Tet chaje, tèt cho, tèt pa la

tèt chaje → troublemaker, someone or something that causes trouble

Stay away from that girl.  She's trouble.
Rete lwen fi sa.  Li se yon tèt chaje.

What a nuisance!
Ala tèt chaje!

I got rid of the car because it was a lemon.
Mwen te debarase m ak machin nan paske li te yon tèt chaje.


tèt cho → impulsive, nuts, wild, sometimes unpredictable

Janine is nuts.  She threatened her boss with a knife when she lost her job.
Janine se yon tèt cho.  Li menase bòs li a ak yon kouto lè li te pèdi travay li a.

I don't want to deal with her.  She's too wild.
Mwen pa vle annafè avèk li.  Tèt li twò cho.


Tèt pa la → forgetful, preocupied

He's a forgetful person.
Li se yon tèt pa la.

I'm sorry I didn't come the party.  I've been preocupied this week.
Eskize m mwen pat vin nan fèt la.  Tèt mwen pa la semèn sa.