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Inglés. Español. make a mess v expr. (create disorder or dirt) hacer un lío loc verb. hacer un desastre loc verb. You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess. The kids have been making chocolate cake and they've made a mess with the batter in the kitchen.
to make dirty, untidy or confused. ensuciar, desordenar. The heavy storm has made a real mess of the garden. to do badly. estropear. He made a mess of his essay. to spoil or ruin ( eg one’s life) arruinar, estropear. He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.
make a mess of [sth] v expr. verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." (get [sth] wrong) arruinar ⇒ vtr. verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (" di la verdad", " encontré una moneda").
sustantivo. 1. (untidy) desorden m. (dirty) porquería f. (= shambles) desastre m ⧫ desbarajuste m. (= predicament) lío (inf) m ⧫ follón (inf) m. (= bad job) chapuza (inf) f ⧫ desastre m. excuse the mess perdone el desorden. to be a mess: this place is a mess esta casa es un desastre. her hair is a mess tiene el pelo hecho un desastre.
Many translated example sentences containing "make a mess" – Spanish-English dictionary and search engine for Spanish translations.
to make dirty, untidy or confused. ensuciar, desordenar. The heavy storm has made a real mess of the garden. to do badly. estropear. He made a mess of his essay. to spoil or ruin ( eg one’s life) arruinar, estropear. He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.
noun. 1. (untidy) desorden m. (dirty) porquería f. (= shambles) desastre m ⧫ desbarajuste m. (= predicament) lío (inf) m ⧫ follón (inf) m. (= bad job) chapuza (inf) f ⧫ desastre m. excuse the mess perdone el desorden. to be a mess: this place is a mess esta casa es un desastre. her hair is a mess tiene el pelo hecho un desastre.
