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in the PONS Dictionary

I. mess [mes] N

1. mess (untidy state):

mess
bałagan m
mess
nieład m

2. mess inf (trouble):

they got us into this mess
to oni nas w to wpakowali
to make a mess of sth
spartaczyć coś

3. mess (excrement):

mess
odchody pl

4. mess Brit:

mess MIL
kasyno nt
mess NAUT
mesa f

II. mess [mes] VB trans

mess
psuć [perf po-]

I. mess about, mess around VB intr inf

1. mess about (play fool):

mess about
wygłupiać się

2. mess about (waste time):

mess about
grzebać się

II. mess about, mess around VB trans

to mess sb about [or around]
zwodzić [perf zwieść] kogoś

mess up VB trans inf

1. mess up (spoil):

mess up
spartaczyć

2. mess up (make dirty):

mess up
brudzić [perf po-]

mess-up N inf

mess-up
bajzel m
OpenDict entry

mess up VB

mess up
nawalić
Present
Imess
youmess
he/she/itmesses
wemess
youmess
theymess
Past
Imessed
youmessed
he/she/itmessed
wemessed
youmessed
theymessed
Present Perfect
Ihavemessed
youhavemessed
he/she/ithasmessed
wehavemessed
youhavemessed
theyhavemessed
Past Perfect
Ihadmessed
youhadmessed
he/she/ithadmessed
wehadmessed
youhadmessed
theyhadmessed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come out a mess
kończyć [perf s-] się niepowodzeniem
to mess sb about [or around]
zwodzić [perf zwieść] kogoś
I'm sorry about the mess
przepraszam za bałagan
to make a mess of sth
spartaczyć coś
they got us into this mess
to oni nas w to wpakowali

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