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2 untidy
(disordered; in a mess: His room is always very untidy; an untidy person.) desordenado, caóticountidy adj desordenado / descuidadotr[ʌn'taɪdɪ]1 (room, person) desordenado,-auntidy [.ʌn'taɪdi] adj1) slovenly: desaliñado2) disorderly: desordenado, desarregladoadj.• desaliñado, -a adj.• desaseado, -a adj.• descosido, -a adj.• desordenado, -a adj.• en desorden adj.• sucio, -a adj.'ʌn'taɪdiadjective -dier, -diest <room/desk> desordenado; < appearance> desaliñado, descuidado, desprolijo (RPl); <writing/schoolwork> descuidado, desprolijo (RPl); < person> desordenado, desprolijo (RPl)[ʌn'taɪdɪ]ADJ (compar untidier) (superl untidiest)1) (lit) [room, desk, heap, person] desordenado; [garden] descuidado; [appearance] desaliñado, descuidado; [clothes] desarreglado; [hair] despeinado; [work, writing] poco metódico, descuidado2) (fig)* * *['ʌn'taɪdi]adjective -dier, -diest <room/desk> desordenado; < appearance> desaliñado, descuidado, desprolijo (RPl); <writing/schoolwork> descuidado, desprolijo (RPl); < person> desordenado, desprolijo (RPl) -
3 despeinado
Del verbo despeinar: ( conjugate despeinar) \ \
despeinado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: despeinado despeinar
despeinado
estar despeinado to have one's hair in a mess
despeinar ( conjugate despeinar) verbo transitivo: despeinado a algn to mess up sb's hair despeinarse verbo pronominal to mess one's hair up
despeinado,-a adjetivo dishevelled, with untidy hair ' despeinado' also found in these entries: Spanish: despeinada English: disheveled - dishevelled - tousled - unkempt - bedraggled - wind -
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6 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 -
7 messy
adjective (dirty: a messy job.) suciomessy adj1. desordenado / en desordenyour hair's messy, comb it tienes el pelo desordenado, péinate2. sucioshe's a messy eater es muy sucia comiendo / lo ensucia todo cuando cometr['mesɪ]■ do you have to be so messy? ¿tienes que desordenarlo todo?2 (confused) confuso,-a, complicado,-a, lioso,-a, enredado,-a; (awkward) difícil; (unpleasant) desagradableadj.• desarreglado, -a adj.• desordenado, -a adj.• sucio, -a adj.'mesiadjective -sier, -siestb) ( dirty) suciohe's a messy eater — no sabe comer, come sin modales
c) (unpleasant, confused) <affair/business> turbio['mesɪ]ADJ (compar messier) (superl messiest)1) (=creating mess) [person] desordenado; [animal, activity, job] suciohe's such a messy eater — lo deja todo perdido or lo ensucia todo cuando come
2) (=dirty, untidy) [place, room] desordenado; [clothes] desarreglado, desordenado; [hair] despeinado"this is a messy piece of work," said the teacher — -la presentación de este trabajo es un desastre -dijo el profesor
3) (=confused and awkward) [situation, divorce, relationship] turbio, turbulento; [process, dispute] enrevesado, complicadoshe is locked in a messy legal battle with her landlord — está metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero
* * *['mesi]adjective -sier, -siestb) ( dirty) suciohe's a messy eater — no sabe comer, come sin modales
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8 tangle
'tæŋɡl
1. noun(an untidy, confused or knotted state: The child's hair was in a tangle.) desorden, maraña, enredo
2. verb(to make or become tangled: Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting.) enredar, enmarañar- tangled- tangle with
tangle n enredowhat a tangle! ¡vaya enredo!tr['tæŋgəl]1 (confused mass) enredo, maraña, embrollo; (confusion) enredo, lío1 enredar, enmarañar1 enredarse: enredar, enmarañartangle vi: enredarsetangle n: enredo m, maraña fn.• embrollo s.m.• enmarañamiento s.m.• enredijo s.m.• enredo s.m.• enredo embrollo s.m.• maraña s.f.• ovillo s.m.v.• enmarañar v.• enredar v.
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1. 'tæŋgəltransitive verb \<\<threads/wool\>\> enredar, enmarañar
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vi \<\<threads/rope\>\> enredarsePhrasal Verbs:
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a) (of threads, hair) enredo m, maraña f, embrollo m; (of weeds, undergrowth) maraña fthe ropes lay in a tangle on the floor — las cuerdas estaban hechas una maraña or un enredo en el suelo
b) (muddle, confusion) lío m, enredo m['tæŋɡl]1.to be in a tangle — [hair, thread] estar enredado
to get into a tangle — [hair, thread] enredarse
2.VT (also: tangle up) enredar, enmarañar3.VI (also: tangle up) enredarse, enmarañarseto tangle with sth/sb * — (fig) meterse en algo/con algn
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1. ['tæŋgəl]transitive verb \<\<threads/wool\>\> enredar, enmarañar
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vi \<\<threads/rope\>\> enredarsePhrasal Verbs:
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a) (of threads, hair) enredo m, maraña f, embrollo m; (of weeds, undergrowth) maraña fthe ropes lay in a tangle on the floor — las cuerdas estaban hechas una maraña or un enredo en el suelo
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'ʃæɡi((covered with hair, fur etc that is) rough and untidy in appearance: The dog had a shaggy coat; a shaggy dog.) peludotr['ʃægɪ]1 (hair, beard) desgreñado,-a, greñudo,-a, enmarañado,-a; (eyebrows) poblado,-a2 (coat, mat) peludo,-a; (dog) lanudo,-a, peludo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLshaggy dog story chiste nombre masculino largo y malo1) hairy: peludoa shaggy dog: un perro peludo2) unkempt: enmarañado, despeinado (dícese del pelo, de las barbas, etc.)adj.• cabelludo, -a adj.• cubierto de pelo enredado adj.• lanudo, -a adj.• pachón, -ona adj.• peludo, -a adj.• velludo, -a adj.'ʃægi['ʃæɡɪ]ADJ (compar shaggier) (superl shaggiest) [hair, beard, mane] greñudo; [fur, eyebrows, animal] peludo; [carpet, rug] de mucho pelo; [person] melenudo, greñudoshaggy dog story — chiste m largo y pesado
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(to spoil; to make a mess of: Don't mess the room up!) desordenar, ensuciarmess up vb1. estropear / arruinar2. ensuciar / desordenarv.• claudicar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( make untidy) desordenar, desarreglarb) ( make dirty) ensuciarc) ( spoil) \<\<plans\>\> estropear2) v + adv (AmE colloq) echarlo todo a perder, embarrarla (fam)1. VT + ADV1) (=disarrange) [+ books, papers] descolocar; [+ hair] desarreglar; [+ room, house] desordenar, desarreglar2) (=dirty) ensuciar3) (=ruin) [+ plans, arrangements] estropear, echar por tierra; [+ piece of work] estropear4) (US) (=beat up) zurrar *, dar una paliza a *2.VI + ADV * meter la pata ** * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( make untidy) desordenar, desarreglarb) ( make dirty) ensuciarc) ( spoil) \<\<plans\>\> estropear2) v + adv (AmE colloq) echarlo todo a perder, embarrarla (fam) -
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diʃevəld(untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) despeinado, desarreglado, desaliñadotr[dɪ'ʃevəld]1 (referring to hair) despeinado,-a, desmelenado,-a; (referring to appearance, clothes) desaliñado,-a, desarreglado,-aadj.• desgreñado, -a adj.• desmelenado, -a adj.• greñudo, -a adj.(US) [dɪ'ʃevǝld]ADJ [hair] despeinado; [clothes] desarreglado, desaliñado -
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adjective (in a thick untidy mess: matted hair.) enmarañadotr['mætɪd]1 enmarañado,-a'mætədadjective enmarañado y apelmazado['mætɪd]ADJ enmarañado y apelmazadomatted hair — greñas fpl, pelo m enmarañado y apelmazado
* * *['mætəd]adjective enmarañado y apelmazado -
13 tidy
1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) ordenado2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) considerable
2. 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.) ordenar- tidily- tidiness
tidy1 adj ordenadotidy2 vb ordenar / arreglartr['taɪdɪ]1 (place) ordenado,-a, bien arreglado2 (person - appearance) arreglado,-a; (- habits) metódico,-a3 (considerable) considerable, bastante1 organizador nombre masculino1 ordenar, poner en orden, arreglar1 poner las cosas en orden\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tidy oneself up arreglarse1) clean, neat: limpio, aseado, en orden2) substantial: grande, considerablea tidy sum: una suma considerableadj.• aseado, -a adj.• atildado, -a adj.• curioso, -a adj.• limpio, -a adj.• ordenado, -a adj.• pulcro, -a adj.v.• asear v.• limpiar v.• poner en orden v.
I 'taɪdiadjective tidier, tidiest1) <room/cupboard/person> ordenado, prolijo (RPl); <garden/lawn> bien cuidado; < appearance> arreglado, pulcro2) ( considerable) (colloq) (before n) <sum/profit> bonito (fam), considerable
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tidies, tidying, tidied transitive verb arreglar, ordenarPhrasal Verbs:- tidy out- tidy up['taɪdɪ]1. ADJ(compar tidier) (superl tidiest)1) (=neat, orderly)a) (in appearance) [house, room] ordenado, arreglado; [garden] cuidado; [cupboard, desk, pile] ordenado; [appearance] aseado, pulcro; [hair] arreglado; [schoolwork] limpiohe likes to keep the house tidy — le gusta tener la casa ordenada or arreglada
to look tidy — [person] tener un aspecto aseado or pulcro; [room] tener un aspecto ordenado
b) (in character) [person, child] ordenado2) * (=sizeable) [sum] bonito *; [income, profit] buenohe'll make a tidy sum out of it — sacará de ello un buen dinero or una bonita cantidad *
2.3. N1) (=container for desk, kitchen etc) recipiente para poner utensilios de escritorio, cubiertos etc2) (=act)- tidy out- tidy up* * *
I ['taɪdi]adjective tidier, tidiest1) <room/cupboard/person> ordenado, prolijo (RPl); <garden/lawn> bien cuidado; < appearance> arreglado, pulcro2) ( considerable) (colloq) (before n) <sum/profit> bonito (fam), considerable
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tidies, tidying, tidied transitive verb arreglar, ordenarPhrasal Verbs:- tidy out- tidy up -
14 disarrange
disə'rein‹(to throw out of order; to make untidy: The strong wind had disarranged her hair.) desordenarv.• desajustar v.• desarreglar v.• descomponer v.• desmesurar v.• desordenar v.• revolver v.[ˌdɪsǝ'reɪndʒ]VT desarreglar, descomponer -
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diʃevəld(untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) despeinado, desarreglado, desaliñadotr[dɪ'ʃevəld]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=dishevelled dishevelled{: despeinado (dícese del pelo), desarreglado, desaliñadoadj.• descabellado, -a adj.• despeinado, -a adj.BrE dishevelled dɪ'ʃevəld adjective despeinado(US) [dɪ'ʃevǝld]ADJ [hair] despeinado; [clothes] desarreglado, desaliñado* * *BrE dishevelled [dɪ'ʃevəld] adjective despeinado -
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noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) montón, pila2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) montón, pila
2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) amontonar, apilar- pile-up- pile up
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(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.)
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noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.)pile1 n pila / montónpile2 vb apilar / amontonartr[paɪl]————————tr[paɪl]1 (heap) montón nombre masculino, pila1 (form a pile) amontonar, apilar2 (fill) llenar, colmar1 montones nombre masculino plural de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a pile (get rich) hacer fortuna, forrarseto pile it on exagerarto pile on the agony cargar las tintasto put things into a pile amontonar cosas————————tr[paɪl]1 (on carpet) pelo: amontonar, apilarpile vito pile up : amontonarse, acumularsepile n1) stake: pilote m2) heap: montón m, pila f3) nap: pelo m (de telas)n.• cúmulo s.m.• hacina s.f.• lanilla s.f.• mojón s.m.• montón s.m.• parva s.f.• pila s.f.• pilada s.f.• pilote s.m.• porrada s.f.• porretada s.f.• rimero s.m.• tambache s.m.v.• amontonar v.• apilar v.
I paɪl1) ca) (stack, heap) montón m, pila fb) ( fortune) (colloq) fortuna f2) c u ( Tex) pelo m4) c ( Const) pilote m5) c ( large building) (hum) mole f
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transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila conmy desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up
I [paɪl]1. N1) (=heap) [of books, clothes] montón m•
to put things in a pile — amontonar cosas, juntar cosas en un montón•
the building was reduced to a pile of rubble — el edificio quedó reducido a un montón or una pila de escombros2) * (=large amount) montón * mI've got piles of work to do — tengo un montón or tengo montones de trabajo que hacer *
3) * (=fortune) dineral * m, fortuna f•
he made a pile on this deal — ganó un dineral or una fortuna con el trato, se hizo de oro con el trato4) * hum (=building) mole f humsome stately pile in the country — una mole de casa or un caserón en el campo
5) (Phys) pila f ; atomic2.VT amontonar, apilarhe piled the plates onto the tray — amontonó or apiló los platos en la bandeja
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the tables were piled high with food — en las mesas había montones or montañas de comida3. VI*1) (=squeeze)•
we all piled into the car — nos metimos todos apretujados en el coche•
we piled off the bus — salimos en avalancha or en tropel del autobús•
they piled onto the bus — se metieron apretujados en el autobús2) (=attack)•
they piled into him — se abalanzaron sobre él3) (=crash)•
his car piled into the tree — su coche se estrelló contra el árbol- pile in- pile off- pile on- pile out- pile up
II [paɪl]1.N (Constr) pilote m, pilar m2.CPDpile driver N — martinete m
pile dwelling N — (Hist) vivienda f construida sobre pilotes
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[paɪl]N [of carpet, cloth] pelo m ; shag IV* * *
I [paɪl]1) ca) (stack, heap) montón m, pila fb) ( fortune) (colloq) fortuna f2) c u ( Tex) pelo m4) c ( Const) pilote m5) c ( large building) (hum) mole f
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transitive verb amontonar, apilar, hacer* un montón or una pila conmy desk was piled high with boxes — había un montón or una pila enorme de cajas sobre mi escritorio
Phrasal Verbs:- pile in- pile on- pile up -
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tr['skrægəlɪ]adj.• despeinado, -a adj.• harapiento, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.['skræɡlɪ]ADJ (US) [beard] descuidado; [hair] revuelto; [plant] asalvajado, de aspecto salvaje -
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1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) fuera de lugar, inoportuno; desentonar (verbo)2) (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.) desordenado, mal puestofuera de lugaradj.• impropio, -a adj.
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