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Detailed Translations for mess around from English to French

mess around:

to mess around verb (messes around, messed around, messing around)

  1. to mess around (tinker; potter)
    bousiller; bricoler; bâcler
    • bousiller verb (bousille, bousilles, bousillons, bousillez, )
    • bricoler verb (bricole, bricoles, bricolons, bricolez, )
    • bâcler verb (bâcle, bâcles, bâclons, bâclez, )
  2. to mess around (mess about; fool around; fool about)
    tripoter; farfouiller; gâcher; cochonner; barbouiller; gargouiller; bricoler; patauger; goder; faire n'importe quoi; travailler sans soin
    • tripoter verb (tripote, tripotes, tripotons, tripotez, )
    • farfouiller verb (farfouille, farfouilles, farfouillons, farfouillez, )
    • gâcher verb (gâche, gâches, gâchons, gâchez, )
    • cochonner verb (cochonne, cochonnes, cochonnons, cochonnez, )
    • barbouiller verb (barbouille, barbouilles, barbouillons, barbouillez, )
    • gargouiller verb (gargouille, gargouilles, gargouillons, gargouillez, )
    • bricoler verb (bricole, bricoles, bricolons, bricolez, )
    • patauger verb (patauge, patauges, pataugeons, pataugez, )
    • goder verb (gode, godes, godons, godez, )

Conjugations for mess around:

present
  1. mess around
  2. mess around
  3. messes around
  4. mess around
  5. mess around
  6. mess around
simple past
  1. messed around
  2. messed around
  3. messed around
  4. messed around
  5. messed around
  6. messed around
present perfect
  1. have messed around
  2. have messed around
  3. has messed around
  4. have messed around
  5. have messed around
  6. have messed around
past continuous
  1. was messing around
  2. were messing around
  3. was messing around
  4. were messing around
  5. were messing around
  6. were messing around
future
  1. shall mess around
  2. will mess around
  3. will mess around
  4. shall mess around
  5. will mess around
  6. will mess around
continuous present
  1. am messing around
  2. are messing around
  3. is messing around
  4. are messing around
  5. are messing around
  6. are messing around
subjunctive
  1. be messed around
  2. be messed around
  3. be messed around
  4. be messed around
  5. be messed around
  6. be messed around
diverse
  1. mess around!
  2. let's mess around!
  3. messed around
  4. messing around
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for mess around:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bricoler doing odd jobs
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
barbouiller fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around blot; daub; doodle; make blots; plaster; potter about; scrawl; scribble; smear
bousiller mess around; potter; tinker botch up; break; break down; break into pieces; break up; bungle; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; mess up; muck up; pull down; spoil; take down; tear down; tear loose; tinker; wreck
bricoler fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around; potter; tinker botch; bungle; do odd jobs; idle; lounge about; lounge around; mess about; muddle; muddle on; sit around; tinker; tinker at
bâcler mess around; potter; tinker rattle off
cochonner fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around blot; bungle; daub; idle; lounge about; lounge around; make blots; potter about; sit around; tinker
faire n'importe quoi fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around potter about; rummage
farfouiller fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around grope about; potter about; rummage; rummage about; rummage around
gargouiller fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around potter about
goder fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around potter about
gâcher fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around be lost; be slovenly; be wrecked; botch up; bungle; corrupt; crash; debase; decay; degenerate; deprave; deteriorate; dissipate; fall into decline; get acid; go bad; make sour; meet an accident; mess; mess up; muck up; neglect; perish; pervert; rot; slop; sour; spill; spoil; squander; tinker; turn sour; waste
patauger fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around fiddle; fumble; mess about; monkey; muck; muddle; paddle; potter about
travailler sans soin fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around potter about
tripoter fool about; fool around; mess about; mess around botch; bungle; fiddle; fidget; fumble; mess about; muddle; muddle on; niggle; pick; potter about; tinker; twiddle
- monkey; monkey around; muck about; muck around; potter; putter; tinker

Synonyms for "mess around":


Related Definitions for "mess around":

  1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly1

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