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1 ♦ messy
♦ messy /ˈmɛsɪ/a.● a messy job, un lavoro che fa sporcar le manimessilyavv.disordinatamente; in modo caoticomessinessn. [u]confusione; disordine; caos (fig.). -
2 mess
I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up* * *[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.) confusione, disordine2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) trafficare- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up* * *I [mes]1) (untidy state) confusione f., disordine m., casino m. colloq.to make a mess — [ person] mettere in disordine
to tidy o clear up the mess mettere in ordine o a posto; this report is a mess! questa relazione è un disastro! my hair is a mess ho i capelli tutti spettinati o in disordine; you look a mess! BE you look like a mess! — AE sei proprio malmesso o conciato male!
2) fig. (muddled state)my life is a mess — la mia vita è un casino colloq.
to be in a terrible mess — [ economy] essere allo sbando
to make a mess of the job — combinare un pasticcio, un casino colloq.
3) colloq. (pitiful state)his face was a mess — il suo viso era devastato o deturpato
he's a mess — (psychologically) è molto confuso, è incasinato colloq.
4) (excrement) (of domestic animal) cacca f.5) (stain)6) mil. mensa f.officers' mess — (in the army) mensa ufficiali; (in the navy) quadrato ufficiali
7) AE colloq. piatto m., porzione f.II [mes]verbo intransitivo colloq. (meddle)- mess up
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