Translations for „mess about“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . mess about, mess around VB intr

1. mess about (play the fool):

mess about

herumblödeln inf

2. mess about (waste time):

mess about

herumspielen

3. mess about (tinker):

to mess about with sth

an etw dat herumspielen [o. inf herumpfuschen]

4. mess about (be unfaithful):

to mess about with sb

sich acc mit jdm einlassen

5. mess about Am (make fool of):

to mess around with sb

jdn verarschen coarse

II . mess about, mess around VB trans

to mess sb about [or around]

jdn schikanieren

mess about VB

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I don't mess about (not waste any time)

da mach ich nicht lang rum inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

immediately after she'd gone, the boys started to mess about

sie war kaum gegangen, als die Jungen auch schon anfingen, alles in Unordnung zu bringen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are people who like to mess about and do different things in the dressing room.

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I don't want to mess about.

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This is nice and easy, and means you don't have to mess about loads to get to a different song.

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Just a generation ago, the parents of today were able to mess about in rivers, estuaries and on beaches without the worry of getting sick.

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And since we're about to mess about with your media collection, it's a sensible idea to back it all up first.

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If there's only 72 or 96 hours to spend in a city, why mess about?

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The boy began to mess about with a wooden metre rule.

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There are three sections and the second door has always been left open so the birds have a bigger section to mess about in.

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They got me supplies to mess about with.

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Will he get bored during the service and start to mess about?

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