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bałagan

I. mess [mes] N

1. mess (untidy state):

mess
bałagan m
mess
nieład m

2. mess inf (trouble):

they got us into this mess
to oni nas w to wpakowali
to make a mess of sth
spartaczyć coś

3. mess (excrement):

mess
odchody pl

4. mess Brit:

mess MIL
kasyno nt
mess NAUT
mesa f

II. mess [mes] VB trans

mess
psuć [perf po-]

I. mess about, mess around VB intr inf

1. mess about (play fool):

mess about
wygłupiać się

2. mess about (waste time):

mess about
grzebać się

II. mess about, mess around VB trans

to mess sb about [or around]
zwodzić [perf zwieść] kogoś

mess up VB trans inf

1. mess up (spoil):

mess up
spartaczyć

2. mess up (make dirty):

mess up
brudzić [perf po-]

mess-up N inf

mess-up
bajzel m
OpenDict entry

mess up VB

mess up
nawalić
Present
Imess
youmess
he/she/itmesses
wemess
youmess
theymess
Past
Imessed
youmessed
he/she/itmessed
wemessed
youmessed
theymessed
Present Perfect
Ihavemessed
youhavemessed
he/she/ithasmessed
wehavemessed
youhavemessed
theyhavemessed
Past Perfect
Ihadmessed
youhadmessed
he/she/ithadmessed
wehadmessed
youhadmessed
theyhadmessed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come out a mess
kończyć [perf s-] się niepowodzeniem
to mess sb about [or around]
zwodzić [perf zwieść] kogoś
I'm sorry about the mess
przepraszam za bałagan
they got us into this mess
to oni nas w to wpakowali
to make a mess of sth
spartaczyć coś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

But we want to be the first on-screen couple that doesn't mess about.
www.radiotimes.com
Children don't mess about with their food here.
www.bbc.co.uk
Jones hoped the trilogy would inspire a new generation of children to mess about in boats.
en.wikipedia.org
Once he doesn't mess about when coming back into the team, it'll be fine.
www.independent.ie
The boy began to mess about with a wooden metre rule.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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