English Translation of mess
mess
s.
- (disorder) caos m., desorden m.
this house is a mess esta casa es un desorden - (dirty condition) asquerosidad f.
this sink is a mess! ¡este lavabo es una asquerosidad! - (difficulty) embrollo, lío
to get oneself into a mess meterse en un lío - familiar (person) persona de aspecto sucio o desaliñado
- (serving) ración f., plato (de comida)
- militar (dining hall) comedor m.
- (meal) rancho, comida
Idiom:
to make a mess of
- (to soil) ensuciar
- (to disarrange) desordenar
- (to spoil) estropear, echar a perder
Idiom:
to mess up
- (to soil) ensuciar
he messed up the wall with graffiti ensució la pared con garabatos - (to disarrange) desordenar, desarreglar
- (to spoil) estropear, echar a perder
to mess up a test echar a perder un examen - jerga (to manhandle) maltratar
the thief messed up his victim el ladrón maltrató a su víctima
- (to disarrange) desordenar
- (to meddle in) entrometerse en, meterse en
Idioms:
to mess around with
- (to putter) pasar el tiempo, entretenerse con
on his vacation, he messed around with his books en las vacaciones se entretuvo con sus libros - (to associate with) tener trato o tratarse con
- (to have sex with) tener relaciones sexuales con
to mess with
- molestar
don't mess with me no me molestes