English–French

“mess” in French

French

Alsopagaille

Pronunciation

IPA/bazaʁ/

Example

Quel bazar !

What a mess!

Illustration for bazar (mess)

How to say “mess” in French

“Mess” in French is bazar.

A market-like jumble of unrelated things, either gathered for sale or left in disorder.

Full entry for bazar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Tips for using bazar

  • The common phrase mettre le bazar means to cause disorder, while foutre le bazar is markedly vulgar.

Other French words for “mess”

Il y a de la pagaille dans mes papiers.

There is a mess among my papers.

“mess” in other languages