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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

Equivalents

العربية المزحة مقلب

Беларуская жарт

Български шега́

Bosanski burla buš čast gever marifet pila pila pozna psina šaka spačka spas štos vragolija враголија псина спачка шала штос шутка

Català malifeta

Čeština fígl kanadský žert špás šprým žertovný

Cymraeg cast pranc rhosb

Deutsch Eulenspiegelei Eulenspiegelstreich Schabernack Schwank Streich

Ελληνικά ζαβολιά 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 elje elleskapi ilve jäynä jekku källi kepponen koirankuje kolttonen kuje metku pila

Français Farce prank tour

Gaeilge cleas

Gàidhlig aincheart cleas

Galego aduanada chiste falcatrúa falcatruada trasnada

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kēpuka

हिन्दी लंगराई हँसी-मज़ाक़

Hrvatski burla buš čast gever marifet pila pila pozna psina šaka spačka spas štos vragolija враголија псина спачка шала штос шутка

Magyar csíny kópéság

Հայերեն օյին

Bahasa Indonesia olah

Íslenska hrekkur

Italiano beffa burla scherzo meschino vigliaccata

日本語どっきり悪ふざけ悪巫山戯悪戯戯れ言

ქართული ოინი

한국어 농담 장난

Kurdî bûs kuje marîfet pila spas

Latviešu draiskulība nerātnība

Македонски мајтап шега

Nederlands grap streek

Polski figiel kawał krotochwila psikus psota

Português pegadinha travessura trote

Română farsă Poznă

Русский выходка пранк проделка проказа розыгрыш ша́лость шутка

Slovenčina fígeľ

Shqip rreng

Српски burla buš čast gever marifet pila pila pozna psina šaka spačka spas štos vragolija враголија псина спачка шала штос шутка

Svenska bus hyss odygd spratt streck tilltag

ไทย กลอุบาย

Türkçe eşek şakası marifet 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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