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mess

Pronunciation: /mes/

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German translation of mess

n.

  • 2 (bad state) be [in] a mess = sich in einem schlimmen Zustand befinden; [Person] = schlimm dran sein get into a mess = in Schwierigkeiten geraten make a mess of = verpfuschen (ugs.) [Arbeit, Leben]

Phrasal verbs

mess aˈbout

mess aˈround
A. v.i. (potter) herumwerken; (fool about) herumalbern
B. v.t. mess sb. about or around = mit jmdm. nach Belieben umspringen

mess ˈup

v.t. a (make dirty) schmutzig machen; (make untidy) in Unordnung bringen b (bungle) mess it/things up = Mist bauen (ugs.)

mess in other Oxford dictionaries

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