MESS ABOUT - Traduzione inglese-spagnolo

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mess about VB [ingl am mɛs -, ingl brit mɛs -] ingl brit

mess about → mess around

I. mess around VB [ingl am mɛs -, ingl brit mɛs -] colloq (v + adv)

1. mess around (misbehave):

mess around children:: hacer travesuras

mess around children:: tontear

she found out he'd been messing around: descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras

he started messing around with drugs: empezó a meterse con drogas

2. mess around (fiddle, waste time):

I was just messing around with some friends: andaba por ahí ganduleando con unos amigos

he enjoys messing around in boats: le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando

she didn't mess around: she told him straight out: no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más colloq

3. mess around (interfere):

to mess around (with sth/sb) they keep messing around with the arrangements: cambian los planes una y otra vez

stop messing around with my things!: ¡deja mis cosas tranquilas!

don't mess around with me: no juegues conmigo

don't mess around with me: no me tomes el pelo colloq

II. mess around VB [ingl am mɛs -, ingl brit mɛs -] colloq (v + o + adv) ingl brit

1. mess around (treat inconsiderately):

don't mess me around: are you going to come or not?: no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? colloq

he messed us around over the date: nos cambió mil veces la fecha

he messed me around so much that I left him: jugó conmigo de tal manera, que lo dejé

2. mess around (muddle):

mess around: armar un lío con colloq

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perdona el desorden: sorry about the mess

perdona el desorden, estamos de o en obras: sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done

perdona el desorden, estamos de o en obras: sorry about the mess, we've got the builders in colloq

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I. about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] AVV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about: más o menos

about: aproximadamente

he's about my age: tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60: debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60: debe (de) andar por los 60 colloq

at about six o'clock: alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock: sobre las seis Spagna

there were about 12 of us: éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us: éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now: deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours: en unas tres horas

about a month ago: hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago: hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now: la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today: eso es todo por hoy

about time too!: ¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something: perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating: estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating: justo estábamos por empezar a comer AmLat

I'm not about to mention it to her: no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about: el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot: viaja mucho

he knows his way about: conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily: es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about: blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag: revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously: miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl brit :

is Teresa about?: ¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today: hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about: anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early: no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about: hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about: es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl brit letter: por todas partes

II. about [ingl am əˈbaʊt, ingl brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about: sobre

about: acerca de

a book about Greece: un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?: ¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?: quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that: no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?: (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?: ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?: ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?: ¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about: de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people: en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?: no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!: ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about: espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about: no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like: tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?: ¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it: el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?: ¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?: ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?: ¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?: ¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? AmLat

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl brit :

they were playing about the house: estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets: recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about letter: alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl brit:

do you have a pencil about you?: ¿tienes un lápiz?

I. mess [ingl am mɛs, ingl brit mɛs] SOST

1.1. mess senza pl (untidiness, disorder):

mess: desorden m

mess: revoltijo m

what a mess!: ¡qué desorden!

tidy up this mess!: ¡arregla este desorden!

the bedroom was (in) a mess: el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado

the bedroom was (in) a mess: el dormitorio estaba patas para arriba colloq

my hair is a mess colloq: tengo el pelo hecho un desastre

the pair of them look a mess colloq: los dos van muy desarreglados or desastrados

her toys were in a mess all over the floor: tenía todos los juguetes desparramados por el suelo

he's a good cook, but he makes such a mess in/of the kitchen: cocina bien, pero deja la cocina hecha un desastre or un asco

you can play here, but don't make any mess: puedes jugar aquí, pero no desordenes nada

1.2. mess senza pl (dirt, soiling):

to make a mess (of sth): ensuciar algo

you've made a mess of your new shirt: te has ensuciado la camisa nueva

1.3. mess U (excrement) ingl brit:

mess colloq, eufem: caca f colloq

dog's/cat's mess: caca de perro/gato colloq

2. mess senza pl (confused, troubled state):

she's in such a mess, she has huge debts: está metida en un verdadero lío, tiene deudas enormes

their marriage was (in) a mess: su matrimonio andaba muy mal

the country is (in) a complete mess: la situación del país es caótica

my life's a mess: mi vida es un desastre

to get into a mess: meterse en un lío

to get sb out of a mess: sacar a alguien de un lío or de un apuro

to make a mess of sth/-ing , 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

he made a mess of fixing the car: arregló muy mal el coche

3. mess C MILIT:

officers' mess: casino m de oficiales

officers' mess: comedor m de oficiales

4. mess senza pl (large quantity) ingl am:

mess colloq: montón m

a whole mess of friends: un montón or la tira de amigos colloq

a whole mess of friends: pilas de amigos SAm colloq

II. mess [ingl am mɛs, ingl brit mɛs] VB vb intr

1.1. mess (waste time):

mess colloq: tontear

off to bed now, kids, and no messing!: a la cama, chicos ¡y sin tontear! or ¡y nada de tonterías!

she told him straight out and no messing: se lo dijo directamente

she told him straight out and no messing: se lo dijo sin rodeos

she told him straight out and no messing: se lo dijo de golpe y porrazo colloq

1.2. mess (excrete) ingl brit colloq, eufem:

the dog messed on the carpet: el perro ensució la alfombra eufem

2. mess MILIT:

mess: comer el rancho

III. mess [ingl am mɛs, ingl brit mɛs] VB vb trans eufem

to mess one's pants: hacerse encima colloq, eufem

to mess one's pants: hacerse caca encima colloq

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I. mess about VB vb intr

mess about: hacer el tonto

II. mess about VB vb trans always sep

mess about: tratar mal

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I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about: sobre

about: acerca de

a book about football: un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?: ¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema: hablar sobre cine

while he is about it ingl brit colloq: mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about: alrededor de

the garden about the house: el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about: por

to go about a place: andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him: eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl brit (with):

I have no money about me: no llevo dinero encima

locuzioni:

how about that!: ¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion): ¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?): ¿y qué?

what about a drink?: ¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] AVV

1. about (around):

all about: por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere: dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about: ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?: ¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about: aproximadamente

about my size: más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km: cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here: más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago: hace unos cinco años

about twenty: unos veinte

to be somewhere about: estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth: estar harto de algo

that's about it for today: eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about: casi

to be (just) about ready: estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth: no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth: estar a punto de hacer algo

mess <-es> [mes] SOST

1. mess senza pl:

mess (confusion): confusión f

mess (disorganized state): desorden m

to be in a mess things: estar revuelto

to be in a mess person: estar hecho un lío

to make a mess of sth: echar a perder algo

to make a mess of sth things: desordenar algo

2. mess senza pl (trouble):

mess: lío m

mess: merengue m Arg

3. mess (dirt):

mess: suciedad f

4. mess senza pl colloq (animal excrement):

mess: caca f

5. mess (dining hall):

mess: comedor m

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I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about: sobre

about: acerca de

a book about football: un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?: ¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him: eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about: alrededor de

the garden about the house: el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about: por

to go about a place: andar por un lugar

locuzioni:

how about that!: ¡vaya!

how about a drink?: ¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

what about it? (suggestion): ¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?): ¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] AVV

1. about (approximately):

about: aproximadamente

about my size: más o menos de mi tamaño

about 5 lbs.: cerca de 5 libras

about here: más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago: hace unos cinco años

about twenty: unos veinte

to have had just about enough of sth: estar harto de algo

that's about it for today: eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about: casi

to be (just) about ready: estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth: estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about: por todas partes

to be somewhere about: estar por aquí

is Paul about?: ¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth: no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

mess <-es> [mes] SOST

1. mess:

mess (confusion): confusión f

mess (disorganized state): desorden m

to be in a mess: estar revuelto

to make a mess of sth: echar a perder algo

to make a mess of sth things: caos m inv

2. mess (trouble):

mess: lío m

mess: merengue m Arg

this is a fine mess you've gotten me into!: ¡vaya lío en el que me has metido!

3. mess (disheveled person):

mess: desastre m

just look at him — he's a mess!: míralo — ¡va hecho un desastre!

4. mess (dining hall):

mess: comedor m

Present
I	mess about
you	mess about
he/she/it	messes about
we	mess about
you	mess about
they	mess about

Past
I	messed about
you	messed about
he/she/it	messed about
we	messed about
you	messed about
they	messed about

Present Perfect
I	have	messed about
you	have	messed about
he/she/it	has	messed about
we	have	messed about
you	have	messed about
they	have	messed about

Past Perfect
I	had	messed about
you	had	messed about
he/she/it	had	messed about
we	had	messed about
you	had	messed about
they	had	messed about

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