| Principal Translations |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (person: psychologically damaged) | dañado loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | jodido/a, cagado/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Dan came back from the war totally messed up; he hasn't been the same since. |
| | Dan volvió de la guerra completamente dañado; desde entonces ya no es el mismo. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (person: injured) | herido/a, lastimado adj |
| | (coloquial) | hecho pedazos loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | hecho mierda loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | She was badly messed up when we found her after her fall from the rocks. |
| | Estaba gravemente lastimada cuando la encontramos después de haberse caído de esas rocas. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (body part: injured) | destrozado/a, dañado/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | hecho pedazos loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | hecho mierda loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Donny's legs are messed up from a motorbike crash three years ago. |
| | Donny tiene las piernas destrozadas desde su accidente con la moto hace tres años. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (thing: damaged) | destrozado/a, dañado/a adj |
| | | hecho pedazos, hecho trizas loc adj |
| | (vulgar) | hecho mierda loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The picture frame is messed up. I think it's broken. |
| | El marco de este cuadro está dañado. Creo que está roto. |
messed up,
messed-up adj | slang (wrong) | retorcido/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Oedipus killed his father and married his mother; that's messed up! |
| | Edipo mató a su padre y se casó con su madre, ¡eso es retorcido! |
| Principal Translations |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make untidy) | desordenar⇒ vtr |
| | | revolver⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | hacer lío loc verb |
| | The wind messed up the neat piles of papers, scattering them all over the room. |
| | El viento desordenó la pila de papeles, esparciéndolos por toda la habitación. |
mess [sth] up,
mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (spoil, botch) | estropear algo, arruinar algo vtr |
| | | echar a perder algo loc verb |
| | This is important, so try not to mess it up. |
| | Esto es importante, así que trata de no estropearlo. |
| mess up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (make serious mistake) | echar a perder loc verb |
| | This is your last chance, so don't mess up! |
| | Es tu última oportunidad, ¡no la eches a perder! |
| | | arruinar⇒ vtr |
| | Es tu última oportunidad, ¡no la arruines! |
| | (vulgar) | cagarla loc verb |
| | (informal) | meter la pata loc verb |
| | Es tu última oportunidad: ¡no la cagues! |
mess [sb] up,
mess up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (cause emotional problems) | dañar a vtr + prep |
| | (vulgar) | joder a, cagar a vtr + prep |
| | The death of Charlotte's boyfriend really messed her up. |
| | A Charlotte de verdad la dañó la muerte de su novio. |