prank
A practical joke or mischievous trickA practical joke or mischievous trick.
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» I thought it was a prank.
Я думал, это розыгрыш. — Ooneykcall
Я думал, это прикол. — Ooneykcall
Я думав, це прикол. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA practical joke or mischievous trick.
play a prank
pull a prank on someone
Streich, Schabernack
вы́ходкаvýxodka, прока́заprokáza, ша́лостьšálostʹ
ро́зіграшrózihraš, жартžart, фі́гельfíhelʹ
(obsolete)An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
She played a cruel prank on him.
- a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- acting like a clown or buffoon
Examples
155 sentencesI thought it was a prank.
Я думав, це прикол. — deniko
ruЯ думал, это розыгрыш. — Ooneykcall
Tom thinks it was a prank.
Том вважає, що це був розігриш. — deniko
Tom said it was simply a prank.
Том сказав, що це був просто прикол. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что это была просто шутка. — Balamax
Tom said it was just a prank.
Том сказав, що це просто жарт. — deniko
ruТом сказал, это, мол, просто прикол. — Ooneykcall
I thought that it was a prank.
Я думав, це прикол. — deniko
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: pranksSynonyms
25 synonyms- a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement:anticjoketrickcaperput-on
- acting like a clown or buffoon:buffooneryclowningjaperyfrivolityharlequinade
Word family
11 related wordsSee also
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