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Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
mischief — 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… … Useful english dictionary
mischief — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mischief night — is a tradition in northern England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States of a night in the calendar when the custom is for preteens and teenagers to take a degree of license to play pranks and do mischief to their… … Wikipedia
Mischief Night — (also known as Devil s Night, Hell Night, Cabbage Night, Gate Night, Mizzy Night, Miggy Night, Goosing Night, and Egg Nyte) is an annual tradition in parts of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and the United States … Wikipedia
Mischief Makers (TV series) — Mischief Makers was children s television series created by National Telepix that debuted on television syndication in 1960. The fifteen minute series consisted of shortened Our Gang silent shorts that were originally released through Pathé, as… … Wikipedia
Mischief Night (film) — Mischief Nights Directed by Penny Woolcock Produced by Penny Woolcock … Wikipedia
Mischief Brew — Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genres Anarcho punk, folk punk Years active 2000 Present Labels Fistolo Records, Gunner Records, Art Of The Underground … Wikipedia
Mischief — Mis chief (m[i^]s ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mischief (disambiguation) — Mischief is an offense against property that does not involve conversion. Mischief may also refer to: Mr. Mischief, a character in the Mr. Men series Mischief is the collective noun for a group of rats or mice See also Mischief Reef, a reef in… … Wikipedia
mischief rule — in statutory interpretation, the rule that asks what the law was before an Act and what defects there were that were addressed by the legislation under construction. The interpretation is favoured that remedies the problem or mischief. Thus, no… … Law dictionary
mischief-maker — mischief makers N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a mischief maker, you are criticizing them for saying or doing things which are intended to cause trouble between people. The letter had come from an unknown mischief maker. Syn:… … English dictionary