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1 muddle
I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
2) (mix-up)II ['mʌdl]there was a muddle over my hotel reservation — hanno fatto un pasticcio con la mia prenotazione all'albergo
* * *1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) confondere2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) disordine- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up* * *muddle /ˈmʌdl/n.(al sing., con l'art. indeterm.) confusione; disordine; imbroglio; pasticcio (fig.)● muddle-headed, confusionario; che ha idee confuse; frastornato: to get (o to become) muddle-headed, perdere la lucidità mentale; andare in tilt □ muddle-headedness, confusione mentale; mancanza di lucidità □ to get into a muddle over st., confondersi su qc.; incasinarsi su qc. (fam.) □ to make a muddle of, abborracciare; acciarpare; pasticciare; fare un pasticcio di.(to) muddle /ˈmʌdl/v. t.1 confondere (le idee a); frastornare; intontire; inebriare; far girare la testa a: All his questions muddled me, tutte le sue domande mi confusero le idee2 ( anche to muddle up) abborracciare; pasticciare: You've muddled your job completely, hai proprio abborracciato il lavoro; hai combinato un bel pasticcio* * *I ['mʌdl]1) (mess) confusione f.; fig. pasticcio m., imbroglio m.the clients' records have got into a terrible muddle — i dossier dei clienti sono terribilmente in disordine
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2 muddle mud·dle
['mʌdl]1. n(perplexity) confusione f, (disorder) disordine mto be in a muddle — (room, books) essere in disordine, (person) essere molto confuso (-a), non riuscire a raccapezzarsi, (plan, arrangements) essere per aria
to get into a muddle — (person: while explaining) imbrogliarsi, fare confusione, (things) finire sottosopra
2. vt (also: muddle up)1) (papers) mettere sottosopra2) (person, story, details) confondere• -
3 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 -
4 tangle tan·gle
['tæŋɡl]1. nto get into a tangle — (gen) aggrovigliarsi, (hair) arruffarsi, (person) combinare un pasticcio
2. vt(also: tangle up) aggrovigliare, (hair) arruffare3. viaggrovigliarsi, (hair) ingarbugliarsito tangle with sb fig fam — azzuffarsi con qn
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