| ترجمات رئيسية | 
| mess around, also UK: mess about vi phrasal
 | informal (be frivolous) | يعبث | 
|  | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. | 
|  | توقف عن العبث، ودعنا نناقش الأمر بجدية. | 
| mess around, also UK: mess about vi phrasal
 | informal (be unproductive) | يتسكع، يضيّع الوقت | 
|  | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. | 
| mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep
 | informal (tamper, play with) | يعبث بشيء | 
|  | He enjoyed messing around with boats. | 
| mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep
 | informal (spoil by fussing) | يفسد شيئًا | 
|  | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. | 
| mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep
 | slang (tease) | يمزح مع شخص | 
|  |  | يمزح بغلاظة | 
|  | Why are you so upset?  We were just messing around with you. | 
| mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep
 | slang (have an affair) | يعبث مع شخص، يقيم علاقة غرامية مع شخص | 
|  | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. | 
| mess [sb] around, also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep
 | slang (treat disrespectfully) | يزعج شخصًا، يقلل من قيمة شخص | 
|  | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |