mischief

travesuras, picardía

Pequeños problemas causados por diversión, o las ganas de causarlos.

En inglés sencillo: Small problems caused for fun, or the wish to cause them.

• The puppy is always getting into mischief.
• Her smile was full of mischief.
• The children caused some mischief during lunch.

Cómo se usa: get into mischief (The children got into mischief while we were outside.)

Sinónimos: naughtiness, trouble

Expresiones frecuentes: cause mischief, get into mischief, full of mischief, harmless mischief

travesura, broma

Acción hecha por diversión que causa un pequeño problema o molesta a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: An action done for fun that causes a small problem or annoys someone.

• Who was responsible for this mischief?
• Hiding my hat was a piece of harmless mischief.
• Their latest mischief involved filling his shoes with paper.

Sinónimos: prank, trick

Expresiones frecuentes: little mischief, harmless mischief, piece of mischief

daños a la propiedad, vandalismo

Delito que consiste en dañar intencionadamente los bienes de otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: The crime of deliberately damaging someone else’s property.

• Police arrested him for criminal mischief.
• The mischief charge concerned damage to a parked car.
• She pleaded guilty to criminal mischief.

Sinónimos: vandalism

Expresiones frecuentes: criminal mischief, charged with mischief