Значение

значений: 9
  1. (неисчисляемое)Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

    Drink led to mischief.

    Unfug, Unheil, Querulantentum

    озорство́ozorstvó, ша́лостьšálostʹ

    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

  2. (исчисляемое)A playfully annoying action.

    John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.

  3. (собирательное, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A nest or pack of mice or rats.

  4. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.

  5. (исчисляемое, эвфемизм, неисчисляемое)The Devil; used as an expletive.

  6. (Австралия, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.

  7. Harm or injury:

    (архаичное, неисчисляемое)Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.

    She had mischief in her heart.

    Sooner or later he'll succeed in doing some serious mischief.

    Unheil, Unfug, Aufruhr

    вредvred, злоzlo

  8. (архаичное, исчисляемое)An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.

    It may end in her doing a great mischief to herself—and perhaps to others too.

  9. (архаичное, исчисляемое)A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.

    Störenfried, Unruhestifter, Rowdy

    озорни́кozorník, шалу́нšalún, прока́зникprokáznik

Примеры

предложений: 45
  1. That child is full of mischief.

    У этого ребёнка одни проказы на уме. — sharptoothed

  2. Many boys are fond of mischief.

  3. We stopped the child from getting into mischief.

  4. What kind of mischief has Tom been up to?

  5. The little boy got into mischief when he was left alone.

Переводы

языков: 8
Русский
По значениям 3
conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance:
harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause:
one who causes mischief:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance:
harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause:
one who causes mischief:

Происхождение

From Middle English myschef, meschef, meschief, mischef, from Old French meschief, from me

From Middle English myschef, meschef, meschief, mischef, from Old French meschief, from meschever (“to bring to grief”), from mes- (“badly”) + chever (“happen; come to a head”), from Vulgar Latin *capare, from Latin caput (“head”).

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