mess up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mess up in the English»French Dictionary

I.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess up) Am

II.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess [sth] up, mess up [sth])

III.mess up VB [Brit mɛs -, Am mɛs -] inf (mess [sb] up)

Translations for mess up in the English»French Dictionary

I.mess [Brit mɛs, Am mɛs] N

II.mess [Brit mɛs, Am mɛs] VB intr inf (meddle)

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

mess up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mess up in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
I don't want to mess up their accounting department.
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True to their role, they are none too bright and often mess up.
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She is classy and sophisticated and enjoys cleanliness, though her several nieces and nephews often mess up her spotless house.
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He will summon demons to do his bidding and will often mistreat them if they annoy him or mess up their assignments.
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There were many ways to mess up and permanently lose the game.
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At the end of each episode they have bloopers where the actors mess up.
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They are brothers, who often mess up.
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My family was very strict on everything, making sure we did not mess up in life.
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More importantly the game repeats questions and has delayed controls that mess up the very nature of a quiz game.
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Homer tells her not to worry, saying that he will make sure they do not mess up.
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