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1 Mutwille
m; nur Sg.; (absichtliche Bosheit) wil(l)fulness; etw. aus Mutwillen tun do s.th. from sheer devilment* * *der Mutwillefrolicsomeness; wantonness; waggery* * *Mut|wil|le ['muːtvɪlə]m -ns,no pl1) (geh = Übermut) mischiefaus bloßem or reinem Mútwillen — out of pure mischief
2) (= böse Absicht) maliceetw mit or aus Mútwillen tun — to do sth out of malice
* * ** * *Mut·wil·le<- ns>* * *der; o. Pl. wilfulness; (Übermut) devilmentaus [bloßem] Mutn — from [sheer] devilment
* * *etwas aus Mutwillen tun do sth from sheer devilment* * *der; o. Pl. wilfulness; (Übermut) devilmentaus [bloßem] Mutn — from [sheer] devilment
* * *-n m.wantonness n. -
2 mutwillig
* * *wanton; bratty; sportive* * *mut|wil|lig ['muːtvIlɪç]1. adj1) (geh = übermütig) Streiche, Dummheiten mischievous2) (= böswillig) malicious; Beschädigung, Zerstörung wilful, malicious2. adv(= absichtlich) zerstören etc wilfully* * *1) wantonly2) (without reason; motiveless: wanton cruelty; the wanton destruction of property.) wanton* * *mut·wil·ligII. adv deliberately* * *1. 2.* * *A. adj wil(l)ful; Zerstörung etc: auch wantonB. adv:mutwillig beschädigen auch vandalize* * *1. 2.adverbial wilfully; wantonly; (aus Übermut) from devilment* * *adj.bratty adj.mischievous n.sportive adj.wanton adj. adv.sportively adv.wantonly adv. -
3 Teufelei
f; -, -en; umg. piece of devil(t)ry, devilish trick* * *die Teufeleidevilment; devilry; deviltry; ghoulishness* * *Teu|fe|lei [tɔyfə'lai]f -, -en (inf)devilish trick; (= Streich) piece of devilry* * *Teu·fe·lei<-, -en>[tɔyfəˈlai]f evil trick* * ** * *-en f.devilry n.deviltry n.ghoulishness n. -
4 Schelmerei
f.devilment n. -
5 Schelmerei
f1. devilment2. waggery
См. также в других словарях:
Devilment — Dev il*ment, n. Deviltry. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devilment — index mischief, nuisance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devilment — 1771; see DEVIL (Cf. devil) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
devilment — ► NOUN ▪ reckless mischief; wild spirits … English terms dictionary
devilment — [dev′əl mənt] n. mischief or mischievous action … English World dictionary
devilment — dev|il|ment [ˈdevəlmənt] n also dev|il|ry [ˈdevəlri][U] literary wild or bad behaviour that causes trouble ▪ eyes blazing with devilment … Dictionary of contemporary English
devilment — noun (U) literary wild or bad behaviour that causes trouble: eyes blazing with devilment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
devilment — noun Date: 1771 mischief … New Collegiate Dictionary
devilment — /dev euhl meuhnt/, n. devilish action or conduct; deviltry. [1765 75; DEVIL + MENT] * * * … Universalium
devilment — noun devilish action or conduct; mischief … Wiktionary
devilment — Synonyms and related words: aggravation, annoyance, bad news, bedevilment, bitchiness, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, crashing bore, cussedness, devilishness, devilry, deviltry, diablerie, difficulty, dogging, downer, drag, elfishness … Moby Thesaurus
