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1 espièglerie
espièglerie [εspjεgləʀi]feminine nouna. ( = caractère) mischievousnessb. ( = tour) piece of mischief* * *ɛspjɛgləʀinom féminin ( caractère) mischievousness* * *ɛspjɛɡləʀi nf(= dissipation) mischievousness, (= tour, farce) piece of mischief, prank* * *espièglerie nf1 ( caractère) mischievousness, impishness; par espièglerie out of mischievousness;2 (action, mot) prank, monkey trick.[ɛspjɛgləri] nom féminin -
2 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 -
3 Zazie
[zazi] nom propremain character in Queneau's novel 'Zazie dans le métro', a little girl who combines the mischievousness and impertinence of a child with the worldliness of an adult -
4 gaminerie
gaminerie [gaminʀi]feminine noun* * *gaminʀinom féminin (action, propos) childish behaviour [BrE] [U]* * *ɡaminʀi nf1) (= caractère) mischievousness, playfulness2) (= enfantillage) childishness* * *gaminerie nf2 (action, propos) childish behaviourGB, fooling about ¢; je n'aime pas tes gamineries I don't like your fooling about.[gaminri] nom féminin[acte] childish ou silly prank
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