mess up

rovinare, guastare

Far andare male qualcosa o impedirgli di funzionare bene.

In inglese semplice: To make something go wrong or stop working properly.

• Do not mess up my plans.
• The update messed up my computer.
• Have I messed everything up?

Come si usa: mess something up (Changing that setting could mess the system up.)

Sinonimi: spoil, ruin

Contrari: fix

Espressioni comuni: mess up something, mess up plans, mess up settings

sbagliare, fare un errore

Commettere un errore o non riuscire a fare bene qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make a mistake or fail to do something well.

• Everyone can mess up sometimes.
• I messed up and missed the deadline.
• What if I mess up during the interview?

Sinonimi: make a mistake, get it wrong

Espressioni comuni: mess up again, mess up badly, mess up sometimes

mettere in disordine, sporcare

Sporcare qualcosa o mettere in disordine ciò che era sistemato.

In inglese semplice: To make something dirty, untidy, or no longer neatly arranged.

• Do not mess up my room.
• The rain messed up her hair.
• Who has messed the clean kitchen up?

Come si usa: mess something up (The wind messed my hair up.)

Sinonimi: mess, make a mess of, dirty

Contrari: tidy, clean

Espressioni comuni: mess up hair, mess up something, mess up clothes

sbagliare, pasticciare

Svolgere un compito specifico male o in modo sbagliato.

In inglese semplice: To do a particular task badly or incorrectly.

• Do not mess up the test.
• She messed up her first interview.
• I always mess up this dance.

Come si usa: mess something up (I was nervous and messed my speech up.)

Sinonimi: botch, bungle

Espressioni comuni: mess up something, mess up a test, mess up a speech

deconcentrare, distrarre

Far sbagliare qualcuno interrompendolo o distraendolo.

In inglese semplice: To make someone make mistakes by interrupting or distracting them.

• Stop talking; you mess me up.
• The loud music messed her up while she counted.
• Did my questions mess you up?

Come si usa: mess someone up (Your shouting is messing me up.)

Sinonimi: distract, put off

Espressioni comuni: mess someone up, mess up someone

ferire, lesionare

Ferire una persona o danneggiare una parte del suo corpo.

In inglese semplice: To hurt a person or damage a part of their body.

• A fall can mess up your knee.
• He messed up his ankle playing football.
• The crash messed her up badly.

Come si usa: mess something up (That fall messed my shoulder up.)

Sinonimi: injure, hurt, damage

Espressioni comuni: mess someone up, mess up an ankle, mess up a knee