Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - mischief
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Mischief
mischief
1. Mischief is playing harmless tricks on people or doing things you are not supposed to do. It can also refer to the desire to do this. The little lad was a real handful. He was always up to mischief... His eyes were full of mischief. N-UNCOUNT 2. Mischief is behaviour that is intended to cause trouble for people. It can also refer to the trouble that is caused. The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again... N-UNCOUNT
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1.
noun Etymology: Middle English meschief, from Anglo-French, misfortune, hardship, from Old French meschever to come out badly, mes- + chief head, end — more at chief Date: 14th century 1. a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent 2. a cause or source of harm, evil, or irritation; especially a person who causes ~ 3. a. action that annoys or irritates b. the quality or state of being mischievous ; mischievousness had ~ in his eyes ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
n. 1 conduct which is troublesome, but not malicious, esp. in children. 2 pranks, scrapes (get into mischief; keep out of mischief). 3 playful malice, archness, satire (eyes full of mischief). 4 harm or injury caused by a person or thing. 5 a person or thing responsible for harm or annoyance (that loose connection is the mischief). 6 (prec. by the) the annoying part or aspect (the mischief of it is that etc.). Phrases and idioms do a person a mischief wound or kill a person. get up to (or make) mischief create discord. mischief-maker one who encourages discord, esp. by gossip etc. Etymology: ME f. OF meschief f. meschever (as MIS-(2), chever come to an end f. chef head: see CHIEF) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. вред to do smb. a mischief —- причинить вред кому-л.; разг. ранить кого-л.; нанести повреждение кому-л. to play the mischief (with smb., smth.) —- ранить; наносить повреждение; исковеркать, испортить; напутать to work great mischief (with smb., smth.) —- нанести большой вред (кому-л., чему-л.) to make mischief (between two people) —- поссорить (кого-л. с кем-л.) he is out to make mischief between us —- он хочет нас поссорить 2. зло; беда out of mischief —- по злобе, со злости to mean mischief —- иметь дурные (злостные) намерения; предвещать дурное the mischief (of it) is that... —- беда в том, что... he's a real mischief to his family —- он сущее наказание для семьи 3. озорство, шалости, проказы, проделки full of mischief —- озорной, бедовый; шаловливый his eyes were full of mischief —- его взор был полон лукавства ready for mischief —- способный на любые проделки to be up to mischief —- затевать проказы (шалости); затевать что-то недоброе to get into mischief —- напроказничать, нашалить, набедокурить; попасть в переделку to keep out of mischief —- не проказничать, не озорничать, не шалить; держаться подальше от греха 4. (a mischief) озорник, проказник, бедокур 5. уст. болезнь Id: what the mischief! —- что за черт! Id: where the mischief have you been? —- где, черт возьми, ты был? ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) вред; повреждение 2) зло, беда; the mischief of it is that - беда в том, что; - make mischief - keep out of mischief 3) озорство, проказы; - full of mischief 4) coll. озорник, бедокур; the boy is a regular mischief - этот мальчишка - настоящий проказник what the mischief do you want? - какого черта вам нужно? why the mischief? - почему, черт возьми? ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from O.Fr. meschief, from meschever "come or bring to grief" (opposite of achieve), from mes- "badly" + chever "happen, come to a head," from V.L. *capare "head," from L. caput "head." Sense of "playful malice" first recorded (in adj. mischievous) 1676. Mischief Night in 19c. England was the eve of May Day and of Nov. 5, both major holidays, and perhaps the original point was pilfering for the next day's celebration and bonfire; but in Yorkshire, Scotland, and Ireland the night was Halloween. The verb mischieve has, for some reason, fallen from currency. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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