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highlander
hacer el tonto

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

mess about VERB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] Brit

mess about → mess around

I. mess around VERB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] ugs (v + adv)

1. mess around (misbehave):

mess around children:
hacer travesuras
mess around children:
tontear
she found out he'd been messing around
descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
he started messing around with drugs
empezó a meterse con drogas

2. mess around (fiddle, waste time):

I was just messing around with some friends
andaba por ahí ganduleando con unos amigos
he enjoys messing around in boats
le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out
no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más ugs

3. mess around (interfere):

to mess around (with sth/sb) they keep messing around with the arrangements
cambian los planes una y otra vez
stop messing around with my things!
¡deja mis cosas tranquilas!
don't mess around with me
no juegues conmigo
don't mess around with me
no me tomes el pelo ugs

II. mess around VERB [Am mɛs -, Brit mɛs -] ugs (v + o + adv) Brit

1. mess around (treat inconsiderately):

don't mess me around: are you going to come or not?
no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? ugs
he messed us around over the date
nos cambió mil veces la fecha
he messed me around so much that I left him
jugó conmigo de tal manera, que lo dejé

2. mess around (muddle):

mess around
armar un lío con ugs
Oxford Spanish Dictionary
perdona el desorden
sorry about the mess
perdona el desorden, estamos de o en obras
sorry about the mess, we're having some building work done
perdona el desorden, estamos de o en obras
sorry about the mess, we've got the builders in ugs
Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 ugs
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Esp
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something
perdón, ibas a decir algo
we were just about to start eating
estábamos a punto de empezar a comer
we were just about to start eating
justo estábamos por empezar a comer LatAm
I'm not about to mention it to her
no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about
el perro lo seguía a todas partes
she travels about a lot
viaja mucho
he knows his way about
conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)
she's very old and can't get about very easily
es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about
blandía un cuchillo
she rummaged about in her bag
revolvió en el bolso
he glanced about nervously
miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

is Teresa about?
¿Teresa anda por aquí?
there's not much traffic about today
hoy no hay mucho tráfico
she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about
anda por aquí
I'm not usually about that early
no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano
there's a lot of flu about
hay mucha gente con gripe
he's very mean — there's a lot of it about
es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter
por todas partes

II. about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PRÄP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like
tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar
what's so unusual about that?
¿qué tiene eso de raro?
the place has a certain charm about it
el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
¿me traes el libro de paso?
while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house
estaban jugando en la casa
he wandered about the empty streets
recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter
alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?
¿tienes un lápiz?

I. mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] SUBST

1.1. mess kein 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 ugs
my hair is a mess ugs
tengo el pelo hecho un desastre
the pair of them look a mess ugs
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 kein 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 ugs, euph
caca f ugs
dog's/cat's mess
caca de perro/gato ugs

2. mess kein 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 MILIT:

officers' mess
casino m de oficiales
officers' mess
comedor m de oficiales

4. mess kein Pl (large quantity) Am:

mess ugs
montón m
a whole mess of friends
un montón or la tira de amigos ugs
a whole mess of friends
pilas de amigos AmS ugs

II. mess [Am mɛs, Brit mɛs] VERB intr

1.1. mess (waste time):

mess ugs
tontear
off to bed now, kids, and no messing!
a la cama, chicos ¡y sin tontear! or ¡y nada de tonterías!
she told him straight out and no messing
se lo dijo directamente
she told him straight out and no messing
se lo dijo sin rodeos
she told him straight out and no messing
se lo dijo de golpe y porrazo ugs

1.2. mess (excrete) Brit ugs, euph:

the dog messed on the carpet
el perro ensució la alfombra euph

2. mess MILIT:

mess
comer el rancho

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

to mess one's pants
hacerse encima ugs, euph
to mess one's pants
hacerse caca encima ugs

im PONS Wörterbuch

I. mess about VERB intr

mess about
hacer el tonto

II. mess about VERB trans always trennb

mess about
tratar mal
im PONS Wörterbuch

I. about [əˈbaʊt] PRÄP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?
to talk about cinema
hablar sobre cine
while he is about it Brit ugs
mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me
no llevo dinero encima

Wendungen:

how about that!
¡vaya!
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?
what about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to leave things lying about somewhere
dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio
to be the other way about
ser exactamente al revés
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
round about 5 km
cerca de 5 kilómetros
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

mess <-es> [mes] SUBST

1. mess kein Pl:

mess (confusion)
confusión f
mess (disorganized state)
desorden m
to be in a mess things
estar revuelto
to be in a mess person
estar hecho un lío
to make a mess of sth
echar a perder algo
to make a mess of sth things
desordenar algo

2. mess kein Pl (trouble):

mess
lío m
mess
merengue m Arg

3. mess (dirt):

mess
suciedad f

4. mess kein Pl ugs (animal excrement):

mess
caca f

5. mess (dining hall):

mess
comedor m
im PONS Wörterbuch

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PRÄP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

Wendungen:

how about that!
¡vaya!
how about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
about 5 lbs.
cerca de 5 libras
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

mess <-es> [mes] SUBST

1. mess:

mess (confusion)
confusión f
mess (disorganized state)
desorden m
to be in a mess
estar revuelto
to make a mess of sth
echar a perder algo
to make a mess of sth things
caos m inv

2. mess (trouble):

mess
lío m
mess
merengue m Arg
this is a fine mess you've gotten me into!
¡vaya lío en el que me has metido!

3. mess (disheveled person):

mess
desastre m
just look at him — he's a mess!
míralo — ¡va hecho un desastre!

4. mess (dining hall):

mess
comedor m
Present
Imess about
youmess about
he/she/itmesses about
wemess about
youmess about
theymess about
Past
Imessed about
youmessed about
he/she/itmessed about
wemessed about
youmessed about
theymessed about
Present Perfect
Ihavemessed about
youhavemessed about
he/she/ithasmessed about
wehavemessed about
youhavemessed about
theyhavemessed about
Past Perfect
Ihadmessed about
youhadmessed about
he/she/ithadmessed about
wehadmessed about
youhadmessed about
theyhadmessed about
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