belén — meaning in English

English meaning

• Bethlehem name A city in the West Bank traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus.
• mess noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.

Senses

belén is used for these senses in English:

• mess a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
• nativity scene (Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.

Bethlehem — full definition

1. name A city in the West Bank traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus.
2. noun An old, informal word for a lunatic asylum.

mess — full definition

1. noun A dirty, untidy, or disorganized state of things; also, a difficult or awkward situation.
2. noun A dining area or group of people, especially in the military, who eat meals together.
3. verb To mess with/around: to interfere, fool around, or handle something carelessly.
4. verb To make dirty or untidy.

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