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♦ mess /mɛs/n.1 (con l'art. indeterm.) confusione; disordine; casino (fam.): The room is in a mess, la stanza è in disordine (o sottosopra, all'aria); What a mess!, che casino!; Clean up this mess!, pulisci questo pasticcio!2 (con l'art. indeterm.) imbroglio; impiccio; guaio; pasticcio: to get into a mess, cacciarsi nei guai, mettersi nei pasticci; to make a mess of st., mettere sottosopra, buttare all'aria, incasinare, scombinare qc.; mandare a monte, sciupare, rovinare qc.; You've made a mess of it, hai combinato un bel pasticcio; hai incasinato tuttoFALSI AMICI: mess non significa messa3 (fam.) sporcizia; sudiciume6 mensa (spec. mil.); pasto comune; rancio; ( per estens.) compagni di mensa: It's time to go to mess, è ora d'andare alla mensa; è l'ora del pasto● (naut.) mess deck, ponte alloggi equipaggio □ ( USA) mess hall, mensa ( il locale); refettorio □ (mil.) mess jacket, giubba di gala □ mess kit, posate da viaggio (o da campeggio) □ ( Bibbia, fig.) a mess of pottage, un piatto di lenticchie □ (fam.) a mess of trouble, guai grossi □ (mil.) mess tin, gavetta; gamella □ to look a mess, essere malmesso, essere in disordine □ to make a mess of a job, rovinare il lavoro intrapreso; sciupare (pop.: incasinare) tutto.(to) mess /mɛs/A v. i.1 (spec. mil.) mangiare alla mensa2 (fam.) bighellonare; oziare; ciondolare; gingillarsi; non combinare niente: Stop messing!, smettila di gingillarti!B v. t.► mess up.
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mess hall — mess halls N COUNT A mess hall is a large room where a particular group of people, especially members of the armed forces, eat meals together … English dictionary
mess hall — mess′ hall n. a dining hall, esp. at a military base • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
mess hall — n a large room where soldiers eat … Dictionary of contemporary English
mess hall — mess ,hall noun count a room where people in the military have their meals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mess hall — ☆ mess hall n. a room or building where a group, as of soldiers, regularly have their meals … English World dictionary
mess hall — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mess hall : singular mess hall plural mess halls a room where people in the armed forces have their meals … English dictionary
mess hall — noun a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mess • Derivationally related forms: ↑mess (for: ↑mess) • Topics … Useful english dictionary
mess hall — noun Date: 1843 a hall or building (as on an army post) in which mess is served … New Collegiate Dictionary
mess hall — Synonyms and related words: automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, commons, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dinette, dining car, dining… … Moby Thesaurus
mess hall — noun A military dining room or building on an army or marine base. Syn: chow hall, dining hall … Wiktionary
mess hall — a place in which a group eats regularly, esp. a dining hall in a military camp, post, etc. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium