今日の単語 prank

prank

今日の単語は prank です。plank （板）と間違えないようにしよう。まずは英英辞典と英和辞典にある意味を確認。

a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage:

to play a trick on someone that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage

to dress or decorate showily or gaudily

to make an ostentatious display

いたずら、悪ふざけ、意地悪、戯れ

では例文をみてみましょう

He finally realized he’d been pranked.

ドッキリに引っかかっていたとようやく気が付いた

When I was at school we were always playing pranks on our teachers.

小学校の頃は、みんなでいつも先生にいたずらをしかけていました

I’ve had enough of your childish pranks.

あなたの子供じみた意地悪にはうんざりです

The Queen ‘sacked’ a staff member after she played this mean prank on her. (from Good to Know)

女王様はお付きの一人をクビにしました。そのスタッフがたちの悪いいたずらをしたようです。

YouTuber Arrested For Prank 911 Call To Coral Springs Police – A North Lauderdale man was arrested Thursday for making a false 911 call about a fictitious crime as part of a planned “social experiment” prank—leading to four Coral Springs Police officers responding to a concocted crime scene and delaying the department’s response to seven real emergency calls, authorities said. (from Coral Springs Talk)

迷惑ユーチューバーの悪い例。いたずらして、7件もの本当の緊急事態に対応が遅れてしまいました。

10 Hilarious iPhone Apps to Prank Your Friends – If you want to play a practical joke, you don’t have to head out to buy props or plan an elaborate scheme in a fixed location. You don’t have to wait until April’s Fools to prank your friends, either. All you need to do is download a prank app on your iPhone.

おもしろいたずらアプリ10選。エイプリルフールまで待てない？

今日の単語は

prank いたずら、ドッキリ、意地悪

でした

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