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1 meddle
meddle [ˈmedl]• stop meddling! cesse de te mêler de ce qui ne te regarde pas !* * *['medl]to meddle in — s'immiscer dans [affairs]
to meddle with — toucher à [property]
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2 meddle
meddle ['medəl]∎ to meddle in sth se mêler de qch;∎ stop meddling in my affairs! cessez de vous mêler de mes affaires!;∎ he can't resist the temptation to meddle il ne peut pas s'empêcher de se mêler de tout ou de ce qui ne le regarde pas;∎ I do try not to meddle j'essaie vraiment de ne pas m'occuper des affaires des autres∎ to meddle with sth toucher à qch, tripoter qch;∎ someone's been meddling with the carburettor quelqu'un a touché au carburateur -
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4 mess
mess [mes]désordre ⇒ 1 (a) saleté ⇒ 1 (b) gâchis ⇒ 1 (c) pétrin ⇒ 1 (d) mess ⇒ 1 (e) salir ⇒ 2 embêter ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun(a) (untidiness) désordre m, fouillis m;∎ what a mess! quel désordre!, quelle pagaille!;∎ Fiona's room is (in) a real mess! il y a une de ces pagailles ou un de ces fouillis dans la chambre de Fiona!;∎ my papers are in a mess mes papiers sont en désordre;∎ clear up this mess! mets un peu d'ordre là-dedans!, range un peu tout ce fouillis!;∎ familiar your essay is a real mess! ta rédaction est un vrai torchon!;∎ familiar his face was a complete mess after the fight après la bagarre il avait le visage tout amoché;∎ my hair's a mess! je suis coiffé n'importe comment!;∎ I feel a mess je suis dans un état lamentable;∎ you're a mess, go and clean up tu n'es pas présentable, va t'arranger(b) (dirtiness) saleté f, saletés fpl;∎ clean up that mess! nettoie un peu ces saletés ou cette crasse!;∎ the cooker is (in) a horrible mess la cuisinière est vraiment sale ou dégoûtante;∎ the dog has made a mess on the carpet le chien a fait des saletés sur le tapis∎ to make a mess of sth gâcher qch;∎ she's made a real mess of her life elle a vraiment gâché sa vie;∎ to make a mess of things tout gâcher;∎ I'm afraid I've made a mess of the travel arrangements je suis désolé, je me suis trompé dans les préparatifs de voyage;∎ this country is in a mess! la situation dans ce pays n'est pas vraiment réjouissante!∎ he's got himself into a bit of a mess il s'est fourré dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin;∎ thanks for getting me out of that mess merci de m'avoir tiré de ce pétrin∎ the whole mess got food poisoning tous ceux qui ont pris leur repas au mess ont été victimes d'une intoxication alimentaire∎ Bible a mess of pottage un plat de lentilles(dirty) salir, souiller∎ to mess with sb embêter qn;∎ don't mess with me! ne me cherche pas!;∎ you shouldn't mess with people like that (get involved with) tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens comme ça; (get on wrong side of) tu ne devrais pas mécontenter ces gens-là;∎ that's what happens when you mess with drugs! voilà ce qui arrive quand on touche à la drogue!∎ it's true, no messing! c'est vrai, sans blagues!∎ they don't mess with the other officers ils ne mangent pas avec les autres officiers►► Nautical mess deck poste m d'équipage;Military mess hall cantine f;Military mess jacket veston m de tenue de soirée; (civilian) veste f courte;British mess tin gamelle f∎ (person) to mess sb about se moquer de qn, faire tourner qn en bourrique;∎ I'm fed up with being messed about by men j'en ai marre des hommes qui me font tourner en bourrique(potter about) bricoler; (lounge about) traîner;∎ I'm just going to mess about the house this weekend je vais rester à la maison et me la couler douce ce week-end∎ get on with the job and stop messing about! mettez-vous au travail et que ça saute!∎ I spent the weekend messing about in the house j'ai passé le week-end à faire des bricoles dans la maison;∎ he likes messing about in the garden il aime s'occuper dans le jardin(c) (play the fool) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop messing about and listen to me! arrête de faire l'imbécile et écoute-moi!(d) (meddle, fiddle) tripoter, tripatouiller;∎ don't mess about with my computer ne tripote pas mon ordinateur;∎ if I catch her messing about with my husband I'll kill her! si je l'attrape à faire du gringue à mon mari, je la tue!➲ mess up(a) (make disorderly → room, papers) mettre en désordre;∎ stop it, you'll mess up my hair! arrête, tu vas me décoiffer!∎ that's really messed up our plans! ça a vraiment fichu nos projets en l'air!∎ to mess up on an exam merdouiller dans ou à un examen -
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mess [mes]1. noun• your bedroom's a mess! (inf) ta chambre est un vrai fouillis !• get this mess cleared up at once! range-moi ce fouillis tout de suite !• he's a mess (inf) (emotionally, psychologically) il est complètement déboussolé (inf) ; (US) ( = no use) il n'est bon à rien• to get (o.s.) out of a mess se sortir d'un mauvais pas• your boots have made an awful mess on the carpet tu as fait des saletés sur le tapis avec tes bottes• to make a mess of [+ one's life] gâcher2. compoundsa. ( = act the fool) faire l'imbécile ; ( = play in water, mud) patauger• stop messing about! arrête tes bêtises !b. ( = waste time) perdre son temps• what were you doing? -- just messing about que faisais-tu ? -- rien de particuliera. ( = fiddle with) tripoterb. ( = amuse o.s. with) they were messing about with a ball ils s'amusaient à taper dans un ballon= mess about= mess about with► mess up• that's messed everything up! ça a tout gâché !• if you mess with me... (threatening) si tu m'embêtes...* * *[mes] 1.1) ( untidy or dirty state) désordre mwhat a mess! — quel désordre!, quelle pagaille! (colloq)
to make a mess — [person] mettre du désordre
to tidy ou clear up the mess — mettre de l'ordre
you look a mess! — GB
you look like a mess! — US tu es dans un bel état!
2) fig ( muddled state)to be in a terrible mess — [economy] être dans une situation catastrophique
to make a mess of the job — massacrer (colloq) le travail
3) (colloq) ( pitiful state)he's a mess — (colloq) ( psychologically) il est dans un sale état
4) ( excrement) saletés fplto make a mess — [dog] faire ses saletés
dog mess — (colloq) crotte (colloq) f de chien
5) Military cantine fofficers' mess — ( in the army) mess m; ( in the navy) carré m des officiers
6) (colloq) US portion f2.(colloq) intransitive verb ( meddle)to mess with — toucher à [drugs]
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6 fuck
1. verb(slang, vulgar)1) (to have sexual intercouse with someone.)2) (to meddle; to make someone angry: Don't fuck with me!)3) (( interjection) used to express anger: Fuck you! Do it yourself!)2. noun(slang, vulgar)1) (an act of sexual intercourse; a screw (slang, vulgar): I had a good fuck last night.)2) (a sexual partner.)•- fucking- fuck off - fuck up -
7 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.) désordre, gâchis2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) tripoter- messy- messily - messiness - mess-up - make a mess of - mess about/around - mess up -
8 monkey
1. noun1) (an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes).) singe2) (a mischievous child: Their son is a little monkey.) polisson/-onne2. verb((especially with with) to meddle or interfere: Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set?) tripoter- monkey nut -
9 tamper
['tæmpə](to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc: Don't tamper with the engine.) toucher à -
10 interfere
interfere [‚ɪntə'fɪə(r)]∎ to interfere in sb's life s'immiscer ou s'ingérer dans la vie de qn;∎ I warned him not to interfere je l'ai prévenu de ne pas s'en mêler ou de rester à l'écart;∎ I hate the way he always interferes je déteste sa façon de se mêler de tout;∎ don't interfere between them ne vous mêlez pas de leurs affaires(b) (clash, conflict)∎ to interfere with entraver;∎ to interfere with the course of justice entraver le cours de la justice;∎ it interferes with my work cela me gêne dans mon travail;∎ he lets his pride interfere with his judgment il laisse son orgueil troubler son jugement∎ to interfere with toucher (à);∎ don't interfere with those wires! laisse ces fils tranquilles!;∎ euphemism to interfere with a child se livrer à des attouchements sur un enfant∎ local radio sometimes interferes with police transmissions la radio locale brouille ou perturbe parfois les transmissions de la police -
11 tamper
tamper ['tæmpə(r)](a) (meddle with → brakes, machinery) trafiquer; (→ lock) essayer de forcer ou crocheter, fausser; (→ possessions) toucher à; (falsify → records, accounts, evidence) falsifier, altérer;∎ someone has been tampering with my papers on a touché à mes papiers;∎ stop tampering with the radio arrête de jouer avec la radio;∎ the TV has been tampered with quelqu'un a déréglé la télévision
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