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1 untidy
[ʌn'taɪdɪ]aggettivo [ person] (in habits) disordinato; (in appearance) sciatto; [ habits] disordinato; [ clothes] trasandato; [ room] in disordine* * *(disordered; in a mess: His room is always very untidy; an untidy person.) disordinato* * *untidy /ʌnˈtaɪdɪ/a.disordinato; in disordine: She's so untidy, è così disordinata; His desk is always untidy, la sua scrivania è sempre in disordine; untidy hair, capelli spettinatiuntidily avv.* * *[ʌn'taɪdɪ]aggettivo [ person] (in habits) disordinato; (in appearance) sciatto; [ habits] disordinato; [ clothes] trasandato; [ room] in disordine -
2 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 -
3 tidy
I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up* * *1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) ordinato2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) considerevole2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) riordinare- tidily- tidiness* * *['taɪdɪ](gen) ordinato (-a), in ordine, (hair, dress) in ordine, curato (-a), a posto, (room) lindo (-a), (work) accurato (-a), (drawing) pulito (-a), (person: in appearance) curato (-a), (in character) ordinato (-a), (mind) organizzato (-a)a tidy sum fam — una bella sommetta
2. vt(also: tidy up) (room, toys) mettere in ordine, riordinare, (one's hair) ravviarsi•- tidy out- tidy up* * *tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/A a.1 ordinato; accurato; assettato; lindo; netto; preciso; pulito; in ordine: a tidy person [room], una persona [stanza] ordinata; a tidy little house, una casetta tutta in ordine2 (fam.) considerevole; ragguardevole; notevole: a tidy sum [estate], una somma [una proprietà] ragguardevoleB n.2 astuccio; busta3 contenitore; cestino, recipiente ( per la carta straccia, i rifiuti, ecc.); portaoggetti: a street tidy, un recipiente per i rifiuti collocato sulla pubblica via.(to) tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/v. t. e i.( spesso to tidy up) assettare; rassettare; riordinare: I must tidy up my room, devo rassettare la mia camera● to tidy one's hair, ravviarsi i capelli □ to tidy oneself up, mettersi in ordine; rassettarsi.* * *I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up -
4 tangle
I ['tæŋgl]nome (of hair, string, wires) groviglio m.; (of clothes, sheets) ammasso m.II 1. ['tæŋgl] 2.to get in o into a tangle — [ wool] ingarbugliarsi; fig. [ person] mettersi nei pasticci
1) [hair, string, cable] attorcigliarsi2) tangle up•* * *['tæŋɡl] 1. noun(an untidy, confused or knotted state: The child's hair was in a tangle.) groviglio arruffato2. verb(to make or become tangled: Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting.) aggrovigliare, ingarbugliare- tangled- tangle with* * *tangle /ˈtæŋgl/n.1 groviglio; viluppo; garbuglio; imbroglio; intrico; arruffio2 (fig.) impiccio; pasticcio: to be [to get] in a tangle, essere [mettersi] nei pasticci● The skein is in a tangle, la matassa è arruffatatanglya.ingarbugliato; aggrovigliato; arruffato; intricato; confuso; imbrogliato.(to) tangle /ˈtæŋgl/A v. t.1 aggrovigliare; arruffare; avviluppare; imbrogliare; ingarbugliare; intricare; confondere: to tangle a thread, ingarbugliare un filoB v. i.1 aggrovigliarsi; avvilupparsi; imbrogliarsi; ingarbugliarsi2 (fig.) complicarsi● to tangle up, aggrovigliare; arruffare ( i capelli, ecc.) □ (fam.) to tangle with sb., bisticciare (o litigare, battersi) con q.* * *I ['tæŋgl]nome (of hair, string, wires) groviglio m.; (of clothes, sheets) ammasso m.II 1. ['tæŋgl] 2.to get in o into a tangle — [ wool] ingarbugliarsi; fig. [ person] mettersi nei pasticci
1) [hair, string, cable] attorcigliarsi2) tangle up• -
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6 dishevelled
* * *[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) trasandato, sciatto* * *dishevelled, ( USA) disheveled /dɪˈʃɛvld/a.arruffato, scompigliato: dishevelled appearance, aspetto scompigliato; dishevelled hair, capelli scompigliati; They arrived three hours later, tired and dishevelled, sono arrivati tre ore dopo, stanchi e scompigliatidishevelmentn. [u]* * * -
7 shaggy
['ʃægɪ]aggettivo [hair, beard, eyebrows] lungo e ispido; [ animal] a pelo lungo; [ carpet] a pelo lungo e ispido* * *['ʃæɡi]((covered with hair, fur etc that is) rough and untidy in appearance: The dog had a shaggy coat; a shaggy dog.) ispido, irsuto; (dal pelo lungo)* * *shaggy /ˈʃægɪ/a.1 dal pelo lungo; irsuto; ispido; velloso; villoso: a shaggy dog, un cane dal pelo lungo; a shaggy beard, una barba ispida4 (bot.) peloso; vellutato● a shaggy-dog story, una lunga storiella comica, con finale paradossale; una barzelletta lunga e priva di sensoshagginessn. [u]1 pelosità; ispidezza; villosità2 asprezza; ruvidezza; scabrosità.* * *['ʃægɪ] -
8 disarrange
[ˌdɪsə'reɪndʒ]verbo transitivo scompigliare, mettere in disordine* * *[disə'rein‹](to throw out of order; to make untidy: The strong wind had disarranged her hair.) scompigliare* * *[ˌdɪsə'reɪndʒ]verbo transitivo scompigliare, mettere in disordine -
9 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) inadeguato2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) fuori posto
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