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1 practical joke
(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) izmuļķošana, parupjš joks, izāzēšana -
2 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktisks2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) efektīvs; lietderīgs; lietojams3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktisks; lietišķs•- practically
- practical joke* * *praktiska nodarbība; praktisks; pieredzējis, lietpratīgs; faktisks, īsts; nediplomēts -
3 prank
[præŋk](a trick; a practical joke.) draiskulība; nerātnība* * *draiskulība, nerātnība; izpušķot, izgreznot; uzcirsties, uzposties
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Practical joke — Practical Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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practical joke — A practical joke is a trick played on someone that is meant to be funny for people watching, though normally embarrassing for the person being tricked … The small dictionary of idiomes
practical joke — n a trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid >practical joker n … Dictionary of contemporary English
practical joke — practical jokes N COUNT A practical joke is a trick that is intended to embarrass someone or make them look ridiculous. Syn: prank … English dictionary
practical joke — n. a trick played on someone, esp. one intended to cause embarrassment or discomfort for the victim practical joker n … English World dictionary
practical joke — index hoax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
practical joke — noun count a trick that is intended to surprise someone or make them look silly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
practical joke — ► NOUN ▪ a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others … English terms dictionary
practical joke — noun a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) • Hypernyms: ↑antic, ↑joke, ↑prank, ↑trick, ↑caper, ↑put on • Hyponyms: ↑April fool, ↑ho … Useful english dictionary
