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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries恶作剧
Pronunciation / Transliteration: è zuò jù
"孩子们充满了恶作剧。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behavior that causes harm or trouble, often in a playful or mischievous way.
"The children were full of mischief, playing pranks on each other." - 2
A playful or troublesome act.
"His mischief led to a lot of laughter among his friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mischief' originates from the Old French 'meschief', meaning 'misfortune' or 'ill fate', which itself comes from the Latin 'maledictus', meaning 'cursed'. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer more to playful misbehavior rather than serious harm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mischief" is said worldwide
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espièglerie
Transliteration: espièglerie
"Les enfants étaient pleins d'espièglerie."
Unfug
Transliteration: ˈʊn.fʊk
"Die Kinder waren voller Unfug."
birichinata
Transliteration: bi-ri-chi-na-ta
"I bambini erano pieni di birichinate."
travieso
Transliteration: tra-vie-so
"Los niños estaban llenos de travesuras."
travessura
Transliteration: tra-ves-su-ra
"As crianças estavam cheias de travessuras."
शरारत
Transliteration: sharaarat
"बच्चे शरारतों से भरे हुए थे।"
恶作剧
Transliteration: è zuò jù
"孩子们充满了恶作剧。"
장난
Transliteration: jangnan
"아이들은 장난으로 가득 차 있었다."
いたずら
Transliteration: itazura
"子供たちはいたずらでいっぱいだった。"
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