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1 putter
noun (a golf-club used for putting.) puttertr['pʌtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (in golf) putter nombre masculinov.• trabajar sin orden ni concierto v.
I 'pʌtər, 'pʌtə(r)
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intransitive verb (AmE) (+ adv compl)she loves puttering around o about in the garden — le encanta entretenerse trabajando en el jardín
I've been puttering around the house all day — me he pasado el día haciendo un poco de esto y un poco de aquello en la casa
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['pʌtǝ(r)]N putter m
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['pʌtǝ(r)]VI (US) = potter II* * *
I ['pʌtər, 'pʌtə(r)]
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intransitive verb (AmE) (+ adv compl)she loves puttering around o about in the garden — le encanta entretenerse trabajando en el jardín
I've been puttering around the house all day — me he pasado el día haciendo un poco de esto y un poco de aquello en la casa
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2 potter
I 'potə noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) alfarero; ceramista- pottery
II potə verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) entretenerse haciendo cosasabajillos poco importantes, no hacer nada de particulartr['pɒtəSMALLr/SMALL]intransitive verb to potter about / potter around1 entretenerse————————tr['pɒtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 alfarero,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpotter's wheel torno de alfareropotter ['pɑt̬ər] n: alfarero m, -ra fn.• alfarero, -era s.m.,f.• ollero s.m.v.• ocuparse en fruslerías v.
I 'pɑːtər, 'pɒtə(r)noun alfarero, -ra m,f, ceramista mfpotter's wheel — torno m de alfarero
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intransitive verb (BrE) (+ adv compl) putter II
I ['pɒtǝ(r)]1.2.CPDpotter's clay N — arcilla f de alfarería
potter's field N — (US) cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N — torno m de alfarero
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['pɒtǝ(r)]VI (Brit) entretenerse haciendo un poco de todo* * *
I ['pɑːtər, 'pɒtə(r)]noun alfarero, -ra m,f, ceramista mfpotter's wheel — torno m de alfarero
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intransitive verb (BrE) (+ adv compl) putter II -
3 mess
mes
1. noun(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) desastre, enredo, lío
2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) desordenar- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up
mess n1. desorden / confusión / líowhat a mess! ¡qué desorden!your room is a mess! ¡tu habitación está desordenada!2. suciedad / porqueríato make a mess of something ensuciar algo / estropear algotr[mes]1 (untidy state) desorden nombre masculino, revoltijo■ everything's a mess todo está desordenado, todo está patas arriba■ your room is a complete mess! ¡tu habitación está toda desordenada!■ don't make a mess! ¡no lo desordenes todo!2 (confusion, mix-up) confusión nombre femenino, lío, follón nombre masculino; (person, thing) desastre nombre masculino■ what a mess! ¡vaya lío!4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (room) comedor nombre masculino; (group of people who eat in mess) oficiales nombre masculino plural1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (eat in mess) comer el rancho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto look a mess estar horroroso,-ato make a mess of something (dirty) ensuciar algo 2 (untidy) desordenar algo 3 (mess up) estropear algomess ['mɛs] vt1) soil: ensuciar2)to mess up disarrange: desordenar, desarreglar3)to mess up bungle: echar a perdermess vi1) putter: entretenerse2) interfere: meterse, entrometersedon't mess with me: no te metas conmigomess n1) : rancho m (para soldados, etc.)2) disorder: desorden myour room is a mess: tienes el cuarto hecho un desastre3) confusion, turmoil: confusión f, embrollo m, lío m famn.(§ pl.: messes) = comistrajo s.m.• confusión s.f.• desorden s.m.• embolismo s.m.• embrollo s.m.• enredo s.m.• frangollo s.m.• lío s.m.• revoltijo s.m.v.• desordenar v.• echar a perder v.• emburujar v.mes1)a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo mthe bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba
my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre
b) ( dirt)what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)
they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)
c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida
3) c ( Mil)officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales
4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m•Phrasal Verbs:- mess up[mes]1. N1) (untidy) desorden m ; (dirty) porquería f ; (=shambles) desastre m, desbarajuste m ; (=predicament) lío * m, follón * m ; (=bad job) chapuza * f, desastre m•
to be a mess, this place is a mess — esta casa es un desastrethis page is a mess, rewrite it — esta página es una chapuza * or un desastre, vuélvela a escribir
her life is a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste
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you can clean that mess up — ya puedes ir limpiando esta pena•
to be in a mess, the house was in a mess — la casa estaba hecha un desastreto leave things in a mess — dejarlo todo desordenado or hecho un desastre
her life is in a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste
his face was in a bit of a mess — (after fight, accident) tenía la cara que daba pena
we're in a mess — estamos metidos en un lío or un follón *
a fine or nice mess you got us into! — ¡en menudo lío or follón nos has metido! *
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you look (such) a mess — vas hecho un desastre•
to make a mess, look what a mess you've made! — ¡mira cómo lo has puesto todo!I've made such a mess of my life — he arruinado or echado a perder mi vida
you've made a real mess of things, haven't you? — has liado bien las cosas ¿no crees? *
3) (Mil) comedor mofficers' mess — comedor m de oficiales
2. VI1) (Mil) (=eat) hacer rancho, comer (juntos)2) *no messing! — ¡sin bromas!, ¡nada de tonterías!
no messing? — ¿en serio?
3) (=soil o.s.) hacerse caca encima *3.VT4.CPDa mess of pottage N — (Bible) un plato de lentejas
- mess up* * *[mes]1)a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo mthe bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba
my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre
b) ( dirt)what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)
they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)
c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida
3) c ( Mil)officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales
4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m•Phrasal Verbs:- mess up -
4 entretenerse
■entretenerse verbo reflexivo
1 (divertirse, pasar el rato) to amuse oneself
2 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up (remolonear) to linger ' entretenerse' also found in these entries: Spanish: demorarse - distracción - distraer - divertir - entretener - liar English: mess about - mess around - potter - amuse - busy - dawdle - putter
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