messy

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desordenado

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messy
[ˈmesɪ]
adjetivo
1sucio(a) (dirty)
  • to be messy -> estar sucio(a); (place) ser sucio(a) (person)
2desordenado(a) (untidy) (room); revuelto(a) (hair); desastroso(a) (appearance); malo(a) (handwriting); desaliñado(a) (person)
3lioso(a) (unpleasantly complex)

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messy [ˈmesɪ]
adjective
messier (comparative)messiest (superlative)
1 (creating mess) [+person] desordenado; [+animal, activity, job] sucio
he's such a messy eater lo deja todo perdido lo ensucia todo cuando come;or
2 (dirty, untidy) [+place, room] desordenado; [+clothes] desarreglado; desordenado; [+hair] despeinado
"this is a messy piece of work," said the teacher —la presentación de este trabajo es un desastre —dijo el profesor; she was penalized for messy work la castigaron por presentar un trabajo sucio y descuidado
my handwriting is always messy
3 (confused and awkward) [+situation, divorce, relationship] turbio; turbulento; [+process, dispute] enrevesado; complicado
she is locked in a messy legal battle with her landlord está metida en un pleito muy enrevesado con su casero
John had been through a messy divorce

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