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Old June 09, 2010, 02:48 PM
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Does it mean to be completely confused? shocked?
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Old June 09, 2010, 03:23 PM
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Not always.

Generally, it means to come out of the ordinary.

But "romperle los esquemas a alguien" means to do something (not necessarily extraordinary) that surprises someone or even shocks that person.
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Like to "make waves" and/or "rock somone's boat"?
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Old June 09, 2010, 05:53 PM
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Thanks both of you. I was thinking to break the mold, because it's the
direct translation, but the meaning is different.
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Hi, Poli!
Oxford-Superlex gives also these translations,
romperle los esquemas a alguien (familiar) (echar abajo los conceptos) to shatter somebody’s preconceptions; (planes) to ruin somebody’s plans
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Does it mean to be completely confused? shocked?
Think "out of the box"
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I agree with Juna Pablo.
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Hi, Poli!
Oxford-Superlex gives also these translations,
romperle los esquemas a alguien (familiar) (echar abajo los conceptos) to shatter somebody’s preconceptions; (planes) to ruin somebody’s plans
In this sense it means to "burst somebody's balloon"
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Ha - good one, Chileno...
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Also, "burst someone's bubble" (sorry to 'disappoint' you... )
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Also, "burst someone's bubble" (sorry to 'disappoint' you... )
Yes, but not exactly it.
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