mischief

いたずら、やんちゃ

面白がって小さな迷惑をかけること、またはそうしたい気持ち。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： get into mischief (The children got into mischief while we were outside.)

類義語： naughtiness, trouble

よく使う表現： cause mischief, get into mischief, full of mischief, harmless mischief

いたずら

面白がって行い、小さな問題を起こしたり人を困らせたりする行為。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： prank, trick

よく使う表現： little mischief, harmless mischief, piece of mischief

器物損壊

他人の所有物を故意に壊したり傷つけたりする犯罪。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： vandalism

よく使う表現： criminal mischief, charged with mischief