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Meaning of Prank | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

pɹæŋk

Definitions

A practical joke or mischievous trick.
An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
obsolete

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العربية المزحة مقلب

Беларуская жарт

Български шега́

Bosanski buš čast pila šaka spas шутка

Català malifeta

Čeština fígl kanadský žert špás šprým

Cymraeg cast pranc rhosb

Deutsch Schabernack Streich

Ελληνικά φάρσα

Esperanto petolo

Español broma cabuleo chacota chafa changoneta chanza chirigota chufla cuchufleta diablura guasa inocentada jaimitada jarana picardía trampucheta trastada travesura trebejo

Euskara bihurrikeria deabrukeria

Suomi jäynä jekku kepponen kolttonen kuje metku pila

Français Farce prank tour

Gaeilge cleas

Gàidhlig cleas

Galego aduanada falcatrúa falcatruada trasnada

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kēpuka

हिन्दी लंगराई

Hrvatski buš čast pila šaka spas шутка

Magyar csíny kópéság

Հայերեն օյին

Íslenska hrekkur

Italiano beffa burla scherzo meschino vigliaccata

日本語どっきり悪ふざけ悪戯

ქართული ოინი

한국어 농담 장난

Kurdî bûs kuje pila spas

Latviešu draiskulība nerātnība

Македонски мајтап шега

Nederlands grap streek

Polski figiel kawał

Português pegadinha travessura trote

Română farsă Poznă

Русский выходка пранк проделка проказа розыгрыш ша́лость шутка

Slovenčina fígeľ

Shqip rreng

Српски buš čast pila šaka spas шутка

Svenska bus hyss spratt streck

ไทย กลอุบาย

Türkçe eşek şakası muziplik saka

Українська ви́брик жарт ро́зіграш фіґель

Examples

“play a prank”

“pull a prank on someone”

“He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.”

“His pranks have been too broad to bear with.”

“The harpies […] played their accustomed pranks.”

“She played a cruel prank on him.”

“Lilius Geraldus ſaith,that Hercules after all his mad prankes vpon his wife and children, was perfectly cured by a purge of Hellebor,which an Anticyrian adminiſtred vnto him.”

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