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"M" is a noun which is often translated as "la m", and "mess" is a noun which is often translated as "el desorden". Learn more about the difference between "m" and "mess" below.
m(
ehm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (letter)
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. m
The train is moving at a speed of 20 km/m.El tren se desplaza a una velocidad de 20 km/m.
There are 60 m in 1 h.En 1 h hay 60 m.
mess(
mehs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (disorder)
a. el desorden (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Mom would not tolerate this mess for one minute.Mamá no toleraría este desorden ni por un instante.
b. el desastre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Go clean the mess in your room.Ve a limpiar el desastre de tu habitación.
c. el relajo (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
He always leaves the kitchen a mess.Siempre deja un relajo en la cocina.
d. el reguero (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Clean up this mess before Mom sees it.Limpien este reguero antes de que mamá lo vea.
2. (problem)
3. (excrement)
a. la porquería (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What's that mess on the carpet?¿Qué es esta porquería que está en la alfombra?
5. (military)
a. el comedor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The soldiers made their way over to the mess for lunch.Los soldados se dirigieron al comedor para almorzar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to soil)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacer caca
We need to house-train your dog as soon as possible so she stops messing in the house.Hay que educar a tu perra lo antes posible para que deje de hacer caca en la casa.
