mess with

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep	slang (anger)	hacer enojar a loc verb + prep
		molestar⇒ vtr
	(AR: coloquial)	boludear⇒ vtr
	Don't mess with Stan because he'll smash your face in.
	No hagas enojar a Stan porque te golpeará.
mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep	slang (tease)	molestar⇒, fastidiar⇒ vtr
	(AmL: vulgar)	joder⇒ vtr
	It's just so much fun to mess with him!
	¡Es muy divertido molestarlo (or: fastidiarlo)!
mess with [sth] vtr phrasal insep	slang (meddle with)	meterse en v prnl + prep
		entrometerse en v prnl + prep
	I'm sick of you messing with things that don't concern you!
	¡Estoy harto de que te metas en cosas que no te competen!
mess with [sth] vi + prep	(tamper)	jugar con vi + prep
	Don't mess with those papers – I've just put them in order.
	¡No juegues con esos papeles! Los acabo de ordenar.
mess with [sth] vi + prep	informal (become involved with) (informal)	meterse en v prnl + prep
	When he started messing with drugs, everything went downhill.
	Cuando empezó a meterse en las drogas, todo se vino abajo.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (tamper, play with)	jugar con vi + prep
	He enjoyed messing around with boats.
	Le gusta jugar con botes.
mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (spoil by fussing) (coloquial)	meterle mano a loc verb + prep
	(ES: coloquial)	trastear con vi + prep
	Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it.
	Tu pintura está bien así; deja de meterle mano o vas a arruinarla.
mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	slang (tease) (coloquial)	tomarle el pelo a loc verb + prep
		bromear con vi + prep
	(AR, BO: coloquial)	cargar a vtr + prep
	Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you.
	¿Por qué estás tan enojado? Solo te estábamos tomando el pelo.
mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	slang (have an affair)	tener una aventura con loc verb
		acostarse con v prnl + prep
		engañar con vtr + prep
	Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman.
	Helen atrapó a su esposo teniendo una aventura con otra mujer.

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