
"to lose a valve"
Equivalente formal
impazzire, comportarsi in modo strano
Ejemplos en contexto
"Dopo tre cocktail ha completamente svalvolato."
"After three cocktails he completely went off the rails."
"Il computer sta svalvolando, si blocca ogni cinque minuti."
"The computer is going haywire, it freezes every five minutes."
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Nota cultural
Comes from mechanical imagery — a valve that stops working. Used both for people acting erratically and for technology malfunctioning. Less common than 'sclerare' or 'sbroccare' but still well understood. Adds a humorous, almost cartoonish tone.
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