MESS AROUND - Englisch-Deutsch Übersetzung

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I. mess about, mess around VERB intr

1. mess about (play the fool):

mess about

herumblödeln ugs

2. mess about (waste time):

mess about

herumspielen

3. mess about (tinker):

to mess about with sth

an etw Dat herumspielen [o. ugs herumpfuschen]

4. mess about (be unfaithful):

to mess about with sb

sich Akk mit jdm einlassen

5. mess about Am (make fool of):

to mess around with sb

jdn verarschen derb

II. mess about, mess around VERB trans

to mess sb about [or around]

jdn schikanieren

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herumwursteln

to mess [or Brit ugs faff] around [or about]

Quatsch machen

to mess around [or about] abw

jdn schikanös behandeln

to mess sb around

mach keinen Mist! ugs

don't mess [or sl piss] around! [or Brit a. about]

mit Streichhölzern zündeln

to mess around [or play [about [or around]]] with matches

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I. around [əˈraʊnd] ADV inv

1. around (reversed):

around

herum

the right/wrong way around

richtig/falsch herum

to turn around

sich Akk umdrehen

2. around (circling):

around

in Kreisen

that tune has been going around and around in my head

diese Melodie geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf

3. around (along edge):

the tree measures ten metres around

der Baum hat einen Umfang von zehn Metern

4. around (on all sides):

around

rund[her]um

around

ringsherum

all around

überall

to come from miles around

von weit her [zusammen]kommen

5. around (in all directions):

around

herum geh

around

umher

to wave one's arms around

mit den Armen [herum]fuchteln ugs

6. around (to all places):

to get around

herumkommen ugs

word got around that ...

es ging das Gerücht, dass ...

to [have a] look around

sich Akk umsehen

to show sb around

jdn herumführen

7. around (to sb's place):

to come around

vorbeikommen

8. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

herumgehen

to walk around

umhergehen <geht umher, ging umher, umhergegangen>

9. around (ready):

to get around to sth

endlich zu etw Dat kommen

to get around to doing sth

endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tun

10. around (present):

around

in der Nähe

will you be around next week?

bist du nächste Woche da?

there's a lot of flu around at the moment

die Grippe grassiert im Augenblick

mobile phones have been around for quite a while

Handys gibt es schon länger

11. around BÖRSE:

around (over spot)

mit Report fachspr

around (under spot)

mit Deport fachspr

5 points around

5 % Report/Deport fachspr

Wendungen:

to have been around ugs

in der Welt herumgekommen sein

see you around ugs

bis demnächst mal ugs

II. around [əˈraʊnd] PRÄP

1. around (surrounding):

around

um +Akk

all around sth

um etw Akk herum

there are trees all around the house

um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume

2. around (circling):

around

um +Akk

3. around (bending):

around

um +Akk

around the back of sth

hinter etw Akk/Dat

4. around (along edge):

around sth

um etw Akk herum

5. around (at all places):

around

um +Akk

they've travelled all around the country

sie haben das ganze Land bereist

she looked around the house

sie sah sich im Haus um

we have branches around the world

wir haben Filialen in der ganzen Welt

from all around the world

aus aller Welt

6. around (idly):

to lie/sit/stand around

herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen

7. around:

around (before number)

ungefähr

around (before clock time)

um ungefähr

around (before clock time)

gegen +Akk

8. around (based on):

to centre/revolve around sth

sich Akk um etw Akk konzentrieren/drehen

9. around (avoiding):

there seems to be no way around this problem

es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum

to get around sth

um etw Akk herumkommen ugs

I. mess <pl -es> [mes] SUBST

1. mess usu Sg:

mess (untidy state)

Unordnung f

mess (untidy state)

Durcheinander nt <-s>

mess (dirty state)

Schweinerei f <-, -en>

her desk was a mess of books and paper

ihr Schreibtisch war ein einziges Durcheinander von Büchern und Blättern

tidy up this mess!

räum diesen Saustall auf! ugs

you look a complete mess!

du siehst ja schlimm aus!

to make a mess in the bathroom/kitchen (not tidy)

das Bad/die Küche in Unordnung bringen

to make a mess in the bathroom/kitchen (dirty)

im Bad/in der Küche eine Schweinerei machen

to be in a mess

in Unordnung [o. unordentlich] sein

2. mess usu Sg (disorganized state):

mess

Chaos nt <->

to be a mess

chaotisch sein

to be a mess person also

ein Chaot/eine Chaotin sein

to be in a mess

sich Akk in einem schlimmen Zustand befinden

to get oneself into a [bit of a] mess

sich Akk in Schwierigkeiten bringen

to sort out the mess

das Chaos ordnen

to sort out the mess

Ordnung in das Chaos bringen

3. mess usu Sg (dirt):

mess

Dreck m <-(e)s>

to make a mess on sth

etw schmutzig machen

4. mess (animal excrement):

mess

Häufchen nt <-s, -> euph

5. mess (officer's eating hall):

mess

Messe f <-, -n>

Wendungen:

to make a mess of sth (make untidy)

etw in Unordnung bringen

to make a mess of sth (bungle)

etw verpfuschen

II. mess [mes] VERB trans ugs

to mess sth

etw in Unordnung bringen [o. ugs durcheinanderbringen]

III. mess [mes] VERB intr

mess (excrete):

mess

[ein Häufchen nt] machen

Wendungen:

no messing!

keine faulen Ausreden!

OpenDict-Eintrag

mess VERB

Don't mess with Texas!® (slogan on road signs and in advertisements etc, a. fig)

Leg dich nicht mit Texas an! (ursprünglich, um gegen Umweltsünder vorzugehen)

Present

I	mess about
you	mess about
he/she/it	messes about
we	mess about
you	mess about
they	mess about

Past

I	messed about
you	messed about
he/she/it	messed about
we	messed about
you	messed about
they	messed about

Present Perfect

I	have	messed about
you	have	messed about
he/she/it	has	messed about
we	have	messed about
you	have	messed about
they	have	messed about

Past Perfect

I	had	messed about
you	had	messed about
he/she/it	had	messed about
we	had	messed about
you	had	messed about
they	had	messed about

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Inside the fort were wooden barracks two stories high, built around the parade ground.

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After the noose had been secured around each victim's neck and the hangman had retired to a safe distance, the trapdoor was released.

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He was prolific research publisher, he described around 1700 new species in the course of his career.

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No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?

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This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around.

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