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mess | mess hall |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | herumalbern Vi, sepa |
| | | herumblödeln Vi, sepa |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
| | Hör auf herumzualbern und lass uns das ernsthaft besprechen. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | herumhängen Vi, sepa |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| | Mein Mann hängt in der Garage herum - Ich weiß nicht, was er da macht. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | an etwas herumbasteln Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | an etwas herumspielen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
| | Es gefiel ihm an Booten herumzubasteln. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) | etwas übertreiben Vt, fix |
| | | penibel sein Adj + Vi |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
| | Dein Gemälde ist jetzt gut; übertreib es nicht, sonst ruinierst du es noch. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) | jemanden veralbern Vt |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | jemanden verarschen Vt |
| | | sich einen Spaß mit jemandem erlauben Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden auf den Arm nehmen Rdw |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
| | Warum bist du so traurig? Wir haben dich nur veralbert. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | mit jemandem fremdgehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | mit jemandem eine Affäre haben Rdw |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
| | Helen erwischte ihren Mann dabei, wie er mit einer anderen Frau fremdging. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | ohne Respekt behandeln VP |
| | | gegenüber [jmd] respektlos sein VP |
| | | herablassend behandeln Adj + Vt |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
| | Es tut mir leid, dass ich dich ohne Respekt behandle, doch ich muss das Datum unseres Treffens ändern. |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make untidy) | etwas durcheinanderbringen Vt, sepa |
| | (Wind) | etwas durcheinanderwirbeln Vt, sepa |
| | The wind messed up the neat piles of papers, scattering them all over the room. |
| | Der Wind brachte die sauber gestapelten Papiere durcheinander und verteilte sie im ganzen Zimmer. |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (spoil, botch) (Slang) | etwas versauen Vt |
| | (übertragen) | etwas in den Sand setzen Rdw |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | etwas verkacken Vt |
| | (übertragen) | etwas verpatzen, etwas vergeigen Vt |
| | This is important, so try not to mess it up. |
| | Das ist wichtig, also versuch es nicht zu versauen. |
| mess up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (make serious mistake) (Slang, übertragen) | Mist bauen Nm + Vt |
| | (Slang, übertragen) | Mist machen Nm + Vt |
| | This is your last chance, so don't mess up! |
| | Das ist deine letzte Chance, also bau keinen Mist! |
mess [sb] up,
mess up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (cause emotional problems) | jemanden runterziehen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden aus der Bahn werfen Rdw |
| | | jemandem zusetzen Vt, sepa |
| | The death of Charlotte's boyfriend really messed her up. |
| | Der Tod Charlottes Freund zog sich total runter. |
| mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (anger) | sich mit [jmd] anlegen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | [jmd] auf die Palme bringen Rdw |
| | | verärgern Vt |
| | Don't mess with Stan because he'll smash your face in. |
| | Leg dich nicht mit Stan an, er wird dich kurz und klein hauen. |
| mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tease) | jnd ärgern, reizen Vt |
| | | jnd necken Vt |
| | | jnd hänseln Vt |
| | It's just so much fun to mess with him! |
| | Es macht so viel Spaß ihn zu ärgern (Or: reizen). |
| mess with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (meddle with) | sich in [etw] einmischen Präp + Vr, sepa |
| | I'm sick of you messing with things that don't concern you! |
| | Ich habe es satt, dass du dich in Sachen einmischt, die dich nichts angehen! |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
mess | mess hall |
| a bit of a mess n | UK, informal (chaotic) | chaotisch Adj |
| | His love life's a bit of a mess. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (difficult situation) (übertragen) | Zwickmühle Nf |
| | To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly. |
| a bit of a mess n | informal (place: untidy) | chaotisch Adj |
| | | Chaos Nn |
| | | wüst Adj |
| | (übertragen) | wild Adj |
| | My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in. |
| a fine mess n | informal (situation: awkward) | eine ganz schöne Bescherung Rdw |
| | | was für ein Debakel Rdw |
| | The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth. |
| | Now you've done it! Look at the fine mess you've gotten us into. |
| in a mess adj | (untidy, disordered) | das reinste Chaos Rdw |
| | | ein komplettes Durcheinander Rdw |
| | | unaufgeräumt Adv |
| | My son's bedroom is in a mess. |
| in a mess adv | informal (in a difficult situation) | das reinste Chaos Rdw |
| | | in einer schwierigen Lage Rdw |
| | | problematisch Adv |
| | The World economy is in a mess. |
| make a mess v expr | (create disorder or dirt) | Dreck machen Nm + Vt |
| | | Chaos verursachen Nn + Vt |
| | | Chaos veranstalten Nn + Vt |
| | | Unordnung machen Nf + Vt |
| | You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess. |
| | The kids have been making chocolate cake and they've made a mess with the batter in the kitchen. |
| make a mess of [sth] v expr | (make [sth] disordered or dirty) | etwas dreckig machen Adj + Vt |
| | | Unordnung machen Nf + Vt |
| | Don't make a mess of my nice clean living room. |
| make a mess of [sth] v expr | (get [sth] wrong) | [etw] vollkommen falsch machen VP |
| | (informell) | [etw] komplett falsch machen, [etw] total falsch machen VP |
| | (informell, missbilligend) | [etw] verhauen Adj + Vt |
| | (umgangssprachlich, missbilligend) | [etw] vermurksen Adj + Vt |
| | The new guy has made a mess of this project; I'm going to have to redo it all. |
| mess kit n | (military: cooking utensils) | Kochgeschirr Nn |
| | The troops were standing in line with their mess kits, waiting to eat. |
| mess tin n | (military: metal dish) | Kochgeschirr Nn |
| mess with [sth] vi + prep | (tamper) | [etw] durcheinanderbringen Vt, sepa |
| | (gehoben) | [etw] in Unordnung bringen Rdw |
| | Don't mess with those papers – I've just put them in order. |
| | Bring diese Zettel nicht durcheinander - ich habe sie soeben erst sortiert. |
| mess with [sth] vi + prep | informal (become involved with) | [etw] ausprobieren Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] anfangen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] versuchen Vt |
| | When he started messing with drugs, everything went downhill. |
| | Als er anfing Drogen auszuprobieren, ging alles Berg ab. |
| mess-up n | informal (mistake, blunder) (ugs) | etwas verreißen Vt |
| | (informell) | etwas vergeigen Vt |
| | | Fehler Nm |
| | There was a mess-up with our hotel booking and we had to find somewhere else to stay. |