mess around

mɛs əˈraʊnd
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Translation of mess around into German

Phrasal verb

intr.
1.

leisure

engage in idle activities without purpose
  • They like to mess around on weekends.Sie hängen am Wochenende gern herum.
2.

joking

joke or play in a light-hearted manner
  • Stop messing around and be serious.Hör auf, herumzualbern, und sei ernst.
3.

casual relationship

US
have a non-committal sexual relationship
US
  • They were just messing around, nothing serious.Sie hatten nur eine lockere Beziehung, nichts Ernstes.
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Synonyms and analogies of mess around in English

Examples of mess around in a sentence

  • He would mess around instead of studying.
  • They love to mess around during lunch breaks.
  • We often mess around with funny stories.
  • They started messing around after the party.
  • She was messing around with him for a few months.

Translations of "mess around" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
herumspielenv.

Sandbox mode where you can mess around freely with all of the clay blobs.

Im Sandbox-Modus kannst du ganz frei mit sämtlichen Kneteklumpen herumspielen.

herumalbernv.

Look, heart health is nothing to mess around with.

Schau, Herzgesundheit ist nichts mit herumalbern.

spaßenv.

As you can see, my boss don't mess around.

Wie ihr seht, mit meinem Chef ist nicht zu spassen.

rummachenv.

If you want to mess around with her, then do it today!

Wenn du mit ihr rummachen willst, dann tu es heute!

herumärgernv.

On the other hand, ever give Carts reason to moan, because you have to mess around with any defects.

Andererseits geben die Carts schon einmal Anlass zum Stöhnen, weil man sich mit irgendwelchen Defekten herumärgern muss.

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Other translations for mess around:

  • schikanierenv.

mess around: Examples and translations in context

I love to mess around with old photos, creating fun collages for our wall.

Ich liebe es, mit alten Fotos herumzuspielen und lustige Collagen für unsere Wand zu erstellen.

Overall - fun to mess around with, but not useful in any way.

Insgesamt ganz witzig zum Herumspielen, aber in keiner Weise nützlich.

If you have time to mess around, go practice singing the song.

Wenn du Zeit hast, um herumzuspielen geh und Übe das Lied zu singen.

However, if you do not really want to mess around, you can skip this step.

Wenn Sie jedoch nicht wirklich herumspielen möchten, können Sie diesen Schritt überspringen.

The team decided to mess around after practice, playing a light game for fun.

Das Team entschied sich, nach dem Training ein bisschen herumzuspielen und ein leichtes Spiel zum Spaß zu machen.

We don't have time to mess around here.

Wir haben keine Zeit, um hier herumzuspielen.

There's a gallery where you can view character models and mess around with sound effects.

In der Galerie könnt ihr Charaktermodelle begutachten und mit Soundeffekten herumspielen.

It solves my problem without having to mess around with cables and other programs.

Es löst mein Problem, ohne mit Kabeln und anderen Programmen herumspielen zu müssen.

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