mess
noun
1 noun untidiness, dirtinesspraiseach fem2 prácás masc1 the house was in a mess bhí an teach trí chéile, bhí an teach bunoscionnyour hair is in a mess tá do chuid gruaige uilig in aimhréidhthey left the place in a mess d'fhág siad an áit ina ciseach ina ndiaidhwhat an awful mess! a leithéid de phraiseach!, a leithéid de thranglam! 2 noun sth causing untidinesspraiseach fem2 prácás masc1 clear that mess up glan suas an prácás sin, glan an salachar sinshe tidied the mess in her room réitigh sí a seomra, chuir sí slacht ar a seomraTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun situation etcpraiseach fem2 brachán masc1 the accounts were in a mess bhí na cuntais trí chéile, bhí na cuntais ina bpraiseachhe made a mess of the report rinne sé praiseach den tuarascáil, rinne sé brachán den tuarascáilthe department is in a complete mess tá an roinn ina cíor thuathail, tá an roinn trí chéile ar fadwho got you into this mess? cé a d'fhág mar seo thú?, cé a d'fhág san abar seo thú?we have to get out of this mess caithfimid bealach a fháil amach as an bpraiseach seo, caithfimid éalú as an gcúngach seo 4 noun sb untidy, dirtyyou look a complete mess tá cuma na scríbe ort, tá droch-chuma amach is amach ort 5 noun sb confused etche's a mess since he found out tá sé trí chéile ó fuair sé amach, níl sé i gceart ó fuair sé amach, tá sé ar dhroch-chaoi ó fuair sé amach 6 noun informal excrementcac masc3 salachar masc1 the dog made a mess at the gate rinne an madra a chac ag an ngeata 7 noun untidy masscarn masc1 cual masc1 under the mess of clothes faoin gcarn éadaí, faoin gcual éadaí, faoin moll éadaí 8 noun informal (especially US) a lota lán lear masc4 a mess of old cars lear mór seancharrannashe's in a mess of trouble tá sí i dtrioblóid mhór 9 noun of watery foodsciodar masc1 smeadar masc1a mess of porridge smeadar leitean 10 noun MIL, NAUT dining areabialann fem2 officers' mess bialann na n-oifigeach
verb
11 verb informal make untidy TRANSITIVEcuir trí chéile cuir bunoscionn it messes your hair cuireann sé do chuid gruaige in aimhréidh 12 verb informal dirty, soil TRANSITIVEsalaigh verb to mess yourself tú féin a shalú 13 verb fool around, tease INTRANSITIVEbheith ag méiseáil bheith ag amaidí bheith ag pleidhcíocht stop messing! stadaigí den amaidí!, éirígí as an bpleidhcíocht!he's only messing with you níl sé ach ag amaidí leat, níl sé ach ag spochadh asat