lark

lark ¹

 (lärk)

n.

1. Any of various birds of the family Alaudidae, found almost worldwide and having a melodious song, especially the skylark.

2. Any of several similar birds, such as the meadowlark.

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[Middle English laveroc, larke, from Old English lāwerce.]

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lark ²

 (lärk)

n.

1. A carefree or spirited adventure.

2. A harmless prank.

intr.v. larked, lark·ing, larks

To engage in spirited fun or merry pranks.

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[Short for skylark, to frolic, or alteration of dialectal lake, play (from Middle English leik, laik, from Old Norse leikr).]

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lark′er n.

lark′ish adj.

lark′y adj.

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lark

(lɑːk)

n

1. (Animals) any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing

2. (Animals) short for titlark, meadowlark

3. (Animals) (often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark

4. up with the lark up early in the morning

[Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, of Germanic origin; related to German Lerche, Icelandic lǣvirki]

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lark

(lɑːk)

n

1. a carefree adventure or frolic

2. a harmless piece of mischief

3. what a lark! how amusing!

vb (intr)

4. (often foll by about) to have a good time by frolicking

5. to play a prank

[C19: originally slang, perhaps related to laik]

ˈlarker n

ˈlarkish adj

ˈlarkishness n

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lark¹

(lɑrk)

n.

1. any of numerous chiefly Old World songbirds of the family Alaudidae,of open country, typically having drab plumage and a long hind claw.

2. any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark.

[before 900; Middle English larke, Old English lāwerce]

lark²

(lɑrk)
n.

1. a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.

2. innocent or good-natured mischief; a prank.

v.i.

3. to have fun; frolic; romp.

4. to behave mischievously; play pranks.

[1805–15]

lark′er, n.

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lark

Past participle: larked
Gerund: larking

Imperative

lark

lark

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lark - North American songbirds having a yellow breast meadowlark American oriole, New World oriole, oriole - American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow genus Sturnella, Sturnella - a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna - a meadowlark of eastern North America Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark - a meadowlark of western North America
	2.	lark - a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage pipit, titlark oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Anthus, genus Anthus - pipits Anthus pratensis, meadow pipit - a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
	3.	lark - any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Alaudidae, family Alaudidae - larks Alauda arvensis, skylark - brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
	4.	lark - any carefree episode escapade diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" sexcapade - a sexual escapade; an illicit affair
Verb	1.	lark - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" frisk, frolic, gambol, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, cavort, disport, sport play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

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lark

(Informal)

noun prank, game, fun, fling, romp, spree, revel, mischief, caper, frolic, escapade, skylark, gambol, antic, jape, rollick The children thought it was a great lark.

lark about fool around, play around, romp around, have fun, caper, frolic, cavort, gambol, muck around, make mischief, lark around, rollick, cut capers They complained about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate.

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lark

noun

A mischievous act:

antic, caper, frolic, joke, prank, trick.

Informal: shenanigan.

Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).

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Translations

قُبَّرَهمَرَح، لَهْو

чучулига

skřivanžert

=-lærkelærkeløjersjov

LercheFezJux

κορυδαλλόςσταρήθρα

alaŭdo

alondra

aamuvirkkukiuruleivo

alouetteblague

ševa

koránkelőpacsirta

ærsl; gletturlævirki

allodolaburlaper scherzoscherzospasso

alauda

cīrulisdraiskulībajoks

lerkeløyersanglerke

skowronek

жаворонокзабавапроказашутка

škovránok

škrjanec

lärka

muziplikşakatarla kuşu

玩笑百灵鸟

lark

¹ [lɑːk] N (= bird) → alondra f
to get up or rise with the lark → levantarse con las gallinas, madrugar mucho
see also happy A1

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lark

² [lɑːk] (esp Brit) N

1. (= joke) → broma f
what a lark! → ¡qué risa!, ¡qué divertido!
to do sth for a lark → hacer algo por diversión or para divertirse
to have a lark with sb → gastar una broma or tomar el pelo a algn
sod this for a lark! → ¡vaya lío!

2. (= business, affair) that ice-cream lark → ese asunto de los helados, ese tinglado de los helados
this dinner-jacket lark → esto de ponerse esmoquin

lark about lark around VI + ADV (esp Brit) (= act foolishly) → hacer el tonto, hacer tonterías
stop larking about! → ¡basta de bromas!
to lark about with sth → divertirse con algo, jugar con algo

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lark

[ˈlɑː^rk] n

(= bird) → alouette f

(= joke) → rigolade f
to do sth for a lark → faire qch pour la rigolade, faire qch par rigolade

lark about

vi → faire l'idiot

lark around

vi → faire l'idiot

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lark

¹

n (Orn) → Lerche f; to be up with the lark → mit den Hühnern aufstehen; as happy as a lark → quietschfidel

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lark

²

n (inf)

(esp Brit: = joke, fun, frolic) → Jux m (inf), → Spaß m, (Aus also) → Spass m; let’s go to the party, it’ll be a bit of a lark → gehen wir zu der Party, das wird bestimmt lustig; that’s the best lark we’ve had for a long time! → so viel Spaß haben wir schon lange nicht mehr gehabt!; what a lark! → das ist (ja) zum Schreien or Schießen!; to do something for a lark → etw (nur) zum Spaß or aus Jux machen; to have a lark with somebody → mit jdm zusammen Spaß haben

(Brit inf: = business, affair) this whole agency lark is … → die ganze Geschichte mit der Agentur ist … (inf); I wouldn’t get involved in that lark → auf so was or so ’ne Sache würde ich mich nicht einlassen (inf); politics and all that lark → Politik und der ganze Kram (inf); I don’t believe in all this horoscopes lark → ich glaube nicht an diesen Blödsinn mit den Horoskopen (inf)

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lark

¹ [lɑːk] n (bird) → allodola

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lark

² [lɑːk] n (Brit) (fam) (joke) → scherzo, gioco
for a lark → per scherzo
what a lark! → che spasso!

lark about lark around vi + adv to lark about (with) (Brit) (fam) → divertirsi (con)

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lark¹

(laːk) noun

a general name for several types of singing-bird, especially the skylark, which flies high into the air as it sings. lewerik قُبَّرَه чучулига cotovia skřivan die Lerche lærke; -lærke κορυδαλλόςalondra lõoke چکاوک kiuru alouetteעפרוני एक पक्षी, क्रीडा़-कौतक ševa pacsirta burung pekicau lævirki allodola ひばり 종다리 vieversys cīrulis burung lark leeuweriklerkeskowronek سندرىمرغانود cotovia ciocârlie жаворонок škovránok škrjanec ševa lärka นกชนิดหนึ่งร้องเพลงได้ tarla kuşu 百靈鳥，雲雀 жайворонок ایک چھوٹا پرندہ، اگن، چکاوک chim sơn ca 百灵鸟

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lark²

(laːk) noun

a piece of fun or mischief. iets vir die grap doen مَرَح، لَهْو шега brincadeira žert der Jux sjov; løjer αστείο, ζαβολιάbroma vemp شوخی یا شیطنت kuje blagueצחוק शरात, मजाक, अनिष्ठ nestašluk tréfa kesenangan ærsl; glettur burla, scherzo ふざけ 장난, 희롱 išdaiga, pokštas joks; draiskulība main-main lolletjemoro, løyerpsota ټكالې ټوكى brincadeira poznă шутка žart šala pošalica upptåg, skoj, kul การเล่นสนุก şaka, muziplik 嬉鬧 жарт, витівка چہل، کلول trò đùa nghịch 玩笑

lark about/around

to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner. grap maak يَلْهو بصورةٍ صاخِبَه забавлявам се brincar skotačit Possen treiben lave sjov κάνω πλάκες hacer el tonto/indio käratsema بازیگوشی کردن huvitella faire le(s) fou(s) “לְשַׂחֵק” आमोद-प्रमोद करना proveseliti se bolondozik bermain-main ærslast divertirsi un sacco, fare scherzi ふざける 장난치며 떠들어대다 išdykauti, siausti draiskoties main ke hulu ke hilir keet schoppen holde levenwygłupiać się بى پامى، شوخى brincar веселиться šantiť objestno se zabavati zezati se skoja, bråka การเล่นสนุก deli dolu/çocukça oynamak 鬧著玩 шумно гратися ہنسی مزاق nô đùa ầm ĩ 闹着玩

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