shenanigans

travesuras

Conductas tontas y juguetonas que causan problemas o molestan a otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: Silly, playful behavior that causes trouble or annoys people.

• Enough of these shenanigans!
• The children's shenanigans kept everyone awake.
• We laughed at their silly shenanigans on the bus.

Cómo se usa: be up to shenanigans (The children are up to shenanigans again.)

Sinónimos: antics, mischief

Expresiones frecuentes: usual shenanigans, childish shenanigans, up to shenanigans

chanchullos, artimañas

Acciones deshonestas para engañar a otros o conseguir una ventaja injusta.

En inglés sencillo: Dishonest actions meant to trick people or gain an unfair advantage.

• I distrust his shenanigans.
• The investigation exposed financial shenanigans at the company.
• Voters were tired of the politicians' shenanigans.

Sinónimos: trickery, dirty tricks

Expresiones frecuentes: political shenanigans, financial shenanigans, accounting shenanigans

sucesos extraños

Cosas extrañas o ridículas que suceden.

En inglés sencillo: Strange or ridiculous things that happen.

• Strange shenanigans followed our arrival.
• The film is full of supernatural shenanigans.
• Nobody could explain the bizarre shenanigans in that house.

Sinónimos: goings-on

Expresiones frecuentes: strange shenanigans, supernatural shenanigans, bizarre shenanigans