WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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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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mess with' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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