verb · transitive · rare

prank

prank · pranks · pranked · pranking

veräppeln, veralbern

To perform a practical joke onTo perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.

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UK/pɹaŋk/US/pɹæŋk/

» I thought it was a prank.

Я думал, это розыгрыш.

Я думал, это прикол.

Я думав, це прикол.

Meaning

5 senses

(transitive)To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
veralbern, veräppeln
To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
(transitive)To make a prank call to (someone).
(slang, transitive)To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.
I don't have your number in my phone; can you prank me?
(intransitive)To make an ostentatious show.
(archaic, transitive)To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.

More definitions

dress up showily
dress or decorate showily or gaudily

Examples

155 sentences

I thought it was a prank.
Я думав, це прикол.
ruЯ думал, это розыгрыш.
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Tom thinks it was a prank.
Том вважає, що це був розігриш.
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Tom said it was simply a prank.
Том сказав, що це був просто прикол.
ruТом сказал, что это была просто шутка.
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Tom said it was just a prank.
Том сказав, що це просто жарт.
ruТом сказал, это, мол, просто прикол.
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I thought that it was a prank.
Я думав, це прикол.
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Translations

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

perform a joke on:

Origin

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (“to adorn, arrange one's attire”),

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (“to adorn, arrange one's attire”), probably from Middle Dutch pronken, proncken (“to flaunt, make a show, arrange one's attire”), related to German prangen (“to make a show, be resplendent”), Dutch prangen (“to squeeze, press”), Danish pragt (“pomp, splendor”), all from Proto-Germanic *pranganą, *prangijaną, *prag- (“to press, squeeze, thring”), from Proto-Indo-European *brengʰ- (“to press, squeeze”). Or, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *brahtaz, similar to Dutch pracht (“splendor”), Swedish prakt (“glory, pomp”) (loaned from Low German).

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