| Traduceri principale |
| mess n | (dirty condition) | dezordine s.f. |
| | (figurativ) | jale s.f. |
| | Most of the house was spotless, but the bathroom was a mess. |
| | În cea mai mare parte casa arăta impecabil, dar baia era în dezordine. |
| a mess (of [sth]) n | (disorder) | dezordine s.f. |
| | | neorânduială s.f. |
| | His desk was a mess of papers and books. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. A fost pedepsit din cauza dezordinii din camera lui. |
| mess n | (jumble) | dezordine, răvășeală s.f. |
| | | vraiște s.f. |
| | Look at the mess on your desk! |
| | Uită-te ce dezordine e pe biroul tău! |
| mess n | figurative (disorder) (figurat, informal) | varză s.f. |
| | This project is a mess. It is going to take me days to fix it. |
| | Proiectul acesta e varză. Îmi va lua zile întregi să-l pun în ordine. |
| mess n | figurative (difficult situation) | încurcătură s.f. |
| | | bucluc s.n. |
| | The most famous line from Laurel and Hardy is, "That's another fine mess you've got me into!" |
| | Replica faimoasă din Stan și Bran este „Aceasta e o altă minunată încurcătură în care m-ai băgat!” |
Locuțiuni verbale
mess | mess hall |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
| | | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | a-și face de lucru expr. |
| | (figurat) | a se învârti prin vb.reflex. |
| | | a arde gazul expr. |
| | | a pierde vremea expr. |
| | 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) | a se juca cu vb.reflex. |
| | | a-și face de lucru cu loc.vb. |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) | a se atinge de vb.reflex. |
| | | a umbla la vb.intranz. |
| | 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) | a tachina vb.tranz. |
| | 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) | a înșela vb.tranz. |
| | (în dragoste) | a trăda vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi infidel vb.intranz. |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | a fi nepoliticos vb.intranz. |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make untidy) | a împrăștia vb.tranz. |
| | | a deranja vb.tranz. |
| | The wind messed up the neat piles of papers, scattering them all over the room. |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (spoil, botch) | a strica vb.tranz. |
| | | a deranja vb.tranz. |
| | This is important, so try not to mess it up. |
| mess up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (make serious mistake) | a da greș loc.vb. |
| | | a rata ocazia loc.vb. |
| | | a o face de oaie expr. |
| | | a o da în bară expr. |
| | This is your last chance, so don't mess up! |
mess [sb] up,
mess up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (cause emotional problems) (emoțional) | a afecta vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat, emoții) | a tulbura vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a da peste cap loc.vb. |
| | The death of Charlotte's boyfriend really messed her up. |
| mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (anger) (figurat) | a se pune cu expr.vb. |
| | (pe cineva) | a provoca vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat, ceartă) | a se lua în gură cu expr.vb. |
| | Don't mess with Stan because he'll smash your face in. |
| mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tease) | a tachina vb.tranz. |
| | (în joacă) | a necăji, a sâcâi vb.tranz. |
| | It's just so much fun to mess with him! |
| mess with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (meddle with) | a se amesteca vb.pron. |
| | (figurat, informal) | a-și băga nasul loc.vb. |
| | I'm sick of you messing with things that don't concern you! |
| mess with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tamper) | a amesteca vb.tranz. |
| | | a deranja vb.tranz. |
| | Don't mess with those papers – I've just put them in order. |