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2 to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
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3 birthright
tr['bɜːɵraɪt]1 derechos nombre masculino plural de nacimientobirthright ['bərɵ.raɪt] n: derecho m de nacimienton.• derechos de nacimiento s.m.• primogenitura s.f.noun derecho m de nacimiento; ( of eldest child) primogenitura f['bɜːθraɪt]N derechos mpl de nacimiento; (fig) patrimonio m, herencia fit is the birthright of every Englishman — pertenece por derecho natural a todo inglés, es el patrimonio de todo inglés
- sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage* * *noun derecho m de nacimiento; ( of eldest child) primogenitura f -
4 mess
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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.) desastre, enredo, lío
2. verb((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) desordenar- messy- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up
mess n1. desorden / confusión / líowhat a mess! ¡qué desorden!your room is a mess! ¡tu habitación está desordenada!2. suciedad / porqueríato make a mess of something ensuciar algo / estropear algotr[mes]1 (untidy state) desorden nombre masculino, revoltijo■ everything's a mess todo está desordenado, todo está patas arriba■ your room is a complete mess! ¡tu habitación está toda desordenada!■ don't make a mess! ¡no lo desordenes todo!2 (confusion, mix-up) confusión nombre femenino, lío, follón nombre masculino; (person, thing) desastre nombre masculino■ what a mess! ¡vaya lío!4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (room) comedor nombre masculino; (group of people who eat in mess) oficiales nombre masculino plural1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (eat in mess) comer el rancho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto look a mess estar horroroso,-ato make a mess of something (dirty) ensuciar algo 2 (untidy) desordenar algo 3 (mess up) estropear algomess ['mɛs] vt1) soil: ensuciar2)to mess up disarrange: desordenar, desarreglar3)to mess up bungle: echar a perdermess vi1) putter: entretenerse2) interfere: meterse, entrometersedon't mess with me: no te metas conmigomess n1) : rancho m (para soldados, etc.)2) disorder: desorden myour room is a mess: tienes el cuarto hecho un desastre3) confusion, turmoil: confusión f, embrollo m, lío m famn.(§ pl.: messes) = comistrajo s.m.• confusión s.f.• desorden s.m.• embolismo s.m.• embrollo s.m.• enredo s.m.• frangollo s.m.• lío s.m.• revoltijo s.m.v.• desordenar v.• echar a perder v.• emburujar v.mes1)a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo mthe bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba
my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre
b) ( dirt)what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)
they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)
c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida
3) c ( Mil)officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales
4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m•Phrasal Verbs:- mess up[mes]1. N1) (untidy) desorden m ; (dirty) porquería f ; (=shambles) desastre m, desbarajuste m ; (=predicament) lío * m, follón * m ; (=bad job) chapuza * f, desastre m•
to be a mess, this place is a mess — esta casa es un desastrethis page is a mess, rewrite it — esta página es una chapuza * or un desastre, vuélvela a escribir
her life is a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste
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you can clean that mess up — ya puedes ir limpiando esta pena•
to be in a mess, the house was in a mess — la casa estaba hecha un desastreto leave things in a mess — dejarlo todo desordenado or hecho un desastre
her life is in a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste
his face was in a bit of a mess — (after fight, accident) tenía la cara que daba pena
we're in a mess — estamos metidos en un lío or un follón *
a fine or nice mess you got us into! — ¡en menudo lío or follón nos has metido! *
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you look (such) a mess — vas hecho un desastre•
to make a mess, look what a mess you've made! — ¡mira cómo lo has puesto todo!I've made such a mess of my life — he arruinado or echado a perder mi vida
you've made a real mess of things, haven't you? — has liado bien las cosas ¿no crees? *
3) (Mil) comedor mofficers' mess — comedor m de oficiales
2. VI1) (Mil) (=eat) hacer rancho, comer (juntos)2) *no messing! — ¡sin bromas!, ¡nada de tonterías!
no messing? — ¿en serio?
3) (=soil o.s.) hacerse caca encima *3.VT4.CPDa mess of pottage N — (Bible) un plato de lentejas
- mess up* * *[mes]1)a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo mthe bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba
my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre
b) ( dirt)what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)
they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)
c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida
3) c ( Mil)officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales
4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m•Phrasal Verbs:- mess up
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