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1 espiègle
impish, mischievous, playful -
2 espiègle
espiègle [εspjεgl]adjective* * *ɛspjɛgl
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adjectif mischievous
2.
nom masculin et féminin imp, little monkey (colloq)* * *ɛspjɛɡl adj* * *A adj [enfant, humour] mischievous, impish ( épith); [air, regard] mischievous; d'un air espiègle mischievously.B nmf imp, little monkey○.[ɛspjɛgl] adjectif[regard, réponse] mischievous————————[ɛspjɛgl] nom masculin et féminin -
3 mutin
mutin, e [mytɛ̃, in]1. adjective( = espiègle) mischievous2. masculine noun( = soldat, marin) mutineer ; ( = prisonnier) rioter* * *
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mutine mytɛ̃, in adjectif mischievous
2.
* * *mytɛ̃, in mutin, -e1. adj(enfant, air, ton) mischievous, impish2. nm/fMILITAIRE, NAVIGATION mutineer* * *A adj mischievous.[air] mischievous————————nom masculin -
4 gamin
gamin, e [gamɛ̃, in]1. adjective( = puéril) childish2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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gamine gamɛ̃, in adjectif [air, allure] youthful; [caractère, attitude] childish
2.
nom masculin, féminin kid (colloq)* * *ɡamɛ̃, in gamin, -e1. nm/f2. adjmischievous, playful* * *A adj [air, allure] youthful; [caractère, attitude] childish.B nm,f kid○; un grand gamin a big kid; ces sales gamins those nasty kids; souvenir de gamin childhood memory; gamin des rues street urchin; quand il était tout gamin when he was still a kid., gamine [gamɛ̃, in] nom masculin, nom féminin————————[puéril] childish -
5 gavroche
gavʀɔʃnom masculin street urchin* * *A adj inv [air] cheeky, sassy○ US.B nm street urchin.[gavrɔʃ] adjectif————————[gavrɔʃ] nom masculin -
6 lutin
lutin, e [lytɛ̃, in]masculine noun* * *lytɛ̃nom masculin1) ( démon) goblin2) ( enfant) imp* * *lytɛ̃ nmimp, goblin* * *lutin nm1 ( démon) goblin;2 ( enfant) imp; petit lutin little imp.————————nom masculin2. (archaïque) [enfant] (little) imp ou devil -
7 malice
malice [malis]feminine nouna. ( = espièglerie) mischievousness• ... dit-il non sans malice... he said somewhat mischievouslyb. ( = méchanceté) malice* * *malis1) ( taquinerie) mischief2) (dated) ( malveillance) malice* * *malis nf1) (= espièglerie) mischievousnessSon regard était plein de malice. — His eyes were full of mischief.
2) (= méchanceté) malicepar malice — out of malice, out of spite
sans malice — without malice, guileless
* * *malice nf1 ( taquinerie) mischief; avec or non sans malice mischievously;2 †( malveillance) malice; être sans malice to be harmless; ne pas entendre malice à ( propos émis) to mean no harm by; ( propos perçus) to see no harm in.[malis] nom fémininun regard plein ou pétillant de malice an impish ou a mischievous look————————sans malice locution adjectivale————————sans malice locution adverbialeje me suis moqué de lui, mais c'était sans malice I made fun of him but it wasn't serious -
8 malicieux
malicieux, -ieuse [malisjø, jøz]adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *- ieuse malisjø, øz adjectif mischievous* * *malisjø, jøz adj (-euse)* * *( féminin malicieuse) [malisjø, øz] adjectif -
9 poulbot
n. m. Paris street-urchin. (This modern-day successor to gavroche is eponymous with Francisque Poulbot, the painter, 1879-1946, who made his name by painting the impish titi parisien.)
См. также в других словарях:
impish — imp ish ([i^]mp [i^]sh), a. Having the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an imp; naughtily or annoyingly playful; as, teasing and worrying with impish laughter. Syn: elfish, elvish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impish — (adj.) 1650s, from IMP (Cf. imp) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Impishly; impishness … Etymology dictionary
impish — roguish, waggish, mischievous, *playful, frolicsome, sportive Analogous words: *saucy, pert, arch: naughty, *bad: *sly, cunning, tricky … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impish — [adj] mischievous casual, devilish, devil may care*, elfin, elvish, fiendish, flippant, free and easy*, fresh, frolicsome, giddy, jaunty, naughty, offhand, pert, pixieish, playful, prankish, puckish, rascally, saucy*, sportive, waggish; concept… … New thesaurus
impish — [im′pish] adj. of or like an imp; mischievous impishly adv. impishness n … English World dictionary
impish — [[t]ɪ̱mpɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or their behaviour as impish, you mean that they are rather disrespectful or naughty in a playful way. Gillespie is well known for his impish sense of humour. Derived words: impishly ADV GRADED… … English dictionary
impish — adjective 1) he takes an impish delight in shocking the press Syn: mischievous, naughty, wicked, devilish, rascally, roguish, playful, sportive; mischief making, full of mischief 2) an impish grin Syn: elfin … Thesaurus of popular words
impish — adj. Impish is used with these nouns: ↑grin … Collocations dictionary
impish — imp|ish [ˈımpıʃ] adj showing a lack of respect or seriousness in a way that is amusing rather than bad = ↑mischievous ▪ a little girl with dark hair and an impish grin >impishly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
impish — imp|ish [ ımpıʃ ] adjective looking or behaving as though you are doing something slightly bad that people think is funny: MISCHIEVOUS: an impish smile ╾ imp|ish|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impish — UK [ˈɪmpɪʃ] / US adjective looking or behaving as though you are doing something slightly bad that people think is funny an impish smile Derived word: impishly adverb … English dictionary