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A n1 ( untidy state) désordre m ; what a mess quel désordre! ; to make a mess [children, workmen] mettre du désordre ; to leave sth in a mess laisser qch en désordre ; the kitchen is (in) a mess la cuisine est en désordre ; to tidy ou clear up the mess mettre de l'ordre ; this report is a mess! ce rapport est fait n'importe comment! ; my hair is a mess je suis complètement décoiffée ; you look a mess! GB, you look like a mess! US tu es dans un bel état! ;2 fig ( muddled state) my life is a mess ma vie est un désastre ; the economy/country is in a terrible mess l'économie/le pays est dans une situation catastrophique ; to make a mess of the job massacrer ○ le travail ; to let things get into a mess laisser aller les choses ; how did we get into this mess? comment a-t-on fait pour en arriver là? ; you got us into this mess c'est toi qui nous as mis dans ce pétrin ○ ; he'll get us out of this mess il nous sortira de ce pétrin ○ ; this is a fine mess you've got GB ou gotten US us into! grâce à toi, nous voilà dans de beaux draps! ;3 ○ ( pitiful state) his face was a mess after the accident il avait le visage amoché ○ après l'accident ; he's a mess ○ ( psychologically) il est dans un sale état ; ( incompetent) il est nul ○ ;4 ( excrement) saletés fpl ; the dog made a mess on the lawn le chien a fait ses saletés sur la pelouse ; dog mess ○ crotte ○ f de chien ;5 ( stain) to make a mess of ou on the tablecloth/ carpet salir la nappe/moquette ; to make a mess of oneself gen se salir ; ( when eating) manger salement ;B ○ vi ( meddle) to mess with toucher à [drugs] ; I don't mess with drugs je ne touche pas à la drogue ; don't mess with him, he's dangerous évite-le, il est dangereux.no messing ○ ! sans blagues ○ ! ; to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage Bible vendre son droit d'aînesse pour un plat de lentilles.■ mess about ○, mess around ○:1 ( act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; to mess around with jouer avec [chemicals, matches] ; don't mess around with drugs ne touche pas à la drogue ;2 ( potter) to mess around in the garden/with friends s'amuser dans le jardin/avec des amis ;▶ mess [sb] around ○ faire tourner qn en bourrique ○.■ mess up ○:▶ mess up US faire l'imbécile ;▶ mess [sth] up, mess up [sth]1 ( muddle up) semer la pagaille dans [papers] ; ( get untidy) mettre du désordre dans [kitchen] ; ( dirty) salir [napkin, sheets] ;2 ( do badly) bâcler [exam, work] ;3 ( ruin) gâcher ; you've messed things up for everybody tu as tout gâché pour tout le monde ; I've messed up my chances of promotion j'ai gâché mes chances d'obtenir une promotion ;▶ mess [sb] up [drugs, alcohol] détruire [person] ; [experience] faire perdre les pédales ○ à qn.
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