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mess

UK
/mɛs/
US
/mɛs/
mess up

Translations

messnoun
messes
pl
UK
/mɛs/
US
/mɛs/
The project turned into a mess after the team leader left.
Le projet est devenu un désordre après le départ du chef d’équipe.
pagailleFamilier.
The kitchen was a mess after the party.
La cuisine était en pagaille après la fête.
messMilitaire.
The officers gathered in the mess for dinner.
Les officiers se sont réunis au mess pour dîner.
bouilliePour une préparation alimentaire molle ou semi-liquide.
He prepared a mess of porridge for breakfast.
Il a préparé une bouillie de porridge pour le petit-déjeuner.
quantitéPrincipalement nord-américain, familier.
I picked a mess of fresh beans from the garden.
J’ai cueilli une quantité de haricots frais dans le jardin.
Additional translations
bazarFamilier.
popoteMilitaire, surtout pour les sous-officiers ou les soldats.
Synonyms
disorder
chaos
jumble
tangle
shambles
muddle
clutter
disarray
Antonyms
order
neatness
organization
messverb
messed
Past Simple
messed
Past Participle
messing
Gerund
UK
/mes/
US
/mɛs/
mettre en désordre
The children love to mess the room with their toys.
Les enfants aiment mettre en désordre la chambre avec leurs jouets.
dérangerAu sens d’intervenir dans quelque chose ou de le tripoter.
Don't mess with the settings on my computer.
Ne dérange pas les paramètres de mon ordinateur.
Additional translations
s’amuserDans le sens de passer du temps à des activités légères ou ludiques.
Synonyms
muddle
jumble
disarrange
confuse
tangle
messadjective
UK
/mes/
US
/mɛs/
Used attributively, especially in military contexts (mess hall, mess dress).
de messMilitaire.
Officers are required to wear their mess dress at the formal dinner.
Les officiers doivent porter leur tenue de mess au dîner officiel.

Definitions

messnoun
A situation or state of affairs that is confused or full of difficulties.
The project turned into a mess after the team leader left.
A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.
The kitchen was a mess after the party.
A group of people, especially soldiers, who regularly eat meals together.
The officers gathered in the mess for dinner.
A portion of food, especially soft or semi-liquid food.
He prepared a mess of porridge for breakfast.
A person whose appearance, behavior, or emotional state is untidy or disordered.
After staying up all night, he looked like a mess at the meeting.
A building or room where military personnel eat meals.
Meet me in the mess at 1800 hours.
A large quantity or amount of something (chiefly North American, informal).
I picked a mess of fresh beans from the garden.
messverb
To make something untidy or disordered.
The children love to mess the room with their toys.
To interfere or meddle with something.
Don't mess with the settings on my computer.
To engage in casual or playful activity.
They like to mess around in the park after school.
messadjective
Relating to or suitable for a mess or mess hall, especially in military settings.
Officers are required to wear their mess dress at the formal dinner.
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