mess

a state of disorder or untidiness

desorden, confusión

• be in a mess

Collocations make a mess · clean up the mess

• The room was in a terrible mess.

  La habitación estaba en un desorden terrible.

food that is not cooked properly or is left over from meals and kept for later use

comida mal hecha, sobras

• have a mess

Collocations mess in the fridge · eat yesterday's mess

• There was some mess in the fridge.

  Había algunas sobras en la nevera.

an activity that is not organized or planned properly and may be difficult to control

actividad desordenada, caos

• be a mess

Collocations mess around with something · make a mess of something

• The meeting was a complete mess.

  La reunión fue un completo desastre.

a person who is untidy or behaves in an uncontrolled way

persona desordenada, irresponsable

• be a mess

Collocations a real mess · clean up one's act (become more organized)

• He is such a mess.

  Él es un desastre.

to make something untidy or in disorder

hacer desorden, ensuciar

• mess up something

Collocations mess up a room · mess up one's hair

• He always messes up his room.

  Siempre hace un desorden en su habitación.

to fail to do something properly or successfully

estropear, arruinar

• mess up

Collocations mess up an exam · mess up a job interview

• She messed up the presentation.

  Ella estropeó la presentación.

not clean or tidy; untidy and dirty

sucio, desordenado

• be messy

Collocations messy room · messy hair

• The children's bedroom is always messy.

  La habitación de los niños siempre está desordenada.

not organized or planned properly; unorganized and chaotic

desorganizado, caótico

• be messy

Collocations messy meeting · messy schedule

• The party was a bit messy.

  La fiesta fue un poco desorganizada.