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1 ♦ mess
♦ 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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Pottage — Pot tage (?; 48), n. [F. potage, fr. pot pot. See {Pot}, and cf. {Porridge}, {Porringer}.] A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge. [Written also {potage}.] Chaucer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pottage — early 13c., lit. that which is put in a pot, from O.Fr. potage soup, from pot pot (see POT (Cf. pot) (1)) … Etymology dictionary
pottage — ► NOUN archaic ▪ soup or stew. ORIGIN Old French potage that which is put into a pot ; compare with POTAGE(Cf. ↑P) and PORRIDGE(Cf. ↑porridge) … English terms dictionary
pottage — [pät′ij] n. [ME potage < MFr < pot, POT1] a kind of thick soup or stew made of vegetables, or meat and vegetables … English World dictionary
Pottage — Yam porridge (or yam pottage) is an Igbo dish known as awaị[1] Pottage is a thick soup or stew made by boiling vegetables, grains, and, if available, meat or fish. It was a staple food of all … Wikipedia
Pottage — Recorded as Potage, Pottage, Pottager, and Pottinger, this is an English surname. It is however of French occupational origins, deriving from the word potagier meaning a maker of pottage, a thick soup or stew. Pottage was a favourite dish of food … Surnames reference
pottage — noun A thick soup or stew. He is a portly man, though he lives on pottage and mashes … Wiktionary
pottage — /ˈpɒtɪdʒ/ (say potij) noun 1. a thick soup made of vegetables, without or with meat. –phrase 2. mess of pottage, a small and contemptible portion, reward, etc. {Middle English potage, from Old French, from pot pot} …
pottage — noun Etymology: Middle English potage, from Anglo French, from pot pot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English pott pot Date: 13th century a thick soup of vegetables and often meat … New Collegiate Dictionary
pottage — /pot ij/, n. a thick soup made of vegetables, with or without meat. [1175 1225; ME potage < OF: lit., something in or from a POT1; see AGE] * * * … Universalium
Pottage — Heb. nazid, boiled , a dish of boiled food, as of lentils (Gen. 25:29; 2 Kings 4:38) … Easton's Bible Dictionary