Pesquisar
to mess up
[phrase form: mess]
01
estragar, bagunçar
to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful
Example
If you do n't pay attention, you might mess up the experiment.
Se você não prestar atenção, pode estragar o experimento.
They messed up the schedule by double-booking appointments.
Eles estragaram o cronograma ao marcar compromissos em duplicidade.
02
bagunçar, desorganizar
to make a place untidy or disorganized
Example
Every time my little sister plays in my room, she manages to mess it up.
Toda vez que minha irmã mais nova joga no meu quarto, ela consegue bagunçar.
Be careful not to mess the kitchen up when you're cooking.
Tenha cuidado para não bagunçar a cozinha quando estiver cozinhando.
03
bagunçar, atrapalhar
to disrupt or disturb the orderliness of a situation, process, or arrangement
Example
The sudden change in the schedule really messed up our meeting arrangements.
A mudança repentina no cronograma realmente bagunçou os nossos arranjos para a reunião.
His late arrival completely messed up the planned order of the agenda.
A sua chegada atrasada bagunçou completamente a ordem planejada da agenda.
04
atrapalhar, desorganizar
to disrupt or cause someone to make mistakes in a task by being distracting or displaying annoying behavior
Example
His constant interruptions really messed me up during the important presentation.
Suas constantes interrupções realmente me atrapalharam durante a importante apresentação.
I asked my friend to stop chatting because it was messing me up while I was trying to solve the math problems.
Eu pedi ao meu amigo para parar de conversar porque estava atrapalhando enquanto eu tentava resolver os problemas de matemática.
05
desestabilizar, prejudicar
to severely affect someone's mental and emotional well-being
Example
The traumatic experience really messed her up, and she struggled with anxiety and depression afterward.
A experiência traumática realmente a desestabilizou, e ela lutou com ansiedade e depressão depois.
Constant bullying during childhood can mess a person up emotionally, leading to long-term mental health issues.
O bullying constante durante a infância pode desestabilizar uma pessoa emocionalmente, levando a problemas de saúde mental a longo prazo.
06
descer o pau, detonar
to cause someone harm through physical violence
Example
I saw the fight, and it looked like he really wanted to mess him up with those punches.
Eu vi a luta, e parecia que ele realmente queria detonar com aqueles socos.
He was so angry that he threatened to mess up anyone who crossed his path.
Ele estava tão bravo que ameaçou descer o pau em qualquer um que cruzasse seu caminho.
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