shenanigans

bêtises, pitreries

Comportements idiots et amusants qui causent des problèmes ou agacent les autres.

En anglais simple : Silly, playful behavior that causes trouble or annoys people.

• Enough of these shenanigans!
• The children's shenanigans kept everyone awake.
• We laughed at their silly shenanigans on the bus.

Comment l'utiliser : be up to shenanigans (The children are up to shenanigans again.)

Synonymes : antics, mischief

Expressions courantes : usual shenanigans, childish shenanigans, up to shenanigans

magouilles, manigances

Actions malhonnêtes destinées à tromper les autres ou à obtenir un avantage injuste.

En anglais simple : Dishonest actions meant to trick people or gain an unfair advantage.

• I distrust his shenanigans.
• The investigation exposed financial shenanigans at the company.
• Voters were tired of the politicians' shenanigans.

Synonymes : trickery, dirty tricks

Expressions courantes : political shenanigans, financial shenanigans, accounting shenanigans

bizarreries

Choses étranges ou ridicules qui se produisent.

En anglais simple : Strange or ridiculous things that happen.

• Strange shenanigans followed our arrival.
• The film is full of supernatural shenanigans.
• Nobody could explain the bizarre shenanigans in that house.

Synonymes : goings-on

Expressions courantes : strange shenanigans, supernatural shenanigans, bizarre shenanigans