English-French translations for mischief

• espièglerie
  Cet amendement n'a pas été proposé par malice, ni par espièglerie. This is not proposed out of malice. This is not proposed out of mischief.
• bêtise
• espiègle
• mal
• malice
  Cet amendement n'a pas été proposé par malice, ni par espièglerie. This is not proposed out of malice. This is not proposed out of mischief.
• méfait
• polissonnerie

Definition of mischief

• Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance
• A playfully annoying action
• A group or a pack of rats
• Harm or injury
• A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, ''especially'a person who causes mischief
• The Devil;

Examples

• Drink led to mischief
• Johns mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first
• She had mischief in her heart
• Sooner or later hell succeed in doing some serious mischief
• It may end in her doing a great mischief to herself—and perhaps to others too

Related words

• mischief-maker
• he that mischief hatches, mischief catches
• do a lot of mischief