mis·chief (m s chf)n. 1. Behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another. 2. An inclination or tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment. 3. One that causes minor trouble or disturbance: The child was a mischief in school. 4. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing: The broken window was the mischief of vandals. 5. The state or quality of being mischievous. [Middle English mischef, from Old French meschief, misfortune, from meschever, to end badly : mes-, badly; see mis-1 + chever, to happen, come to an end (from Vulgar Latin *cap  re, to come to a head, from *capum, head, from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots).] |
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf]
n
1. wayward but not malicious behaviour, usually of children, that causes trouble, irritation, etc.
2. a playful inclination to behave in this way or to tease or disturb
3. injury or harm caused by a person or thing
4. a person, esp a child, who is mischievous
5. a source of trouble, difficulty, etc. floods are a great mischief to the farmer
[from Old French meschief disaster, from meschever to meet with calamity; from mes- mis-1 + chever to reach an end, from chef end, chief]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mischief - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersdevilment, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behavior hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
| 2. | mischief - the quality or nature of being harmful or evil |
mischief
noun
1. misbehaviour, trouble, naughtiness, pranks, shenanigans (informal), monkey business (informal), waywardness, devilment, impishness, roguishness, roguery The little lad was always up to some mischief.
2. harm, trouble, damage, injury, hurt, evil, disadvantage, disruption, misfortune, detriment The conference was a platform to cause political mischief.
Translations
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] N
1. (= naughtiness) → travesura f, diablura f
he's up to some mischief → está haciendo alguna travesura
he's always getting into mischief → siempre anda haciendo travesuras
keep out of mischief! (to child) → ¡no hagas travesuras!; (to adult) (hum) → ¡pórtate bien!
to keep sb out of mischief → evitar que algn haga travesuras
he's up to some mischief → está haciendo alguna travesura
he's always getting into mischief → siempre anda haciendo travesuras
keep out of mischief! (to child) → ¡no hagas travesuras!; (to adult) (hum) → ¡pórtate bien!
to keep sb out of mischief → evitar que algn haga travesuras
3. (= malicious behaviour) to make mischief → causar daño
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] n
(= naughtiness) [young child] → bêtises fpl
My little sister's always up to mischief → Ma petite sœur fait constamment des bêtises.
to get up to mischief [child] → faire des bêtises; [teenager] → faire des bêtises
My little sister's always up to mischief → Ma petite sœur fait constamment des bêtises.
to get up to mischief [child] → faire des bêtises; [teenager] → faire des bêtises
(= harm) → mal m
to do mischief → faire du mal
old attitudes and prejudices which have done so much mischief → les vieilles attitudes et les préjugés qui ont fait tant de mal
to do o.s. a mischief (= hurt oneself) → se faire mal
to do mischief → faire du mal
old attitudes and prejudices which have done so much mischief → les vieilles attitudes et les préjugés qui ont fait tant de mal
to do o.s. a mischief (= hurt oneself) → se faire mal
(= maliciousness) → malice f
mischief
n
(= roguery) → Schalk m, → Verschmitztheit f; (= naughty, foolish behaviour) → Unsinn m, → Unfug m; she’s full of mischief → sie hat nur Unfug im Kopf; he’s up to mischief → er führt etwas im Schilde; he’s always getting into mischief → er stellt dauernd etwas an; to keep somebody out of mischief → aufpassen, dass jd keine Dummheiten macht; to keep out of mischief → keinen Unfug machen; that’ll keep you out of mischief → dann kannst du wenigstens nichts anstellen, dann kommst du wenigstens auf keine dummen Gedanken
(= trouble) to cause or make mischief → Unfrieden stiften; to make mischief for somebody → jdm Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten, jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] n (roguishness) → furberia; (naughtiness) → birichinate fpl; (maliciousness) → cattiveria, malizia; (harm) → male m, danno
he's always getting into mischief → ne combina sempre una
to keep sb out of mischief → tenere qn occupato/a così che non possa combinare guai
full of mischief → birichino/a
to make mischief (for sb) → rendere la vita difficile (a qn)
to make mischief between → seminare zizzania tra
to do o.s. a mischief (Brit) (hum) → farsi male
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] n (roguishness) → furberia; (naughtiness) → birichinate fpl; (maliciousness) → cattiveria, malizia; (harm) → male m, danno
he's always getting into mischief → ne combina sempre una
to keep sb out of mischief → tenere qn occupato/a così che non possa combinare guai
full of mischief → birichino/a
to make mischief (for sb) → rendere la vita difficile (a qn)
to make mischief between → seminare zizzania tra
to do o.s. a mischief (Brit) (hum) → farsi male
he's always getting into mischief → ne combina sempre una
to keep sb out of mischief → tenere qn occupato/a così che non possa combinare guai
full of mischief → birichino/a
to make mischief (for sb) → rendere la vita difficile (a qn)
to make mischief between → seminare zizzania tra
to do o.s. a mischief (Brit) (hum) → farsi male
mischief [ˈmɪstʃɪf] n (roguishness) → furberia; (naughtiness) → birichinate fpl; (maliciousness) → cattiveria, malizia; (harm) → male m, danno
he's always getting into mischief → ne combina sempre una
to keep sb out of mischief → tenere qn occupato/a così che non possa combinare guai
full of mischief → birichino/a
to make mischief (for sb) → rendere la vita difficile (a qn)
to make mischief between → seminare zizzania tra
to do o.s. a mischief (Brit) (hum) → farsi male
n mischief [ˈmistʃif]
1 action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others That boy is always up to some mischief. kattekwaad ضَرَر، أذى пакост neplecha, uličnictví ballade der Unfug αταξία, σκανταλιά travesura, diablura koerus شیطنت kepponen sottise תַעֲלוּלִים, שוֹבבוּת शैतानी nedaća csíny kenakalan hrekkur guaio, birichinata いたずら 장난 išdaiga, piktas pokštas palaidnība; nedarbs kenakalan ondeugendheid rampestrek, spillopper psota, figiel maroteira poznă; trăsnaie шалость neplecha vragolija nestašluk ofog, rackartyg การก่อกวน yaramazlık, şeytanlık 搗蛋 шкода, збиток شرارت trò tinh quái 捣蛋
2 evil, damage or harm. onheil شَر، سوء зло škoda, spoušť fortræd; skade das Unheil ζημιά, βλάβη daño, mal kahju اذیت vahinko tort, dommage נֶזֶק, חַבָּלָה नुकसान zlo kár kerusakan mein danno 害 위해, 재해 piktadarybė ļaunums; postījums kerosakan onheil stor skade, ugagn szkoda maldade pagubă зло; вред škoda, spúšť škoda smutnja ont, skada, förtret ความเสียหาย kötülük; hasar, ziyan 傷害 зло, лихо فساد điều ác; sự tổn hại 伤害
make mischief
to cause trouble etc. rus verstoor يوقِعُ خلافا، يُسَبِّبُ المتاعب правя пакости způsobit potíže/škodu lave ballade Zwietracht säen άτακτος crear problemas pahandust tegema اذیت کردن aiheuttaa vahinkoa créer des ennuis לְחַבֵּל झगड़ा करवाना stvarati razdor viszályt szít membuat ke-sulitan vera til vandræða (fare danni) いたずら好きな 문제를 일으키다 drumsti ramybę sagādāt nepatikšanas menyebabkan masalah onheil stichten gjøre ugagn, lage bråk psocić fazer tolices a face probleme вредить; сеять раздор spôsobiť ťažkosti delati škodo učiniti nestašluk göra rackartyg ทำให้ยุ่งยาก dert çıkarmak 挑撥離間 шкодити پریشانی کھڑی کرنا gây khó khăn 挑拨离间
adj mischievous [-vəs]
a mischievous child. vol streke مُؤْذٍ، مُضِر злонамерен nezbedný drillesyg; uartig boswillig σκανταλιάρης travieso, pícaro ulakas, krutskeid täis بد جنس pahankurinen espiègle מַזִיק शैतान štetan csintalan nakal hrekkjóttur; ódæll birichino, dispettoso いたずらに 짓궃은 iðdykæs, piktavalis palaidnīgs; nerātns nakal ondeugend rampet, skøyeraktig psotny maroto neastâmpărat; răutăcios озорной nezbedný poreden nestašan okynnig, rackar- ซน yaramaz 淘氣的 неслухняний; шкідливий فسادی tinh quái 淘气的
adv mischievously
ondeund بأذى، بصورةٍ مُضِرَّه злонамерено zlomyslně drillesygt boswillig σκανταλιάρικα maliciosamente ulakalt بد جنسی ilkikurisesti malicieusement בְּרִשעוּת शैतानी के साथ raspušteno pajkosan; gonosz módon dengan nakal stríðnislega maliziosamente 騒ぎをおこす 장난스럽게 išdykėliškai, piktai palaidnīgi; nerātni dengan cara yang nakal ondeugend skjelmsk, ertelystent figlarnie, złośliwie com marotice răutăcios; cu răutate озорно nezbedne poredno nestašno okynnigt อย่างเป็นภัย yaramazca 惡作劇地 неслухняно شوخی کے ساتھ một cách tinh quái 恶作剧地
mischief → إزعاج uličnictví spilopper Unfug σκανταλιά travesura kujeilu espièglerie zloća cattiveria いたずら 장난기 plaaggeest rampestreker psota travessura озорство rackartyg การก่อกวน yaramazlık trò tinh quái 恶作剧
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