Translations for „mess-up“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈmess-up N inf

mess-up

Durcheinander nt

to make a mess-up of sth

etw durcheinanderbringen

mess up VB trans inf

1. mess up (botch up):

to mess up ⇆ sth

etw verpfuschen inf

to mess up a plan

einen Plan vermasseln

2. mess up (make untidy):

to mess up ⇆ sth

etw in Unordnung bringen

3. mess up inf (make uptight):

to mess up ⇆ sb

jdn verkorksen inf

mess up VB

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to mess up sth [or sth up] (make untidy) inf

etw durcheinanderbringen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to mess up a plan

einen Plan vermasseln

to make a mess-up of sth

etw durcheinanderbringen

to mess up sth [or sth up] (make untidy) inf

etw durcheinanderbringen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lineup will give viewers something to look forward to other than slightly stale and cheesy humour, and the off chance that you might catch a performer mess-up.

musicfeeds.com.au

Unfortunately, you can have the highest quality, most perfect roasted beans and still mess-up.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So here goes: there was a mess-up.

www.irishexaminer.com

All of those institutions are legitimate targets for criticism and reform proposals; they all have spectacular mess-ups on their records.

ottawacitizen.com

It's a massive mind mess-up of micro-managing.

www.independent.ie

We really have no time for mess-ups or mistakes.

www.wacotrib.com

Not many flaws... not many mess-ups.

www.tillsonburgnews.com

Some are mess-ups, whether it's a misspelled word, a crack or a jagged edge.

www.nj.com

That was just a complete mess-up on names.

www.nzherald.co.nz

So a monumental mess-up (as two recalls and a cancellation of a product must surely be) might hurt national pride.

www.bbc.co.uk