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mess <-es> [mes] N

1. mess:

mess (untidy state)
nered m
mess (untidy state)
zmeda f
mess (untidy state)
zmešnjava f
mess (dirty state)
umazanost f
mess (dirty state)
svinjarija f
mess (dirty state)
nesnaga f
you look a complete mess!
izgledaš obupno!
to be in a mess
izgledati obupno

2. mess usu sing (disorganized state):

mess
kaos m
to be a mess
biti kaotičen
to be a mess person also
biti zmeden
to be in a mess
biti v kaši
to sort out the mess
spraviti [kaj] v red
he made a right mess of the invitations inf
vabila je popolnoma zamešal

3. mess usu sing (dirt):

mess
umazanija f

4. mess (excrement):

dog mess
pasji iztrebek

5. mess (troubled person):

he desperately needs help, he's a complete mess
nujno potrebuje pomoč, ker je čisto na psu

6. mess (food):

mess
jed f
mess
hod m

7. mess (refectory):

mess
jedilnica f
mess
menza f
mess
godlja f

I . mess about, mess around VB intr

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1. mess (play the fool):

mess
uganjati norčije

2. mess (waste time):

mess
postopati

4. mess (be unfaithful):

to mess about with sb
spečati se s kom
to mess about with sb
ljubimkati s kom

5. mess Am (make fool of):

to mess around with sb
imeti koga za norca
to mess around with sb
vleči koga za nos

II . mess about, mess around VB trans

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mess up VB trans inf

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1. mess (botch up):

mess
skaziti
mess
zasrati
mess plan
pokvariti

2. mess (make untidy):

mess
spraviti v nered
mess
umazati

3. mess inf (trouble):

to mess up ⇄ sb
zdelati [or zmesti] koga

mess with VB intr

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3. mess inf (muddle):

mess
zmešati
mess
zmesti
to mess with sb's plans
vmešavati se v načrte koga

ˈmess-up N inf

mess up coll
zavoziti

Usage examples with mess

dog mess
pasji iztrebek
don't mess with me!
ne zafrkavaj me! inf
you look a complete mess!
izgledaš obupno!
to be in a mess
izgledati obupno
to sort out the mess
spraviti [kaj] v red
to clean up the mess
pospraviti packarijo
to mess with sb's plans
vmešavati se v načrte koga
we're in a proper mess now
zdaj smo v pravi godlji
they made a mess of it
vse so zabrkljali
this is a fine mess we're in!
v krasni zmešnjavi smo se znašli!
he desperately needs help, he's a complete mess
nujno potrebuje pomoč, ker je čisto na psu
he made a right mess of the invitations inf
vabila je popolnoma zamešal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He reported that he did not find anyone on board, and said that the whole ship was a thoroughly wet mess.
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Unfortunately, they get caught up in such a mess with the law that they can't find a way out.
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He tells her that he punishes people who mess with him, and tells her to get out of his office.
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Mess with him at your peril -- he will pull out all the stops to get his own back.
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I don't mess with him, he works well tactically.
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At the bottom of the ladder was the galley, mess and recreation deck.
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Time for a blank cheque, wanton wholesale corruption, padding and privileges are over, this is not one person's mess, and this is everybody's mess.
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We could see faint finger marks on the aluminum chassis, but it's not the smudgy mess you see on shiny plastic surfaces.
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Mess dress is reserved for staff NCO and officers; junior enlisted members wear dress blues.
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This issue gets to the heart of the contemporary mess about the boundaries between childhood and adulthood, and the authority of parents.
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