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

We just used to mess about, jump into the audience, do anything.

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

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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 you do want to mess about with picture settings, however, there are certainly plenty of tools to get your teeth into.

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

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We are a manufacturer -- we don't mess about with six.

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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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If they fall off well that's unfortunate but accidents happen when you mess about.

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Once he doesn't mess about when coming back into the team, it'll be fine.

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Jones hoped the trilogy would inspire a new generation of children to mess about in boats.

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