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I.mess up VB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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1. mess up (make untidy):

mess up

desordenar

mess up

desarreglar

2. mess up (make dirty):

mess up

ensuciar

II.mess up VB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] (v + adv) Am inf

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mess up

echarlo todo a perder

mess up

embarrarla AmS inf

mess-up [ˈmesʌp] N Brit inf

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mess-up

lío m

mess-up

follón m Spain inf

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I.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] N

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1.1. mess no pl (untidiness, disorder):

mess

desorden m

mess

revoltijo m

what a mess!

¡qué desorden!

tidy up this mess!

¡arregla este desorden!

the bedroom was (in) a mess

el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado

the bedroom was (in) a mess

el dormitorio estaba patas para arriba inf

my hair is a mess inf

tengo el pelo hecho un desastre

the pair of them look a mess inf

los dos van muy desarreglados or desastrados

her toys were in a mess all over the floor

tenía todos los juguetes desparramados por el suelo

he's a good cook, but he makes such a mess in/of the kitchen

cocina bien, pero deja la cocina hecha un desastre or un asco

you can play here, but don't make any mess

puedes jugar aquí, pero no desordenes nada

1.2. mess no pl (dirt, soiling):

to make a mess (of sth)

ensuciar algo

you've made a mess of your new shirt

te has ensuciado la camisa nueva

1.3. mess U (excrement) Brit:

mess inf, euph

caca f inf

dog's/cat's mess

caca de perro/gato inf

2. mess no pl (confused, troubled state):

she's in such a mess, she has huge debts

está metida en un verdadero lío, tiene deudas enormes

their marriage was (in) a mess

su matrimonio andaba muy mal

the country is (in) a complete mess

la situación del país es caótica

my life's a mess

mi vida es un desastre

to get into a mess

meterse en un lío

to get sb out of a mess

sacar a alguien de un lío or de un apuro

to make a mess of sth/-ing , you made a real mess of this job

hiciste muy mal este trabajo

she made a real mess of her life

se arruinó la vida

he made a mess of fixing the car

arregló muy mal el coche

3. mess C MIL:

officers' mess

casino m de oficiales

officers' mess

comedor m de oficiales

4. mess no pl (large quantity) Am:

mess inf

montón m

a whole mess of friends

un montón or la tira de amigos inf

a whole mess of friends

pilas de amigos AmS inf

II.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB intr

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1.2. mess (excrete) Brit inf, euph:

the dog messed on the carpet

el perro ensució la alfombra euph

2. mess MIL:

mess

comer el rancho

III.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB trans euph

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to mess one's pants

hacerse encima inf, euph

to mess one's pants

hacerse caca encima inf

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

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¿qué onda? LatAm sl

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿qué hubo? And Mex Ven inf

what's up? (as greeting) Am

¿quiubo? Chil Mex inf

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

the game was tied 15 up

empataron 15 a 15

10. up (under consideration):

she will be up before the board/judge

comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

her case will be up before the board/judge

su caso se verá en la junta/lo verá el juez

11. up (in cards):

two pairs, aces up

doble pareja: de ases y jotas (or reyes etc.)

12.1. up (next to):

up

contra

13.2. up (back and forth):

up

de arriba abajo

13.3. up (of mood):

she's been rather up and down

ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14. up:

there are five nominees up for treasurer

hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

she is up for trial next month

será procesada el mes que viene

she is up for trial next month inf (to be ready for)

apuntarse

I'm up for just about anything

me apunto a casi todo

I'm up for just about anything

soy pierna para casi todo RioPl inf

I'm up for just about anything

voy a casi todas las paradas Chil inf

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

up

hasta

up to 20 days/twice as big

hasta 20 días/el doble de grande

17.3. up (equal to):

it isn't up to the standard we have come to expect of you

no es del alto nivel al que nos tienes acostumbrados

17.4. up (capable of):

she's not up to the job

no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo

she's not up to the job

no puede con el trabajo inf

I don't feel I'm up to taking over the business

no me siento capaz de hacerme cargo del negocio

do you feel up to going out?

¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

I'm not up to much nowadays

ya no estoy para muchos trotes inf

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

his performance/my spelling is not up to much Brit

su actuación/mi ortografía no es gran cosa inf

17.5. up (depending on):

that's entirely up to you

eso, como tú quieras

if it were up to me, they'd all be fired

si dependiera de mí or si por mí fuera, los echaba a todos

how you go about it is up to you

cómo lo hagas es cosa tuya or asunto tuyo

it's up to them to make the next move

les corresponde or les toca a ellos dar el próximo paso

it's not up to me to decide

no me corresponde a mí decidir

it's not up to me to decide

no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

the choice of color was left up to me

la elección del color quedó a mi criterio or a criterio mío

the choice of color was left up to me

dejaron que yo eligiera el color

Phrases:

to be up to sth inf, I wonder what she's up to in there

me pregunto qué estará haciendo allí metida

they're up to their usual tricks

están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something (planning)

estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos

I'm sure they're up to something (doing)

estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc.) están haciendo

she's up to no good

no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately?

¿en qué has andado últimamente?

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos chicos

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos pequeños Spain

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

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1.1. up (in upward direction):

to go up the stairs/hill

subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney

escondió el dinero en la chimenea

he kept running up and down the stairs

subía y bajaba la escalera corriendo

up yours! vulg sl

¡vete a la mierda! vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡ándate a la mierda! Chil Col vulg sl

up yours! vulg sl

¡andá a la mierda! RioPl vulg sl

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

he's gone up the shop

ha ido a la tienda

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

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1.1. up attr (going upward):

the up escalator

la escalera mecánica para subir

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

the up train

el tren para Londres

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

I feel really up at the moment

me siento como en las nubes

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

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V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

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VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

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on the up Brit

en aumento

la violencia relacionada con armas de fuego está en aumento

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de buena ley

to be on the up and up Am inf (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de fiar

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

estar en alza

to be on the up and up Brit (succeeding) business/company:

marchar or ir cada vez mejor

ups and downs

vicisitudes fpl

life's little ups and downs

las vicisitudes de la vida

their business/marriage has had its ups and downs

su negocio/matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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1. come up to (reach as far as):

come up to

llegar a

come up to

llegar hasta

the water came up to my chest

el agua me llegaba al pecho

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mess up VB trans inf

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1. mess up (make untidy):

mess up

desordenar

2. mess up (dirty):

mess up

ensuciar

3. mess up (botch up):

mess up

desarreglar

mess-up [ˈmesʌp] N inf

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mess-up

follón m

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mess <-es> [mes] N

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2. mess no pl (trouble):

mess

lío m

mess

merengue m Arg

3. mess (dirt):

mess

suciedad f

4. mess no pl inf (animal excrement):

mess

caca f

5. mess (dining hall):

mess

comedor m

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADV

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1. up (movement):

(hacia) arriba

ponerse de pie/levantarse

to go up

ir hacia arriba

to throw sth up

lanzar algo hacia arriba

(stand) up!

on the way up

2. up (to another point):

up in Dublin

allá en Dublín

to go up to Scotland

irse a Escocia

6. up (limit):

up to now

when 5 hours were up

cuando pasaron 5 horas

from the age of 18 up

a partir de los 18 años (de edad)

to have it up to one's ears (with sth) fig

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo)

7. up (responsibility of):

it's up to you

tú decides

it's up to me to decide

me toca a mí decidir

8. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

ir ganando por 2 goles

9. up COMPUT, TECH:

up

en función

II.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- PREP

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1. up (at top of):

up

encima de

to climb up a tree

subir arriba de un árbol

3. up (along):

to go up the street

ir por la calle

III.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- N

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IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB intr inf

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to up and +infin

ponerse de repente a +infin

V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

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up

subir

VI.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- ADJ

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2. up (under repair):

up road

abierto, -a

3. up (healthy):

up

bien

to be up and about [or around]

estar en buena forma

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The main comedy starts when her ex-boyfriend and her enemy invade her house and mess up with her. en.wikipedia.org

At function, meesha mess up everthing and quickly runs out from there. en.wikipedia.org

My family was very strict on everything, making sure we did not mess up in life. en.wikipedia.org

The title of the book comes from the statement that, in the future, the rain will never mess up your hair. en.wikipedia.org

For example, they may fear that they will mess up a relationship. en.wikipedia.org

He will summon demons to do his bidding and will often mistreat them if they annoy him or mess up their assignments. en.wikipedia.org

More importantly the game repeats questions and has delayed controls that mess up the very nature of a quiz game. en.wikipedia.org

When they begin, their moves are fluent, going according to plan, and they never mess up. en.wikipedia.org

At the end of each episode they have bloopers where the actors mess up. en.wikipedia.org

Oh-joon was once a boxer, but he quit because he didn't want to mess up his pretty boy face. en.wikipedia.org

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I.mess up VB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. mess up (make untidy):

2. mess up (make dirty):

3. mess up (spoil):

II.mess up VB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] (v + adv) Am inf

mess-up [ˈmesʌp] N Brit inf

Translations for mess up in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for mess up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] N

1.1. mess no pl (untidiness, disorder):

1.2. mess no pl (dirt, soiling):

1.3. mess U (excrement) Brit:

2. mess no pl (confused, troubled state):

3. mess C MIL:

4. mess no pl (large quantity) Am:

II.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB intr

1.1. mess (waste time):

1.2. mess (excrete) Brit inf, euph:

2. mess MIL:

III.mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VB trans euph

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (upstairs):

2.1. up (of position):

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

2.4. up (removed):

3.1. up (upright):

3.2. up (out of bed):

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

5.1. up (in or toward north):

5.2. up (at or to another place):

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp Brit :

5.4. up (at or to university) esp Brit :

6.1. up (in position, erected):

6.2. up (inflated):

7. up (going on) inf:

8. up (finished):

9.1. up SPORTS (ahead in competition):

9.2. up SPORTS Am (for each side):

10. up (under consideration):

11. up (in cards):

12.1. up (next to):

12.2. up (confronted by):

13.1. up (vertically):

13.2. up (back and forth):

13.3. up (of mood):

14. up:

15. up:

16. up:

17.1. up (as far as):

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

17.3. up (equal to):

17.4. up (capable of):

17.5. up (depending on):

Phrases:

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

1.2. up (at higher level):

1.3. up (on scale):

2.1. up (along):

2.2. up (further along):

2.3. up (to, in) Brit region:

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

1.1. up attr (going upward):

1.2. up attr (to London) Brit:

2. up (elated) Am inf pred:

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

VI.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] N

See also come up to

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. come up to (reach as far as):

2. come up to (attain):

3. come up to (be nearly):

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