mess up

estropear, arruinar

Hacer que algo salga mal o deje de funcionar correctamente.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: mess something up (Changing that setting could mess the system up.)

Sinónimos: spoil, ruin

Antónimos: fix

Expresiones frecuentes: mess up something, mess up plans, mess up settings

equivocarse, meter la pata

Cometer un error o no conseguir hacer algo bien.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: make a mistake, get it wrong

Expresiones frecuentes: mess up again, mess up badly, mess up sometimes

desordenar, ensuciar

Dejar algo sucio, desordenado o sin la organización que tenía.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: mess something up (The wind messed my hair up.)

Sinónimos: mess, make a mess of, dirty

Antónimos: tidy, clean

Expresiones frecuentes: mess up hair, mess up something, mess up clothes

hacer mal, echar a perder

Realizar una tarea concreta mal o de forma incorrecta.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: mess something up (I was nervous and messed my speech up.)

Sinónimos: botch, bungle

Expresiones frecuentes: mess up something, mess up a test, mess up a speech

distraer, desconcentrar

Hacer que alguien se equivoque al interrumpirlo o distraerlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: mess someone up (Your shouting is messing me up.)

Sinónimos: distract, put off

Expresiones frecuentes: mess someone up, mess up someone

lesionar, lastimar

Hacer daño físico a una persona o a una parte de su cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: mess something up (That fall messed my shoulder up.)

Sinónimos: injure, hurt, damage

Expresiones frecuentes: mess someone up, mess up an ankle, mess up a knee