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1 mess
1. n1) безладдя; гармидер; плутанинаI have never seen such a mess — такого безладдя (бруду) я ще ніколи не бачив
2) неприємність3) спільне харчування (напр. в армії)4) група людей, які харчуються за одним столом; артіль5) їдальня (у навчальному закладі, у військовій частині)6) юшка; рідка їжа7) бовтанка, замішка (для худоби)8) заст. страва2. v1) чинити безладдя; робити розгардіяш; бруднити2) псувати (тж mess up)3) обідати спільно (за одним столом, артіллю)4) годувати за одним столом; забезпечувати харчуваннямmess about — а) ледарювати, працювати абияк; б) робити розгардіяш; в) смикати когось
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2 mess
[mes] I 1. n1) безла́ддя, бе́злад, плутани́наin a mess — 1) безла́дно 2) в скрутно́му стано́вищі
to make a mess of it — наплу́тати; напсува́ти
2) неприє́мність2. vto get into a mess — вско́чити в хале́пу
1) роби́ти розгардія́ш2) псува́ти спра́ву3) брудни́тиII 1. nmess about — байдикува́ти
1) їда́льня (у військ. частині)2) мор. каю́т-компа́нія3) стра́ва4) бо́втанка, за́мішка ( для худоби)5) attr. столо́вий2. vобі́дати за спі́льним столо́м, харчува́тися (with, together)
См. также в других словарях:
mess someone about/around Brit. — mess someone about/around Brit. informal cause someone problems. → mess … English new terms dictionary
mess somebody about — ˌmess sb aˈbout/aˈround derived (BrE) to treat sb in an unfair and annoying way, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you said you would • I m sorry to mess you about but there are a few last minute changes. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
mess around/about — behave in a silly or playful way, esp. so as to cause irritation ■ spend time doing something in a pleasantly desultory way, with no definite purpose or serious intent messing about in boats … Useful english dictionary
mess around/about with — interfere with we don t want outsiders messing around with our schools ■ informal engage in a sexual relationship with (someone, esp. the partner of another person) … Useful english dictionary
mess somebody around — ˌmess sb aˈbout/aˈround derived (BrE) to treat sb in an unfair and annoying way, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you said you would • I m sorry to mess you about but there are a few last minute changes. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
mess about — phrasal verb mess about or mess around Word forms mess about : present tense I/you/we/they mess about he/she/it messes about present participle messing about past tense messed about past participle messed about British informal 1) [intransitive]… … English dictionary
mess around — phrasal verb mess about or mess around Word forms mess about : present tense I/you/we/they mess about he/she/it messes about present participle messing about past tense messed about past participle messed about British informal 1) [intransitive]… … English dictionary
mess — 1 noun 1 DIRTY/UNTIDY (singular, uncountable) a situation in which a place looks very untidy or dirty, with things spread all around: Clean up this mess! | The house was an awful mess after the party. | make a mess: You can make cookies if you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mess around — (in BRIT, also use mess about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you mess around or mess about, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything. [V P] We were just messing around playing with paint... [V P] Stop messing… … English dictionary
mess*/ — [mes] noun I 1) [C/U] a situation in which a place is dirty, untidy, or in bad condition The garden was a real mess.[/ex] Try not to make a mess because I ve been cleaning.[/ex] His papers were in a terrible mess.[/ex] 2) [singular] a difficult… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mess — mess1 S2 [mes] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirty/untidy)¦ 2¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 3 make a mess of (doing) something 4¦(person)¦ 5 a mess of something 6¦(army/navy)¦ 7¦(waste substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mes … Dictionary of contemporary English