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How to say "what a mess"

Naming a situation that has thoroughly fallen apart.

French

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Bordel ! bor-DEL What a mess! / Chaos! — also 'what the hell' as an intensifier C'est la merde ! say la MEHRD It's a disaster / We're screwed / What a mess

German

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Scheiße! SHY-suh Shit! / Damn! — the all-purpose German expletive Am Arsch! am ARSH Screwed / done for / knackered Gurkentruppe GOOR-ken-troop-uh A shambolic bunch of losers / a Sunday-league outfit

Greek

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σκατά skatá skah-TAH Shit! / Crap! — and 'garbage / terrible' for anything low quality. μας γάμησε mas gámise mahss GHAH-mee-seh It screwed us / we're done for / that ruined everything. μπάχαλο báchalo BAH-khah-loh A mess / chaos / complete shambles.

Italian

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Che casino! kay kah-ZEE-no What a mess! / What chaos!

Japanese

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めちゃくちゃ mechakucha MEH-chah-koo-chah A total mess / all messed up (or: super, as an intensifier)

Korean

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어떡해 eotteokae uh-TTUH-keh Oh no / what do I do?! — the national noise of small panic. 망했어 manghaesseo mahng-HEH-ssuh I'm screwed / it's over / total disaster.

Polish

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masakra mah-SAHK-rah A disaster / unbelievable / total carnage — the all-purpose 'this is insane.' burdel BOOR-del A mess / chaos / a shambles. syf SIF Filth / grime / a dump — squalor as a one-syllable verdict.

Portuguese

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Merda! MEHR-dah Shit! / Crap!

Russian

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Капец! kapets kah-PYETS That's it, it's over / Damn / Whoa До хрена do khrena dah khree-NAH A shitload / a hell of a lot / way too much Пиздец! pizdets peez-DYETS It's fucked / total disaster / holy shit

Spanish

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¿Qué pedo? keh PEH-doh What's up? / what's the deal? / what's your problem? Valió madre bah-LYOH MAH-dreh It's ruined / it's all gone to hell Chingadera cheen-gah-DEH-rah A piece of junk / crap — or a dirty trick

Turkish

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Sıçtık! suhch-TUHK We're screwed / well, that's ruined Boku yedik! boh-KOO yeh-DEEK Now we're really in it / we've screwed up big Hapı yuttuk! hah-PUH yoot-TOOK We're done for / we've had it Rezalet! reh-zah-LET What a disgrace / this is a shambles Yandık! yahn-DUHK We're toast / now we've had it