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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesattaccabrighe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: at.tak.kaˈbriɡ.ɡe
"Quel ragazzo è un vero attaccabrighe quando esce la sera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who behaves in a wild, noisy, or rebellious way, often causing trouble or disruption in social settings.
"During his college years, he was known around campus as a notorious hell-raiser who loved throwing late-night parties." - 2
Someone who thrives on excitement, high-adrenaline stunts, and challenging conventional rules or authority.
"The film portrays a group of young motorcycle hell-raisers traveling across the country looking for adventure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the colloquial American English phrase 'raise hell', which emerged in the early 19th century combining 'hell' (the underworld or place of punishment, used here as an intensifier) and 'raiser' (one who stirs up or creates). The compound noun solidified in the mid-19th century to describe a boisterous, rebellious person who disrupts public peace or engages in wild pranks.
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fauteur de troubles
Transliteration: fo-tœʁ də tʁubl
"Il a toujours été un véritable fauteur de troubles dans son quartier."
Unruhestifter
Transliteration: ˈʊn.ruːəˌʃtɪftɐ
"Der junge Mann war als bekannter Unruhestifter in der Stadt verschrien."
attaccabrighe
Transliteration: at.tak.kaˈbriɡ.ɡe
"Quel ragazzo è un vero attaccabrighe quando esce la sera."
alborotador
Transliteration: al.bo.ɾo.taˈðoɾ
"El grupo de jóvenes alborotadores armó mucho ruido en la plaza."
agitador
Transliteration: a.ʒi.taˈdoɾ
"Ele ganhou fama de agitador por causa das suas partidas malucas."
उपद्रवी
Transliteration: upadravi
"वह अपने कॉलेज के दिनों में एक बड़ा उपद्रवी माना जाता था।"
捣蛋鬼
Transliteration: dǎodànguǐ
"他在镇上是个出了名的捣蛋鬼。"
말썽꾸러기
Transliteration: malsseongkkureogi
"그는 젊은 시절 동네에서 알아주는 말썽꾸러기였다."
暴れ者
Transliteration: abaremono
"彼は若い頃から地元の有名な暴れ者だった。"
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