Lío in english
Mess
pronunciation: mes part of speech: noun
pronunciation: mes part of speech: noun
In gestures
liar1 = roll up ; strap ; wrap + Nombre + up (in) ; snarl up.
Example: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.Example: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.Example: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.Example: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.more:
» liarse a hostias = come to + blows .
Example: Democrats and Republicans nearly came to blows during an extraordinary protest for a vote on gun control legislation.» liarse con = get + entangled in/with ; get + involved with/in .
Example: He got the axe after getting entangled in an expense account scandal tied to sexual harassment allegations. Example: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.» liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head-first ; jump in at + the deep end ; throw + caution to the wind .
Example: That being said...you only live once, so if you decide to jump in head first, and if things don't work out, remember, you can always leave. Example: The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor. Example: If, on one night of the year, you throw caution to the wind and indulge in a few small candy bars, it won't kill you.liar2 = mix up.
Example: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.lío = mess ; jumble ; hassle ; cock-up ; bedlam ; snarl ; snarl-up ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; palaver ; predicament ; rigmarole [rigamarole] ; muck-up ; can of worms ; scrape ; bovver ; entanglement ; fuck up.
Example: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Example: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Example: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Example: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Example: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Example: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Example: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Example: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Example: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Example: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Example: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Example: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.Example: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.Example: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.Example: He could not understand how a person of my evident intelligence should get into such a scrape.Example: These uneducated buffoons will be out in force tonight eagerly looking for that opportunity to cause some 'bovver'.Example: The humorous tale of Juan Dominguez, an incorrigible skirt chaser, starts with his arrival in Mexico City after fleeing his hometown because of his entanglements with women.Example: I've come to realise that, how you react to a fuck up is often far worse and more detrimental than the fuck up itself.more:
» armarse un lío = get into + a muddle .
Example: And if you get into a muddle, you can just reset it and start over again!.» armar un lío = kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + trouble ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; make + a big deal about ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy .
Example: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Example: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Example: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Example: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Example: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Example: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Example: He's the type of person who gets frustrated and makes a big deal about taking the wrong exit on the freeway or has a short fuse when something doesn't get done exactly the way he wants it. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy.» ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! [Palabras de uno de los personajes de Walter Scott que hoy día se utiliza como cita] .
Example: O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to retrieve...» en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle ; in (a) turmoil ; in a twirl .
Example: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Example: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion. Example: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.» estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with ; be in a tizz(y) ; get in(to) + a tizz(y) .
Example: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me. Example: Apparently the school was in a tizzy not knowing how to handle the situation. Example: Britons, on the other hand, get in a tizzy an average four times daily.» hacerse un lío = be in a tizz(y) ; get into + a muddle ; get in(to) + a tizz(y) .
Example: Apparently the school was in a tizzy not knowing how to handle the situation. Example: And if you get into a muddle, you can just reset it and start over again!. Example: Britons, on the other hand, get in a tizzy an average four times daily.» lío amoroso = fling ; affair ; emotional affair .
Example: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Example: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Example: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.» lío sentimental = affair ; fling ; emotional affair .
Example: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Example: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Example: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.» meterse en líos = get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess ; get into + hot water ; get into + trouble ; cut + a fat hog .
Example: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Example: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Example: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Example: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Example: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Example: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Example: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof. Example: He has got into hot water for mentioning an unmentionable truth: some people are not very bright. Example: Parents who keep tabs on their children are less likely to see them get into trouble or use drugs and alcohol. Example: You, however, are more than welcome to head for Kasab to immediately engage the enemy and 'cut a fat hog'.» meterse en líos con = get + entangled in/with .
Example: He got the axe after getting entangled in an expense account scandal tied to sexual harassment allegations.» meterse en un lío = be in trouble ; get into + a predicament ; get into + a muddle ; be up a gumtree ; let + Reflexivo + in for ; get in(to) + hot water .
Example: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble. Example: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament. Example: And if you get into a muddle, you can just reset it and start over again!. Example: They were up a gumtree and couldn't come to terms. Example: I just hope she knows what she's letting herself in for = Sólo espero que sepa en qué lío se ha metido. Example: If you get in hot water once for something you said that rubbed somebody else the wrong way, it is indeed possible that the person who took offense is being way too sensitive.» no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble .
Example: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.» ¡qué lío! = what a palaver! .
Example: I never realised what a palaver finding the owner to something you found could cause.» tener un lío amooso = have + a bit on the side .
Example: This article examines some of men's reasons -- or excuses -- for having 'a bit on the side'.» tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair ; have + a fling ; have + a love affair .
Example: It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair. Example: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term. Example: I wonder if it's possible to have a love affair that lasts forever.