prank

farce, mauvaise blague

Tour joué à quelqu’un pour s’amuser, qui peut parfois causer des ennuis ou le contrarier.

En anglais simple : A trick played on someone for fun, sometimes causing trouble or upsetting them.

• It was only a prank.
• They played a prank on their friend.
• Some pranks can hurt people badly.

Comment l'utiliser : play a prank on someone (They played a prank on their teacher.)

Synonymes : practical joke, trick

Expressions courantes : play a prank, prank on someone, harmless prank

faire une farce

Jouer un tour à quelqu’un pour s’amuser, souvent pour le surprendre ou le mettre dans l’embarras.

En anglais simple : To play a trick on someone for fun, often to surprise or embarrass them.

• Are you trying to prank me?
• They pranked their brother with a fake spider.
• She loves pranking her friends on their birthdays.

Comment l'utiliser : prank someone by doing something (She pranked me by hiding my shoes.)

Synonymes : trick, fool

Expressions courantes : prank someone, prank a friend

faire sonner

Appeler quelqu’un et raccrocher avant qu’il réponde pour que l’appel manqué serve de signal.

En anglais simple : To call someone and hang up before they answer, using the missed call as a signal.

• Prank me when you arrive.
• She pranked my phone to signal that she was outside.
• He pranked me because he had no phone credit.

Comment l'utiliser : prank someone when… (Prank me when you reach the gate.)

Expressions courantes : prank someone, prank my phone